Department Seminars

This information is an overview of seminars planned for this semester. All seminars are at 11:15 a.m. in G33 Jordan Hall, unless otherwise noted. Email biolsci@clemson.edu or call 864-656-2328 to request a Zoom link. Zoom links are only for students and colleagues outside of our department.

▧ Spring 2025 Seminars

• January 13: “From Biotechnology to Biomonitoring: eDNA as a Comprehensive Tool for Marine Ecosystems” — Jeanette Davis, Hampton University, hosted by Tokea Payton and Michael Childress.
• February 3: “Do Constraints on Scheduling Energy-Intensive Life-History Events Determine Resiliency of Migratory Birds to Climate Change?” — Clark Rushing, University of Georgia, hosted by Casey Youngflesh.
• February 24: “Bacterial Strategies for Stress Survival Across Diverse Mammalian Host Niches” — Sean Crosson, Michigan State University, hosted by Anna Seekatz.
• March 10: “Archaeopteryx: Icon of Evolution” — Jingmai O’Connor, Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, hosted by Susan Chapman.
• March 24: “Developing a Spatio-Temporal Multi-omic Atlas of Bacterial Pyelonephritis” — Juan de Dios Ruiz-Rosado, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University, hosted by Emily Rosowski.
• April 7: “Diseases, Declines and Decisions: Ecology and Management of Amphibian Diseases” — Molly Bletz, Penn State University, hosted by Drew Kanes and Sharon Bewick.
• April 14: “Ducking & Diving – Adaptation and Convergence in Waterfowl Macroevolution” — Janet “J.C.” Buckner, University of Texas at Arlington, hosted by Sam Price.
• April 21: “Peptides as Diverse Therapeutic Scaffolds From Heavy Metals to the Genome” — Andrew Lipchik, Wayne State University, hosted by Qing Liu.
• April 28: “An Unexpected Snack: Understanding Exposure and Mechanisms of Microplastic Toxicity in Marine and Aquatic Organisms” — Susanne Brander, Oregon State University, hosted by Kylie Rock.