- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
The fall quarter seminars begin Sept. 29 and conclude Dec. 1.
"The fall quarter series will be a mixture of in-person and virtual seminars and we have an exciting list of seminars that includes both national and international speakers," Siddique said. "Both in-person and virtual seminars will be held on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. (Pacific Time)."
The in-person seminars will take place in Room 122 of Briggs Hall. "We have already lined up seven speakers who will be giving in-person seminars," he said. Those will be recorded for later viewing.
Three of the seminars will be virtual. "Virtual seminars will be accomplished using the Zoom meeting software package," Siddique related. A Zoom link will be provided a week before the seminar.
First on tap will be the exit seminar of doctoral candidate Hanna Kahl of the lab of UC Davis distinguished professor Jay Rosenheim. She will speak on "Herbivory of Citrus Fruit by European Earwigs in California" at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 29. This will be an in-person seminar.
No seminar will be held Nov. 3, which conflicts with the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), set Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in Denver, Colo. Many faculty attend the annual meeting.
Siddique joined the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology in July 2019 after serving as a research group leader for several years at the University of Bonn, Germany. Research in the Siddique lab focuses on basic as well as applied aspects of interaction between parasitic nematodes and their host plants. "The long-term object of our research is not only to enhance our understanding of molecular aspects of plant–nematode interaction but also to use this knowledge to provide new resources for reducing the impact of nematodes on crop plants in California."
For further information on the seminars, contact Siddique at ssiddique@ucdavis.edu.
- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Zoom links and times will be announced for each speaker, he said.
The list:
- 10/1/20
Gil Rosenthal, Texas A&M
“Mate Choice and its Consequences for Speciation and Hybridization”
Host: Gail Patricelli - 10/8/20
Nandita Garud, UCLA
“Rapid Adaptation in Natural Populations: Lessons from Drosophila and the Human Microbiome”
Host: Kate Lane - 10/15/20
Sarah Fitzpatrick, W. K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University
“Linking Evolution and Demography through Genetic Rescue of Small Populations”
Host: Erin Calfee - 10/22/20
Jenny Ouyang, University of Nevada, Reno
“Ecology and Evolution of Physiological Traits in a Changing World”
Host: Thomas Coombs-Hahn - 10/29/20
Gillian Bowser, Colorado State University
“Ecological Racism: The Blindness to Environmental and Social Justice in Ecological Research”
Host: Frederick Nelson - 11/5/20
Alison Feder, UC Berkeley
“Probing Tumor Evolutionary Progression through Space and Time”
Host: Matt Osmond - 11/12/20
Ellen Damschen, University of Wisconsin
“Local and Landscape Influences on Plant Community Dynamics in a Changing World”
Host: Susan Harrison - 11/19/20
Anurag Agrawal, Cornell University
“Ecological and Evolutionary Effects of Suppressing Insect Herbivores in a Long-term Field Experiment”
Host: Danielle De La Pascua - 11/26/20
Thanksgiving, No Seminar - 12/3/20
Emily Darling, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York City
“Big Data on Coral Reefs for Ecology, Conservation, and International Policy”
Host: Brooke Benson - 12/10/20
Susana Wadgymar, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina
“Can Assisted Gene Flow Rescue Populations that are Threatened by Climate Change?”
Host: Elena Suglia
Contact: Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra at rossibarra@ucdavis.edu
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The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will launch its fall quarter seminars on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
Coordinated by assistant professor and community ecologist Rachel Vannette, the seminars will take place at 4:10 p.m., every Wednesday in Room 122 of Briggs Hall through Dec. 5 except on Nov. 20 (no seminar due to the Entomological Society of America meeting in St. Louis, Mo).
The schedule:
Sept. 25
James Nieh, professor, Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, Department of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego
Topic: "Animal Information Warfare: How Sophisticated Communication May Arise from the Race to Find an Advantage in a Deadly Game Between Honey Bees and their Predators" (See lab website)
Host: Brian Johnson, associate professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology
Link to Seminar
Oct. 2
Nathan Schroeder, assistant professor, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Topic: "Stem Cells and Neurobiology of Nematodes"
Host: Shahid Saddique, assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology
Link to Seminar
Oct. 9:
John Mola, doctoral candidate, Neal Williams lab, Graduate Group in Ecology
Exit seminar: "Bumble Bee Movement Ecology and Response to Wildfire." Mola specializes in bee biology, pollinator ecology and population genetics.
