2024 Spring DevBio Related Seminars @ UGA
| Date / Time | Speaker | Title | Room Info and /or Zoom Info | Host |
| Fri., Jan. 12, 2024 9:00 AM | Christina Sabin, Lauderdale/Menke Labs | "Lizard Eye Development" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Eggenschwiler Lab |
| Tues., Jan. 16, 2024 Weather Cancellation of CBIO Seminar | Ellie Heckscher, University of Chicago, Dept. of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology | "How to assemble circuits starting from stem cells" | Weather Cancellation of CBIO Seminar | Cellular Biology, Daichi Kamiyama |
| Wed., Jan. 17, 2024 4:00 PM | Christine Schnitzler, University of Florida, Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience | "Hydractinia: a marine invertebrate model for regeneration and stem cell biology" | Life Sciences B118 | Genetics, Matthew Treaster |
| Fri., Jan. 26, 2024 9:00 AM | Li Yang, Yang Lab | "Microthermal environment and plant development" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Menke Lab |
| Fri., Feb. 2, 2024 9:00 AM | Nicole Redmond, Eggenschwiler Lab | "Project design: left-right patterning in mouse" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars Hosted by the Rozario Lab |
| Fri., Feb. 9, 2024 Cancellation of DBA RIP Seminar | Mamunur & Hongxiang Lui, Lui Lab | "TBA" | Cancellation of DBA RIP Seminar | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Tues., Feb. 13, 2024 11:10 AM | Jeff Twiss, University of SC, Dept. of Biological Sciences | "Localized RNA Regulons for supporting axon growth and regeneration" | Biological Sciences Building, Room 404A | Cellular Biology, Oshri Avraham |
| Wed., Feb. 14, 2024 4:00 PM | Mary Goll, UGA, Genetics | "Chromatin regulation in development and disease" | Life Sciences B118 | Genetics |
| Fri., Feb. 16, 2024 9:00 AM | Kathy Bui, Kamiyama Lab | "Neuronal Fascicle Influence on Motoneuron Development" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Tues., Feb. 20, 2024 11:10 AM | Anita Devineni, Emory University, Dept. of Biology | "Using the Drosophila taste system to study sensory processing and integration" | Biological Sciences Building, Room 404A | Cellular Biology, Daichi Kamiyama |
| Fri., Feb. 23, 2024 9:00 AM | Elise Nanista, Rozario Lab | "The role of ebony as a niche signal for regulating germ cell development in the rat tapeworm" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars Hosted by the White Lab |
| Tues., Feb. 27, 2024 11:10 AM | Shiaulou Yuan, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital | "A force to be reckoned with: ciliary mechanosensing in left-right axis patterning" | Biological Sciences Building, Room 404A | Cellular Biology, Karl Lechtreck |
| Fri., Mar. 1, 2024 9:00 AM | Matthew Treaster, White Lab | "Threespine Stickleback Sex Determination" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars Hosted by the Billmyre Lab |
| Tues., Mar. 12, 2024 Ritter Lecture 4:00 PM (Note Special Time) | Nicole King, UC Berkeley, Dept. of Molecular & Cell Biology | Evolutionary origins of multicellularity: "Choanoflagellates introverted, or just repressed?" | Biological Sciences Building, Room 404E | Cellular Biology, Julie Stanton |
| Wed. Mar. 13, 2024 4:00 PM | Crystal Rogers, UC Davis, Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology | "Conserved and divergent mechanisms regulating neural crest development" | Life Sciences B118 | Genetics, Tania Rozario |
| Fri., Mar. 15, 2024 9:00 AM | Pengpeng Bi, Bi Lab | "Genetic mechanisms of human muscle differentiation and fusion" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Mon., Mar. 18, 2024 2:00 PM dissertation, then 4:30 PM celebration! | CMM and BMB Doctoral Exit Seminar, Hsueh Fu Wu | "Studying the Role of the Autonomic Nervous System in Diseases Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Models" | CCRC Auditorium and via Zoom (see email for details) Celebration in CCRC Auditorium Lounge | Ph.D. Advisor, Nadja Zeltner |
| Wed., Mar. 20, 2024 4:00 PM | Ben Williams UC Berkeley, Dept. of Plant & Microbial Biology | The rules and roles of epigenetic dynamics in plant development" | Life Sciences B118 | Genetics, Bob Schmitz |
| Fri., Mar. 22, 2024 9:00 AM | Evelyn Baaba Quansah, Goll Lab | "Zebrafish models of ICF syndrome" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Mon. Mar. 25, 2024 10:20 AM reception will follow the talk in the ISTEM2 second floor common area. | Nobel Prize Laureate, Eric Betzig, UC, Berkeley Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology | “New Windows into the Secret Lives of Cells" | Room 1218 of the ISTEM2 Building | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Chemistry Departments |
| Tues., Mar. 26, 2024 11:10 AM | Kathleen Gould, Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Cell and Developmental Biology | "Regulating the assembly of F-actin structures on membranes" | Biological Sciences Building, Room 404A | Cellular Biology, Rachel Roberts-Galbraith |
