New Types & Targets of Retinal Ganglion Cells in the Mammalian Visual System. Maureen Estevez PhD, Brown University, candidate for faculty position in the Biological Sciences Dept.

Measuring and Managing Ecosystem Carbon Flows: Lessons from the California Delta. Prof. Kathryn Cottingham will host Jaclyn Hatala Matthes, PhD, Boston University.

Synapse to Nucleus Signal Transduction in Neurons. Toh Hean Ch'ng PhD, UCLA, candidate for faculty position in the Biological Sciences Dept.

Sculpting Neural Circuits: Microglia-Synapse Interactions in the Developing Brain. Dorothy Schafer PhD, Harvard Med. School, candidate for faculty position in the Biology Dept.

Mechanisms Controlling Alternate Activity States in a Model Behavior Circuit. Kevin Collins PhD, Yale University, candidate for a faculty position in the Biological Sciences Dept.

A New Layer of Synaptic Plasticity: The Action Potential Waveform. Michael Hoppa PhD, Cornell University, candidate for a faculty position in the Biological Sciences Dept.

Daniel N. Hupalo will present his PhD thesis: Evolutionary Genomics of Angiosperms.

Chromosome Courtship in Budding Yeast: The Dynamic Architecture & Function of a Meiotic Chromosomal Structure. Katie Weng will host Amy MacQueen PhD, Wesleyan University.

Katherine A. Weng will present her PhD thesis: Rejuvenation of Cohesion During Meiotic Prophase is Required for Maintenance of Chiasmata and Accurate Chromosome Segregation.

Genetic Mechanisms of Adaptation to Seasonally Variable Settings. Prof. Rob McClung will host Cynthia Weinig, PhD, University of Wyoming.