Past Events
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Nov 15WN@tL: “Vaccinium Hybrids: The Case for Blueberry by Cranberry Hybridizations”
UW Biotechnology Center Auditorium (room 1111), 425 Henry Mall WN@tL Schedule
Speaker: Fernando de la Torre, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences Description: The talk will cover the topic of hybridization within the Vaccinium genus, the history of blueberry and cranberry improvement cycles, as well as what can be expected from ‘blueberry by cranberry’ hybrids by analyzing hybrid fruits and their characteristics. The presentation will feature audience participation, …
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Nov 8WN@tL: :Human Stem Cells 25 Years Later, Where are We?”
UW Biotechnology Center Auditorium (room 1111), 425 Henry Mall WN@tL Schedule
Speaker: Su-Chun Zhang, Neuroscience Description: Human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) can generate all cell types in our body, opening the possibility to unlock the mystery of early human development and to develop therapeutics for a range of diseases. The first type of human PSCs, embryonic stem cells (ESCs), was generated by Jamie Thomson here at …
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Nov 1WN@tL: “What Are Cells? (…And Could They Be More?)”
UW Biotechnology Center Auditorium (room 1111), 425 Henry Mall WN@tL Schedule
Speaker: Scott Coyle, Biochemistry Description: All living things are made of “cells” — but what exactly is a cell, and what can we learn from them? In this talk, I will discuss how and why cells are the basic structural and functional units of all life on earth. We will then re-imagine the idea of …
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Oct 25WN@tL: “Immune Memory and Regret – What Biomarkers Can Tell About the Health of the Immune System and Risk of Cancer”
UW Biotechnology Center Auditorium (room 1111), 425 Henry Mall WN@tL Schedule
Speaker: Robert Striker, Medical Microbiology & Immunology Description: This talk will cover what we know about a “healthy immune system” as well as signs that an immune system is “strained” and perhaps no longer able to do its job. Lessons from both the HIV pandemic as well as the Covid pandemic as well as healthy …
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Oct 18WN@tL: Chemical Glassware as Functional Structure
UW Biotechnology Center Auditorium, room 1111 (425 Henry Mall) WN@tL Schedule
Speaker: Daniel Kelm Description: Chemical glassware exists solely to serve the investigation of our material world. It has become so intimately associated with this endeavor that some of the best-known shapes have become universally recognized icons. The development of glassware over the years is the result of numerous influences—including adaptation by chemists to changes in …
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Oct 11WN@tL: Community Conservation: From Wisconsin to the World
UW Biotechnology Center Auditorium, room 1111 (425 Henry Mall) WN@tL Schedule
Speaker: Teri Allendorf, Forest and Wildlife Ecology Description:. Come see how conservation in Wisconsin has influenced conservation around the world. Dr. Teri Allendorf will describe Community Conservation’s projects around the world with local communities to protect biodiversity, including endangered species such as yellow-tailed woolly monkeys in Peru, orangutans in Malaysia, chimpanzees in Cameroon, and tigers …
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Oct 4WN@tL: Investigating Glacial Lake Yahara
UW Biotechnology Center Auditorium, room 1111 (425 Henry Mall) WN@tL Schedule
Speaker: Eric Carson, WI Geological Survey Description: Following the retreat of the last glaciers from Wisconsin a glacial lake formed along the retreating ice margin in the Madison area. Known as glacial Lake Yahara, this lake covered the footprint of the modern Four Lakes (Teejop) of Madison at a slightly higher lake level and persisted …
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Sep 27WN@tL: The Green Bay Estuary Digital Archives Collection
UW Genetics-Biotech Auditorium rm 1111
On September 27 Hannah Hacker and Emily Tyner of UW-Green Bay will speak on the brand-new Green Bay Estuary Digital Archives Collection, part of the Green Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Description: The Green Bay Estuary Digital Archives Collection is a new digital resource about the Green Bay Estuary and its waterways. The digital collection was built from relevant materials …
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Sep 20Breeding Tree Crops to Fight Climate Change
UW Genetics-Biotech Auditorium rm 1111
On September 20 Scott Brainard of the Savanna Institute will speak on “Breeding Tree Crops to Cut Climate Change.” Description: Agricultural research on tree crops has seen systematic underinvestment for more than a century. The handful of major annual grain crops that are most prevalent in Midwest agriculture have achieved and maintained their level of ubiquity on the …
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Sep 13WN@tL: “Fate of Aquatic Pesticides Used for Invasive Species Control in Lakes and Rivers”
UW Biotechnology Center, 425 Henry Mall, room 1111 (auditorium) WNTtL Schedule
Speaker:Christy Remucal, Civil and Environmental Engineering Description: Pesticides are commonly used to control invasive species, such as Eurasian watermilfoil and the sea lamprey, in lakes and rivers in Wisconsin. It is important to understand how long these chemicals last in surface waters to limit impacts on non-target organisms. This presentation will explore the processes that …