The Department of Biology at Hofstra University invites you to the Hofstra University Biology Seminar Series. The seminars are open to the public, and we encourage all members of the scientific community to attend, especially biology students.
Fall 2026 Schedule
Seminars are held on Fridays at 3:30 p.m. in Room 304 C.V. Starr Hall. There are typically coffee, tea, and cookies at 3:15 pm before seminar. Dr. Michael Shahandeh is the coordinator this semester.
| Date | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Feb. 6 | Dr. Kaiya Provost, Adelphi University |
| Feb. 13 | Dr. Alexis Hill, Barnard College |
| Feb. 20 | Dr. Jonathan L. Hess, SUNY Upstate |
| Feb. 27 | Dr. Sebastain Alvarado, Queens College |
| Mar. 6 | NO SEMINAR |
| Mar. 13 | Dr. Alison Pischedda, Barnard College |
| Mar. 27 | Hofstra Microbiology candidate #1 |
| Apr. 3 | TBD |
| Apr. 10 | Hofstra Microbiology candidate #2 |
| Apr. 17 | Hofstra Microbiology candidate #3 |
| Apr. 24 | NO SEMINAR |
| May 1 | Dr. Leah Houri-Zeevi, Rockefeller University |
Information for Speakers
We look forward to seeing you at Hofstra.
The audience will be master's and undergraduate biology students, biology faculty, and occasionally faculty from other departments with ties to biology (like biochemists or paleontologists). The majority of the audience will not be familiar with your particular specialty. Usually, the number of attendants is fairly small. Some of the students attend the seminars for credit and are required to turn in abstracts of the talk, so those students typically take many notes.
Seminars begin at 3:30 p.m. (refreshments at 3:15 p.m.), and most speakers talk for about 45-50 minutes. There is also plenty of time for questions.