Trevor Carter Ph.D. Degree Candidate Dr. Brian Buma's Lab CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology When: Friday, April 19th, 2024, 12:00pm Where: Science Building, Room 2001 Carbon Dynamics in the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest: An Ecosystem Science Approach Quantifying forest carbon stocks is crucial for policy decisions and the management...

Jasmine Vidrio Master's Degree Candidate Dr. Greg Ragland's Lab Department of Integrative Biology When: Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, 12:00pm Where: Science Building, Room 4127 Ectothermic animals like insects play a crucial role in providing ecosystem services and make up a large portion of terrestrial biomass. Ectotherms are particularly sensitive to...

Margaret Garcia Master's Degree Candidate Dr. Amanda Charlesworth's Lab CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology When: Monday, April 15th, 2024, 10:00am Where: Science Building, Room 4127 The Importance of Oct60 in GS17 Transcription and Embryogenesis Early embryos are transcriptionally silent, relying on maternal mRNA until the zygotic genome is activated...

Fayelynn Scheideman Master’s Degree Candidate CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology When: Wednesday, April 10th, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm Where: Science Building, Room 4127 As wildlife reintroductions are becoming increasingly commonplace in the conservation biology toolbox, it is necessary that conservation practitioners better understand the genetic consequences of reintroductions over...

Congratulations Evan Webber for successfully defending your Master's Degree Thesis! Evan Webber Master’s Degree Candidate Dr. Chris Phiel's Lab CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology Date: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024, 10:00am - 12:00pm Where: Science Building, Room 1067 Tropomyosin Directs Myogenesis by Regulating Actin Dynamics Through the process of muscle...

Congratulations Michelle Deprenger-Levin for successfully defending your Ph.D. Degree Thesis! Michelle Deprenger-Levin Ph.D. Degree Candidate CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology When: Friday, March 15th, 2024, 12:00pm Where: Science Building, Room 2001 Using demography to inform plant conservation: An examination of uses and pitfalls of conventional population models Demography is...

Congratulations Jessica Romero for successfully defending your Master's Degree Thesis! Jessica Romero Master’s Degree Candidate Dr. Timberley Roane’s Lab CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology When: Friday, November 17, 2023 Where: Science Building, Rm 1111, at 9:00a " Using Metagenomic Sequencing to Elucidate the Bacterial Degradation of 1,4-Dioxane in Groundwater...

Congratulations Ally Davidge for successfully defending your Master's Degreee Thises! Ally has accepted a position with the US Forest Service as a District Wildlife Biologist in Pollick Pines, CA, and will be moving there during Winter Break. Ally Davidge Master’s Degree Candidate Drs. Michael Wunder & Laurel Hartley’s Labs When:...

Congratulations to Jessica Romero for receiving the 2023 Fall CLAS Outstanding MS Student Award. The Department would like to recognize both of our nominees for the Fall 2023 CLAS Outstanding Graduate. Student Awards, Laurel Sindewald for PhD and Jessica Romero for MS. Both students have contributed positively to the research...

Congratulations to Tiffany for successfully defending your Master's Degree Thesis! Tiffany has accepted a position as a botanist for a consulting firm in Denver. Tiffany Gentry Master’s Degree Candidate Dr. Jennifer Ackerfield & Dr. Leo P. Bruederle’s Lab CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology When: Thursday, November 16, 2023 @...