September 04, 2026 2:00 pm The Circuitous Path From Arabidopsis Seedling Development to Breeding Grasses Michael Neff, Professor of Crop Biotechnology. Washington State University Rebstock 322
September 03, 2026 4:00 pm From phylogeny to food webs across a continent Preston Pennington, Graduate Student, Dell Lab Rebstock 322
August 31, 2026 3:00 pm Dicot interactions with a true generalist pathogen, Botrytis cinerea, are built of diverse specialized mechanisms Daniel J Kliebenstein, Professor, University of CA-Davis Rebstock 322
May 18, 2026 4:00 pm Bioforum Cecilia Leber, Zaher Lab and Calum Stephenson, Strassmann/Queller Lab Rebstock 322
May 01, 2026 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar Nazhin Nikaeen, Mallott Lab; GR1 Rotation Talks Rebstock 322
April 29, 2026 4:00 pm How vision shapes the neuronal organization of the fly brain Arthur Zhao, Research Scientist, HHMI Janelia Research Campus Rebstock 322
April 27, 2026 4:00 pm Evolving in a microbial world: probing host immune adaptations with comparative life history evolution Jessica Metcalf, Professor | EEB & SPIA; Director of Graduate Studies | EEB, Princeton University Rebstock 322
April 24, 2026 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar GR1 Rotation Talks, Danforth Plant Science Center Rebstock 322
April 23, 2026 4:00 pm Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Sarah Kocher, Associate Professor, Behavioral and Evolutionary Genomics, Princeton University Rebstock 322
April 20, 2026 4:00 pm Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy and Biology – Shining Light on Early Events of Photosynthesis Darek Niedzweidzski, Ultrafast Laser Facility, WashU Rebstock 322
April 16, 2026 4:00 pm Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Paul Hime, Instructor in Genetics, Department of Genetics and McDonnell Genome Institute, WashU School of Medicine Rebstock 322
April 13, 2026 4:00 pm Illuminating the Chemistry Driving Immune Defenses Yan Yu, Professor of Chemistry and of Biomedical Engineering, Art Krieg Professor of Chemistry, WashU Rebstock 322
April 10, 2026 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar Magdalena Janik, Baxter Lab; GRI Rotation Talks Rebstock 322
April 09, 2026 4:00 pm Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar DBBS Rotation students: Stella Venn, Mia Gaughan, Jackson Sun Rebstock 322
April 06, 2026 4:00 pm Annual Varner Lecture Hailing Jin, Professor And Plant Molecular Geneticist Biology, Cy Mouradick Endowed Chair, University of CA-Riverside Women's Building Formal Lounge
April 02, 2026 4:00 pm Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Soren Johnson, UMSL; Simon Harper, SIUE Rebstock 322
March 27, 2026 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar Nushrat Rashid, Gehan Lab; Dharani Elangovan, Cox Lab Rebstock 322
March 26, 2026 4:00 pm Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Ixchel Gonzalez, Postdoc, Missouri Botanical Garden Rebstock 322
March 23, 2026 4:00 pm Physiology and metabolism of stem cell lineages in the Drosophila ovary Daniela Drummond-Barbosa, Professor, Genetics, & Investigator, Morgridge Institute for Research, University of WI-Madison Rebstock 322
March 20, 2026 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar Hayley Sussman, Cox Lab; Joseph Adjei, Stallings Lab Rebstock 322
March 19, 2026 4:00 pm The Serengeti Rules: The Regulation and Restoration of Biodiversity Join us for a guest lecture featuring Sean Carroll, Balo-Simon Endowed Chair and Distinguished University Professor of Biology, University of Maryland- College Park. Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall | Livestream available
March 19, 2026 11:00 am Opportunities and challenges for monitoring biodiversity in the Anthropocene with foundation models Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Seminar Rebstock 322
March 16, 2026 4:00 pm Understanding the Molecular Basis of Seed Amino Acid Homeostasis and Its Application to Nutritional Biofortification Ruthie Angelovici, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University of MO-Columbia Rebstock 322
March 12, 2026 4:00 pm Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Chloe Gehret and Noah Clayton, Myers Lab Rebstock 322
March 06, 2026 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar Cheyenne Morris, Penczykowski Lab; Jesus Peng Zhao, Dixit Lab Rebstock 322
March 05, 2026 4:00 pm Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Dariana Gomez, Grad student, St. Louis University; Toshiyuki Imazumi, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization of Japan Rebstock 322
March 02, 2026 4:00 pm Getting to the Root of Plant-Microbiome Interactions Cara Haney, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Rebstock 322
February 27, 2026 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar David Li and Kyle Koch, Danforth Plant Science Center Rebstock 322
February 26, 2026 4:00 pm Different roads to similar cities? Filtering of urban wildlife communities Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Seminar Rebstock 322
February 23, 2026 4:00 pm Bioforum Ranny Ribeiro, Ozpolat Lab and Nikhil Lokesh, Herzog Lab Rebstock 322
February 20, 2026 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar Olivia Gomez, Umen Lab; Sherlyn Contreras, Mansfeld Lab Rebstock 322
February 13, 2026 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar Mark Doyle, WashU Public Health Rebstock 322
