The ecology of hybrid incompatibilities
Ken Thompson, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biology, Stanford University
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Sara Miller, University of Missouri – St. Louis
The impact of recombination on Microbial species
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Liming Cai, Stengl-Wyer Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Integrative Biology at University of Texas at Austin
Plant evolution at different phylogenetic, temporal, and spatial scales
Felipe Zapata, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA
Genomics of adaptation and speciation in emerging model clades
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The potential for the weaponization of water in a changing climate
Jason Knouft, Saint Louis University
Transcriptional dynamics underlying cell fate specification in the Arabidopsis root
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Saving birds the World Bird Sanctuary Way
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The spatiotemporal choreography of another development at the single-cell level
Blaine Marchant, National Science Foundation Plant Genome Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
Adaptation to extreme environments: lessons from Arabidopsis natural populations
Angela Hancock, Max Planck Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
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Marisa Otegui, Professor of Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Understanding the Sources of Regenerative Capacities in Animals
Annual Viktor Hamburger Lecture: Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
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Adrienne Brauer, Levin Lab; Katherine Benza, Dixit Lab
Evolution of Dogs and Dog Aggression; and Macroevolutionary Trends in the Evolution of Domestic Cats and Dogs
Stanton Braude, Washington University
Jonathan Losos, Living Earth Collaborative
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Huy Le, Zhong Lab; Alex Liu, Topp Lab
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Onja Razafindratsima, University of California-Berkeley
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Kristen Edgeworth, Nusinow Lab; Stefanie King, Nusinow Lab
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Malia Gehan, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
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Emily Warschefsky, MOBOT
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Toward Dynamic Multimodal Remote Sensing: From Buildings and Populations to Soundscapes and Aesthetics
Nathan Jacobs, Washington University
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Xinrui Ji, Zhong Lab; Celine Xia, Kutluay Lab
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Spector Prize winner will give a thesis presentation
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Nicole Leitner, Susanne Renner, Sarah Anderson
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Keith Hengen, Assistant Professor, Washington University
Tales from the Crypts: How insect gut bacteria influence host physiology
Brittney Peterson, Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville
Phylogenetic methods to model spatial evolution
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Jancoba Dorley, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center
Crisscross regulation of epi-transcriptome and microRNA production
Xiuren Zhang, Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Molecular & Environmental Plant Sciences, Texas A&M University
What’s going on down there? Phenomics Technologies for Root and Rhizosphere Research
Christopher Topp, Danforth Plant Science Center
Unraveling lanthanide biochemistry to describe lanthanide's role in biology
N. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez, Assistant Professor, Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California-Berkeley
Two stories in pursuit of linking science with action: the millet revival and tiger crossings
Ruth Defries, Columbia University
Predator-prey ecology within bacterial communities at cellular resolution
Carey Nadell, Associate Professor of Biology, Dartmouth
Diversification and Conservation of Neotropical Amphibians
Kelly Zamudio, University of Texas – Austin
How ONE WOLF makes a difference
Sarah Holaday, Endangered Wolf Center
No end in sight, mysteries of the telomeric variation in plants
Jae Young Choi, Assistant Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas
Emergent simplicity in microbial ecosystems
Mikhail Tikhonov, Washington University – Physics
Understanding Brain Cell Type Diversity
Hongkui Zeng, Executive Vice President, Director of the Allen Institute for Brain Science
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Tom Radomski, Washington University – Tyson Research Center
Tom Radomski, Washington University – Tyson Research Center
Effects of global environmental change on biodiversity and phenology
Daijiang Li, Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University
Taxonomy of Salicaceae of Madagascar: Implications for conservation
Wendy Applequist, Missouri Botanical Garden
Evolution of learned behaviors: insights from birds and humans
Nicole Creanza, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
LEC/EEB seminar-Grad Student presentations
Plant community assembly and ecosystem functioning across spatial scales
Jonathan Myers, Associate Professor, WashU
LEC/EEB Seminar-Grad Student presentations
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Tessa Burch-Smith, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
The microbiome and conservation translocations; an example of endangered greater sage-grouse in managed care
Emma Vaasjo, Saint Louis Zoo
Ecological tuning of animal behavior and physiology
Lauren A. O'Connell, Assistant Professor of Biology, Stanford University
LEC/EEB Seminar
John DeLong, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Bioforum Undergrad Seminar
Bioforum featuring undergraduate researchers in the Biology Department
The Science of Cats and the Future of Nature with Jonathan Losos
Jonathan Losos, the William H. Danforth Distinguished University Professor and director of the Living Earth Collaborative