School of Biological Sciences Seminar

Thursdays at 3:30 pm via Zoom or in-person in Hamilton Hall 112

In person seminars will be on a case by case basis and will be noted under the speaker's name.

Zoom Link: https://unl.zoom.us/j/94081044933

Password: sbsseminar

The School of Biological Sciences Seminar Series is a weekly series presented by invited speakers and UNL faculty to showcase current research advances in biological sciences. All School of Biological Sciences Seminars are free and open to the public.

Fall 2026

August 27th - BIOS 310 Orientation 

September 3rd - Dr. Maria Stager, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

• Location: In Person and Zoom
• Title: The Importance of Flexibility in a Changing World
• Hosted by: Dai Shizuka
• Poster

September 10th - Dr. Rana Khalil Zabad, Founder and Director, NeuroContinuum, LLC

• Location: In Person and Zoom
• Title: From Phenotypes to Endotypes - Re-Thinking Multiple Sclerosis Through Mechanistic Lenses
• Hosted by: Luwen Zhang
• Poster

September 17th - Dr. Ian Keesey, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

• Location: In Person and Zoom
• Title: There and Back Again: From D. melanogaster towards the Genus Drosophila 
• Hosted by: SBS Promotion and Tenure Committee
• Poster

September 24th - Dr. Jessie Tanner, University of Tennessee

• Location: In Person and Zoom
• Title: Complex Choice Environments Level the Playing Field for Unattractive Treefrog Males
• Hosted by: Eileen Hebets
• Poster

October 1st - Dr. Hiroshi Shiozaki, Stowers Institute 

• Location: In Person and Zoom
• Title: Neural circuit evolution and the origins of behavioral diversity 
• Hosted by: Sebastian Kyllmann & Ian Keesey
• Poster

October 8th - No Seminar

October 15th - Dr. Jim Holden, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

• Location: In Person and Zoom
• Title: Energy generation in a thermophilic sulfur-reducing autotroph
• Hosted by: Biology Graduate Student Association
• Poster

October 22nd - Dr. Gavin Rice, Kansas State University

• Location: In Person and Zoom
• Title: Investigating the genetic origins of new body parts in Drosophila
• Hosted by: Kristi Montooth
• Poster

October 29th - No Seminar

November 5th - Dr. Betsy Swanner, Iowa State University

• Location: In Person and Zoom
• Title: TBD
• Hosted by: Karrie Weber

November 12th - Dr. Wenzhe Ho, Temple University

• Location: In Person and Zoom
• Title: TBD
• Hosted by: Luwen Zhang

November 19th - Dr. Nicole Sexton, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

• Location: In Person and Zoom
• Title: TBD
• Hosted by: SBS Promotion and Tenure Committee

November 26th - No Seminar - Thanksgiving Break

December 3rd - Dr. Anna Hiatt, Hastings College

• Location: In Person and Zoom
• Title: Alternative grading and assessment strategies in undergraduate biology courses
• Hosted by: Chad Brassil

December 10th - Dr. Karen Kim Guisbert

• Location: In Person and Zoom
• Title: Assay for the Afterglow: Visualizing Calcium Transients During Fertilization and Beyond
• Hosted by: Mike Herman