The Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology sponsors two weekly seminar series: Brown Bag Lunches designed to facilitate interaction within the group, and a more formal colloquium series featuring speakers from outside the university.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminars

This seminar series brings in outside speakers from around the world to generate interactions with our group. Speakers are selected by faculty and graduate students to complement research interests within the program

SEMINAR SCHEDULE FOR SPRING 2008/2009

Seminars are MONDAYS at 12:00 in Sidney Frank Hall Life Sciences Building, Nathan Marcovitz Auditorium, Room #220, Meeting Street -- unless otherwise indicated:

9/14 Joshua Lawler, Assistant Professor, University of Washington "Assessing Potential Climate Impacts on the Fauna of the Western Hemisphere."

9/21 Jim Carlton, Director-Williams Mystic Science Marine Program "Invasions in the Sea: The History, Science, and Policy of Adding Species to Marine Communities."

9/28 Matthew Bracken, Assistant Professor, Northeastern University "Effects of realistic biodiversity changes on marine ecosystem functioning."

10/5 Steve Franks, ‘93 Assistant Professor. Fordham University The genetics of evolutionary responses to climate change in an annual plant

10/12 Fall Weekend Holiday- Seminar will not be held

10/19 Jonathan Flowers, Postdoctoral Associate New York University TBA

10/26 Mark Patterson, Associate Professor of Marine Science, College of William and Mary Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Water quality, fisheries, seafloor mapping and beyond

11/2 Steve Gaines, University of California-Santa Barbara "Seeking Ocean Solutions: Networks, Incentives and Markets."

11/9 Frederick Cohan, Wesleyan University "The origins of bacterial species."

11/16 Darrin Hulsey,Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville "Mechanisms and Tempo ofDiversification in Cichlid Fishes."

11/23 Claire Lunch, Postdoctoral Associate Marine Biological Lab TBA

11/30 John Bruno, ‘00 Associate Professor, Marine Sciences University of NC-Chapel Hill "Understanding the degradation of the world's coral reefs: a macro ecological approach."

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Brown Bag Lunches - SPRING 2008-2009

PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR FRIDAY BROWN BAG SERIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE HELD IN EDDY AUDITORIUM, BIOMED CENTER 291, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.

This informal seminar series is intended to provide a vehicle for members of the program to share current research and problems in a relaxed atmosphere. It serves as a sounding board for the new research of both students and faculty and promotes collaboration and interactions within the program.

9/18 Monica Arakaki, Post Doctoral Research, Edwards Lab "Systematics of tribe Trichocereeae (Cactaceae)"

9/25 Rebecca Helm, Graduate Student, Dunn Lab "From the Abyss to Africa: an introduction to the world of jellies"

10/2 James Palardy, Graduate Student, Witman Lab "Title TBA-Defense Seminar"

10/9 Veronique St. Louis, Post Doctoral Research, Sax and Mustard Labs "Title TBA"

10/16 Heike Lotze, Visiting Speaker "Title TBA"

10/23 Nicolai Konow, Post Doctoral Research, Roberts Lab "Innovation and disparity in functional biology"

10/30 Regan Early, Post Doctoral Research, Sax Lab "Improving predictions of the ecological impact of climate change: assessing the fundamental climate niche and where it might move to"

11/6 Heather Leslie, Assistant Professor "Managing for resilience of coastal marine systems"

11/13 Tom Roberts, Professor "The celebrated jumping frogs of Calaveras County"

11/20 Sarah Corman, Graduate Student, Leslie Lab "Salt Marsh Mosquito Ditches: Sedimentation Rate, Nekton Community, and Implications for Restoration"

11/27 Thanksgiving Holiday

12/4 Ariel Camp, Graduate Student, Brainerd Lab "Playing with your food: Prey-processing mechanics in teleost fish"

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Other Related Seminars

In addition to seminars in the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, weekly seminars are held by several other graduate programs on campus. These frequently contain subjects of interest.

Center for Environmental Studies

Graduate Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry

Graduate Program in Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology

Graduate Program in Neuroscience

Graduate Program in Applied Mathematics

Graduate Program in Geological Sciences

Center for Computational Molecular Biology

Graduate Program in Psychology