Spring 2025 Seminar Series
Seminars are held on Mondays from 11:15 am until 12:15 pm in the Toxicology Auditorium (TOX 2104) unless otherwise noted.
| Date | Time | Speaker | Affiliation | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/13 | 11:15 am | Carolyn Young | Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, NC State | DEPP past, present, and our strategic future | TOX 2104 |
| 1/20 | MLK Day – No seminar | ||||
| 1/27 | 11:15 am | Scotty Yang | Virginia Tech University | Behavioral, molecular and microbial ecology in ant invasions | TOX 2104 |
| 2/3 | 11:15 am | Sanjay Antony-Babu | Texas A&M University | The Sinister Side of Phytomicrobiomes: Pathobiomes and Dysbioisis | TOX 2104 |
| 2/10 | 11:15 am | Alyssa Koehler Betts | University of Delaware | Opening the can of worms: approaches to nematode management in the Mid-Atlantic | TOX 2104 |
| 2/17 | 11:15 am | Erika Machtinger (Vince Parman Memorial Lecture) | Penn State University | Behavioral Blind Spots: Aligning Tick Management with Host Ecology for Maximum Impact | Thomas Hall 3503 (Stephens Room) |
| 2/24 | 11:15 am | Ellen Martinson | University of New Mexico | Oh the gall! Plant manipulating insects and their associated communities | TOX 2104 |
| 3/3 | 11:15 am | Michelle Heck | Cornell University | Solving citrus greening: closing the gap between the lab and the grove | TOX 2104 |
| 3/10 | Spring Break – No Seminar | ||||
| 3/17 | 4:00 pm | Jean Ristaino | Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, NC State | Tracking a Plant Killer In Ireland: Historical and Scientific Reflections on the Irish Famine Pathogen | Plant Sciences Building, Rooms 1322 ABC |
| 3/24 | 11:15 am | Ignazio Carbone | Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, NC State | From Aspergillus to AI: accelerating biological discovery through tools and innovation | TOX 2104 |
| 3/31 | 11:15 am | Gregory Sword | Texas A&M University | From Cotton to Locusts and Back: Tales of Edited Genomes and Invasive Swarms | TOX 2104 |
| 4/7 | 11:15 am | Dominic Reisig | Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, NC State | The Myth of the Master Plan in Extension and Research | TOX 2104 |
| 4/14 | 11:15 am | Brantlee Spakes-Richter | University of Florida | Pathways to teaching: Preparing to teach in any sector | TOX 2104 |
| 4/21 | 11:15 am | Bianca Lopez | Associate Editor, Science (AAAS) | Publishing and professional editing at Science | TOX 2104 |
| 4/22 | 10:00 am | Lauren Weidner (Mike Duke Seminar) | Arizona State University | From Flies to Forensics: The Science Behind Insect Evidence in Legal Cases | Thomas Hall 3503 (Stephens Room) |
| 4/24 | 5:00 pm | Paul Esker (Rosie Perez Seminar) | Penn State University | From Boots on the Ground to Big Data: Advancing Agriculture through Science and Practice | Talley Student Union, Room 4280 |
Past Seminars
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