February 12, 2026 4:00 pm Studying exceptions to understand the rule: sex roles and parental care behavior in a bornean fog Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Seminar Rebstock 322
February 09, 2026 4:00 pm Tunneling into the cell wall dynamics and mechanobiology of root development in Arabidopsis thaliana Charles Anderson, Professor of Biology, Associate Department Head of Research and Faculty Success, University of Pennsylvania Rebstock 322
February 06, 2026 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar Huy Le, Zhong Lab; Anu Dhingra, Mansfeld Lab Rebstock 322
February 05, 2026 4:00 pm From stress to spectra: understanding plant function across scales Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Seminar Rebstock 322
January 29, 2026 4:00 pm Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Sean McHugh, Landis Lab Rebstock 322
January 22, 2026 4:00 pm Linking Ecological Traits to Diversification Dynamics in Bats Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Rebstock 322
January 12, 2026 4:00 pm Journey to the center of the cell: the centrosome Jennifer Wang, Assistant Professor, WashU Rebstock 322
December 15, 2025 4:00 pm Biology Department Seminar Corri Hamilton, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri Rebstock 322
December 11, 2025 4:00 pm Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Seminar Sean McHugh (Landis Lab) Rebstock 322
December 04, 2025 4:00 pm Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Seminar Matthew Nelsen (Field Museum of Natural History Negaunee Integrative Research Center) Rebstock 322
November 21, 2025 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar Antonio Brazelton: TBA Rebstock 322
November 20, 2025 4:00 pm Safeguarding biodiversity in the Midwest U.S. with seed-based habitat restoration and invasive plant management Andrew Kaul (MOBot Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development) Rebstock 322
November 18, 2025 5:00 pm Ben Mansfeld & Rachel Penczykowski Present at the A&S Teaching Innovation Showcase Join us in supporting our faculty members as they present at this year’s A&S Teaching Innovation Showcase! Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall
November 17, 2025 4:00 pm Minutes, hours, weeks: dynamic plant defenses Ben Mansfeld, Assistant Professor Rebstock 322
November 13, 2025 4:00 pm The Evolutionary History and Impact of Polyploidy in Mustard Crops and Their Relatives Shawn Thomas (LEC Postdoc) Rebstock 322
November 06, 2025 4:00 pm Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Seminar Calum Stephenson (Queller-Strassman Lab) and Ellen Urquhart (Carlson Lab) Rebstock 322
November 03, 2025 4:00 pm On the evolution of communication signals and signal-processing mechanisms: Variation among individuals, populations, and species Alejandro Vélez Meléndez, Assistant Professor, University of TN-Knoxville Rebstock 322
October 31, 2025 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar Pratheek Pandesha: TBA Rebstock 322
October 30, 2025 4:00 pm Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference of Times: HIV Latency, Species Divergence, and Mutation Anna Nagel (Landis Lab Postdoc) Rebstock 322
October 27, 2025 4:00 pm Signal integration for plant cell-cell communication Tessa Burch-Smith, Associate Member, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Rebstock 322
October 23, 2025 4:00 pm An Evolutionary Perspective on Organismal Homeostasis, Health, and Aging Alan Cohen (Associate Prof of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University) Rebstock 322
October 20, 2025 4:00 pm Neural Signaling in Pediatric Glioma Kathryn Taylor, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Rebstock 322
October 16, 2025 4:00 pm Herpetological Conservation and Husbandry at the Saint Louis Zoo Isaac Wilson (Saint Louis Zoo) Rebstock 322
October 13, 2025 4:00 pm How microtubules function in a live cell: lessons from Drosophila oogenesis Vladimir Gelfand, Leslie B. Arey Professor of Cell, Molecular, and Anatomical Sciences Professor, Northwestern University Rebstock 322
October 10, 2025 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar Dr. Chengcang "Charles" Wu (Intact Genomics) Rebstock 322
October 09, 2025 4:00 pm Deciphering the ‘4N’ Language of Polyploid Plant Genome Evolution Justin Conover (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) Rebstock 322
October 03, 2025 12:00 pm Plant and Microbial Biosciences Seminar Dong-gyu Kim, Patricia Gallardo Rebstock 322
October 02, 2025 4:00 pm Home Is Where the Hole Is: A Whole Year of Herpetology Tasman Ezra, Grad student (Losos Lab) Rebstock 322
September 29, 2025 4:00 pm One signal, two kingdoms: Decoding plant signals in the rhizosphere Shelley Lumba, University of Toronto Rebstock 322
September 22, 2025 4:00 pm Course-based Undergraduate Research: Engaging students and community Lisa Corwin, Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University Of CO-Boulder Rebstock 322
September 15, 2025 4:00 pm The Gene Balance Hypothesis: How regulatory gene stoichiometries affect expression, the phenotype, evolutionary processes, and hybrid vigor James Birchler, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, University of MO-Columbia Rebstock 322
September 11, 2025 4:00 pm Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Seminar Albert Soewongsono, Postdoc, Landis Lab Rebstock 322