Monthly Webinar Series
We bring the COBRA community together through this monthly webinar series. These virtual events will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 3:00 – 4:30PM Eastern Time, with a regular rotation of science and professional development topics. Each workshop contains 90 minutes of programming, including a short community building ice breaker, invited speaker plenary tutorials and presentations, and plenary Q&A sessions. To foster an open environment for discussion, only presentations and Q&A may be recorded. Please let us know your suggestions for speakers/topics for future COBRA webinars here!
Upcoming Webinars
Monday March 2, 2026 (3:00 – 4:30PM EST, UTC-5)
Deep-sea marine genetic resources, BBNJ & bioprospecting
Dr. Muriel Rabone (Natural History Museum, London), Dr. Robert Blasiak (Stockholm University), Erik Zhivkoplias (Stockholm University)
April 14, 2026 (3:00 – 4:30PM EDT, UTC-4)
The Latest from OECI
Dr. Adam Soule (University of Rhode Island)
May 5, 2026 (3:00 – 4:30PM EDT, UTC-4)
Deep-sea biodiversity & eDNA & caveats
TBD
June 2, 2026 (3:00 – 4:30PM EDT, UTC-4)
Deep-sea fish and micronekton
TBD
Previous Webinars
January 6, 2026
Jules Fillion (Harvard University), Annette Govindarajan (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), Hope Jerris (Middlebury College), Kevin Konrad (Oregon State University), Maven Mercado (Drexel University), Gustavo Ramirez (California State University Los Angeles), Jake Russell (Orpheus Ocean), Scott Wieman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
December 2, 2025
Dr. Steven Auscavitch (National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution) and Dr. Paula Rodríguez Flores (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle)
About the COBRA Webinar Series
The layout of the 90-minute meetings (all 3:00 – 4:30PM Eastern Time on the first Tuesday of each month) is anticipated to be:
- Welcome (10 minutes)
- Community building ice breaker (10 minutes; in breakout rooms if the group is large)
- Plenary talk(s) (30 minutes)
- Open Q&A (30 minutes)
- Wrap up (10 minutes)
By registering for and attending the meeting, you agree to review and abide by our non-discriminatory Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy to treat everyone with dignity and respect and communicate with civility. The following behaviors are prohibited: harassment or threats in any form; any behavior that has the effect of creating an environment that is hostile towards a person or group; or taking videos or photos without prior consent. As a consequence of prohibited behaviors, meeting organizers may institute disciplinary actions, including immediate and permanent removal from the meeting. Please report any prohibited behavior to cobra@bigelow.org.
