UVU Biology - Seminar Series
Wednesdays at 12pm via MS Teams
Sept 2, 2020
What Does it Mean to be a Scientist?
Dr. Britt Wyatt
Utah Valley University, Biology Education Research
Draw a scientist
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Sept 16, 2020
400 Million Years of Shark Teeth: an Evolutionary Puzzle
Dr. Lisa B. Whitenack
Allegheny College, Paleobiology
Background on research
People Behind the Science podcast
Speaking out about sexual harassment in shark sciences
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September 30, 2020
From Physics to Chemistry to Biology and Back
Dr. Lea Michel
Rochester Institute of Technology, Structural biology
What is sepsis?
Sepsis news article
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October 7, 2020
We Didn’t Start the Fire! How Plant Traits Influence Fire Behavior in Mixed-Conifer
Forests
Dr. Rita Margarida Magalhães
Rochester Institute of Technology, Fire Ecology
Why the giant sequoia needs fire to grow
Evolution of flammability
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October 14, 2020
This GRAS Isn’t Greener: Biopesticides as Reservoirs and Vectors of Antibiotic Resistance
Dr. Mo Kaze
Joint Genome Institute, Microbiology
Brazil approves two new biopesticides
Podcast: The path of most antibiotic resistance
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October 28, 2020
Having a Monkey (Flower) Mind: Model Organisms and Asking Good Questions in Research
Dr. Michael Rotter
Utah Valley University, Ecology
November 11, 2020
Enhancing Academic and Professional Skills Training in Graduate Bioscience Education
Dr. Madhvi Venkatesh
Harvard Medical School, Biology Education Research
Chalk talks for graduate students
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November 18, 2020
Chaperone cascade-mediated membrane-protein biogenesis: a lesson on ordered chaos
Dr. Yumeng Liu
California Institute of Technology, Structural Biology
December 2, 2020
Title TBA
Dr. Martin St. Maurice
Marquette University, Structural Biology
December 9, 2020
Museum-based pedagogy: What is that?
Erin Riggs
Utah Valley University, Botany
