2026 Fall DevBio Related Seminars @ UGA
| Date / Time | Speaker | Title | Room Info and /or Zoom Info | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri., Aug. 21, 2026 9:00 AM | Casey Stewart, Avraham Lab | "Using the chicken embryo as a model system to explore PNS glial development and evolution" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Menke Lab |
| Tues., Aug. 25, 2026 11:10 AM | Katie Billmyre, UGA, Dept. of Genetics | "Uncovering chromosome-specific behaviors during meiosis" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | Cellular Biology, Jim Lauderdale |
| Thur., Aug. 27, 2026 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM | ILS Welcome Event Is your lab recruiting ILS students? Come give a 3-minute presentation on your lab! | 9:30 Poster Set Up 10 AM Poster Session + Coffee 10:30 AM Talks 12 PM Lunch 1 PM Tour of Coverdell & Facilities | Coverdell Lobby & Rotunda for Poster Session and Lunch; Coverdell S175 Auditorium for Talks | DBGSA, CBGSA, and CTEGD GSA |
| Fri., Aug. 28, 2026 9:00 AM Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | DBA Research in Progress Seminar, Canceled |
| Fri., Sept. 4, 2026 9:00 AM | Dev Bio RIP Mixer | Come and chat with your DBA colleagues | New Location: CBEAST 420 (Cedar Street B - East wing = CBEAST) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the DevBio Faculty |
| Tues., Sept. 8, 2026 11:10 AM | Aakanksha Singhvi, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Basic Science Division | "Glial functions in neural health and Parkinson's neurodegeneration" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | Cellular Biology, Oshri Avraham |
| Fri., Sept. 11, 2026 9:00 AM | Jonathan Eggenschwiler, Eggenschwiler Lab | "Hedgehog pathway evolution: a reptilian perspective" | New Location: CBEAST 420 (Cedar St B - East Wing = CBEAST) or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the TBN Lab |
| Fri., Sept. 11, 2026 11:35 AM (Virtual) | Matias Kirst, University of Florida, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences Quantitative Genetics | 'Beyond the UMAP: Finding Developmental Regulators in Plant Single-Cell Data" | The Zoom presentation will be also broadcasted in B118 Life Sciences or see email for Zoom details | Institute of Bioinformatics (IOB) |
| Tues., Sept. 15, 2026 11:10 AM | Miguel Brieño-Enriquez, University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences | "Forever young: lessons from the naked mole-rat ovary" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | Cellular Biology, Scott Dougan |
| Wed., Sept. 16, 2026 4:00 PM | Sunil K Kenchanmane-Raju UC, Riverside, Dept. of Botany and Plant Sciences | "Cell type gene regulation in plant development and stress response" | Life Sciences, Davison B118 | Genetics, Bob Schmitz |
| Fri., Sept. 18, 2026 9:00 AM | Cameron Seitz, Dryer & Billmyre Labs | "Investigating two distinct Wolbachia strains in Drosophila hosts" | New Location: CBEAST 420 (Cedar St B - East Wing = CBEAST) or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Eggenschwiler Lab |
| Tues., Sept. 22, 2026 11:10 AM | Alex Bisson, Indiana University Bloomington, Dept. of Biology | "The perks of being a wall(less) flower: tissue-like development and emergent mechanosensing in archaea" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | Cellular Biology, Rachel Roberts-Galbraith |
| Fri., Sept. 25, 2026 9:00 AM | Keerthana Thota, Eggenschwiler & Menke Labs | "Lost in Translation: How do ribosomes mediate sex determination in Anolis Lizards" | New Location: CBEAST 420 (Cedar St B - East Wing = CBEAST) or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Dyer & Billmyre Labs |
| Tues., Sept. 29, 2026 11:10 AM | Jonathan Marchant, Medical College of Wisconsin, Dept. of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy (CBNA) | "Developing new therapies for diseases caused by parasitic flatworms" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | Cellular Biology, Silvia Moreno |
| Wed., Sept. 30, 2026 4:00 PM | Yukiko Yamashita, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Reseach | "Essential function of satellite DNA and speciation" | Life Sciences, Davison B118 | Genetics, Tania Rozario |
