Biology Department

Seminar Schedule

Fall 2007

Sept. 7 "Student Summer Research Presentations: A poster session"
Supported by the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, Reed College Science Research Foundation, Dean's Office, National Science Foundation, Murdock Foundation, Milton L. Fischer Memorial Field Research Fellowship, Sandy River Gorge Field Study, and the Mellon Foundation
Sept. 14 "What Next? Career Paths of Reed Biology Majors"
Department Information Seminar
Sept. 21 Dr. Michael Kahn, Institute of Biological Chemistry, School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University
"Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation: A Greener Way"
Supported by the Liu Fund
Sept. 28 Dr. Katie Peichel, Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
"Genetics of reproductive isolation in sticklebacks"
Supported by the Lamfrom Fund
Oct. 5 Dr. Dan Luoma, Department of Forest Science, Oregon State University
"Effects of Anthropogenic Disturbance on Wild Edible Mushroom Production"
Supported by the Ellis Fund
Oct. 10

Special Seminar--Wednesday--noon-time Psy 105
Dr. Stephen J. Smith '70, Stanford University
"Array Tomography: A New Tool for Imaging the Molecular Architecture and Ultrastructure of Neural Circuits"
Supported by the Liu Fund

Oct. 12 No seminar--Friday before Fall break
Oct. 19 No seminar--Fall break
Oct. 26

Dr. John Dahl, School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University
"Strange Bugs; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love TB"
Supported by the Lamfrom Fund

Nov. 2

Dr. Joshua R. Kohn '79 , Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego
"Evolutionary genetics of self-incompatibility"
Supported by the Ellis Fund

Nov. 9 Dr. Patricia Hartzell, Department of Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Idaho
"Dynamic proteins that power gliding motility of Myxococcus xanthus"
Supported by the Liu Fund
Nov. 16 Dr. Michael Forte, Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University
"Mitochondria and Multiple Sclerosis"
Supported by the Lamfrom Fund
Nov. 23 No seminar--Thanksgiving holiday
Nov. 30 S.T.A.R. Lectures: A series of brief lectures presented by Students Talking About Their Research--CANCELLED