News and Seminars Archive - Fall 2018
Shirlanna Alexis Biology Seminar Series—Fall 2018*
All events will be held on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in 113 Ingersoll Hall Extension.
The seminar series is organized by Tony Wilson.
September 6
No Seminar
September 13
No Seminar—Department Meeting
September 20
Enrique Rojas, New York University
"Mechanical biology of microbes"
Host: Peter Lipke
September 27—Schreibman Lecture in Integrative Biology**
David Crews, University of Texas
"We have soiled our nest: Now what?"
Host: Paul Forlano
October 4
Andrea Simmons, Brown University
"Scene analysis in echolocation"
Host: Kelsey Hom (Forlano Lab)
October 11
Peter Groffman, Advanced Science Research Center/Brooklyn College
"Shooting at a moving target: Evaluating ecosystem response to extreme events in a changing world"
Host: Theodore Muth
October 18
Rob DeSalle, American Museum of Natural History
"Troublesome science: Genomics and race"
Host: Tony Wilson
October 25
Steve Klotz, University of Arizona
"Innate immune responses and human fungal infections"
Host: Peter Lipke
November 1
John Sparks, American Museum of Natural History
"Evolution and function of bioluminescence and biofluorescence in marine fishes"
Host: Tony Wilson
November 8—Shirlanna Alexis Memorial Seminar
Soledad Sosa, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
"Illuminating how tumor cell dormancy works: Relevance to metastasis"
Host: Tony Wilson
November 15
Esteban Mazzoni, New York University
"Chromatin and transcriptional states during cell differentiation"
Host: Nicolas Biais
November 22
No Seminar—College Closed
November 29
Lei Xie, Hunter College
"A systematic view of biomolecular recognition"
Host: Shaneen Singh
December 6
Shahrina Chowdhury, Brooklyn College
"Sociality and stress in female chacma baboons in South Africa"
Host: Catherine McEntee
Departmental seminars are made possible through the generous support of Brooklyn College alumni and supporters. Contributions to the Biology Seminar Fund are accepted through the Brooklyn College Foundation.
* In memory of Shirlanna Alexis (B.S. 2010), whose commitment to scientific research and academic curiosity is an inspiration to scientists young and old.
** In recognition of Distinguished Professor Martin P. Schriebman's contributions as teacher, scientist, and mentor.
