WMU Biological Sciences Department

03/21/2022

Our next BIOS Department Seminar is Friday 3/25 at 3:30 PM (EST) with Dr. Joy Alcedo, Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, at Wayne State University. The title of the talk is: "Neural insulin signaling in development and stress recovery".

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03/15/2022

Please join us for our next BIOS department seminar is on Friday, March 18 at 3:30 PM (EST) with Dr. David Lowry, Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Biology, at Michigan State University. The title of the talk is "The genetic and physiological basis of local adaptation in plants.”

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https://msu.zoom.us/j/91567752342
Meeting ID: 915 6775 2342
Passcode: 740006

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02/22/2022

Please join Dr. Yu Zhang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Investigative Medicine, at WMed for this Friday's seminar. The title of the talk is "The role of chromatin loop extrusion in antibody diversification.”

The talk is Friday 2/25 at 3:30pm Eastern in this room:

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02/17/2022

Please join Dr. Yogesh Suryawanshi, our Bach Endowment Recipient, for a virtual seminar on Friday 2/18 at 3PM Eastern (note the time change this week). Dr. Suryawanshi is a current Postdoctoral Fellow at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, in the vaccine research group at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Dr. Suryawanshi is a fellow Bronco, having graduated with his PhD from WMU in Dr. Karim Essani's lab.

The title of the talk is: "Balancing Safety And Efficacy: Optimizing The Outcome Of Oncolytic Mengovirus Therapy Through A Multipronged Approach".

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02/09/2022

Please join us in this week's seminar with Dr. Jen Lamb from St. Cloud State University. The title of the seminar is, “Taking another look: fluoresced and reflected color in herpetofauna” at 3:30 pm (Eastern) on Friday February 11: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99468605005
Meeting ID: 954 3701 0647
Passcode: Amphibians

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02/03/2022

Please join Dr. Leda Kobziar from the University of Idaho, Natural Resources and Society Department for this Friday's seminar. The title of the talk is "The Life of Smoke: how discoveries in pyroaerobiology are reshaping the way we think about the microbiome.” The talk will begin on 2/4/22 at 3:30pm Eastern in this room:

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01/26/2022

This week's seminar speaker is Dr. Oné R. Pagán, Professor of Biology, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania. The title of this week's BIOS seminar is: “A functional assay to assess planarian brain regeneration.” The virtual seminar will be Friday 1/28/22 at 3:30pm EST at

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01/18/2022

Spring Seminars 2022 are starting soon!
Please join us for a research seminar with Dr. Glen Dolphin, Tamaratt Teaching Professor, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, Canada: “Teaching the biography of the theory of the earth: Using the developmental trajectory of the theory of plate tectonics to teach about earth dynamics and the nature of science.” The virtual seminar will be Friday 1/21/22 at 3:30pm EST at

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08/09/2019

Welcome home, Broncos. You may remember the chaos of moving into your new home on campus, and we want to take part in smoothing that process. Each fall, we recruit alumni, staff, and friends to help new Broncos and their families move in by providing directions, handing out water bottles, and keepin...

08/09/2019

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08/09/2019

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