Research Seminars @ Illinois

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Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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"Evolution of social behaviors in nature and under domestication," by Andres Bendesky, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology in the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Neuroscience Program
Location
Beckman Institute 1005
Date
Oct 1, 2024   4:00 pm  
Contact
NSO
E-Mail
nsp-nso@illinois.edu
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Neuroscience Program Seminars

What mechanisms underlie the vast diversity of social behaviors we observe in nature? I will present how we leverage extreme variation in social behaviors between populations of a species and between closely-related species of vertebrates to discover the genetic, neuronal, and endocrine bases of this variation.

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