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The impact of rainfall variability on pattern formation in a flow-kick model for dryland vegetation bands

Dr. Punit Gandhi, Virginia Commonwealth University
- | DRL 2C8 and via Zoom

Abstract: Desert ecosystems have been characterized by Noy-Meir (1973) as "water-controlled ecosystems with infrequent, discrete and largely unpredictable water inputs," with the limiting…



Using Symbiodiniaceae mutants to interrogate dinoflagellate-coral symbiosis

Dr. Tingting Xiang, UC Riverside
- | Leidy 109 and via Zoom.

Abstract: The dinoflagellate algae in the family Symbiodiniaceae form critical symbiotic relationships with a variety of cnidarian hosts, including corals, sea anemones, and jellyfish. Residing…



Exploring the interface between RNA and innate immunity

Dr. Sara Cherry, University of Pennsylvania
- | Leidy 109 and via Zoom.

Abstract: We are interested in emerging and re-emerging viruses which include a number of different viral families. Many of these viruses are zoonotic, that is transmitted from animals to humans. One major group…