April 20, 2026 4:00 pm Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy and Biology – Shining Light on Early Events of Photosynthesis Darek Niedzweidzski, Ultrafast Laser Facility, WashU Rebstock 322
April 13, 2026 4:00 pm Illuminating the Chemistry Driving Immune Defenses Yan Yu, Professor of Chemistry and of Biomedical Engineering, Art Krieg Professor of Chemistry, WashU Rebstock 322
April 06, 2026 4:00 pm Annual Varner Lecture Hailing Jin, Professor And Plant Molecular Geneticist Biology, Cy Mouradick Endowed Chair, University of CA-Riverside Women's Building Formal Lounge
March 23, 2026 4:00 pm Physiology and metabolism of stem cell lineages in the Drosophila ovary Daniela Drummond-Barbosa, Professor, Genetics, & Investigator, Morgridge Institute for Research, University of WI-Madison Rebstock 322
March 16, 2026 4:00 pm Understanding the Molecular Basis of Seed Amino Acid Homeostasis and Its Application to Nutritional Biofortification Ruthie Angelovici, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University of MO-Columbia Rebstock 322
March 02, 2026 4:00 pm Getting to the Root of Plant-Microbiome Interactions Cara Haney, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Rebstock 322
February 09, 2026 4:00 pm Tunneling into the cell wall dynamics and mechanobiology of root development in Arabidopsis thaliana Charles Anderson, Professor of Biology, Associate Department Head of Research and Faculty Success, University of Pennsylvania Rebstock 322
January 12, 2026 4:00 pm Journey to the center of the cell: the centrosome Jennifer Wang, Assistant Professor, WashU Rebstock 322
December 15, 2025 4:00 pm Biology Department Seminar Corri Hamilton, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri Rebstock 322
November 17, 2025 4:00 pm Minutes, hours, weeks: dynamic plant defenses Ben Mansfeld, Assistant Professor Rebstock 322
November 03, 2025 4:00 pm On the evolution of communication signals and signal-processing mechanisms: Variation among individuals, populations, and species Alejandro Vélez Meléndez, Assistant Professor, University of TN-Knoxville Rebstock 322
October 27, 2025 4:00 pm Signal integration for plant cell-cell communication Tessa Burch-Smith, Associate Member, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Rebstock 322
October 20, 2025 4:00 pm Neural Signaling in Pediatric Glioma Kathryn Taylor, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Rebstock 322
October 13, 2025 4:00 pm How microtubules function in a live cell: lessons from Drosophila oogenesis Vladimir Gelfand, Leslie B. Arey Professor of Cell, Molecular, and Anatomical Sciences Professor, Northwestern University Rebstock 322
September 29, 2025 4:00 pm One signal, two kingdoms: Decoding plant signals in the rhizosphere Shelley Lumba, University of Toronto Rebstock 322
September 22, 2025 4:00 pm Course-based Undergraduate Research: Engaging students and community Lisa Corwin, Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University Of CO-Boulder Rebstock 322
September 15, 2025 4:00 pm The Gene Balance Hypothesis: How regulatory gene stoichiometries affect expression, the phenotype, evolutionary processes, and hybrid vigor James Birchler, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, University of MO-Columbia Rebstock 322
September 08, 2025 4:00 pm Exploring the genetic basis of mimicry and mate choice in tropical butterflies Marcus Kronforst, Professor of Ecology and Evolution, University Of Chicago Rebstock 322
August 25, 2025 3:00 pm Untangling the History of Neotropical Biodiversity: The Big Picture Lúcia G. Lohmann, President, Missouri Botanical Garden Rebstock 322
May 19, 2025 4:00 pm Searching for messages carried by messenger RNAs Xinnian Dong, Professor, Duke University Rebstock 322
May 05, 2025 4:00 pm From planarians to parasites: germ cells, stem cells, and developmental plasticity in flatworms Phil Newmark, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison Rebstock 322