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) or via Zoom (if indicated), starting at 3:00 PM on Mondays. All are welcome to attend. For more information, please contact Dr. Thomas Anderson (thander@siue.edu) or Dr. Susanne DiSalvo(sdisalv@siue.edu).
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Title or Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/17/25 | Drs. Anderson and DiSalvo |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Biology |
Course Introduction and Syllabus |
| 8/25/25 | SIUE faculty parade | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Biology |
Learn about our department and consider getting research experience! |
| 9/1/25 | - | - |
No class - Labor Day |
| 9/8/25 | Emily Morris | Saint Louis University |
What’s the Buzz: Exploring Tropical Urban Bees in Puerto Rico |
| 9/15/25 | Sara Miller | UMSL |
Social behavior and evolutionary diversification |
| 9/22/25 | Britt Ousterhout | Bayer |
Turning pixels into performance: Characterizing crops at a global scale |
| 9/29/25 | Colleen Wagner Bocke | Saint Louis University |
Magel2 and Prader-Willi Syndrome: Contributions to Dysregulated Feeding and Neuroendocrine Function |
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10/6/25 |
Tom Radomski | Washington University STL |
Life on the edge of the urban heat island. |
| 10/13/25 | Brett Fredricksen | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Biology |
Measuring stress responses in trees: stories of drought, disease, and cold response. |
| 10/20/25 | B. Duygu Özpolat | Washington University STL |
Cellular mechanisms of regeneration in Annelids |
| 10/27/25 | Callum Stephenson | Washington University STL |
TBA |
| 11/3/25 | BIO Dept. EXAM |
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(492m only) |
| 11/10/25 | Liz Mallot | Washington University STL | Impacts of flooding and failing infrastructure on the human gut microbiome |
| 11/17/25 | 492m Oral Presentations | - | - |
| 11/24/25 | - | - | No class - Thanksgiving Break |
| 12/1/25 | 492m Poster Presentation | - | - |
| 12/8/25 | - | - | No class - Finals week |