| Fri., Oct. 2, 2026 9:00 AM | Ben Wortman, Menke Lab | "Learning to paint a lizard" | New Location: CBEAST 420 (Cedar St B - East Wing = CBEAST) or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Eggenschwiler/Menke Labs |
| Tues., Oct. 6, 2026 11:10 AM | Christian Petersen, Northwestern University, Dept. of Molecular Biosciences | "Cell Signaling in Whole-Body Regeneration" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | Cellular Biology, Rachel Roberts-Galbraith |
| Wed., Oct. 7, 2026 4:00 PM | Buck Trible, UGA, Dept. of Entomology | "The molecular basis of caste development and evolution in ants" | Life Sciences, Davison B118 | Genetics, Kelly Dyer |
| Fri., Oct. 9, 2026 9:00 AM | Taylor Scroggs, Nelms Lab | TBA | New Location: CBEAST 420 (Cedar St B - East Wing = CBEAST) or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Menke Lab |
| Tues., Oct. 13, 2026 11:10 AM | Timothy Mosca, Thomas Jefferson University, Dept. of Neuroscience | "Sex, Flies, and Glial Fate – The Molecular Mechanisms that Underlie Dimorphic Synapse Development" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | Cellular Biology, Daichi Kamiyama |
| Wed., Oct. 14, 2026 7:00 PM | Richard Behringer, UT MD Anderson, Dept. of Genetics | "Tissue Remodeling during Sex Differentiation" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | DevBio Fall Symposium Keynote Speaker |
| Thurs., Oct. 15, 2026 9:00 AM | Greg Wray, Duke University, SOM Dept. of Cell Biology | TBA | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | DevBio Fall Symposium Invited Speaker |
| Thurs., Oct. 15, 2026 11:00 AM | Alice Accorsi, UC Davis, Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology | "Apple snails: Looking at regeneration with a new pair of eyes" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | DevBio Fall Symposium Invited Speaker |
| Fri., Oct. 16, 2026 9:00 AM | Jessica McAlphine, Zeltner Lab | TBA | New Location: CBEAST 420 (Cedar St B - East Wing = CBEAST) or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Nelms Lab |
| Fri., Oct. 23, 2026 9:00 AM | Macey Wilson, Roberts-Galbraith Lab | TBA | New Location: CBEAST 420 (Cedar St B - East Wing = CBEAST) or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Zeltner Lab |
| Wed., Oct. 28, 2026 4:00 PM | Catherine Linnen, University of Kentucky, Dept. of Biology | "From genes to species: how ecological divergence causes reproductive isolation" | Life Sciences, Davison B118 | Genetics, GGSA Student |
| Tues., Nov. 3, 2026 11:10 AM | Pengpeng Bi, UGA, Dept. of Genetics | TBA | Coverdel S175 Auditorium | Cellular Biology, Haini Cai |
| Wed., Nov. 4, 2026 4:00 PM | Maulik Patel, Van Andel Institute, Dept. of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming | "Mitochondrial genome remodeling and mito-nuclear feedback in development and physiology" | Life Sciences, Davison B118 | Genetics, Kaixiong (Calvin) Ye |
| Fri., Nov. 6, 2026 9:00 AM | Elise Nanista, Rozario Lab | TBA | New Location: CBEAST 420 (Cedar St B - East Wing = CBEAST) or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Roberts-Galbraith Lab |
| Tues., Nov. 10, 2026 11:30 AM | Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus | "Harnessing mRNA to illuminate the hidden world of cells" | Coverdel S175 Auditorium | Cellular Biology, *Ritter Lecture Series* |
| Wed., Nov. 11, 2026 4:00 PM | Rita Perlingeiro, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Lillehei Heart Institute | "Pluripotent Stem Cells in Muscular Dystrophies: Therapeutic Development and Disease Modeling" | Life Sciences, Davison B118 | Genetics, Pengpeng Bi |
| Fri., Nov. 13, 2026 9:00 AM | Maa Ahema Gaisie, Nelms Lab | TBA | New Location: CBEAST 420 (Cedar St B - East Wing = CBEAST) or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the TBN Lab |
| Fri., Nov. 20, 2026 9:00 AM | Ethan Bakal, Kroeger/Lauderdale Labs | TBA | New Location: CBEAST 420 (Cedar St B - East Wing = CBEAST) or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Nelms Lab |
| Tues., Dec. 1, 2026 11:10 AM | Erhu Cao, University of Utah, Dept. of Biochemistry | TBA | Coverdell S175 Auditorium | Cellular Biology, Karl Lechtreck |
| Fri., Dec. 4, 2026 9:00 AM | Sarai Rivera, Billmyre Lab | TBA | New Location: CBEAST 420 (Cedar St B - East Wing = CBEAST) or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Kroeger/Lauderdale Labs |