2025 Spring DevBio Related Seminars @ UGA
| Date / Time | Speaker(s) | Title | Room Info and /or Zoom Info | Host |
| Thur., Jan. 16, 2025 4:00 PM | Rheinallt Jones, Gnotobiotic Animal Core, Emory University | “The Influence of the Gut Microbiota on Metabolic Health and Disease: In Pursuit of Mechanisms” | Dan Daniels Conference Room (136) Animal & Dairy Science Bldg.(425 River Rd) Parking free after 4 PM | RBC Research Collective Seminar, Hongxiang Liu |
| Fri., Jan. 17, 2025 9:00 AM | Hongxian Liu and Mamunur Rashid, Liu Lab | "Stage- and region-specific regulation of EvC2-Hedgehog signaling in taste papillae development" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Tues., Jan. 28, 2025 5:00 PM | DBGSA Welcomes You | Come make fleece tie blankets; enjoy some hot chocolate & snacks too! | Cedar Street Bldg. C's 4th Floor Common Space (Area Outside of Room 445) | DBGSA Winter Event |
| Fri., Jan. 31, 2025 9:00 AM | Riddhi Roy, Avraham/Kamiyama Labs | "Dendrite and post-synaptic structure development using phenotypic and transcriptomic analyses" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Fri., Jan. 31, 2025 11:30 AM | Jinhu Wang, Emory University SOM, Dept. of Medicine | "Characterizing the function of the epicardium on zebrafish heart regeneration" | B118 Davison Life Sciences or via Zoom (details in email) | Institute of Bioinformatics (IOB) |
| Fri., Feb. 7, 2025 9:00 AM | Corey Rennolds, Rozario Lab | "Using transcriptomics and cell sorting to explore the diversity and potency of stem cells in the tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Tues., Feb. 18, 2025 11:10 AM | Bing Ye, University of Michigan, Dept. of Cell & Developmental Biology | "The Assembly of a Functional Sensory Neural Network" | Biological Sciences Building, Room 404A | Cellular Biology, Daichi Kamiyama |
| Fri., Feb. 21, 2025 9:00 AM | Clayton Parker and Angel Lopez Fortun, Billmyre Lab | "Investigating how the recombination landscape is regulated across the genome of Drosophila melanogaster." | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Wed., Feb. 26, 2025 4:00PM | Patrick Murphy, University of Rochester, Medical Center | "Transcriptional Priming of Mouse Repetitive Elements is Regulated by the Histone H2A.Z" | Life Sciences, Davison B118 | Genetics, Mary Goll |
| Tues., Mar. 11, 2025 11:10 AM | Heike Kroeger, University of Georgia, Dept. of Cellular Biology | "Cell Stress Modulators in Eye Development and Retinal Disease: from Stem Cell Organoids to the Lizard" | Biological Sciences Building, Room 404A | Cellular Biology, Molly Bolger |
| Tues., Mar. 11, 2025 4:00 PM | Sneha Mohan, Lauderdale Lab | "Elucidating changes in corneal nerves in Aniridia" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | UGA Neuroscience Student Research Spotlight |
| Fri., Mar. 14, 2025 9:00 AM | Dionne Martin, Buell Lab | "Single Cell Multiomics of Potato Stolons Reveals Cell-type Specific Expression Divergence of BEL1-like Transcription Factors" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Tues., Mar. 18, 2025 11:10 AM | Sarah Kucenas, University of Virginia, Dept. of Biology | "Why Don’t Oligodendrocytes Myelinate Neuronal Cell Bodies?" | Biological Sciences Building, Room 404A | Cellular Biology, Oshri Avraham |
| Fri., Mar. 21, 2025 9:00 AM | Samantha Baxley Avraham Lab | "Identifying unique enhancers to trace and characterize enteric glia cells during development" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Tues., Mar. 25, 2025 11:10 AM | Mayssa Mokalled, Washington University in St. Louis, Dept. of Developmental Biology | "Out of the Tank Approaches to Promote Spinal Cord Repair" | Biological Sciences Building, Room 404A | Cellular Biology, Rachel Roberts-Galbraith |
