Discussion Group

Welcome to the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) Environmental Science Initiative (ESI) seminar series for Spring 2023!  Many of the seminars this term address the theme of “environmental dynamics of disease and human health.”

Seminars will take place in the first floor seminar room at the ASRC (and also be available via Zoom) from 12:00pm to 1:00pm (Eastern Time). Pizza and salad will be served.

February 2, 2023
Fabio Corsi, PhD | Anthony Cak, PhD | Hussain Bokhari | Nicolas Maxfield, CUNY ASRC
Tech Talks
Zoom Meeting ID: 892 7906 4948 – Passcode: 516742 | Zoom link

February 16, 2023
Maria Diuk-Wasser, PhD, Columbia University
Tick-Borne Zoonoses in the New York Metropolitan Area: A Coupled Natural-Human System
Zoom Meeting ID: 892 7906 4948 – Passcode: 516742 | Zoom link

March 2, 2023
Dorottya Nagy-Szakal, MD, PhD, Biotia, Inc. & SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Leveraging Genomics and AI for Precision Infectious Disease Insights
Zoom Meeting ID: 892 7906 4948 – Passcode: 516742 | Zoom link 

March 16, 2023
Barbara Han, PhD, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Ecology of Infectious Disease (Machine Learning)
Zoom Meeting ID: 892 7906 4948 – Passcode: 516742 | Zoom link 

March 30, 2023
Dianne Greenfield, PhD, CUNY ASRC & Queens College
Recent Insights to the Ecology and Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms in NY and CT Waterways
Zoom Meeting ID: 892 7906 4948 – Passcode: 516742 | Zoom link 

April 27, 2023
Shannon LaDeau, PhD, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Racial Legacies, Mosquito Ecology, and Human Exposure Risk in a Temperate City
Zoom Meeting ID: 849 5909 3743 – Passcode: 083738 | Zoom link

May 11, 2023
Beizhan Yan, PhD, Columbia University
Microplastic distribution and associated pathogens and pollutants in NYC waterways
Zoom Meeting ID: 849 5909 3743 – Passcode: 083738 | Zoom link

May 25, 2023
Jose Pillich, PhD, IQ Spatial & CUNY GC
IQSpatial: Geospatial Data Stories
Zoom Meeting ID: 849 5909 3743 – Passcode: 083738 | Zoom link