19188
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Seminar

Simpson: "Regulation of Behavioral Phenotypic Canalization by Neuronal miRNAs Across Space and Time"

Pennington: "Food Webs Across Space and Time”

19190
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Seminar

Jillian Cieslik (Edwards Lab): "What do Population Genomic Analyses and Ecological Niche Modeling Tell Us About the Phylogeography of Conradina canescens (Lamiaceae) in the North American Coastal Plain?"

Sarah Herzog (Postdoc MOBot Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development): “Lagged climate effects on the demography of a critically imperiled Astragalus”

Shiyang Wu (Kautt Lab/ Carlson Lab): “Collecting Crawling Crayfish: Cypresses, Cornfields, Creeks, and Caves”

19191
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Seminar

Elizabeth Carlen (Losos Lab Postdoc): "Society, Culture, and Natural History: How Humans Shape Species from Taxonomy to Evolution"

Aki Ushiki (Assistant Prof. of Genetics): “Making BatMice – Characterizing Bat Limb Enhancers in Mice”

19197
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Seminar

Ellen Urquhart, Carlson Lab: Energetic Costs of Electrogenesis in a Highly Encephalized Weakly Electric Fish

Calum Stephenson, Queller-Strassmann Lab: Early insights into the population genomics of endosymbiotic Paraburkholderia

19199
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Safeguarding biodiversity in the Midwest U.S. with seed-based habitat restoration and invasive plant management

19210
Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminars

Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar

Dong-gyu Kim: "Defining Mechanisms of Cryptococcal Sterol Transport"

Patricia Gallardo: "Exploring the role of DNA polymerase δ subunit 1 in geminivirus resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana"

19214
Biology Department Seminars

On the evolution of communication signals and signal-processing mechanisms: Variation among individuals, populations, and species

19215
Biology Forum

Bioforum

Carl Simmons (Zhong Lab): Fail-safe control of constitutive heterochromatin by non-CG DNA methylation and histone deacetylation crosstalk.

Jason Wever (Ben-Shahar Lab): Title TBA

19227
Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminars

Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar

David Li: The role of AGO4's catalytic activity in de novo transgene silencing

Kyra Raines: Beta-lactam inhibition of Penicillin-Binding Proteins in E. coli is affected by acidic pH

19230
Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminars

Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar

Katherine Benza, Dixit Lab: Host Cytoskeletal Restructuring During Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization)

Vincent Vanyo: Title TBA

19235

Ben Mansfeld & Rachel Penczykowski Present at the A&S Teaching Innovation Showcase

Do you want a first look at the creative approaches that could change the way courses are taught in Arts & Sciences? The Teaching Innovation Showcase is an opportunity to hear from innovative A&S faculty who are transforming the classroom learning experience.  Our own Ben Mansfeld will present on his teaching project Real Research, Real Learning: Next-Gen Genetics – a new senior lab course that empowers students to become genuine researchers and not just lab exercise participants.

19236
Biology Forum

Bioforum

Anuradha Dhingra, Postdoc, Mansfeld Lab: Talk title TBA

Susanne Renner, Honorary Professor of Biology: Compartmentalization reducing conflict in multipartner plant-insect symbioses

19260
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar

"Compressing Phylogenies: Novel Approaches for Summarizing Evolutionary Trajectories in Categorical Characters"

19262
Biology Department Seminars

Tunneling into the cell wall dynamics and mechanobiology of root development in Arabidopsis thaliana

19263
Biology Forum

Bioforum

Ribeiro: The Highlander Effect: When Regeneration Sustains Youth and Extends Lifespan

Lokesh: TBA

19266
Biology Department Seminars

Understanding the Molecular Basis of Seed Amino Acid Homeostasis and Its Application to Nutritional Biofortification

Biology Department Seminar

19267
Biology Department Seminars

Physiology and metabolism of stem cell lineages in the Drosophila ovary

Biology Department Seminar

19269
Biology Department Seminars

Evolving in a microbial world: probing host immune adaptations with comparative life history evolution

19271
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

From stress to spectra: understanding plant function across scales

Brett Fredericksen, Visiting Assistant Professor, SIUE

19272
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Studying exceptions to understand the rule: sex roles and parental care behavior in a bornean fog

Johana Goyes Vallejos, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Mizzou

19274
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Different roads to similar cities? Filtering of urban wildlife communities

Christine Brodsky, Assistant Professor of Urban Ecology, Mizzou

19279
Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminars

Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar

Le talk: Novel mechanistic insight into plant de novo DNA methylation regulation

Dhingra talk: Tomatoes Through the Ages: Circadian Control of Immune Defense in Tomato

19293
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar

Gomez talk: The effects of thermal stress on reproductive success and fitness

Imazumi talk: Genomic divergence and evolution of weediness traits during feralization in weedy rice

19294
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar

Gehret talk: Digging deeper into fine root trait variation

Clayton talk: TBA

19295
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Opportunities and challenges for monitoring biodiversity in the Anthropocene with foundation models

Lauren Gillespie, Assistant Professor, Geospatial Data Sciences, Conservation + Restoration, University of Michigan
 

19296
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar

More than Meets the Eye: Uncovering Diversity in a California Liverwort

19297
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar

Johnson talk: Phenotypic variation in Poecilia mexicana across a light-dark gradient

Harper Talk: Biomechanics of Locomotion in Bolitoglossine Salamanders

19300
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar

Natural Variation Reveals the Interplay of Genes and Ecology in Social Evolution

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19310

The Serengeti Rules: The Regulation and Restoration of Biodiversity

Event Overview

Biologist, author, and film producer Sean B. Carroll will discuss the discovery of "The Serengeti Rules," the ecological rules that regulate the numbers and kinds of animals and plants in any given place, and how they are being applied to restore some of the greatest wildernesses on the planet.

Agenda

  • 4:00 PM - Lecture and Q&A*
  • 5:00 PM - Reception

*For those unable to attend the lecture in-person, a virtual attendance option will be made available. To gain access to the live stream, please fill out the RSVP form.

Registration Required: RSVP

About Sean Carroll

Sean B. Carroll, AB ’79, is an internationally recognized biologist, award-winning author, Emmy-and Peabody-winning film producer, and education leader.

Sean’s pioneering scientific research has centered on the genes that control animal body patterns. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Sean is the author of six books for general audiences including Remarkable Creatures, a finalist for the National Book Award for non-fiction. He led the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education from 2010-2023 and was the founder of Tangled Bank Studios, where he served as executive producer of over 50 feature or educational films, including the Emmy-winning The Serengeti Rules based on Sean’s book of the same title.  

Sean is currently Distinguished University Professor and Balo-Simon Chair of Biology at the University of Maryland, an investigator of the HHMI, and a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

This lecture was made possible by the William C. Ferguson Fund.

19387
Biology Department Seminars

Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy and Biology – Shining Light on Early Events of Photosynthesis

19393
Biology Department Seminars

How vision shapes the neuronal organization of the fly brain

Many animals rely on vision to navigate their environment and to perform essential tasks such as foraging and courtship. The compact fly brain has evolved a specific neural architecture to extract behaviorally relevant visual features, establishing predictive links between anatomy, function, and behavior. In the first half of the talk, I'll introduce a computational framework that leverages whole-brain synapse-resolution connectome to predict neuronal function.