Please join UFBI in celebrating Black History Month! We are pleased to present three outstanding scientists who will share their research and their stories and will answer questions about career paths in biodiversity science, from natural history collections to genomics! Our guests will be: Hank Bart, Director, Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute, and Professor of...
UFBI will host a virtual panel discussion on Friday, February 25, 2022, from 12:00PM -1:00PM, on the role of professional scientific societies in fighting racism and promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. We will focus on the new NSF LEAPS BIO program: LEAding cultural change through Professional Societies (LEAPS) of Biology. Guests will include NSF...
UFBI Seminar Series Hosts Phi Beta Kappa Scholar Victoria Sork UFBI is hosting Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar (https://www.pbk.org/VisitingScholars) Victoria Sork, Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Director of the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden and Herbarium at UCLA (https://sorklab.eeb.ucla.edu/), on Mar 14-15 (right after Spring Break). As a Visiting Scholar, Victoria will...
UFBI Virtual Seminar Series Hosts Sandra Knapp UFBI is hosting Visiting UFBI Seminar Series Guest Speaker Sandra Knapp, Honorary Research Professor, University College London, Genes, Ecology and Environment, UK, on Friday, April 8, 2022. Friday, April 8, 2022 12:00PM - 1:00PM Virtual via Zoom Title: Diversity and distribution in Solanum (Solanaceae) Abstract: Solanum (Solanaceae – the nightshade family)...
4th Annual UFBI & IFAS Symposium: Collaborations in Biodiversity Research Welcome to the 4th Annual Collaborations in Biodiversity Research Symposium! This event showcases collaboration across all colleges at UF, with lightning talks by faculty and students, plenty of time for networking, a keynote address, panel discussions and an outdoor courtyard poster session with drinks and...
“Exploring the Genomic Landscape of Hybridisation and Polyploidy” by Dr. Alex Twyford Lecturer in Botany at the University of Edinburgh and Research Associate at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Lunch at 12:00PM; Presentation at 12:30PM, held in E252 CSE Bldg (UFBI/UFII offices) ABSTRACT: Natural hybridisation—the cross mating of different species in...