OEB Seminars

In the fall and spring semesters OEB seminars are generally held in Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222, Fridays at 4pm, unless otherwise noted. For seminars noted as remote, the Zoom link will be emailed to the OEB list-serv. 

All informal gathering precedes seminars at 3:45pm.
Each seminar is followed by an opportunity for continued conversation with the speaker.

To find more seminars in the Life Sciences, visit the Graduate Programs in Life Sciences Calendar.
For a listing of seminars offered through the College of Natural Sciences, go to CNS Department and Program Seminars

Contact: UMass Seminars IDGP

Spring 2022 Seminar Schedule

Feb 4

OEB Postdoc Talks

Hybridization to extinction revisited: can gene flow between an invasive species and a native congener be a form of biotic resistance?
Jeremy Andersen

Integrating global change into conservation planning and prioritization to improve biodiversity outcomes

Tina Mozelewski

 

Zoom
Feb 11

TBD

Rachel Carmody

Harvard University

Hosts: Margaret Hillard/David Sela

TBD
Feb 18

Darwin's Reach: Applications of Evolutionary Biology with Special Regard to Personalized Medicine

Norman Johnson

UMass Amherst

Hybrid
Feb 25

Leveraging research to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM

Sara Bombaci

Colorado State University

Host: Will Pfadenhauer

Zoom
Mar 4

Phenotypic plasticity in behavior and coloration of an African cichlid fish

Sebastian Alvarado

Queens College CUNY

Host: Craig Albertson

Zoom
Mar 11

Transposons as drivers of adaptation in a clonally evolving fungal pathogen

Antonio Di Pietro

University of Cordoba Spain

Host: Li-Jun Ma

Zoom
Mar 25

Genital Coevolution and Sexual Conflict: Why Study Female Genitalia

 

Patty Brennan

Mount Holyoke

TBD
Apr 1

TBD

Zaneta M. Thayer

Dartmouth

Host: Lynette Sievert

TBD
Apr 8

Chemical Ecology of Plant Defense and Multi-trophic Interactions: Bad Bugs, Pungent Parasites and Toxic Travelers

Jared Ali

Penn State

Host: Lynn Adler

TBD
Apr 15

TBD

Chris Simon

University of Connecticut

Host: Eric Bittman

TBD
Apr 29

How Spiders Jump

Paul Shamble

Harvard University

Host: Alex Winsor

TBD