2025 Spring DevBio Related Seminars @ UGA

Date / TimeSpeaker(s)TitleRoom Info and /or Zoom InfoHost
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 YouCome 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

RSVP Due Date:

01/24/2025 by 9 AM
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
Tues., Mar. 11, 2025
11:10 AM
Heike Kroeger,
University of Georgia,
Dept. of Cellular Biology
"TBA"Biological Sciences Building,
Room 404A
Cellular Biology,
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,
Fri., Mar. 21, 2025
9:00 AM
Samantha Baxley
Avraham Lab
Sneha Mohan,
Lauderdale Lab
Sam's title: "Identifying unique enhancers to trace and characterize enteric glia cells during development"
Sneha's title: "TBA"
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,
Fri., Mar. 28, 2025
9:00 AM
Megan Motley's Dissertation Defense,
Menke Lab
"TBA"Coverdell S175 Auditorium
or via Zoom (details in email)
DBA Research in Progress Seminars
Tues., Apr. 1, 2025
11:10 AM
Erin Davies,
NCI/CCR, NIH
Stadtman Investigator,
Cancer and Developmental Biology
"TBA"Biological Sciences Building,
Room 404A
Cellular Biology,
Fri., Apr. 4, 2025
9:00 AM
Joe Balem,
Yang Lab
"TBA"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
"TBA"Coverdell S175 Auditorium
or via Zoom (details in email)
DBA Research in Progress Seminars
Fri., Apr. 18, 2025
9:00 AM
Justin Scherer,
Nelms Lab
"TBA"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
"TBA"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
"TBA"Coverdell S175 Auditorium
or via Zoom (details in email)
DBA Research in Progress Seminars
Tues., May 6 2025
DevBio Spring RetreatOne Day EventCCRC AuditoriumDevBio Spring Retreat
Tues., May 6, 2025
4:00 PM
Nathan Harris,
Georgia State University,
Neuroscience Institute
"TBA" as Nathan Harris studies gene expression in neurons. using C. elegansTBAMonthly Neuro Seminar Series (MNSS)
Mon. - Wed.,
May 19-21, 2025
2025 Southeast Regional MeetingUniversity of South Carolina,
Columbia, SC
Wed. - Thur.,
June 18-22, 2025
Society for Developmental Biology 84th Annual MeetingSan Juan, Puerto Rico