Confluence is a seminar video series with the explicit aim of introducing undergraduates to the lives and work of researchers in the field of biology.
We aim not only to introduce students to the latest scientific questions being addressed in the
How It Works
The seminar speakers talk to our undergraduate students about their work, what inspired them to pursue this work and how humanity can benefit from the knowledge they are working to discover. Afterward, they give an interview in which they speak in more detail about their life and their work.
Why It Matters
As at many universities, a large percentage of our biology majors are pre-medical students. As a department, we are committed to training them to the heights of their abilities. We’ve identified a need for undergraduates to be exposed to subdisciplines of biology that they may not have seen during their K-12 education.
Seminars
Our speakers give an hourlong seminar discussing their research to a largely undergraduate audience.
Bryan M. Dewsbury, PhD, Founder
Bryan M. Dewsbury (PhD in Biology from FIU) was head teaching assistant for the QBIC program and coupled research on teaching with his PhD research on the ecology of primary producer community structure in seagrass ecosystems, and their value in ecosystem services.