Biology

Seminar Title: "Cold-blooded killers: Eco-evolutionary dynamics of infectious diseases in ectothermic vertebrates" Speaker:          Anna Savage, Ph.D., Amphibian immunogenomics ǀ University of Central Florida Date/Time       Tuesday, June 16, 2020 ● 3:30pm Location:         Join URL: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93706605135 Host:                Ana Longo ǀ Department of Biology Email:               ana.longo@ufl.edu

Seminar Title: "Drivers of genetic diversity in regions of low recombination" Speaker:          Kimberly Gilbert, Ph.D., Population genetics ǀ University of Lausanne Date/Time       Tuesday, June 30, 2020 ● 3:30pm Location:         Join URL: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99984661964 Host:                Charles Baer ǀ Department of Biology Email:               cbaer@ufl.edu

Seminar Title: "A pair of glucose-sensing neurons regulate glucose homeostasis by coordinating the release of insulin and glucagon in Drosophila" Speaker:          Yangkyun Oh, Ph.D., Neurobiology and Endocrinology in Drosophila ǀ New York University Date/Time       Tuesday, July 21, 2020 ● 3:30pm Location:         Join URL: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94495540100 Host:                Hua Yan ǀ Department of Biology Email:       …

Seminar Title: "How does interspecific host competition alter the amplification and dilution of disease?" Speaker:          Michael Cortez, Ph.D., Ecology, evolution and epidemiology ǀ Florida State University Date/Time       Tuesday, June 28, 2020 ● 3:30pm Location:         Join URL: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99522051576 Host:                Bob Holt ǀ Department of Biology Email:               rdholt@ufl.edu

Seminar Title: Promotion Seminar Speaker:  José Miguel Ponciano Date/Time:  Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 ♦ 3:30 PM Location:    Join URL: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99038759966 Host:            Robert Holt, Ecologist & Eminent Scholar Email:         rdholt@ufl.edu

Title: "Signaling inclusivity through deliberate framing of specific genetics-related course content" Speaker: Karen Hales Date/Time: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 Join URL: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/96238390409 Host: David Julian | Associate Professor Email: djulian@ufl.edu

Title: “Space and Resources: How environment shapes diversification in E. coli populations” Speaker:  Megan Behringer Date/Time:  Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 Join URL:  https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97505938273 Host:  Charles Baer | Professor Email:  cbaer@ufl.edu

Title: "The implications of environmental variability and food web structure for species coexistence" Speaker:  Lauren Shoemaker Date/Time:  Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 Join URL:  https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94314519751 Host:  Mathew Leibold | Professor, Preeminent Scholar & Graduate Coordinator Email:  mleibold@ufl.edu

Speaker:  Leslie Kollar Date:  Thursday, October 15, 2020 Time: 3:30pm Zoom link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/96875341421?pwd=SXdBTEZpQkVmbEdFaUZFS2daS0wzUT09 Meeting passcode: 10152020  

Title: Artificial Intelligence in Biology Lightning Talks ***If you do not receive the weekly seminar reminders, please contact Matt Gitzendanner for the passcode at magitz@ufl.edu. Speakers: Charlie Baer, Elizabeth Webb, Jeremy Lichstein, John Park, Jimmy Liao; Pam Soltis, Rob Guralnick and Brian Stucky Topics (ranging from): Population Genomics, fish behavior, analyzing images for biodiversity studies, …