Spring 2024 Seminars

Our seminars are held Mondays from 12:00 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. in the Trani Center for Life Sciences, room 0253 or 0151. ALL students, faculty, and biology fans are welcome!

Date	Room	Speaker	Topic
1/29	Trani 151	Anna Kovilakath (VCU Biochemistry)	SPTLC3 is essential for complex I activity and contributes to ischemic cardiomyopathy.
2/5	Trani 151	Alton Reid (Environmental Protection Agency)	A Q & A session with Alton Reid EPA OIG Health Scientist and 10 under 10 awardee
2/12	Trani 151	Eduardo Roldan (National Museum of Natural Sciences, Spain)	Formation, selection, and evolution of the male gamete in mammals.
2/19	Trani 151	Francois Guillemette (University of Quebec in Trois-Rivieres)	TBD
3/11	Trani 151	Christopher Green (VCU Biochemistry)	Sphingosine Kinase 2 is a Determinant of Sexual Dimorphism in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
3/18	Trani 253	Chris Hein (Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences)	Accelerating dynamics of barrier systems in response to sea-level rise: New insights from the Virginia Barrier Islands
4/1	Trani 253	Ellen Damschen (University of Wisconsin-Madison)	Understanding global change impacts on plant communities using large-scale and long-term approaches.
4/8	Trani 253	John Orrock (University of Wisconsin)	Ecological experiments inform large-scale variation in disease risk and restoration of a southeastern biodiversity hotspot.
4/15	Trani 151	Sandeep Singh (VCU Biochemistry)	How do astrocytes modulate neural circuit assembly and functions?