WMU Biological Sciences

Next BIOS Seminar is Friday 3/25 at 3:30 PM (EST) with Dr. Joy Alcedo, Assoc Professor in the Dept of Bio Sci, at Wayne State University. The title of the talk is: "Neural insulin signaling in development and stress recovery". Join the seminar here: wmich.webex.com/meet/tiffany.s…

Friday's seminar is on March 18 at 3:30 PM(EST) with Dr. David Lowry, Associate Professor. The title of the talk is "The genetic and physiological basis of local adaptation in plants.” Join the virtual talk here: msu.zoom.us/j/91567752342 Meeting ID: 915 6775 2342 Passcode: 740006

Please join Dr. Yu Zhang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Investigative Medicine, at WMed. The title of the talk is "The role of chromatin loop extrusion in antibody diversification.” The talk is Friday 2/25 at 3:30pm Eastern in this room: wmich.webex.com/meet/tiffany.s…

Please join Dr. Yogesh Suryawanshi for a virtual seminar on Friday 2/18 at 3PM. The title of the talk is: "Balancing Safety And Efficacy: Optimizing The Outcome Of Oncolytic Mengovirus Therapy Through A Multipronged Approach". Join the seminar here: wmich.webex.com/meet/john.spit…

Please join us with Dr. Jen Lamb from St. Cloud State University. The title of the seminar is, “Taking another look: fluoresced and reflected color in herpetofauna” at 3:30 pm (Eastern) on Friday February 11: minnstate.zoom.us/j/99468605005 Meeting ID: 954 3701 0647 Passcode: Amphibians

Please join Dr. Leda Kobziar from the University of Idaho for this Friday's seminar. The title of the talk is "The Life of Smoke." The talk will begin on 2/4 at 3:30pm Eastern in this room: wmich.webex.com/meet/kathryn.d…

This week's seminar speaker is Dr. Oné R. Pagán, Professor of Biology, West Chester University. The title of this BIOS seminar is: “A functional assay to assess planarian brain regeneration.” The virtual seminar will be Friday 1/28/22 at 3:30pm EST at wmich.webex.com/meet/tiffany.s…

Join us for a research seminar with Dr. Glen Dolphin: Teaching the biography of the theory of the earth: Using the developmental trajectory of the theory of plate tectonics to teach about earth dynamics. The virtual seminar will be 1/21/22 at 3:30pm EST at wmich.webex.com/meet/david.rud…

@WMUBios welcomes our new cohort of graduate students! We wish you all the best as you start your program! @WMUGradCollege @WMU_CAS

Congratulations also to Alana Van Huizen who was awarded a Virtual Conference from from the @WMUGradCollege!

Congratulations to graduate students Adam Austin, Parks Marion, Morgan Morin, John Quakenbush, John Rozofsky & Nicolette Sexton! All awarded Grad Student Research Grants from @WMUGradCollege Thanks for supporting student research!

@DrDocherty @mispacegrant @WMU_CAS @WMUGradCollege Christin studies how land use affects airborne microbial communities and Ellen explores how large and diverse restored areas need to be to influence bacterial diversity and functions. Congratulations for your @mispacegrant fellowships! #microbes #restoration #microbiology

Congratulations to Christian Smith and Ellen Badger Hanson, students in @DrDocherty lab, who were awarded fellowships from @mispacegrant! @WMU_CAS @WMUGradCollege #microbes #microbiology #climatechange #restoration

Also this Saturday, graduate student @parksoftheworld is presenting @MEEC2021 "Differential community responses to threats: using a novel soundscape approach to understand signaling changes". @birdsoundscapes @WMU_CAS @WMUGradCollege #birds #soundscapes #MEEC2021

To start us off, graduate student Ruchi Ojha will be presenting SATURDAY at the MI ASM meeting: "Characterizing the Role of Shigella flexneri Diguanylate Cyclases in Pathogenesis". mi-asm.org @BenKoestler @WMU_CAS @WMUGradCollege #shigella #microbiology

@WMUBios twitter may have been quiet over the pandemic year, but lots has been happening! Watch this space to learn about what BIOS faculty and students have been up to and what they have planned! @WMU_CAS @WMUGradCollege

A seminar not to miss! Next Monday, join us for a talk by @biodiversifying: Tools for Promoting Diversity & Inclusivity in Biology Classrooms. Organized by Jacob Harrison and @DukeBioDiverse, Nov 16, 3:30 PM, on Zoom: tinyurl.com/yyw2uefz

1 day to go: final words from Rep. John Lewis. "Democracy is not a state, it is an act. The vote is the most powerful non-violent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed" #BroncosBeHeard #WhenWeAllVote youtube.com/watch?v=_i2DSk…

New Michigan law means your clerk’s office must open for voting this weekend bit.ly/2HTlqhK

5 days! Everyone is a public land owner. When you vote you decide how public lands will be managed. @WMUBios @WMU_CAS #BroncosBeHeard #BroncosVoteEarly #WhenWeAllVote #VoteForScience youtube.com/watch?v=8GrJrp…