Seminar Series
Upcoming Seminar
Viral genomes as a playbook for mitochondrial activities and molecular function
Dr. Dustin Hancks, UT Southwestern Medical Center
November 14, 2024
4:00pm-5:00pm via Zoom
Meeting ID: 875 8863 6061
Passcode: 405133
Dustin was raised a Cubs fan on the Mississippi River in Moline, IL - the home of the John Deere factory. Following high school, Dustin served in the U.S. Army in Virginia and elsewhere working on cargo ships. After working for Uncle Sam, Dustin returned home and obtained an Associate Degree; then attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for his Bachelor's degree. He obtained his Ph.D. in Genetics at the University of Pennsylvania. He then moved west for his postdoc at the University of Utah which was supported by an American Cancer Society Fellowship and a NIH K99 Pathway to Independence Award. The Hancks Lab was launched in 2017 at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX with support from a recruitment award from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas. In his free time, Dustin enjoys going to rock concerts with his wife; he has attended several hundred to date. In addition, he likes hosting cook-off parties including a chili cook-off now well into its second decade of competition.
About the Seminar Series
The Seminar Series is a unique opportunity for students to learn about new developments in biology and what biologists do after they graduate. Hosted by the Department of Biological Sciences at California State University, Long Beach, the weekly meetings invite guests from universities, research laboratories, and industry to present and discuss current topics in biology. All students are encouraged to attend.
Seminar Coordinator
For information and suggestions about our Seminar Series, please contact the seminar coordinator:
Dr. Peter Ramirez
Peter.Ramirez@csulb.edu
Schedule
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2024 | Viral genomes as a playbook for mitochondrial activities and molecular function | Dr. Dustin Hancks, UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| November 21, 2024 | (topic: bacteriology) | Dr. Amanda Carbajal, Duke University |
| December, 5, 2024 | (topic: parasitology) | Dr. Pascale Guiton, Santa Clara University |
Previous Seminars
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| November 7, 2024 | Dealing with pH stress: mechanisms for acid-base regulation and energy metabolism in sharks and rays | Dr. Jinae Roa, CSU Los Angeles |
| October 31, 2024 | From Landscaping to the Lab and Beyond | Dr. David Gonzalez, UC San Diego |
| October 24, 2024 | Fundamental to Impact: Host-microbe interactions in the ocean and human gut | Dr. Nicolas Shikuma, San Diego State University |
| October 17, 2024 | The control of sea star locomotion | Dr. Theodora Po, UC Irvine |
| October 10, 2024 | Boechera, Why are you so cool? | Dr. Elizabeth Waters, San Diego State University |
| October 3, 2024 | Botany without borders: A tri-national approach to engage students into plant sciences | Dr. Lluvia Flores-Renteria, San Diego State University |
| September 26, 2024 | Joshua Trees and their Pollinators, A Model of Mutualism in Extreme Environments | Dr. Jeremy Yoder, CSU Northridge |
| September 19, 2024 | The Skinny on Fat | Dr. Claudio Villanueva, UCLA |
| September 5, 2024 | Flashy feathers and microscopic mechanisms: how and why are birds colorful? | Dr. Allison Shultz, Natural History Museum |
| August 29, 2024 | Seminar Series Orientation | Dr. Peter Ramirez, CSU Long Beach |
The Seminar Series Archive has topics from previous semesters.
