Seminars | Biology | Union College

The Union College Biology Department Seminar Series hosts and cohosts experts from various areas of Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience and Environmental Science throughout the academic year.

Seminars are held on Thursdays in Olin 115 from 12:50 - 1:45p.m.

Announcements will be provided to students and faculty via email.

Biology seminar dates, speakers and titles are subject to change.

Please check back for weekly updates.

2024 - 2025 Seminar Series

September 26th ~ Meet the Faculty!

Meet a few of the Biology Department faculty and hear about their exciting research.
Sep. 26, 2024 at 12:50 pm
Olin 115
Lunch will be provided
October 10th ~ Meet the Faculty!

Meet a few of the Biology Department faculty and hear about their exciting research.
Oct. 10, 2024 at 12:50 pm
Olin 115
Lunch will be provided
October 24th ~ The Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Fish Behavior

Dr. Allen Mensinger
University of MI, Duluth
Oct. 24, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Olin 115
Lunch will be provided
January 16th ~ From kerosene lanterns to iNaturalist: long-term changes in insect biodiversity

Dr. Eliza Grames
Assistant Professor
Binghamton University
January 16th at 12:50 PM
OLIN 115
Lunch will be provided
January 23rd ~ Past, present, and future Pirates of the Caribbean: Invasive plants in the West Indies

Professor Jeff Corbin
Union College
January 23rd at 12:50 PM
OLIN 115
Lunch will be provided
February 20 ~ Cytoskeletal regulation in cell migration in complex environments

Rebecca Adikes
Assistant Professor
Siena College
February 20th at 12:50 pm
OLIN 115
Lunch will be provided
April 10 ~ CD8+ T cell-mediated killing: Uncovering regulatory networks in the era of single-cell genomics

Dr. Son Ngoc Nguyen ('14)
Senior Postdoctoral Associate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
April 10th at 12:50 pm
OLIN 115
Lunch will be provided
April 17th ~ Science of gene therapy and career path

Tim Riddell ('21) PA-C
Pfizer
April 17th at 12:50 pm
OLIN 115
Lunch will be provided
April 24 ~ Stream Ecology

Corey Krabbenhoft
Assistant Professor
University of Buffalo
April 24th at 12:50 pm
OLIN 115
Lunch will be provided
May 1st ~ Biomarkers in Brain Disorders

Jonathan Hess
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
SUNY Upstate Medical University
May 1st at 12:50 pm
OLIN 115
Lunch will be provided
May 15th ~ Organization of the primary epithelium in sea anemone embryos

Katerina Ragkousi
Assistant Professor of Biology
Amherst College
May 15th at 12:50 pm
OLIN 115
Lunch will be provided
May 22nd ~ Neuroethology of Molluscs

Paul Katz
Professor and Director of the Initiative on Neurosciences
University of Massachusetts Amherst
May 22nd at 12:50 pm
OLIN 115
Lunch will be provided
May 29th ~ Of Molecules, Memory, and Migration

Aaron Krochmal ('96)
Associate Professor of Biology
Washington College
May 22nd at 12:50 pm
OLIN 115
Lunch will be provided