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  • ERK1/2 signaling pathway

     ERK1/2 signaling pathway regulates exocytosis and tumor invasion through phosphorylation of the exocyst complex. 

  • Feeding worker and queen

    Social evolution: honey bee nurse workers rear larvae as either new queens or new workers

  • Drosophila

    Drosophila are small flies, typically pale yellow to reddish brown to black, with red eyes. Many species, including the noted Hawaiian picture-wings, have distinct black patterns on the wings. The plumose (feathery) arista, bristling of the head and thorax, and wing venation are characters used to diagnose the family.

  • Sensation

    The sensations of pain, itch, and touch using genetics and neurobiology.

  • Social evolution

    Social sharing of liquid food between ant nestmates ©Alexander Wild

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Avenues of Marine Invertebrate Acclimatization in Response to Rapid Environmental Change

Hollie Putnam, Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
- | Tedori Family Auditorium, Levin Building

Dr. Hollie M. Putnam, Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island, Department of Biological Sciences

The swiftly changing climate presents a challenge to organismal fitness by creating a mismatch between…



The Evolution of Life in the Urban Jungle

Marc Johnson, Ph.D., University of Toronto
- | Tedori Family Auditorium, Levin Building

Urban areas represent the fastest growing ecosystem on earth, in which the development of cities dramatically changes the biotic and abiotic environment to create novel ecosystems. Despite the importance of…



Supporting students of diverse backgrounds in the sciences with Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor and Dr. Mecky Pohlschroder

- | Leid 109

Biology department Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) workshops provide the opportunity for graduate students and postdocs to discuss a variety of teaching topics and pedagogy with faculty in our department.…