| Wed., Mar. 26, 2025 4:00 PM | Ehab Abouheif McGill University, Dept. of Biology | "Ants, eco-evo-devo, and the evolution of biological complexity" | Life Sciences, Davison B118 | Genetics, Tania Rozario |
| Fri., Mar. 28, 2025 9:00 AM | Megan Motley, Menke Lab | "A gene by gene approach to dosage compensation in A. sagrei" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Fri., Apr. 4, 2025 9:00 AM | Joe Balem, Yang Lab | "Evaporative Cooling: A Major Player in Plant Wound Healing and Regeneration" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Fri., Apr. 11, 2025 9:00 AM | Dawei Xu, Yang Lab | "Proline Transporters Decouple Regeneration and Immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Tues., Apr. 15,2025 11:10 AM | Radhika Subramanian, Harvard University, Dept. of Cell Biology | "CELLULAR LEGO: Constructing Cytoskeletal Assemblies for Cellular Signaling" | Biological Sciences Building, Room 404A | Cellular Biology, Karl Lechtreck |
| Wed., Apr. 16, 2025 4:00 PM | David Haig, Harvard University, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology | "The peculiar evolution of repetitive elements" | Life Sciences, Davison B118 | Genetics, Justin Scherer |
| Fri., Apr. 18, 2025 9:00 AM | Justin Scherer, Nelms Lab | "The Somatic Insertional Preference of the Mutator Transposon Across Diverse Maize Tissue Types" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Fri., Apr. 25, 2025 9:00 AM | Meagan Shinn, Weiss/Zeltner Labs | "Characterization of Peripheral Nervous System Dysfunction in Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A from Stem Cell-derived Neuronal Models" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Fri., May 2, 2025 9:00 AM | Christina James, Zeltner Lab | "Fate and Function: Divergent Stress Responses of SAP- and SCP-Derived Chromaffin Cells" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars |
| Tues., May 6 2025 | DevBio Spring Retreat | One Day Event | CCRC Auditorium | DevBio Spring Retreat |
| Tues., May 6, 2025 4:00 PM | Nathan Harris, Georgia State University, Neuroscience Institute | "Encoding of stimuli in the gene expression profile of a thermosensory neuron links experience to plasticity" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | Monthly Neuro Seminar Series (MNSS) |
| Mon. - Wed., May 19-21, 2025 | 2025 Southeast Regional Meeting | Important Dates - Extended: Abstract Deadline: Thursday, May 8, 2025 Registration Deadline: Thursday, May 8, 2025 Undergrad Participation Assistance Deadline: Monday, April 28, 2025 | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC | 2025 SDB SE Regional Meeting |
| Wed. - Thur., June 18-22, 2025 | Society for Developmental Biology 84th Annual Meeting | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 20th International Congress of Developmental Biology | |
| Wed., June 25, 2025 11:00 AM | Genetics Doctoral Exit Seminar, Kush Bhatia | “Putting the Pieces Together: An Exploration of Student Thinking about Metabolism and the Role of Ccrk in Ciliary Maintenance” | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | Ph.D. Advisors, Jonathan Eggenschwiler, Genetics and Paula Lemons, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Fri., June 27, 2025 10:00 AM | Genetics Doctoral Exit Seminar, Rida Osman | “Genetic and Morphological Insights into Eye Development in Anolis sagrei: A Study of GPR143 Function and Scleral Ossicle Ontogeny” | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | Ph.D. Advisor, Jim Lauderdale, Cellular Biology |
| Fri., June 27, 2025 1:00 PM | Cellular Biology Doctoral Exit Seminar, Melissa Inal | "High-Resolution Characterization of Filopodial Interactions Guiding Neuromuscular Circuit Development in Drosophila" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | Ph.D. Advisor, Daichi Kamiyama, Cellular Biology |