Upcoming Seminars

Seminar date and time: Thursdays, 12:45-1:45 PM

Location: All seminars will take place at the Joint Health Sciences Center seminar room on the 1st floor. 

Dates:

January 29, 2026: Dr. Anthony Geneva , Rutgers Camden

Talk Title: Evolutionary Genomics of Convergent Adaptive Evolution in Anolis lizards

February 5, 2026: Dr. David Liberles, Temple University 

Talk Title: Patterns of Duplicate Gene Retention Over Different Timescales and With Different Selective Pressures

February 12, 2026: Dr. Zachery Lonergan, Rutgers New Brunswick

Talk Title: Molecular fingerprinting of bacterial nitric oxide metabolism

February 19, 2026: Dr. Benjamin Sachs, Villanova University

Talk Title: The effects of brain serotonin deficiency and gut inflammation on susceptibility to stress

February 26, 2026: Chris Njagi, CCIB Student Rutgers Camden 

Talk Title: Recent Dominant Transposition Events Affect Gene Regulatory Regions but Not Coding Sequences in Polar and Brown Bear Genomes

March 5, 2026: Dr. Bingru Huang, Rutgers New Brunswick

Talk Title: Molecular and Hormonal Regulation of Stay-Green Traits Associated with Perennial Grass Tolerance to Heat Stress

March 12, 2026: Dr. Andrea Gallavotti, Rutgers New Brunswick  

Talk Title: Mechanisms and Manipulations of Maize Architecture

March 19, 2026: Spring Break