Alexander Gottlieb will present his PhD thesis: Leveraging Uncertainty to Understand the Causes and Consequences of Climate Change.

Cell Cycle Control of Oocyte Meiosis. Aparna Nurni Ravi will host Joshua Bembenek PhD, Wayne State University.

Aparna Nurni Ravi will present her PhD thesis: Role of SDS-22/PP1 Phosphatase in Polarizing the Germplasm of C. elegans Embryo.

Anne A. Farrell will present her PhD thesis: Hot Genes, Cool Histories: Bacterial Adaptation to Temperature.

Mia E. Phillips will present her PhD thesis: It's a Vibe: Exploring the Roles of Physiology and Phylogeny in Novel Signal Evolution.

Epialleles, Epimutations and an Evolutionary Epigenetic Clock. Mary Lou Guerinot will host Bob Schmitz PhD, University of Georgia.

Genaro E. Olveda will present his PhD thesis: Microglial Dynamics and Mechanisms Underlying the Phagocytosis of Dying Oligodendrocytes.

B Chromosome Dynamics During Female Meiosis in D. melanogaster. Muhammad Abdul Haseeb and Sharon Bickel will host Stacey Hanlon PhD, University of Connecticut.

Muhammad Abdul Haseeb will present his PhD thesis: Formation of New Cohesive Linkages & Regulation of Cohesion Rejuvenation During Meiotic Prophase in Drosophila Oocytes.

Bacterial Stress Responses and Surface Adhesion in Shear Flow. Carey Nadell with host Joseph Sanfilippo PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.