Seminars are held in room 110 Jeffords Hall at 4:00 pm every Thursday. Refreshments are available starting at 3:30 pm in room 107 Jeffords Hall.
The current seminar schedule is posted below. Schedules for the previous academic year can be accessed at www.uvm.edu/~plantbio/marvinarchive.php
| Date | Speaker | Seminar Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 | No Seminar | |
| Jan 24 | Dr. Lucia Strader, Washington University Host: Dr. Mary Tierney |
Roles for the auxin precursor IBA in plant growth and development |
| Jan 31 | Dr. Paul Wolf, Utah State University Host: Meghan McKeown and Dr. Dave Barrington |
Evolution of plants with big genomes |
| Feb 7 | Dr. Mark Vellend, Sherbrooke University Host: Dr. Jane Molofsky |
Integrating ecology and genetics: patterns, experiments, and ideas |
| Feb 14 | Kattia Palacio-Lopez, PBIO grad student, Molofsky Lab Nikisha Patel, PBIO grad student, Molofsky Lab |
Ploidy level in Phalaris and potential physiological implications Phenotypic plasticity: some results and ideas |
| Feb 21 | Parna Ghosh, CMB grad student, Harris Lab Meghan McKeown, PBIO grad student, Preston Lab |
Role of Heme Oxygenase in regulating ROS levels and nodule senescence in Medicago truncatula The evolution of the vernalization response in the temperate pooids |
| Feb 28 | Dr. Christine Ondzighi-Assoume, PBIO postdoc, Harris Lab | Regulation of ABA Transport at the Growing Root Tip in Medicago and Arabidopsis |
| Mar 7 | No Seminar | Spring Break |
| Mar 14 | Dr. Erika Edwards, Brown University Host: Dr. Jill Preston |
A clade's eye view of plant ecological adaptation |
| Mar 21 | Dr. Rachel Spicer, Connecticut College Host: Dr. Jeanne Harris |
Making connections: the role of auxin transport in woody stem development |
| Mar 28 | Dr. Ahmed Faik, Ohio University Host: Dr. Christine Ondzighi-Assoume |
Xylan biosynthesis: so many genes, so little known |
| Apr 4 | Dr. Georgia Drakakaki, University of California, Davis Host: Dr. Mary Tierney |
Dissection of endomembrane trafficking and cell wall deposition |
| Apr 11 | Carly Brown, Field Naturalist grad student |
Assessing the impacts of prescribed fire on rare moths in the Ossipee Pine Barrens |
| Apr 18 | Becky Cushing, Field Naturalist grad student Liz Brownlee, Field Naturalist grad student |
From Mount Mansfield to Molly Bog: A new management approach for UVM's Natural Areas A New Option for On-Farm River Stewardship in Vermont |
| Apr 25 | Krzysztof Szczyglowski, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Host: Dr. Jeanne Harris |
Cytokinin receptors: footprints along the evolutionary path to symbiotic root nodule formation |
| May 2 | Sophie Mazowita, Field Naturalist grad student Nancy Olmstead, Field Naturalist grad student |
Red Rocks Park: management and meaning in urban natural areas Mapping natural communities over large areas: a 24,000-acre case study from Baxter State Park, Maine |
