Seminar Schedule
Seminars are held on Thursdays at 4 p.m. in HS 243, unless otherwise noted. For more info, please contact Dr. Susanne Daly
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Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule
Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Jan 30 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Feb 6 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Feb 13 [Thurs] No seminar - rescheduled -- -- -- Feb 20 [Thurs] [canceled-snow]
Nicole Putnam, University of Maryland School of MedicineJourney to Clinical Microbiology Kirsten Guckes In-person Feb 27 [Thurs] Haley Sater, Ph.D., University of Maryland Extension-Baltimore City Extension Program Management Specialist--Agriculture and Food Systems Internships with the University of Maryland Extension Victor Miriel In-person Mar 6 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Mar 13 [Thurs] Mandy Fischer, Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Wildlife Trafficking Mary Gunther In-person Mar 20 [Thurs] No seminar – Spring Break -- -- -- Mar 27 [Thurs] TBA -- -- -- Apr 1 [Tues] Stephen J. Godfrey, Curator of Paleontology Maryland Paleontology Collections and Research Center, Calvert Marine Museum
Henson Seminar Series: Predation by Sharks in the Fossil Record Henson School of Science & Technology In-person Apr 3 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Apr 10 [Thurs] Michael Caldarola, Salisbury University MS Defense: Túngara Frog Movement Kim Hunter/Ryan Taylor In-person Apr 17 [Thurs] Grant Zemanek, Salisbury University MS Defense: Túngara Frogs Kim Hunter/Ryan Taylor In-person Apr 24 [Thurs] Korbin Reynolds, Salisbury University MS Defense: Tungara Túngara Frog Mate Choice Kim Hunter/Ryan Taylor In-person May 1 [Thurs] TBA -- -- -- May 8 [Thurs] TBA -- -- --
Previous Seminar Schedules
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Fall 2024
Fall 2024 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Aug 29 [Thurs] No seminar – Summer Student Research Showcase Students will be sharing poster presentations of the projects they completed over the summer. OURCA and the Henson School of Science and Technology In-person Guerrieri Academic Commons (3:30-5pm) Sept 4 [Wed] No seminar - Biology Welcome Back -- -- -- Sept 5 [Thur] No seminar -- -- -- Sept 12 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Sept 19 [Thurs] David Shiffman, Marine Conservation Biologist Shark conservation Noah Bressman In-person Sept 26 [Thurs] Eric Liebgold, Salisbury University Biology Study Abroad (School for Field Studies and more) Eric Liebgold In-person Oct 3 [Thurs] Joe Adserias-Garriga, Department of Applied Forensic Sciences, Mercyhurst University Henson Seminar Series: Who? How? When? Contributions of Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Odontology to Casework Henson School of Science & Technology In-person Oct 17 [Thurs] Matt Ravosa, Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Determinants of Phenotypic Variation in the Developing Skull Aaron Hogue In-person Oct 24 [Thurs] Guney Boso, Salisbury University Paleovirology: Domestication of Ancient Retroviral Genes by Mammals Jennifer Nyland In-person Oct 31 [Thurs] No seminar – Spooky Science
Spectacular-- -- In-person Nov 7 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Nov 14 [Thurs] Molly Selba,
University of
Maryland Eastern
ShoreCadaveric Dissection:
History, Ethics, and
ResearchSusanne
DalyIn-person Nov 21 [Thurs] Kelly Mitzel,
Salisbury
UniversityMS Defense: Squirrel co-
nesting & chlorpyrifos
detectionAngela
FreemanIn-person Nov 28 [Thurs] No Seminar - Thanksgiving -- -- -- Dec 3 [Tues] No Seminar (moved to Thursday, Dec 5) -- -- -- Dec 5 [Thurs] Brianna Esker,
Salisbury
UniversityMS Defense - Investigating the Impact of Hyperglycemia on Zebrafish Development: Implications for Bone, Cartilage, and Mobility Jessica
ClarkIn-person -
Spring 2024
Spring 2024 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Feb 1 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Feb 8 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Feb 15 [Thurs] Biology Faculty & Students Biology Lab ‘Speed Dating’ -- In-person Feb 22 [Thurs] Logan Thomas Salisbury University MS Thesis Defense Philip Anderson In-person Feb 29 [Thurs] Eguono Wayne Omagamre Natural Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD Influence of perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) on insect-plant interaction: the secret under the threshold. Jessica Clark In-person Mar 6 [Wed] Henson Seminar -- -- In-person Mar 7 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Mar 14 [Thurs] Jesus Madrid Psychology, Cornell University, NY Neuroethology Angela Freeman In-person Mar 21 [Thurs] No seminar Spring Break -- -- Mar 28 [Thurs] Dr. Allison Tracy Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (USM) Marine host-symbiont interactions under global change Noah Bressman In-person Apr 4 [Thurs] Gabriel Foley Maryland Ornithological Society Maryland DC breeding bird atlas Eric Liebgold In-person Apr 11 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Apr 18 [Thurs] Jacob Watts University of Colorado Lichen Diversity/ Ecophysiology Rich Wilkens In-person Apr 25 [Thurs] Seminar Canceled -- -- -- May 2 [Thurs] Seminar Canceled -- -- -- May 9 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- -
