Biology Department Seminars

Spring 2026 Department of Biology Seminar Series 


February 9, 2026
Jilian Bueltmann, Aimee Dunlap, Charles Granger, and Meg Humphries
Biology, UMSL
Title: Seminar on Teaching
2:00 pm
Benton 103

February 23, 2026 
Erin E. Sparks
University of Missouri and Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Title: Linking Development to Function in Maize Brace Roots
2:00 pm
Benton 103

March 4, 2026 
Kirk Winemiller
Texas A&M University

Title: TBD
2:00 pm
Benton 103
March 9, 2026
Ed Spevak
Saint Louis Zoo
Title: TBD
2:00 pm
Benton 103

April 6, 2026 
Cristy Portales-Reyes
Saint Louis University
Title: TBD
2:00 pm
Benton 103

April 20, 2026 
Elizabeth Carlen
Washington University
Title: Society, Culture, & Natural History: How Humans Shape Species from Nomenclature to Evolution
2:00 pm
Benton 103

May 4, 2026
Carmen Puglisi
Missouri Botanical Garden
Title: TBD
2:00 pm
Benton 103