Upcoming Events
BESTalks - Joint Biology and ESP Seminars
BESTalks - Spring 2023
Information for Biology and ESP's joint seminar series, BESTalks serve as the natural science track of our department's seminar series. In-person events may have food.
Amy Fowler, ESP, GMU
February 10th 3pm-4pm - EXPL 3301 and via ZOOM
Brittany Sutherland, Biology, GMU
March 10th 3pm-4pm - EXPL 3301 and via ZOOM
Zoom: RSVP here
Hallie S. Weiner, University of Maryland, College Park
April 14th 3pm-4pm - EXPL 3301 and via ZOOM
Zoom: RSVP here
TBD
May 12th 3pm-4pm - EXPL 3301 and via ZOOM
Biology Seminar Series - Fall 2022
BIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES - Fall 2022
Information for Fall 2022 Biology Seminar Series. In-person events may have food. RSVP required for online/Zoom simulcasts.
Doors open @ 1:30pm
September 9th– 2pm | Aarthi Narayanan, GMU
Expertise: Virology | Title: "Dissecting the virus:host interactome to understand disease and identify molecular targets for therapeutics development in person"
Online | In-Person: EXPL 3301
September 16th– 2pm | David Luther, GMU
Expertise: Bird Ecology and Conservation | Title: "Behavioral and ecological responses to habitat disturbance and the global conservation of animals"
Online| In-Person: EXPL 3301
September 30th– 2pm | Brian Griffiths, Georgetown University
Expertise: Amazon Animal Diversity and Indigenous Hunting | Title: "Soil-eating in the Amazon: Assessing the Drivers of Mammal Geophagy"
Online Only
October 7th– 2pm | Chase LaDue, Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
Expertise: Elephant behavior and physiology | Title: "Integrative Insights into Male Elephant Behavior and Physiology"
Online Only | RSVP Here
October 14th– 2pm | Gina Wimp, Georgetown University
Expertise: Genetic and Environmental Factors of Biodiversity | Title: "Global Change Factors that Erode Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services"
Online Only | RSVP Here
October 28th– 2pm | Guillermo Orti, George Washington University
Expertise: Systematics, Evolution & Ecology | Title: "Fish Taxonomy and Evolution"
In-Person: JC Room G
November 4th– 2pm | Tracy Larson, University of Virginia
Expertise: Evolution & Development / Neurology | Title: "Extreme degeneration and regeneration in the avian brain and the impacts on behavior"
Online Only | RSVP Here
November 11th– 2pm | Mark Uhen, GMU
Expertise: Origin and Evolution of Cetaceans (whales and dolphins) | Title: "Where did Whales Come From?"
Online: RSVP Here | In-Person: EXPL 3301
December 2nd– 2pm | Megan Fritz, University of Maryland - Mosquito Doc
Expertise: Entomology Genetics/Ecology | Title: "Studies on the genetics of host preference and urban habitat use in Culex West Nile virus vectors"
Online only: RSVP Here