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.

Descending Neural Pathways Underlie Placebo-like Analgesia in Mice. Michael Hoppa will host Matthew Banghart PhD, University of California - San Diego.

Archaeology of Beer in Ancient Egypt and China. Matt Ayres/EEES Graduate Program will host Jiajing Wang PhD, Dept. of Anthropology, Dartmouth College.

Synaptic Transmission in Time and Space. Amelia Ralowicz and Mike Hoppa will host Erik Jorgensen PhD, University of Utah.

Amelia Ralowicz will present her PhD thesis: Measuring Spontaneous Neurotransmission Using Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Indicators.

Intra-genomic Coevolution and the Preservation of Genome Integrity. Cara Brand PhD, University of Pennsylvania, a faculty candidate in the Biological Sciences Dept.

Untangling the Entangled Bank: Behavior Evolution Across Different Temporal Scales. Emily Behrman PhD, HHMI, Janelia Research Campus, a faculty candidate in the Biology Dept.

Evolutionary Biology in the Era of Big Data: Insect Eggs & Man O' War Jellyfish. Samuel Church PhD, Yale University, a faculty candidate in the Biological Sciences Dept.