Wichita State University Department of Biology Seminar
Mondays 4:00pm - 5:00pm | HH 218

Seminars are open to the public. Attendance is required for all students enrolled in Biol 497, Biol 797, and all current graduate students.

For additional information, please contact Dr. Tom Luhring.

Fall 2025
Date Speaker Affiliation Topic
8/18 Orientation: All enrolled students are required to attend
8/25  Clay Prater, PhD University of Arkansas
I get by with a little help from my friends:
Collaborative studies in ecological studies in ecological stoichiometry
9/1 Labor Day - No Seminar
9/8  Stephanie Manka, PhD Fancy Scientist, LLC
Science, shifts, and self-discovery:
Finding and following your unique career path
9/15
 Sarah Nickel, MS, MLS, (ASPCP)CM Wichita State's
Molecular Diagnostic Lab
Lessons learned: My path to lab director
9/22 Ecological, Environmental, & Organismal Focused Networking Panel
9/29 Biomedical Focused Networking Panel
10/6 Fanis Missirlis, PhD
Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN
Metal ions in the biology of Drosophila
10/13 Fall Break - No Seminar
10/20 George Wang, PhD East Central University TBD
10/27 Pittsburg State University TBD
11/3 Erika Geisbrecht, PhD Kansas State University
Integration of proteomic and genetic approaches to understand muscle proteostasis
11/10 Graduate Student Presentations
11/17 Thesis Defense:
Jessica Baughman
Wichita State University
Mentor: Dr. James Beck
11/24 Graduate Student Presentations
12/1 Graduate Student Presentations