Seminars

Adrianna Jurek
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminar
Mentor: Randal Westrick
Identification of the Genetic Regulators of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
Monday, August 14, 2023
12:00 -1:00 PM
120 MSC & Zoom

Email biology@oakland.edu for Zoom link

Khrystyna Shchubelka
Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminar
Mentor: Taras Oleksyk
Medically relevant genetic diversity in Ukraine
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
2:00 PM-3:00 PM
127 DH & Zoom

Rana Karmakar
Master's Thesis Seminar
Mentor: Rasul Chaudhry
Effect of curcumin and zinc on human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (HUC-MSCs)
Friday, July 14, 2023
12:00-12:30 PM
Zoom

Walter Wolfsberger
Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminar
Mentor: Taras Oleksyk
Leveraging big data for bioinformatic analysis of modern population genomics
Friday, July 14, 2023
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
120 MSC & Zoom

Emily Biernat
Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminar
Mentor: Chhabi Govind
The cooperation between histone acetyltransferases Esa1 and Gcn5 and remodeler RSC in regulating chromatin structure and transcription in budding yeast
Friday, July 7, 2023
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
202 DH

Anna Sokac Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
University of Illinois
Actin homeostasis in embryos: a balancing act from plasma membrane to nuclear interior
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM
200 DH
Host: Dr. Lan Jiang

Danielle Dorsen
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminar
Mentor: Mary Jamieson
Evaluating community science and habitat management for native bee conservation
Friday, June 9, 2023
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
202 DH & Zoom

Javier Menendez
Master's Thesis Seminar
Mentor: Valance Washington
TREM-like Transcript-1 (TLT-1) and platelet actin cytoskeleton
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Zoom

Grace Fuller
Director of Animal Welfare
Detroit Zoological Society
Animal Welfare Research Initiatives at the Detroit Zoo
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM
185 Mathematics and Science Center

James Luyendyk, Ph.D.
Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Institute for Integrative Toxicology
Clot Wars: The rise of fibrin in liver injury and repair
Thursday, April 6, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM
203 Dodge Hall
Host: Dr. Valance Washington

Sigma Xi Annual Lecture
Alecia Gabriel, Ph.D.
Co-Founder/Co-CEO
Motor City Steam & The Lab Drawer
Lost then Found: Building a foundation for change
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
4:00-5:00 PM
Oakland Center Ballrooms B & C

Adrianna Jurek
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal
Mentor: Randal Westrick
Identification of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Regulatory Loci
Wednesday March 29, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM
Zoom

Dr. Stefanie Redemann
Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
University of Virginia, School of Medicine
Uncovering the Mechanics of Chromosome Segregation Using 3D Tomography
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
12:00 - 1:00 PM
127 Dodge Hall
Host: Dr. Mi Hye Song

Dr. Michael Holinstat & Jim Van Loon
BGSO Career Seminar Series III
Patent rights and navigating a dual career path (Academia & Industry)
Friday, March 17, 2023
12:00-1:30 PM
337 MSC

Christopher Powell
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Mentor: Dr. Fabia Battistuzzi
Assessment of taxon sampling on phylogenetic reconstructions and timetrees: a new methodology and application
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
2:00-3:00 PM
202 Dodge Hall

Zachary Osmond
Master’s Thesis Seminar
Mentor: Dr. Shailesh Lal
Bioinformatic analysis of co-splicing factors RBM48 and ARMC7 reveal conserved function between plants and humans
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM
Zoom

Alexander Mihailovic
Master’s Thesis Seminar
Mentor: Sara Blumer-Schuette
Mechanisms of Clostridium butyricum motility in response to complex and simple carbohydrates
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM
185 Mathematics and Science Center

Cody Howe
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Mentor: Sang Hoon Rhee
Studying the Role of Pten in the Gut and the Gut-Brain Inflammatory Connection
Friday, March 10, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM
Zoom

Blake Walker
Master's Thesis Seminar
Mentor: Dr. Sang Hoon Rhee
Studying an Association of Pyroptosis with the Spontaneous Colitis Development in Interleukin-10 Knockout Mice
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM
Zoom

Mansi Verma & Saul Ruiz Palacios
BGSO Career Seminar Series II
Transition from Student to Industry
Friday, February 17, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM
337 MSC

Marvin Nieman, Ph.D.
Sigma Xi Research Seminar
Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Vice Dean for Graduate Education, Graduate Education Office
School of Medicine, Case Western University
Protease Signaling: Mechanistic insights learned from protease activated receptors
Thursday, February 9, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM
202 Dodge Hall