hcs34's list - Talks.cam https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/show/index/6116/ Talks of interest to the Plant Sciences Department from all over the University. Feeds into the list on the Plantsci website. en-gb Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:05:38 +0100 Talks.cam (University of Cambridge) https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 60 https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/static/images/talkslogosmall.gif hcs34's list - Talks.cam https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/show/index/6116/ External Seminar - Jose Dinneny TBC - Professor Jose Dinneny - Stanford University https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/246793/ Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 14:00 at Sainsbury Laboratory Auditorium and online (contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for Zoom link) - Speaker: Professor Jose Dinneny - Stanford University

Date: Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Time: 14:00 - 15:00

Venue: Sainsbury Laboratory Auditorium and online (contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for Zoom link)

Series: Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars

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]]> Professor Jose Dinneny - Stanford University Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:02:20 +0100 https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/246793/ Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars External Seminar - Fay-Wei Li TBC - Fay-Wei Li, Cornell University https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/240679/ Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 14:00 at Sainsbury Laboratory Auditorium and online (contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for Zoom link) - Abstract not available Speaker: Fay-Wei Li, Cornell University

Date: Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Time: 14:00 - 15:00

Venue: Sainsbury Laboratory Auditorium and online (contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for Zoom link)

Series: Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars

Abstract

Abstract not available

]]> Fay-Wei Li, Cornell University Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:51:30 +0000 https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/240679/ Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars Amid a proxy revolution: new insights into past cryosphere and ecosystem changes in the Arctic - Sofia Ribeiro, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/246917/ Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 17:30 at Tilley Lecture Theatre, Department of Earth Sciences - The Arctic cryosphere is a sentinel of climate change. Over recent decades, sea-ice extent and volume have declined dramatically, while the Greenland Ice Sheet and Arctic glaciers are losing mass at accelerating rates. The prospect of a seasonally ice-free “blue” Arctic Ocean within the coming decades represents a critical threshold … Speaker: Sofia Ribeiro, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

Date: Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Time: 17:30 - 19:00

Venue: Tilley Lecture Theatre, Department of Earth Sciences

Series: Quaternary Discussion Group (QDG)

Abstract

The Arctic cryosphere is a sentinel of climate change. Over recent decades, sea-ice extent and volume have declined dramatically, while the Greenland Ice Sheet and Arctic glaciers are losing mass at accelerating rates. The prospect of a seasonally ice-free “blue” Arctic Ocean within the coming decades represents a critical threshold in the Earth system, yet its consequences for marine ecosystems and the communities that depend on them remain uncertain.

Paleo-records provide essential context for anticipating these changes. In this talk, I will present an overview of recent work reconstructing Arctic cryosphere variability throughout the Holocene and its impacts on marine ecosystems. This includes studies of Greenland Ice Sheet runoff and its influence on fjord productivity, the sensitivity of Pikialasorsuaq (the North Water polynya) to climate change, and collaborative research on the stability of the Last Ice Area in the Lincoln Sea.

Traditionally, such reconstructions have relied on microfossil and biogeochemical proxies, particularly from the sedimentary record of single-celled eukaryotes such as diatoms, dinoflagellates, and foraminifera. Given recent advances in genomics, we are now able to explore sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) records of entire ecosystems and reconstruct past dynamics at unprecedented detail. These developments place us amid a “proxy revolution”. I will present examples of our work on marine sedimentary ancient DNA as a proxy for sea ice and discuss its potential to simultaneously capture environmental and biodiversity changes across Quaternary timescales.

]]> Sofia Ribeiro, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:02:20 +0100 https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/246917/ Quaternary Discussion Group (QDG) Petunias, Plasticity and Prop Roots - Sainsbury Laboratory mini-symposium - Professor Banu Subramaniam, Dr Marie Monniaux, Dr Erin Sparks https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/259118/ Tuesday, 30 June 2026, 10:15 at Sainsbury Laboratory Auditorium, 47 Bateman St, Cambridge, CB2 1LR - Talk 1 - Migratory desires: Ecological imperatives and the plasticity of sex, Professor Banu Subramaniam - Wellesley CollegeTalk 2 - Interplay between cell layer identity and petal identity in petunia flowers, Dr Marie Monniaux - University of LilleTalk 3 - Linking development to function in maize brace roots, Dr Erin … Speaker: Professor Banu Subramaniam, Dr Marie Monniaux, Dr Erin Sparks

Date: Tuesday, 30 June 2026

Time: 10:15 - 11:45

Venue: Sainsbury Laboratory Auditorium, 47 Bateman St, Cambridge, CB2 1LR

Series: Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars

Abstract

Talk 1 - Migratory desires: Ecological imperatives and the plasticity of sex, Professor Banu Subramaniam - Wellesley College

Talk 2 - Interplay between cell layer identity and petal identity in petunia flowers, Dr Marie Monniaux - University of Lille

Talk 3 - Linking development to function in maize brace roots, Dr Erin Sparks - University of Missouri, Donald Danforth Plant Science Centre

]]> Professor Banu Subramaniam, Dr Marie Monniaux, Dr Erin Sparks Fri, 29 May 2026 11:03:05 +0100 https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/259118/ Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars External Seminar - Jenn Brophy TBC - Jenn Brophy, Stanford University https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/229852/ Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 14:00 at Sainsbury Laboratory Auditorium and online (contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for Zoom link) - Abstract not available Speaker: Jenn Brophy, Stanford University

Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Time: 14:00 - 15:00

Venue: Sainsbury Laboratory Auditorium and online (contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for Zoom link)

Series: Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars

Abstract

Abstract not available

]]> Jenn Brophy, Stanford University Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:01:10 +0100 https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/229852/ Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars