Seminars, News & Events

Background & Philosophy

The weekly seminar series named for R. Melville Cramer (Dartmouth 1877) in honor of his interest in promoting graduate education in biology. Towards this end, graduate students, faculty, and associates are encouraged to invite creative and productive scholars from other institutions to visit the Department of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College, present an open seminar, and engage in scientific discussions. Visits are typically a couple of days with a seminar on Friday. Spring term 2026 seminars will be Fridays at 2:10 pm, unless otherwise noted.  A priority of the seminar series is to engage leading scientists from around the world to participate as outside committee members for Ph.D. students in the Department of Biological Sciences. Because interests within the department range from molecules to ecosystems, we also seek guests whose research seminar will be of interest to a diverse community of biologists.

All seminars are held in the Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center unless otherwise noted. Spring term 2026 seminar location: Room 201, Life Sciences Center.

To inquire about scheduling a Cramer Seminar speaker, please contact Prof. Eric Schaller.

Cramer Series Schedule

Please see the home page events listing for Cramer Series Scheduling or the News and Events page.

 

Date Time Speaker's Name Topic Host(s)
Fri. 04/03/26 2:10 PM No seminar
Fri. 04/10/26 2:10 PM Molly Stanley, University of Vermont Investigating the Connections Between Taste, Metabolism, Behavior and Health in the Small but Powerful Fruit Fly Emily Behrman
Fri. 04/17/26 2:10 PM Robert Unckless, University of Kansas The Genomic and Evolutionary Consequences of Meiotic Drive Emily Behrman
Fri. 04/24/26 2:10 PM Brad Binder, University of Tennessee - Knoxville Ethylene: Plants, Bacteria, and Beyond Kasey Hernandez/Eric Schaller
Fri. 05/01/26 2:10 PM TBA
Fri. 05/08/26 2:10 PM Julia Schwartzman, University of Southern California Ecological Tradeoffs and the Advantages of Group Formation for Marine Bacteria Jacob Holt/Carey Nadell
Fri. 05/15/26 2:10 PM HOLD - UG thesis TBA
Fri. 05/22/26 2:10 PM HOLD - UG thesis TBA
Fri. 05/29/26 2:10: PM HOLD - UG thesis TBA
Fri. 09/18/26 2:10 PM Tentative Daniel Weissman, Emory University TBA Carey Nadell
Fri. 09/25/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 10/02/26 2:10 PM Tentative HOLD - Homecoming - pending hotel TBA
Fri. 10/09/26 2:10 PM Tentative HOLD - pending hotel TBA
Fri. 10/16/26 2:10 PM Tentative Allyson Sgro, HHMI Janelia TBA Carey Nadell
Fri. 10/23/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 10/30/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 11/06/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 11/13/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 01/08/27 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 01/15/27 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 01/22/27 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 01/29/27 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 02/05/27 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 02/12/27 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 02/19/27 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 02/26/27 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 03/05/27 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Mon. 03/08/27 2:10 PM Tentative HOLD - EEES Recruiting TBA Kathy Cottingham/EEES Grad Program

Fri. 04/03/26

2:10 PM

No seminar

Fri. 04/10/26

2:10 PM

Molly Stanley, University of Vermont

Investigating the Connections Between Taste, Metabolism, Behavior and Health in the Small but Powerful Fruit Fly

Emily Behrman

Fri. 04/17/26

2:10 PM

Robert Unckless, University of Kansas

The Genomic and Evolutionary Consequences of Meiotic Drive

Emily Behrman

Fri. 04/24/26

2:10 PM

Brad Binder, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Ethylene: Plants, Bacteria, and Beyond

Kasey Hernandez/Eric Schaller

Fri. 05/01/26

2:10 PM

TBA

Fri. 05/08/26

2:10 PM

Julia Schwartzman, University of Southern California

Ecological Tradeoffs and the Advantages of Group Formation for Marine Bacteria

Jacob Holt/Carey Nadell

Fri. 05/15/26

2:10 PM

HOLD - UG thesis

TBA

Fri. 05/22/26

2:10 PM

HOLD - UG thesis

TBA

Fri. 05/29/26

2:10: PM

HOLD - UG thesis

TBA

Fri. 09/18/26

2:10 PM Tentative

Daniel Weissman, Emory University

TBA

Carey Nadell

Fri. 09/25/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 10/02/26

2:10 PM Tentative

HOLD - Homecoming - pending hotel

TBA

Fri. 10/09/26

2:10 PM Tentative

HOLD - pending hotel

TBA

Fri. 10/16/26

2:10 PM Tentative

Allyson Sgro, HHMI Janelia

TBA

Carey Nadell

Fri. 10/23/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 10/30/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 11/06/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 11/13/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 01/08/27

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 01/15/27

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 01/22/27

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 01/29/27

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 02/05/27

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 02/12/27

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 02/19/27

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 02/26/27

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 03/05/27

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Mon. 03/08/27

2:10 PM Tentative

HOLD - EEES Recruiting

TBA

Kathy Cottingham/EEES Grad Program

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