Biology

Title: “Biodiversity consequences of polyploidy: Genome duplication shapes pollinator visitation, herbivore specialization, and plant community structure” Speaker: Robert Laport Date/Time: Tuesday, August 24th, 2021 @ 3:30PM – 4:30PM Join URL: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92366544722 Host: Doug Soltis Email: dsoltis@ufl.edu

Title: “Developing self-reliance through cooperation in Biology teaching” Speaker: Norman Douglas Date/Time: Thursday, August 26th, 2021 @ 3:30PM – 4:30PM Join URL: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99593436523 Host: Todd Palmer Email: tmp@ufl.edu

Title: “Understanding the evolution and function of stem cells in homeostasis and regeneration using a cnidarian model organism” Speaker: Christy Schnitzler Date/Time: Tuesday, August 31st, 2021 @ 3:30PM – 4:30PM Join URL: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97894083265 Host: Colette St. Mary Email: stmary@ufl.edu

Title: “Fighting infectious diseases with supercomputers” Speaker: Tom Hladish Date/Time: Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 @ 3:30PM – 4:30PM Join URL: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93193638076 Host: Derek Cummings Email: datc@ufl.edu

Speaker: Jamie Gillooly Date/Time: To be rescheduled

Title: "Teaching in a Pandemic: Engaging Students When the Delivery Mode is Uncertain" Speaker: Stefanie Gazda Date/Time: Thursday, September 9th, 2021 @ 3:30PM – 4:30PM Join URL: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92309574543 Host: David Julian Email: djulian@ufl.edu

Title: “Friends, foes, and phages in the phyllosphere” Speaker: Britt Koskella Date/Time:  Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 @ 3:30 PM – 4:30PM Join URL:  https://ufl.zoom.us/j/96435911107 Host: Christopher Dutton Email: duttonc@ufl.edu

Title: “A novel physics-based dimensionality reduction approach for microbiome data” Speaker: Purushottam Dixit Date/Time:  Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 @ 3:30 PM – 4:30PM Join URL:  https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98298675114 Host: Charles Baer Email: cbaer@ufl.edu

Title: “Limnology underdogs: The local and global importance of pond ecosystems” Speaker: Meredith Holgerson Date/Time:  Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 @ 3:30 PM – 4:30PM Join URL: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95336948759 Host: Amanda Subalusky Email: asubalusky@ufl.edu

Title: “Embracing the complexity in plant evolution: statistical phylogenetic approaches to studying monocot evolution” Speaker: Carrie Tribble Date/Time:  Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 @ 3:30 PM – 4:30PM Join URL:  https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97556035061 Host: Cody Coyotee Howard Email: cchoward@ufl.edu