Host: Neal Williams, professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology
Link to Seminar
Oct. 16:
Rebecca Irwin, professor of applied ecology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.
Topic: "The Role of Floral Traits in Pollination and Bee Disease Transmission." She specializes in the ecology and evolution of multiple-species interactions, pollination biology, and species invasions
Host: Rachel Vannette, assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology
Link to Seminar
Oct. 23:
Julián Hillyer, director of the program in career development and associate professor of biological sciences, Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, Nashville, Tenn.
Topic: "Not So Heartless: Functional Integration of the Immune and Circulatory Systems of Mosquitoes"
Host: Olivia Winokur, graduate student, Chris Barker lab
Link to Seminar
Oct. 30:
Takato Imaizumi, professor, Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle
Topic: Circadian Timing Mechanisms in Plant-Pollinator Interaction"
Host: Joanna Chiu, associate professor and vice chair of the Department of Entomology and Nematology
Link to Seminar
Nov. 6:
Brock Harpur, assistant professor, Department of Entomology, Purdue University
Topic: "Beekeeping in the 21st Century: Can We Incorporate Genomics into Beekeeping?"
Host: Santiago Ramirez, associate professor, UC Davis Department of Evolution and Ecology, College of Biological Sciences
(Seminar Not Available)
Nov. 13:
Don Cippollini, director of environmental sciences and professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University
Topic: "The Potential for Host Switching via Ecological Fitting in the Emerald Ash Borer-Host Plant System"
Link to Seminar
Nov. 20:
No seminar (meeting of Entomological Society of America in St. Louis, Mo.)
Dec. 4:
Jackson Audley, doctoral candidate who studied with the late Steve Seybold
Topic: "Semiochemical Interruption of Host Selection Behavior of the Invasive Walnut Twig Beetle, Pityophthorus juglandis."
Link to Seminar
More information on the fall seminars or schedule is available from Vannette at rlvannette@ucdavis.edu.
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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.
- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
All will take place on Wednesdays from 4:10 to 5 p.m. in 122 Briggs Hall, Kleiber Hall Drive.
Coordinator Rachel Vannette, assistant professor of entomology, has announced the following:
Sept. 27: “Bug Smell: Evolution of Communication” by Zain Syed of the University of Notre Dame, formerly of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
Oct. 4: “Genomic Signatures of Social Evolution in Social Insects” by Tim Linksvayer, University of Pennsylvania
Oct. 11: “Multitrophic Mediation of Plant Perception of Herbivores” by Gary Felton, Pennsylvania State University, who received his doctorate in entomology from UC Davis
Oct. 18: Exit seminar by Leslie Saul-Gershenz, doctoral candidate, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
Oct. 25: "Ecoinformatics and the Curious Case of Katydids in California Citrus" by Bodil Cass, UC Davis
Nov. 1: “Mating Distruption of Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter by Playback of Natural Vibrational Signals in Vineyard Trellis” by Rodrigo Krugner of the U.S,. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS)
Nov. 8: Exit seminar by doctoral candidate/ecologist Ash Zemenick, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
Nov. 15: “Revelations from Phasmatodea Digestive Track Transcriptomics” by Matan Shelomi, National Taiwan University, who received his doctorate in entomology from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
Nov. 22: Thanksgiving week; no seminar
Nov. 29; “Ant Social Parasites Repeatedly Evolved Reproduction Isolation from Their Hosts in Sympatry” by Christian Rabeling, Arizona State University
Dec. 6: “Root Knot Nematode and Associated Pathogen Resistance” by Phil Roberts, University of Riverside
Cookies will be provided prior to the seminar. For more information on the seminars, contact Vannette at rlvannette@ucdavis.edu or graduate program coordinator Jessica Padilla at jespadilla@ucdavis.edu.
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