Reed College Biology Department

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT SEMINAR PROGRAM

Fall Semester, 2004

All Biology Department Seminars are free and open to the public. Seminars take place Fridays at 4:10 PM in B-19 in the basement of the newly renovated Biology Building on the Reed College Campus (unless otherwise noted on the schedule). Seminars are immediately preceded by a service of coffee, tea, and other refreshments. The Reed College campus is located in southeast Portland at 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. (Online maps are available for getting to Reed and for the Campus). Links to the seminar schedules for past semesters can be found at the bottom of this page. Questions about the seminar program should be directed to Prof. Jay Mellies (jay.mellies@reed.edu)
PLEASE NOTE: Where possible, we have linked each speaker's name to their home institution or personal homepage. To find out more information about each speaker, follow these links.
Date	Seminar
Sept. 10	Student Summer Research Presentations: "A Poster Session" Including Students from Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Psychology Supported by ASM, ASPB, HHMI, Merck, Milton Fischer Memorial, Murdock, Sherman-Fairchild
Sept. 17	Dr. Susan Masta (Department of Biology, Portland State University) "Rare genomic changes reveal ancient arachnid divergences" Supported by the Lamfrom Fund
Sept. 24	Informational Seminar: Graduate Schooling in the Biological Sciences: Where can you go and how do you get there?
Oct. 1	Dr. Nathan Tublitz, Reed '74 (Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene) "A spineless approach to neuroplasticity in moths, flies, and cuttlefish" Supported by the Ellis Fund
Oct. 8	Dr. Peter Zuber (Environmental & Biomolecular Systems, OGI School of Science & Engineering, Oregon Health & Sciences University) "A unique transcriptional regulator of the bacterial oxidative stress response " Supported by the Lamfrom Fund
Oct. 29	Dr. John Boughter (University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Center of Genomics and Bioinformatics) "Neurogenetics of ingestive behaviors in mice: A bitter story" Supported by the Mellon 8 Partnership Fund
Nov. 5	Dr. Steven Sillett, Reed '89 (Department of Biological Sciences, Humboldt State University) "How canopy structure promotes biological diversity in old-growth redwood forests" Supported by the Ellis Fund
Nov. 12	Information Session for Biology Majors
Nov. 19	STARS (December graduates)

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