Biology Seminar Series
Throughout the spring semester, the Biology Department will be hosting a seminar series on a variety of topics. No registration necessary. Check out the seminar schedule below and join us for a semester of engaging seminars!
Spring 2024 Seminar Schedule
Unless otherwise noted, all seminars will be held in the Laboratory Science Commons 1207 from 4 PM to 5 PM.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Dr. John Liu, Vice President for Research and Professor, Department of Biology, Tennessee
Tech University: Genomic and epigenomic sex determination in Channel Catfish
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Dr. Victoria Ayres, Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, Tennessee Tech
University: Heating system and feed additive effects on broiler performance, foot pad quality,
and immune status
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Dr. JingJing Li, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biology, Tennessee Tech University:
The role of nutrients for selecting the dominant algal genera in rivers
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Dr. Mary Freeman, Research Ecologist, US Geological Survey: Reflections on 30 years of flow-ecology and prospects for environmental flows
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Dan Elbert, Field Supervisor, US Fish and Wildlife Service: Endangered species conservation in Tennessee
Friday, April 5, 2024
Biology Student Research Colloquium — 1:30 PM to 5 PM, Stonecipher Lecture Hall 113
and Lobby
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Haley Oakley, MS Defense Seminar, Department of Biology, Tennessee Tech University
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Kathryn Vesely, MS Defense Seminar, Department of Biology, Tennessee Tech University:
Reproductive ecology of female Canada Geese in the Upper Cumberland Region of Tennessee,
1998-2023
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Cassandra Fink, MS Defense Seminar, Department of Biology, Tennessee Tech University
