EEB Seminar Series – Fall 2025

EEBL 681 Course Orientation – Students Only

EEB General Meeting

Heath Blackmon, EEB Chair

Host: EEB Executive Committee

Ian Ausprey
Texas A&M University, ECCB
Title: Light, heat, and the fate of wild bird populations in the Alps and Andes
Host: EEB Core Faculty

Brian Davis
Texas A&M University, VTPB
Title: Towards “complete” genomes and advancing comparative genomics in domestic mammals
Host:  EEB Core Faculty

Prashant Sharma
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Title: Reciprocal illumination between genomes, phylogeny, and development in the evolutionary biology of the arachnids
Host:  Greg Sword (ENTO)

Eric Duell
Texas A&M University, ECCB
Title:  The many roles of the plant-soil microbiome: From individuals to ecosystems
Host: EEB Core Faculty

Fall Break – No Seminar

Amanda Koltz
University of Texas
Title:  Species interactions and ecosystems in a changing world
Host:  Jessica Light (ECCB)

Antonio M.M. Rodrigues
Texas A&M University, ECCB
Title: Social evolution and ecology
Host: EEB Core Faculty

Rauri Bowie
University of California, Berkeley
Title:  From Ice to Islands: Unraveling the evolutionary journey of penguins
Host:  Gary Voelker (ECCB)

Jacqueline Webb
University of Rhode Island
Title:  Evolution of the Lateral Line System of Fishes: Let’s not forget about all those superficial neuromasts
Host:  Kevin Conway (ECCB)

Barrett Klein
University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse
Title:  The Insect Epiphany: How Our Six-legged Allies Shape Human Culture
Host:  Juliana Rangel (ENTO) / EEB

This seminar co-hosted with the Department of Entomology.

Thanksgiving Holiday – No Seminar

Andrea Sweigart
University of Georgia
Title:  Genetics of speciation in Mimulus
Host:  Courtney Fitzpatrick (BIOL) /  Alan Pepper (BIOL)