| Fri., Mar. 29, 2024 9:00 AM | Casey Stewart, Avraham Lab | "Enhancer Screen for the Lineage Tracing of the Diverse Glial Populations " | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars Hosted by the Roberts-Galbraith Lab |
| Wed., April 3, 2024 4:00 PM | Geoff Fudenberg, University of Southern California, Dept. of Quantitative & Computational Biology | “Building biophysical models of 3D genome organization” | Life Sciences B118 | Genetics, Brad Nelms |
| Fri., April 5, 2024 9:00 AM | Yanbing Wang, van der Knaap Lab | "Molecular Mechanisms on Tomato Fruit Shape" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Wed., April 10, 2024 4:00 PM | Diana Libuda, University of Oregon, Dept. of Biology | "It’s getting hot in here: mechanisms of temperature-induced transposon mobilization in spermatocytes" | Life Sciences B118 | Genetics, Katie Billmyre |
| Fri., April 12, 2024 9:00 AM | Skylar Settles, Roberts-Galbraith Lab | "Defining a planarian stem cell niche" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars Hosted by the Goll Lab |
| Wed., April 17, 2024 4:00 PM | Anyi Mazo-Vargas, Duke University, Dept. of Biology | "From Genomes to Signals: Deciphering Butterfly Wing Patterning Diversity" | Life Sciences B118 | Genetics, Doug Menke |
| Fri., April 19, 2024 9:00 AM | Dionne Martin, Buell Lab | "Single Cell Analysis of Potato Tuber Development" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Mon., April 22, 2024 1:00 PM dissertation S175, 2:00 PM viva N339, then 4:00 PM in 340 Faculty Lounge celebration! | Genetics Doctoral Exit Seminar, Seung Woo (Sam) Kang | Thymus: a roller coaster of FOXN1 | Coverdell S175 Auditorium (1-2 PM or via Zoom (details in email)), N339 Coverdell (2-4 PM), and Coverdell Faculty Lounge for Celebration (4-5 PM) | Genetics Ph.D. Advisor, Nancy Manley |
| Tues., April 23, 2024 11:10 AM | Michael Hoppa, Dartmouth College, Dept. of Biological Sciences | "Decoding Synaptic Transmission with Light" | Biological Sciences Building, Room 404A | Cellular Biology, CBGSA |
| Tues., April 23, 2024 3:30 - 8:00 PM | Day 1 DevBio Spring Retreat | Set-up, Social, Poster Session, Flash Talks, Keynote, and Dinner | Coverdell S175 Auditorium, Lobby, & Rotunda | DevBio Spring Retreat VISIT SITE |
| Tues., April 23, 2024 5:30 PM | Valentina Greco, Yale School of Medicine, Dept. of Genetics | "Principles of Tissue Dynamics and Function Captured by Imaging Live Mice: The Power of Multiple Lenses" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | DevBio Spring Retreat VISIT SITE Keynote Speaker, DBGSA |
| Wed., April 24, 2024 8:30 AM - 2:15 PM | Day 2 DevBio Spring Retreat | Continental Breakfast, UGA Talks, DevBio Game, State of Alliance Address, Lunch, and Clean-up | Coverdell S175 Auditorium, Lobby, & Rotunda | DevBio Spring Retreat VISIT SITE |
| Wed., April 24, 2024 4:00 PM | Doris Wagner, University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Biology | "(Re) programing plant form and function in response to extrinsic and intrinsic cues" | Life Sciences B118 | Genetics, Bob Schmitz |
| Fri., April 26, 2024 9:00 AM | Aimee Williams-Kowalski, Dougan Lab | "The role of zmynd11, a chromatin reader, in zebrafish red blood cell development" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Tues., April 30, 2024 11:10 AM | Rejji Kuruvilla, Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Biology | "Development and functions of the sympathetic nervous system" | Biological Sciences Building, Room 404A | Cellular Biology, Oshri Avraham |
| Fri., May 3, 2024 9:00 AM | Elizabeth Clawson, Samanta Lab | "Role of Gpr62 in remyelination" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Avraham Lab |
| Fri., May 3, 2024 11:00 AM | DaZhi Wang, University of South Florida, Heart Institute | "Heart development, function, and regeneration: from mechanism to disease" | CCRC Auditorium | CMM Seminar, Pengpeng Bi |
| Fri., May 3, 2024 11:00 AM dissertation, 5:00 PM celebration in BioSci | Cellular Biology Doctoral Exit Seminar, Kathy Bui | "Insights into Motoneuron Development Using the Drosophila Embryo" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | Cellular Biology Ph.D. Advisor, Daichi Kamiyama |
| Fri., June 7, 2024 | UGA Grad School Travel Awards DUE | Application deadline for international and domestic travel. See criteria and materials needed. See link | Can be used for upcoming "Society for DevBio 83rd Mtg" in Atlanta - see below. | UGA Grad School Travel VISIT SITE |
| Sun. - Wed., July 14-17, 2024 | Society for Developmental Biology 83rd Annual Meeting | • Early Registration Deadline: May 15, 2024 • Regular Registration Deadline: June 20, 2024 • Housing Deadline: June 22, 2024 | Signia by Hilton, Atlanta GA | SDB Poster and Important Deadlines VISIT SITE |