Fall 2023
Fall 2023 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Aug 31 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Sept 7 [Thurs] No seminar Biology Welcome Back -- In-person Sept 14 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Sept 21 [Thurs] Stefanie N. Milam, JWST Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrochemistry Laboratory TBA Gene Williams In-person Sept 28 [Thurs] Zachary Crum, Salisbury University Feeding and Trophic Ecology of Invasive Blue Catfish ( Ictalurus furcatus) in the Nanticoke River Noah Bressman Registration Over Oct 4 [Wed] J. Tanner Slagel, NASA Langley Research Center Henson Seminar Series: Proving safety in uncrewed aircraft systems Henson School of Science & Technology In-person Oct 5 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Oct 12 [Thurs] No seminar Biology Group Advising -- In-person Oct 19 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Oct 26 [Thurs] E. Davis Carter, Salisbury University Host Range and Temperature Dependent Pathogenicity of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans Elizabeth Emmert In-person Nov 2 [Thurs] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 7 [Tues] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 9 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Nov 14 [Tues] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 16 [Thurs] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 23 [Thurs] No Seminar - Thanksgiving -- -- -- Nov 28 [Tues] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 30 [Thurs] Seminar Canceled - - - Dec 7 [Thurs] David Shiffman, Arizona State University Why everything you know about shark conservation is wrong Noah Bressman In-person -
Spring 2023
Spring 2023 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Feb 2
[Thurs]No Seminar Feb 9
[Thurs]Rachael Faust, Recycling Coordinator, Salisbury University Waste Management at Salisbury University from an Alumna and their Journey Kim Hunter In-person Feb 16
[Thurs]Brenda Miller, Education Director, Salisbury University Birding with a Clean Slate: Rediscovering Nature on the Other Side of the World Noah Bressman In-person Feb 23
[Thurs]No Seminar Mar 2
[Thurs]Various SU biology faculty & graduate/undergraduate students Getting involved in SU biology research In-person Mar 9
[Thurs]Dr. Archer Larned, Maryland Coastal Bays Program Creating a successful nesting raft in Chincoteague Bay Kim Quillin In-person Mar 16
[Thurs]Thomas Stewart, Pennsylvania State University The water to land transition of early tetrapods Noah Bressman In-person Mar 23
[Thurs]No Seminar (Spring Break) Mar 30
[Thurs]William McAvoy, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control The Flora and Ecology of Delmarva Bays, a unique freshwater wetland type Richard T. Wilkens In-person Apr 6
[Thurs]Hale Amplo, Rutgers University Functional Morphology and Joint Biomechanics of Frogfish Noah Bressman In-person Apr 13
[Thurs]Steven J Sarro, Smithsonian National Zoo The African Penguin – endangered and declining! Mary Gunther In-person Apr 20
[Thurs]Seminar Canceled Apr 27
[Thurs]Karsin Bachran, Salisbury University SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense Eric Liebgold In-person May 4
[Thurs]Jonathan Shaw, Duke University Ecology and evolution of peat mosses ( Sphagnum ): species matter! Richard T. Wilkens In-person May 9
[Thurs]Kyle Musselman, Salisbury University SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense: Say Hello to My Little Friends! Investigating the Influence of Aiptasia Symbiotic State and the Alga Symbiodinium on the Feeding Preferences of the Nudibranch, Berghia Christina Bradley In-person May 11
[Thurs]Faculty Workshop In-person -
Fall 2022
