piRNA partners binding to a chromosome from http://www.biopps.com/index.php?topic=Genomic&page=4 and D. virilis sperm from http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/gallery/year/2001/13

Tomorrow’s EEB seminar will feature talks from two current PhD students.  Jeffrey Vedanayagam from the Garrigan Lab will kick things off with a talk titled “Evolutionary genomics of piRNA mediated transposon silencing in Drosophila.”  Yasir Ahmed from the Orr Lab will follow with a talk on “The genetics of postmating, prezygotic reproductive isolation in the virilis group of Drosophila.”