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TODAY'S HOURS: 8 AM – 5 PM

*Last entry is an hour before closing

Research Lecture Series

Lunchtime Lectures & Research Seminars

The BRIT Lecture Series is designed to create community wide conversation about a diverse range of important and rapidly developing topics. This series gives scientists and speakers a forum for sharing the most current information about their areas of expertise and allows the public to interact with leading members of the local, national, and international scientific community.

Our Lecture Series is made up of Lunchtime Lectures and Research Seminars. Lunchtime Lectures take place the first Tuesday of each month, February – December, from noon – 1 pm (Central) in the BRIT Commons (Hybrid options available). Research Seminars take place periodically throughout the year and are scheduled based on the availability of our in-house and visiting researchers.

All events are free and open to the public. Please watch this page and our social media channels for announcements of upcoming Lunchtime Lectures and Researcher Seminars. For email reminders about upcoming programs, events, and opportunities from BRIT Research, please sign up for our BRIT Research Mailing List. Check out recordings of past talks and other videos from the Research team at our YouTube Playlist.

Upcoming Events

November 2024
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Past Events

October 2024

October Lunchtime Lecture: Staff Symposium Part 1

2024 Staff Symposium: Part 1 For the last two installments of our 2024 Lunchtime Lecture Series,  staff of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden will be giving short presentations on projects they’ve been working on this year. This is a great way to catch up with multiple members of our staff about the amazing work that […]
01 Oct
12:00 am - 1:00 pm
BRIT Building
September 2024

September Lunchtime Lecture- Mushrooms: Facts and Fictions

“Mushrooms: Facts and Fictions “ Presented by Dr. Denis Benjamin Dr. Denis Benjamin, a resident research associate at BRIT focusing on mycology, will discuss many of the misconceptions and mythologies that have developed in the last few decades following the growing interest of the general public in mushrooms. This presentation will cover a variety of facets, […]
03 Sep
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
BRIT Building
August 2024

August Research Lecture: Serendipity Science

“Serendipity Science: Finding Fungi in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden” A  presentation by Alicia Tolley This presentation will focus on the moist chamber cultures prepared using bark from trees in the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens. They have been used to examine the various species of myxomycetes and fungi, exploring the amazing biodiversity of the garden […]
20 Aug
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
BRIT Building

Living Collections Summer Intern Presentations

Living Collections interns will present their experiences and findings from their work in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden over the summer of 2024. This is a free hybrid seminar. Please join us in person in the Commons of the BRIT Building or virtually via the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82755024484.   
12 Aug
9:30 am - 11:00 am
BRIT Building
June 2024

June Lunchtime Lecture: Hybridization of Potatoes in South America

“Hybridization of Potatoes in South America “ A  presentation from Rodrigo Nicolao Solanum sect. Petota (Solanaceae) comprises potatoes (S. tuberosum), the third most important food crop on Earth, five domesticated potato species, and 107 wild relatives. Potatoes are widely distributed in the Americas continent. S. sect. Petota ser. Commersoniana is unique as one of the […]
04 Jun
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
BRIT Building
May 2024

May Lunchtime Lecture: Hexalectris Orchids in Texas

“Hexalectris Orchids in Texas: A Special Citizens’ Science Project” A  presentation from Stephanie Varnum Hexalectris orchids are uncommon to extremely rare species of mycoheterotrophic orchids found in limited and potentially endangered ecological areas.  In 2004 several Texas Master Naturalists from the North Texas Chapter began assisting a University of Dallas biology professor, Dr. Marcy Brown-Marsden, […]
31 May
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
BRIT Building
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Program Information

Lunchtime Lectures
Dates: First Tuesday of each month
Time: 12 – 1 pm (Central)
Location: Commons, BRIT Building and online
Cost: Free, open to the Public

BRIT Research Seminars
Date: Various dates throughout the year
Time: Various (Central)
Location: Online for now
Cost: Free, open to the Public

Visit the event page for specific date and time information. View recordings of past events on YouTube.

Point of Contact

Erin Flinchbaugh

Research Administrative Assistant

Email: eflinchbaugh@fwbg.org