Seminars Spring 2026
The Department of Biology will hold online or in-person seminars during Spring 2026 semester. Seminars start at 4:00 pm unless otherwise stated. All in-person seminars are located in Life Sciences and Biotechnology 1006. Please contact Dr. Rebecca Asch, Seminar Committee chair, for details.
Seminar Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Speaker Affiliation | Format (in person/online) | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2026 | Roland Kays | NCSU | In person | Local and Global Biodiversity Monitoring with the Internet of Animals |
| January 22, 2026 | David Hart | ECU | In Person | Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Imaging |
| January 29, 2026 | Karen Litwa | ECU | In Person | Signatures of Sulphoraphane-Mediated Neuroprotection in Brain Organoids and Microglia |
| February 3, 2026 | TT Candidate | In person | ||
| February 5, 2026 | TT Candidate | In person | ||
| February 10, 2026 | TT Candidate | In person | ||
| February 12, 2026 | TT Candidate | In person | ||
| February 19, 2026 | Taylor Sloey | Old Dominion University | In person | Wetlands in the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration |
| February 26, 2026 | Ken Lohmann | UNC Chapel Hill | In person | Magnetic Navigation in Sea Turtles: Compasses, Maps, and Mechanisms |
| March 5, 2026 | Colm Kelleher | Syracuse University | Online | Active Liquid Crystal Physics in the Spindle Microtubule Network. |
| March 12, 2026 | SPRING BREAK - NO SEMINAR | |||
| March 19, 2026 | Martha Soto | Rutgers | Online | TBD |
| March 26, 2026 | Mohamed Noor | Duke University | In person | What can Star Trek, or other science fiction, teach us about evolution? |
| April 2, 2026 | Zi Gao | Scripps Research | In person | TBD |
| April 9, 2026 | Robert Dunn | Ecological Dynamics LLC | In person | TBD |
| April 16, 2026 | Biology Undergraduate Symposium | ECU | In person | Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium |
| April 23, 2026 | Ed Hart | Colorado State University | In person | TBD |
ADA Accommodations
Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should contact ECU’s ADA coordinator at least 48 hours prior to the event at 252-737-1018 or ada-coordinator@ecu.edu.