Mondays 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Hubbard Hall 218
Seminars are open to the public. Attendance is required for all students enrolled in Biol 497, Biol 797, and all current graduate students.
For additional information, please contact Dr. Mark Schneegurt.
Seminars
Presented by the Wichita State University Department of Biological Sciences
January | February | March | April | May
January 26th, 2026
Orientation
- All enrolled students are required to attend
February 2nd, 2026
Yuanyuan Gao, PhD
- Affiliation: Wichita State University, Dept of Biomedical Engineering
- Topic: Introduction to Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
February 9th, 2026
Lauren Goins, PhD
- Affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine
- Topic: How Spatial and Temporal Signals Shape Blood Cell Development
February 16th, 2026
Esben Kjaer, PhDAlvin Sarachek Research Seminar
- Affiliation: Oklahoma State University
- Topic: Moo-ving Away from the Middle: Intense Disturbances Promote Rangeland Plant Diversity While Inhibiting Invasive Species
February 23rd, 2026
Whit Gibbons, PhDWatkins Visiting Professor
- Affiliation: University of Georgia
- Topic: Turtle Tales from a Long Life in the Slow Lane: Mysteries and Discoveries in a Never-Ending Story
March 2nd, 2026
Jill Mikucki, PhD
- Affiliation: University of Tennessee
- Topic: Journey Below Ice: Highlights from Studies of the Subglacial Microbiome
March 9th, 2026
Zoë Colatarci
- Affiliation: The Nature Conservancy
- Topic: The Ins and Outs of Prairie Restoration
March 16th, 2026
Spring Break
- No seminar
March 23rd, 2026
Lorelei Patrick, PhD
- Affiliation: Fort Hays State University
- Topic: Bats over Burrows: Investigating the Relationship between Bats and Prairie Dogs
March 30th, 2026
Alexandra Morphew, MS
- Affiliation: Missouri Department of Conservation
- Topic: Varied Approaches to Pollinator Conservation: Insights from Research, Monitoring, and Policy
April 6th, 2026
Graduate Student Presentations:
- Mentor: Dr. Raj Logan
- Mentor: Dr. Gregory Housman
- Mentor: Dr. Leland Russell
April 13th, 2026
Jack Bolton, PhD
- Affiliation: Sterling College
- Topic: Inhibition of Nitrous Oxide Reductase Translation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae by RNA Secondary Structure
April 20th, 2026
Graduate Student Presentations:
- Mentor: Dr. Tom Luhring
- Mentor: Dr. Tom Luhring
- Mentor: Dr. Tom Luhring
April 27, 2026
Graduate Student Presentations:
- Mentor: Dr. Gregory Houseman
- Mentor: Dr. Raj Logan
- Mentor: Dr. George Bousfield
May 4th, 2026
Graduate Student Presentations:
- Mentor: Dr. Li Yao
- Mentor: Dr. Mark Schneegurt
- Mentor: Dr. Bill Hendry