Seminars | Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences Seminar Series

The Department of Biological Sciences hosts a series of scientific seminars in the Fall and Spring semesters. See flyers below for details. For additional information or questions, contact the department.

 

September 16th, 2021

The Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Seminar for Thursday, September 16, at 3:10 pm with Dr. Peter Roopnarine, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology at the California Academy of Sciences. His talk is entitled: “Stability and longevity of fossil communities, and their importance to the modern world” Please see the flyer below for talk details and Zoom meeting information.

BIOL 5100 Seminar Flyer, Dr. Peter Roopnarine
 
 

October 7th, 2021

The Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Seminar for Thursday, October 07, at 3:10 pm with Dr. Jann Vendetti, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Associate Curator & Twila Bratcher Chair in Malacology. Her talk is entitled: “Lands snails of Southern California: a dynamically changing fauna and why you should care". Please see the flyer below for talk details and Zoom meeting information.

 

BIOL 5100 Seminar Flyer, Dr. Jann Vendetti

 

October 21st, 2021

The Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Seminar for Thursday, October 21, at 3:10 pm with Dr. Anna Ragni, a post-doctoral researcher at Cal State LA. Her talk is entitled: “Babies, Bones, and Biomechanics: Ontogenetic and Evolutionary Insights from the Primate Skeleton”. Please see the flyer below for talk details and Zoom meeting information.

BIOL 5100 Seminar Flyer, Dr. Anna Ragni

 

November 4th, 2021

The Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Seminar for Thursday, November 4, at 3:10 pm with Mr. Elliot Mueller, a second-year student in geobiology at Caltech. His talk is entitled: "Microbial fermentation and its role in shaping the Earth's atmosphere” and Dr. Rodney Tollerson, a post-doctoral researcher at Caltech. His talk is entitled: "Understanding how microbial relationships on the ocean floor impact global climate". Please see the flyers below for talk details and Zoom meeting information.

BIOL 5100 Seminar Flyer, Mr. Elliot Mueller

BIOL 5100 Seminar Flyer, Dr. Rodney Tollerson

 

November 18th, 2021 

Cal State LA Job Candidate Talk

 

December 2nd, 2021

The Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Seminar for Thursday, December 2, at 3:10 pm with Dr. Peter Kropp, a post-doctoral fellow at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). His talk is entitled: "Understanding mitochondrial disease one worm at a time”. Please see the flyers below for talk details and Zoom meeting information.

BIOL 5100 Seminar Flyer, Dr. Peter Kropp

 

December 9th, 2021

The Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Seminar for Thursday, December 9, at 3:10 pm with Dr. Jinae Roa, an NIH IRACADA post-doctoral fellow at UC San Diego. Her talk is entitled: "Cellular mechanisms for acid-base sensing and energy metabolism during pH regulation in animals". Please see the flyers below for talk details and Zoom meeting information.

BIOL 5100 Seminar Flyer, Dr. Jinae Roa