2026 Spring DevBio Related Seminars @ UGA
| Date / Time | Speaker(s) | Title | Room Info and/or Zoom Info | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tues., Jan. 20, 2026 11:30 AM | Erin Davies, National Institutes of Health (NIH), NCI/CCR, Cancer and Developmental Biology Laboratory | "Acquisition of whole-body regenerative abilities during development" | BioSciences, Room 404A, Cedar Street Building B | Cellular Biology, Rachel Roberts-Galbraith |
| Tues., Feb. 3, 2026 11:30 AM | Maxwell Heiman, Havard University, Dept. of Genetics | "Specialized attachments of neuronal cilia to glia and the extracellular matrix" | BioSciences, Room 404A, Cedar Street Building B | Cellular Biology, Karl Lechtreck |
| Mon., Feb. 9, 2026 4:00 PM | Yang Gong, UC Berkeley, Dept. of Plant and Microbial Biology | "Decoding the Cellular and Genetic Basis of Nectary Development & Evolution" | 2401 Miller Plant Science | Plant Biology, Brad Helms |
| Wed., Feb. 11, 2026 4:00 PM | April Pyle, UCLA, Dept. of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics | "Human Myogenesis and Stem Cell Regulation in Development and Disease" | Davison Life Sciences B118 | Genetics, Pengpeng Bi |
| Fri., Feb. 13, 2026 9:00 AM | Makenna Burslie, Menke Lab | "A Deep Dive into MERFISH Spatial Transcriptomics" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the TBN Lab |
| Tues., Feb. 17, 2026 11:30 AM | Susana da Silva, University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Ophthalmology | "Insights on Fovea Development: Molecular Mechanisms from Multiple Models" | BioSciences, Room 404A, Cedar Street Building B | Cellular Biology, Oshri Avraham and Jim Lauderdale |
| Wed., Feb. 18, 2026 4:00 PM | Blanche Capel, Duke University, Dept. of Cell Biology | "The Amazing Plasticity of the Vertebrate Gonad" | Davison Life Sciences B118 | Genetics, Jenny McCann |
| Fri., Feb. 20, 2026 9:00 AM | Kendall Clay and Ella Roberts-Galbraith Lab | "An exploration of the planarian synapse and the role of synaptic proteins in regeneration" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Menke Lab |
| Wed., Mar 4, 2026 Canceled | Alexa Burger, University of CO Anschutz Medical Campus, Dept. of Human Medical Genetics and Genomics | Seminar Canceled | Seminar Canceled | Genetics Seminar Canceled |
| Fri., Mar. 6, 2026 9:00 AM | Bhavik Dalal, Zeltner Lab | "Reconstructing the human adrenal gland: From hPSCs to 3D CAH assembloids" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Roberts-Galbraith Lab |
| Tues., Mar. 10, 2026 11:30 AM | Jane Hubbard, New York University, School of Medicine | "Diet, Aging and Stem Cells" | BioSciences, Room 404A, Cedar Street Building B | Cellular Biology, Edward Kiperos |
| Tues., Mar. 17, 2026 11:30 AM | Katie Baldwin, UNC School of Medicine, Dept. of Cell Biology and Physiology | "Molecular Organization of Astrocyte Connectivity" | BioSciences, Room 404A, Cedar Street Building B | Cellular Biology, Ron Kim |
| Fri., Mar. 20, 2026 9:00 AM | Brittany Chopra, Billmyre Lab | "How is the recombination landscape regulated by the synaptonemal complex?" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Zeltner Lab |
| Fri., Mar. 27, 2026 9:00 AM | Ashley Artis, Goll Lab | "Requirements for Suv39H1 H3K9 methyltransferases in safeguarding early embryonic development" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Billmyre Lab |
| Wed., April 8, 2026 4:00 PM | Mike White, UGA, Dept. of Genetics | TBD" | Davison Life Sciences B118 | Genetics, |
| Fri., Apr. 3, 2026 9:00 AM | Yaochao Zheng, Yao Lab | "TBD" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Goll Lab |
| Fri., Apr. 10, 2026 | DevBio Spring Retreat | One Day Event | CCRC Auditorium | DevBio Spring Retreat |
| Wed., Apr. 15, 2026 | SDB National Meeting | Abstract Deadline | Plant Hollywood Resort, Las Vegas, NV | SDB National Abstract Deadline |
| Fri., Apr. 17, 2026 9:00 AM | Tasnim Afroz Hoque Rifat, Liu Lab | "TBD" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Yao Lab |
| Wed., Apr. 22, 2026 4:00 PM | Adrianna San Roman, Duke University, Dept. of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology | "The Chromosomes That Shape Us: Exploring Genomic Contributions to Sex Differences in Human Biology" | Davison Life Sciences B118 | Genetics, Mary Goll |
| Fri., Apr. 24, 2026 9:00 AM | Clayton Parker, Billmyre Lab | "Investigating how meiotic checkpoints activate and change crossover patterning" | Coverdell S175 Auditorium or via Zoom (details in email) | DBA Research in Progress Seminars, Hosted by the Liu Lab |
| Mon. - Wed., May 18-20, 2026 | SE SDB | Regional Meeting | Kennesaw State University, KSU Ctr, 3333 Busbee Dr. NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144 | SE SDB Regional Meeting - More Info Coming Soon |
| Wed., June 24, 2026 | SDB National Meeting | Registration Deadline | Plant Hollywood Resort, Las Vegas, NV | SDB National Registration Deadline |
| Thurs., July 2, 2026 | SDB National Meeting | Housing Deadline | Plant Hollywood Resort, Las Vegas, NV | SDB National Housing Deadline |
| Thurs. - Sun., July 23-26, 2026 | Society for Developmental Biology | 85th Annual Meeting Important Deadlines Listed - see link | Plant Hollywood Resort, Las Vegas, NV | SDB National Meeting - Important Deadlines Listed - Check Often for Updates |