Integrated Bioscience Seminar Series 2025

Seminars are from 2:45-3:35PM on Fridays in ASEC (biology) B201. Please contact the listed host if you would like more information about the speaker or details about their visit. Follow the links for information about the speaker. All Seminars are In-Person, unless denoted by “***” which indicates a virtual presentation on TEAMS.

Date Speaker & Title/Topic Affiliation UA Host
17-Jan No Seminar Scheduled
24-Jan Student Organizational Meeting   Dr. Niewiarowski
31-Jan Dr. Roman Krzanowski & Dr. Pawel Polak
AI and ontologies ***
Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow Dr. Huss / Dr. Niewiarowski
7-Feb

Dr. Gregory Wilson

Viruses, Fires, and Storms, Oh My!: What is Environmental History and Why Does it Matter?

University of Akron (History) Dr. Mitchell
14-Feb
21-Feb Dr. Noah Leith
Animal communication as an arbiter of extinction and adaptation to changing environments
University of Pittsburgh Dr. Niewiarowski / S. Dehghani
28-Feb

Dr. Simon Fitzpatrick

Animal culture and conservation: Understanding the normative value of animal cultures

John Carroll University Dr. Huss
7-Mar Dr. Sean Valles Michigan State University Dr. Gatzia
14-Mar

Dr. Bryan Brown

Endogenous microbial communities associated with altered immunity in African women and infants

UC Riverside Dr. Weeks
21-Mar Dr. Ed Habtour University of Washington Dr. Blackledge
28-Mar

spring break : no seminar

4-Apr

Dr. Dave McShaffrey

Odonata Oddities: Unique structures, behaviors and ecology of the entomological iconoclasts

Marietta College Dr. Mitchell
11-Apr

Dr. Kristin Stover

Growing with the flow: Ontogeny of musculoskeletal structure and function in the domestic turkey

The Ohio State University Dr. Astley
18-Apr

Dr. Gordon Burghardt

UT Knoxville Psychology/Biology
25-Apr

Dr. Peishu Li

Ohio University Dr. Olson
2-May

Dr. Ben R. Lee

East Tennessee State University Dr. Miller