Biology Department
Seminar Schedule
Fall 2005
| Sept. 9 | Student Summer Research Presentations: "A poster session" including students from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology Supported by Dean's Fund, Merck, HHMI, Milton Fischer, Sherman Fairchild, SRG Field Study, Murdock Foundation: Partners in Science, NAS, Diack Field, Betty Liu post-bacc |
| Sept. 16 | Dr. Keith Allen Reed '83 (Head of Computational Biology, Syngenta Biotechnology) "Bioinformatics in Industry: What's it like out there?" Supported by the Lamfrom Fund |
| Sept. 23 | Dr. Alex J. Merz Reed '92 (Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington) "How to Build a Lysosome" Supported by the Liu Fund |
| Sept. 30 | Dr. David Rosenthal (Portland State University) "Plant Hybridization, Adaptation and Invasion" Supported by the Liu Fund |
| Oct. 4 (Tues.) |
Special Biology Seminar Dr. Jane Lubchenco (Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology and Distinguished Professor of Zoology at Oregon State University) "Marine Reserves: Scientific Advances and Hope for Restoring Ocean Bounty" Presented by Reed College and Illahee |
| Oct. 7 | Dr. Maryanne McClellan (Biology Department, Reed College) "Finding estrogen receptor targets in the genomic haystack" Supported by the Lamfrom Fund |
| Oct. 14 | * * * Special Senior-Oriented Session * * * "Thesis Advice (Computer User Services) and Resources (Library)" All Biology Majors invited to attend. Special refreshments served. |
| Oct. 21 | Fall break--No Seminar |
| Oct. 28 | Department Information Seminar: "What Next? Career Paths of Reed Biology Majors" |
| Nov. 4 | Dr. Rosie Redfield (Department of Zoology, The University of British Columbia) "Do Bacteria have Sex?" Supported by the Liu Fund |
| Nov. 11 | Dr. Richard E. Crandall Reed '69 (Center for Advanced Computation, Physics Dept., Reed College) "Space-time USA-Influenza model" Supported by the Liu Fund |
| Nov. 18 | Spring-fall '05 Senior Thesis Talks |
