Seminars

All seminars will be held at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesdays, Pacific Time, and will include both in-person and virtual seminars. 

The in-person seminars will take place in Room 122 of Briggs Hall, located off Kleiber Hall Drive. These seminars will be recorded for later viewing.

Both virtual and in-person seminars will be broadcast via the Zoom meeting software package (https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/95882849672).

April 05, 2023
Dr. Terry McGlynn
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Department of Biology
Professional Webpage Link
Title: Lessons about thermal ecology from rainforest ants
Watch Recording

April 12, 2023
Dr. Chistopher Mayack
USDA-ARS, Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit
Professional Webpage Link
Title: Chemical biomarkers and the physiological underpinnings of honey bee health decline
Watch Recording

April 19, 2023
Zachary Griebenow
UC Davis, Department of Entomology and Nematology - Ward Lab
Professional Webpage Link
Title: EXIT SEMINAR: Systematic revision of the ant subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) using reciprocal illumination from phylogenomics and morphology
Watch Recording

April 26, 2023 - Virtual Only
Samuel Jaffe
The Caterpillar Lab
Professional Webpage Link
Title: Telling The Whole Story: Using native caterpillars, their ecological connections, and novel outreach tools to showcase the importance of biodiversity
Watch Recording

May 03, 2023
Dr. John Hargrove
Stellenbosch University, South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis
Professional Webpage Link
Title: Tsetse, trypanosomiasis and climate change: What can we learn from field data collected in the Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe?
Watch Recording

May 10, 2023
Dr. Irene Newton
Indiana University, Department of Biology
Professional Webpage Link
Title: Friends with benefits: protective microbial symbioses in the honey bee
Watch Recording

May 17, 2023 - Virtual Only
Dr. Paulo Vieira
USDA-ARS, Mycology & Nematology Genetic Diversity & Biology Laboratory
Professional Webpage Link
Title: Beech leaf disease: an emergent threat to beech forest ecosystems in North America

May 24, 2023
Dr. Katie Thompson-Peer
UC Irvine, Department of Developmental and Cell Biology
Professional Webpage Link
Title: Cellular mechanisms of dendrite regeneration after neuron injury
Watch Recording - UCD Login Required

June 06, 2023
Lindsey Mack
UC Davis, Department of Entomology and Nematology - Attardo Lab
Professional Webpage Link
Title: EXIT SEMINAR: Genetic and molecular factors influencing pyrethroid response in Aedes aegypti from California
Watch Recording

June 07, 2023
Jill Oberski
UC Davis, Department of Entomology and Nematology - Ward Lab
Professional Webpage Link
Title: EXIT SEMINAR: Phylogenetics and biogeography of the pyramid ants
Watch Recording