Dr. Eillen Tecle, Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, will present a talk about her work entitled, "Purine nucleotide salvage enzymes regulate epithelial cell resistance to infection in C. elegans." The …
Dr. Ethan Degner of Wisconsin Lutheran College will present a talk about his work entitled, "Chronicling a mosquito's sex life from intromission to oviposition." The abstract is as follows: "Each year, mosquito-borne infections kill hundreds of thousands and sicken hundreds …
Dr. Mingzi Xu from the University of Minnesota will present a talk about her work entitled, "The evolution and genomics of sexual signals and mating preferences." The abstract is as follows: "Sexual signals and mating preferences are key to sexual …
Dr. Kyle Leistikow, research manager at Microbial Discovery Group (MDG), will present a talk about his work entitled, "From Soil to Solution: Discovering Bacillus subtilis Peptides That Battle Biofilm-Forming Superbugs." The abstract is as follows: "Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus auerus poses a …
Please join us for this special colloquium event: Battle of the Organisms! Participating labs from Biological Sciences each chose a lab member to represent the organism they study. Presenters have 5-minutes to convince you that their organism is the greatest. …
Dr. Carole Labonne of Northwestern University will present a talk about her work entitled, "Control of Stem Cell Attributes in Early Vertebrate Development." The presentation will begin at 4:00 PM in Lapham Hall N101, preceded by an informal reception from …
Wendy Shelton, UW-Milwaukee graduate student, will present a talk about her work entitled, "Exploring the causes and consequences of variation in flowering patterns." The abstract is as follows: "Flowering patterns often vary widely, both within and among populations. Among-individual variation …
Dr. Claire de la Cova, assistant professor of biological sciences at 51ÁÔÆæ, will present a talk about her work entitled, "The very elegant patient: How the worm C. elegans provides insights into Raf signaling in disease." The summary is as …
Vidhya Basak, 51ÁÔÆæ graduate student, will present a talk about her work entitled, "A New Level of Eukaryotic AMPK Regulation: Lessons From Yeast." The abstract is as follows: In the Kuchin lab, we focus on understanding the mechanisms by which …
Dr. Devanshi Khokhani will present a talk about her work entitled, "Harnessing Rhizosphere Microbes to Foster Plant Health." The abstract is as follows: Rhizosphere, a narrow zone at the soil-root interface, is an untapped resource for discovering beneficial microbes that …