Department Seminars

This information is an overview of seminars planned for this semester. All seminars are at 11:15 a.m. in G33 Jordan Hall, unless otherwise noted. Email biolsci@clemson.edu or call 864-656-2328 to request a Zoom link. Zoom links are only for students and colleagues outside of our department.

▧ Fall 2024 Seminars

• September 9: “An Integrative Approach to Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change on Ocean Health”— Michael Childress, Clemson University, hosted by Chris Parkinson.
• September 16: “The Genetics of Seasonal Response in Lepidoptera”— Karin van der Burg, Clemson University, hosted by Lesly Temesvari.
• September 23: “Drivers of Floral Diversity and Plant Reproductive Variation Over Space and Time”— Matthew Koski, Clemson University, hosted by Rick Blob.
• October 7: “Understanding the Genetic and Developmental Basis of Adaptation in Cichlid Fishes”— Kara Powder, Clemson University, hosted by Chris Parkinson.
• October 21: “Pattern and Process in Convergent Evolution: What Can Snakes Tell us about Phenotypic Innovation?”— Alison Davis Rabosky, University of Michigan, hosted by Chris Parkinson.
• October 28: “The Fusion Gene hsf5-rnf43 in Nile Tilapia: A Potential Regulator in Sexual Differentiation and Maintenance”— Yawei Shen, postdoctoral fellow, Clemson University, hosted by Qing Liu.
• November 11: “Consequences of Phenological Shifts Across Biological Scales”— Meredith Zettlemoyer, University of Montana, hosted by Matt Koski.
• November 18: “A Framework for Identifying Environmental Mixtures for Toxicity Assessment”— John Pearce, Medical University of South Carolina, hosted by Lisa Bain.
• December 2: “Defining the Role of TKL Kinase Family Proteins in Toxoplasma Pathogenesis”— Rajshekhar Gaji, Virginia Tech, hosted by Zhicheng Dou.