Fall 2022 Seminar Schedule Date & Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Sept 15 [Thurs] SU biology faculty: Gene Williams, Stephanie Miller, Angela Freeman, and Noah Bressman Faculty Spot-Light Susanne Daly In-person Sept 22 [Thurs] Dr. Katie Summers, Agricultural Research Services, US Dept. of Agriculture One Health and Alternatives to Antibiotics in Agriculture Elizabeth Emmert In-person Sept 29 [Thurs] No seminar - - - Oct 5 [Wed] Dr. Andrea Presotto, SU Department of Geography and Geosciences Primates and Elephants: How we find our way around Henson In-person Oct 6 [Thurs] No seminar - - - Oct 13 [Thurs] No seminar Biology group advising NA In-person Oct 20 [Thurs] Don Moore PhD, Advisor, Polar Bears International Evolution of modern accredited zoos: the importance of science Mary R. Gunther In-person Oct 27 [Thurs] Dr. Kate Craft, Applied Physics Lab at Johns Hopkins University The Europa Clipper: Mission to a Jovian Moon Gene Williams In-person Nov 3 [Thurs] Invited speaker, TBD Micro/molecular biology - - Nov 10 [Thurs] Invited speaker, TBD Micro/molecular biology - - Nov 17 [Thurs] Invited speaker, TBD Micro/molecular biology - - Dec 1 [Thurs] Olivia Rose Hamilton, SU Biology “Faux frogs, foam nests, and females: Mate choice as an evolutionary driver of conspicuous mating signals” (SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense) Kim Hunter & Ryan Taylor In-person Dec 8 [Thurs] No Seminar -
Spring 2022
Spring 2022 Seminar Schedule Date Speaker Title/Topic Host Status Feb. 10 - - - - Feb. 17 Brinkley Rayne, Salisbury Zoo Acclimation of Zoo Animals - to the zoo, each other, and the staff Mary Roman Gunther - Feb. 24 Katie Hunzinger, Univ. of Pennsylvania
Relationship between concussion and subsequent musculoskeletal injury Noah Bressman - Mar. 3 - - - - Mar. 10
** Canceled **
Cassidy Schweibenz (SU Alumna), Penn Medicine, Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Exploration of Clinical Careers in Healthcare for Biology/Pre-nursing Majors Eugene Williams Mar. 17 Maxwell Bressman, MD Covid-19 in NYC at the beginning of the pandemic from the perspective of a physician Noah Bressman ZOOM Mar. 31 Karla Heidelberg, USC, and NSF Antarctica Program Extreme Science: Evaluating Effects of Climate Change on Aspects of Marine Biology in Antarctica Ann Barse - Apr. 7 Susanne Daly, Salisbury University Chew on this: tooth form and and function in primates Victor Miriel - Apr. 14 Keith Peterman, York College of Pennsylvania
Matt Cordes, WritingWorksA Tale of Two Orgies: Climate Change in the Anthropocene Susanne Daly - Tuesday
Apr. 19Jessica Strange, M.Sc. Thesis Defense
Analyzing the Effects of Mercury on Acetylcholinesterase In Vitro Jennifer Nyland - Apr. 21 Sheridan Sargent, M.Sc. Thesis Defense When Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Isn’t Enough: Impaired Vertebral Development and Persistent Behavioral Deficits Jessica Clark - Apr. 28 Lindsay Sailer, Postdoc, Cornell University Epigenetic mechanisms of pair bonding Angela Freeman - May 5 Stephanie Miller, M.Sc. Thesis Defense Investigations into the regulation of short-chain fatty acid assimilation and ethanolamine metabolism in bacteria Michael Carter and Les Erickson - -
Spring 2021
Past Biology Spring Seminars Date Speaker Title/Topic Host Status Feb. 11 Joan Maloof, Prof. Emeritus, Salisbury University Recent Scientific Evidence Linking Old-Growth Forests and Carbon Uptake Ann Barse View Feb. 11 Video Feb. 18 Kim Quillin, Salisbury University Is tree phenology changing on campus due to climate change? Ann Barse View Feb. 18 Video Feb. 25 Lauren Green, Notre Dame Microglia during development and disease Jessica Clark View Feb. 25 Video Mar. 4 Itumeleng Moroenyane, Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique, Quebec Plant-microbobe interactions in agroecosystems Christopher Briand View Mar. 4 Video Mar. 11 Julie Jung, Boston University The development of a decision: how red-eyed treefrog embryos sense snake shakes and decide to escape Kim Hunter & Ryan Taylor View Mar. 11 Video Mar. 18 Justin North, The Ohio State University Bacterial Sulfur Salvage: Making Methionine from Metabolic Waste Michael Carter View Mar. 18 Video Mar. 25 Brinkley Rayne, Kate Holloway, and Hannah Buchek, Salisbury Zoo Topic: Hand-rearing a Sloth: Pierre's Story Mary Gunther View Mar. 25 Video Apr. 1 Matt Moran, Hendrix College Lost ecosystem services from oil and gas land development and opportunities for restoration Jocelyn Bunting View Apr. 1 Video Apr. 8 Nina Kikel-Coury, Notre Dame Exploring Astroglia Beyond the Nervous System: Nexus Glia in the Heart Jessica Clark Apr. 8 Zoom Link Apr. 15 Andrew McGowan, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Working at a National Estuary Program; Research and Restoration in the Delaware Inland Bays Dana Price Apr. 22 Georgia Silvera Seamans, Washington Square Park Eco Projects, NYC Observing urban nature as a sustainable forest-based livelihood strategy in NYC Christopher Briand Apr. 29 Mallory Hagadorn, Utah State University Experience and maturation as factors influencing brain plasticity in solitary and social bees Dana Price