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SUMMARY:SBE Seminar Series: Dr. Jessie Williamson\, Cornell University
DESCRIPTION:TITLE: Avian migration\, physiology\, and speciation at elevational extremes \nABSTRACT: Dr. Williamson will discuss her research on birds that make extreme seasonal shifts in elevation during migration\, and will talk about how these movements affect ecology\, evolution\, and physiology. She will focus on her recent work with giant hummingbirds (Patagona spp.) in Peru and Chile\, in which she’s combined migration tracking\, genomics\, and field physiological approaches to uncover a spectacular long-distance migratory journey with an extreme elevational ascent––and cryptic speciation between the world’s largest hummingbirds. \nBIOGRAPHY Jessie is an integrative ornithologist who combines approaches across disciplines and timescales to study how elevation affects the migration\, physiology\, and genomic divergence of birds. Her research takes place in the U.S. and the South American Andes.Currently\, Jessie is an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Rose Fellow\, sponsored by Dr. Irby Lovette and Dr. Maren Vitousek at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. She completed her Ph.D. with Dr. Chris Witt at the University of New Mexico and Museum of Southwestern Biology\, where she is a Research Associate. \nIn August 2025\, Jessie will join the University of Wyoming as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology & Physiology. \nHosted by WFCB\, Kurt Ongman
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/sbe-seminar-series-dr-jessie-williamson-cornell-university/
LOCATION:Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\, 5710 Norman Smith Hall\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
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SUMMARY:UMaine Institute of Medicine: Dr. Zhao Xuan
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Zhao Xuan\, Ph.D.\, Assistant professor of neurobiology\, School of Biology and Ecology\, UMaine \nAbout the speaker:  Dr. Zhao Xuan is an assistant professor of Neurobiology at the University of Maine\, specializing in cellular and molecular biology of neurons\, synapse development\, and invertebrate genetics. She earned her Ph.D. from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2014. Dr. Xuan’s research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of synapse formation and function\, intending to reveal novel mechanisms underlying synaptic deficits in neurological diseases. Learn more about Dr. Xuan \nAbout the seminar:  The brain consists of neurons that communicate via synapses\, and the loss of these connections is linked to neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Our goal is to maintain synapse health. With 100 billion neurons and 100 trillion synapses\, the human brain is complex\, making direct study challenging. In my lab\, we use C. elegans\, a 1mm worm with a fully mapped connectome\, to investigate neuronal communication. Despite its simplicity\, C. elegans shares molecular similarities with humans\, including DNA\, proteins\, and signaling pathways. In this talk\, I will present our discovery of Clarinet\, a novel synaptic protein\, using forward genetics and microscopy. I will discuss its role in synaptic processes\, such as autophagy\, by bridging the active and periactive zones. \nThe event is free but registration is required. Register here!
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/umaine-institute-of-medicine-dr-zhao-xuan/
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SUMMARY:SBE Seminar Series: Dr. Melissa Aikens\, University of New Hampshire
DESCRIPTION:Quantitative skills are an essential core competency for undergraduate life science students. As part of their undergraduate curriculum\, students should be learning how to interpret and construct graphs\, apply statistical analyses to data\, and understand how to use and interpret mathematical models of biological phenomena. However\, learning these skills can be challenging for students. It first requires that students engage with quantitative problems\, which may be difficult if they have negative self-beliefs and values for math. Once engaged\, students must then apply appropriate cognitive resources to these problems. My research seeks to understand how we can support biology students’ learning of quantitative skills from both a motivational and cognitive perspective. In this talk\, I will discuss how different classroom practices contribute to student motivation to engage in quantitative tasks. I will also discuss recent research we have started in my lab that aims to understand how students reason when interpreting graphs of covarying quantities. Ultimately\, the goal of this research is to inform approaches we can take to teaching quantitative skills in our biology courses in order to equip life science majors with the skills they need to be successful in their careers. \nDr. Aikens is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Education at the University of New Hampshire. She obtained her Ph.D. in Biology at the University of Virginia where she studied ecology and evolutionary biology. She then completed a postdoc in biology education at the University of Georgia and the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Aikens’ research primarily focuses on understanding pedagogical strategies that foster positive attitudes and support student learning of quantitative topics in biology. She teaches courses in introductory biology\, evolution\, and plant ecology and was the recipient of her department’s inaugural Patty Bedker Teaching Award in 2023. Dr. Aikens is also heavily involved in university activities that support undergraduates. She serves as the Director of the Pathways to Professions in the Biosciences program\, an NSF-funded scholarship program that supports community college transfer students in the life sciences\, and is a co-developer and co-facilitator of the UNH Mentorship Academy\, which provides training to faculty\, staff\, and students on mentoring undergraduate researchers in STEM. \nHosted by Angela Mech
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/sbe-seminar-series-dr-melissa-aikens-university-of-new-hampshire/
LOCATION:Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\, 5710 Norman Smith Hall\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
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SUMMARY:SBE Seminar Series: Dr. Melissa Aikens\, University of New Hampshire
DESCRIPTION:TITLE: Building Quantitative Skills in Biology Students \nABSTRACT: Quantitative skills are an essential core competency for undergraduate life science students. As part of their undergraduate curriculum\, students should be learning how to interpret and construct graphs\, apply statistical analyses to data\, and understand how to use and interpret mathematical models of biological phenomena. However\, learning these skills can be challenging for students. It first requires that students engage with quantitative problems\, which may be difficult if they have negative self-beliefs and values for math. Once engaged\, students must then apply appropriate cognitive resources to these problems. My research seeks to understand how we can support biology students’ learning of quantitative skills from both a motivational and cognitive perspective. In this talk\, I will discuss how different classroom practices contribute to student motivation to engage in quantitative tasks. I will also discuss recent research we have started in my lab that aims to understand how students reason when interpreting graphs of covarying quantities. Ultimately\, the goal of this research is to inform approaches we can take to teaching quantitative skills in our biology courses in order to equip life science majors with the skills they need to be successful in their careers. \nBIOGRAPHY: Dr. Aikens is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Education at the University of New Hampshire. She obtained her Ph.D. in Biology at the University of Virginia where she studied ecology and evolutionary biology. She then completed a postdoc in biology education at the University of Georgia and the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Aikens’ research primarily focuses on understanding pedagogical strategies that foster positive attitudes and support student learning of quantitative topics in biology. She teaches courses in introductory biology\, evolution\, and plant ecology and was the recipient of her department’s inaugural Patty Bedker Teaching Award in 2023. Dr. Aikens is also heavily involved in university activities that support undergraduates. She serves as the Director of the Pathways to Professions in the Biosciences program\, an NSF-funded scholarship program that supports community college transfer students in the life sciences\, and is a co-developer and co-facilitator of the UNH Mentorship Academy\, which provides training to faculty\, staff\, and students on mentoring undergraduate researchers in STEM. \nHosted by Angela Mech
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/sbe-seminar-series-dr-melissa-aikens-university-of-new-hampshire-2/
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