Seminars
The Department of Biological Sciences hosts a series of weekly seminars each spring and fall semester in association with its colloquium courses for undergraduates (BIOL 492 and 492M) and graduate students (BIOL 592). Seminar speakers are usually invited from other universities and research institutions but occasionally the program will include faculty of the Department of Biological Sciences or other units at SIUE. Talks cover a wide range of topics in biology.
Seminars will be held in-person (SE3126), starting at 3:00 PM on Mondays. All are welcome to attend. For more information, please contact Dr. Paul Brunkow (pbrunko@siue.edu) or Dr. Carolyn Butts-Wilmsmeyer (cbuttsw@siue.edu).
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Title or Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/12/26 | - |
- |
Course Introduction and Syllabus |
| 1/19/26 | - | - |
No class - Dr. Martin Luther King Day |
| 1/26/26 | Nicholas Heller | ISU |
TBA - cover crops and environmental impacts |
| 2/2/26 | TBA | - |
TBA |
| 2/9/26 | TBA | Prospective Physiologist/Immunologist Faculty Candidate |
TBA |
| 2/16/26 |
DARWIN DAY! Ashley Morhardt |
Washington University School of Medicine |
Reconstruction and assessment of brain size, shape, function, and evolution in extinct tetrapods |
| 2/23/26 | Brad Summa | USDA |
The importance of National Agricultural Statistics Service data |
|
3/2/26 |
Yan Zhang | SIUE (NCERC) |
Building biomanufacturing from bench study to commercialization |
| 3/9/26 | - | - |
No class: Spring Break |
| 3/16/26 | Sam Carani | Nat’l Geospatial Intelligence Agency |
Applications of commercial remote sensing for natural disaster damage assessment |
| 3/23/26 | Chris Herndon | SIUE |
TBA-Opioid overdoes and pain management |
| 3/30/26 | Josh Wooten |
SIUE |
Predicting recovery status in female volleyball athletes using machine learning analysis |
| 4/6/26 | Milena DiBlasi | SLU | TBA |
| 4/13/26 | BIO-ACE Exam | - | (BIOL 492m only, BIOL592 meet in SW2075) |
| 4/20/26 | - | - | BIOL 492m Oral Poster Presentations |
| 4/27/26 | - | - | BIOL 492m Poster Presentations |
| 5/4-8/26 | - | - | No class - Finals week |
