- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Coordinator Geoffrey Attardo, assistant professor and medical entomologist said that the seminars will take place on Wednesdays at 4:10 in 122 Briggs Hall, located on Kleiber Hall Drive. Exception: Arnaud Martin will speak on Friday, Oct. 19 at noon in 122 Briggs Hall.
Robert Page, provost emeritus of the University of Arizona and emeritus professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has been selected the recipient of the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Award. He will give a seminar on on Thursday, Nov. 29 at the International House, 10 College Park, Davis. A reception begins at 3 p.m., followed by his 4 p.m. seminar, titled "In Search of the Spirit of the Hive: a 30-Year Quest."
The seminars for the fall quarter:
4:10 p.m., Wedneday, Sept. 26
Mark Hoddle, Extension entomologist and director of the Center for Invasive Species Research, University of California, Riverside, will speak on “Protecting California Agriculture from Invasive Pests: Biocontrol of Asian Citrus Psyllid in Urban Southern California."
Host: Geoffrey Attardo
4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3
Daniel Karp, assistant professor in the UC Davis Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology: "Harmonizing Biodiversity Conservation with Agricultural Production Across Working Landscapes"
Host: Jay Rosenheim, professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10
Geoffrey Attardo, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology: "Comparative Genomic Anaylsis of the Tsetse Fly: The Genetics of Lactation, Seminal Proteins and Other Unique Adaptations"
Noon, Friday, Oct. 19 (change from initial schedule of 4:10 p.m., Oct. 17)
Arnaud Martin, assistant professor of biology, George Washington University: "Do Butterflies Dream of Genetic Tattoos? Exploring the Genotype-Phenotype Map Using CRISPR"
Host: Geoffrey Attardo
4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24
Naoki Yamanaka, assistant professor, UC Riverside: "A Membrane Transporter Is Required for Cellular Uptake of Ecdysone"
Host: Geoffrey Attardo
4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31
Fred Wolf, assistant professor, UC Merced: "Drinking Drosophila and Drunk Drosophila: Genes and Circuits for Simple Behaviors"
Host: Joanna Chiu, associate professor and vice chair, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7
Lark Coffey, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine: "Zika Virus in Macaques, Mice and Mosquitoes: Contrasting Virulence and Transmissibility in Disparate Hosts"
Host: Geoffrey Attardo
Wednesday, Nov. 14
(No seminar; Entomological Society of America's annual meeting takes place from Nov. 11-14 in Vancouver, B.C.)
Wednesday, Nov. 21
(No seminar; Thanksgiving week)
Wednesday, Nov. 28
(No seminar)
4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29: Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Seminar, Nov. 29
Recipient is Robert Page, Provost emeritus of the University of Arizona and emeritus professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. He will give a seminar on on Thursday, Nov. 29 at the International House, 10 College Park, Davis. A reception begins at 3 p.m., followed by his 4 p.m. seminar, titled "In Search of the Spirit of the Hive: a 30-Year Quest."
4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 5
Cindy Preto, recent graduate (master's degree in entomology from UC Davis, Frank Zalom lab) "Behavior and Biology of the Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper in Vineyards."
Host: Frank Zalom, distinguished professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
For more information on the seminars, contact Attardo at gmattardo@ucdavis.edu.