Splitting Hairs: Lessons Learned from the Trichomes of Extreme Plants. Carl Procko PhD, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, a faculty candidate in the Biological Sciences Dept.

From Molecules to Organs: Single-cell Insights into Root Adaptation to Soil Compaction. Mingyuan Zhu PhD, Duke University, a faculty candidate in the Biological Sciences Dept.

The Fate of Bacteria-Fungi-Plant Symbioses in a Changing World: Why it Matters & What We Can Do About It. Louis Berrios PhD, Stanford Univ., a faculty candidate in the Biology Dept

Direct Genetic Effects in Plant-Fungal Mutualisms: At the Root of Community Legacy? Erica McGale PhD, University of Lausanne, a faculty candidate in the Biological Sciences Dept.

Plant-Biotic Interactions in a Changing World: Global Change, Invasion & Biotic Feedbacks. Catherine Fahey PhD, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, a Bio. faculty candidate.

Fertilizing the Land Carbon Sink: Feedbacks Between Nitrogen Fixation and Climate Change. Thomas Bytnerowicz PhD, Univ. of Florida, a faculty candidate in the Biology Dept.

How Do Variable Interactions Affect Populations? Integrating Data & Theory in Plant-based Food Webs. Jessie Mutz PhD, Univ. of Tennessee, a faculty candidate in the Biology Dept.

Kaitlin McDonald will present her PhD thesis: From Lab to Landscape to Social Media: An Integrated Approach to Understanding the Ecology of the Backlegged Tick

Illuminating Synaptic Mechanisms of Parkinson's Disease Using the Lamprey Model. Magdalena Bezanilla will host Jennifer Morgan PhD, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA.

Epithelial Plasticity: Integrating Biochemical and Biomechanical Inputs to Build 3D Tissues. Bing He will host Mo Weng PhD, University of Nevada - Las Vegas.