These courses are intended to fulfill the seminar requirements for our Ph.D. Biology graduate students; however, we encourage and welcome graduate students from other programs to enroll who have relevant interest in the topics. Please note that the schedules below reflect the currently planned classes, but schedules and offerings could change. Department consent may be required for some of these courses. Please contact Kenlyn Merritt for assistance.
| SPRING 2024 | | | |
| Course # | Instructor(s) | Course Title | Topic |
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| BIOL 625 | Jones, C.; Copenhaver, G.; Sekelskey, J. | Seminar in Genetics | Mechanism of meiosis, recombination, DNA repair and the evolution of sexual reproduction |
| BIOL 635 | Salmeron, J. | Seminar in Biotechnology | |
| BIOL 669 | Waitt, D. | Seminar in Ecology | |
| BIOL 680 | Shiau, C. | Advanced Seminar in Recent Biological Research and Methods | |
| BIOL 680 | Matute, D | Advanced Seminar in Recent Biological Research and Methods | Speciation |
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| FALL 2024 | | | |
| Course # | Instructor(s) | Course Title | Topic |
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| BIOL 639 | Kieber, J. | Seminar in Plant Molecular and Cell Biology | |
| BIOL 649 | Shiau, C. | Seminar in Cell Biology | |
| BIOL 680 | Nimchuk, Z. | Advanced Seminar in Recent Biological Research and Methods | |
| BIOL 890 | McCoy, S. | Special Topics | Seminal Ideas in Community Ecology |
| BIOL 891 | McCoy, S. | Graduate Seminar in Biology (1st and 2nd year students) | |
| SPRING 2025 | | | |
| Course # | Instructor(s) | Course Title | Topic |
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| BIOL 635 | Salmeron, J. | Careers in Biotechnology | |
| BIOL 649 | Maddox, P. | Seminar in Cell Biology | |
| BIOL 669 | Yitbarek, S. | Seminar in Ecology | |
| BIOL 669 | Waitt, D. | Seminar in Ecology | |
| BIOL 669 | Pfennig, K. | Seminar in Ecology | |
| BIOL 704 | Slep, K. | Seminar in Biophysics | |
| FALL 2025 | | | |
| Course # | Instructor(s) | Course Title | Topic |
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| BIOL 810 | Evans, M. | Seminar on College Teaching | |
| BIOL 858 | Lohmann, K. | Seminar in Comparative Physiology | |
| BIOL 891 | McCoy, S. | Graduate Seminar in Biology (1st and 2nd year students) | |
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