Biology
Seminars
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 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).
2011-12 Schedule
Fall
4:10-5:00 in Biology B-19 (unless otherwise noted). Directions to Reed.
| Sept 2 | Location: Chemistry Patio Student Summer Research Presentations: A poster session |
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| Sept 9 | CUS/Library Information Session for Biology Majors CUS/Library staff, Reed College |
| Sept 16 | "Evolution in New Environments: Two case studies in the genetic basis of phenotypic polymorphism: 'Gasterosteus aculeatus' and 'Caulobacter crescentus'" Melissa E. Marks PhD, Department of Biology, Willamette University Sponsor: Lamfrom Fund |
| Sept 23 | "Evolution of a faster X chromosome mutation rate in 'Caenorhabditis elegans'" Dee Denver PhD, Dept of Zoology, Center for Genome Research & Biocomuting, Oregon State University Sponsor: Lamfrom Fund |
| Sept 30 | "Swapping sex-roles on different timescales. What is happening in the brain?" Suzy Renn PhD, Biology Department, Reed College Sponsor: Ellis Fund |
| Oct 7 | "After 400 million years, who needs flowers? The volatile nature of moss-microarthropod mutualisms" Todd N. Rosenstiel PhD, Portland State University Sponsor: Ellis Fund |
| Oct 13 | "How the Turtle Got Its Shell: An Evo-Devo Perspective" Scott F. Gilbert PhD, Dept of Biology, Swarthmore Sponsor: Liu Fund |
| Oct 14 | No seminar--Friday before Fall break |
| Oct 21 | No seminar--Fall break |
| Oct 28 | "What Does She Really Want? New Directions in the Study of Female Mate Choice" John Byers PhD, Dept of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho |
| Nov 4 | "Getting caught in peculiar positions: variation in the mechanisms of monogamy" Steven Phelps PhD, Section of Integrative Biology, University of Texas Sponsor: "TBA" |
| Nov 11 | No seminar |
| Nov 18 | S.T.A.R. Lectures: Students Talking About Research (brief lectures presented by thesis students about their respective thesis projects) Matt Milton, Biology Daniel Fennelly, Psychology Claudia Realegeno, Psychology |
Spring
4:10-5:00 in Biology B-19 (unless otherwise noted). Directions to Reed.
| Jan 27 | "Falcons Overhead: Restoring Peregrine Falcons in the Urban Ecosystem" Robert W. Sallinger '91, Audubon Society of Portland Sponsor: Ellis Fund |
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| Feb 3 | Biology Dept Information Seminar: "Summer Research Opportunities, both here and there, A Panel Discussion" |
| Feb 10 | "Projected Climate Impacts for the Fauna of the Western Hemisphere" Joshua J. Lawler, School of Forest Resources, University of Washington Sponsor: Ellis Fund |
| Feb 17 | "Mollusks, Microbes and Molecules: Biodiversity based drug discovery in the Philippines" Margo G. Haygood, Div of Environmental & Biomolecular Systems, Institute of Environmental Health, OHSU Sponsor: Lamfrom Fund |
| Feb 24 | "Chromosome dynamics during meiosis: It takes two to tango." Abby F. Dernburg, HHMI/Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley Sponsor: Lamfrom Fund |
| Mar 2 | "Rust Never Sleeps: A global approach to fighting deadly diseases of wheat" Sarah Davidson Evanega '98, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Cornell University Sponsor: Ellis Fund |
| Mar 9 | No Seminar-Friday before Spring Break |
| Mar 16 | No Seminar-Spring Break |
| Mar 21 | Time: 12:00 PM Location: Psych 105 Special Seminar!! "Bacteria and Phagocytes: Mortal Enemies"Victor Nizet '84, Dept of Pediatrics, Div of Infectious Diseases, UCSD |
| Mar 23 | "The Epigenetic Regulation of Transposable Elements: Reports from the front lines of the intra-genome arms race" R. Keith Slotkin, Dept of Molecular Genetics, Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University Sponsor: Lamfrom Fund |
| Mar 30 | "The tallest trees: Understanding factors controlling their growth and vulnerability to climate change" Stephen C. Sillett '89, Dept of Forestry & Wildland Resources, Humboldt State University Sponsor: Liu Fund |
| Apr 6 | "Auditory processing of communication sounds in the midbrain of mice" Christine V. Portfors, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University Vancouver Sponsor: Liu Fund |
| Apr 13 | "Seasonal timekeeping: Neuroendocrine mechanisms and geographic variation" Deborah I. Lutterschmidt, Department of Biology, Portland State University Sponsor: Ellis Fund |
| Apr 20 | Time: 4:15 PM S.T.A.R. Lectures I: Students Talking About Research (brief lectures presented by thesis students about their respective thesis projects)Ella Gray Morgan Movius |
| Apr 24 | Time: 2:00 PM S.T.A.R. Lectures II: Students Talking About Research (brief lectures presented by thesis students about their respective thesis projects)Emily ("E.T.") Thornquist Nathaniel Raley Sarah Semon Lauren Carley |
| Apr 24 | Time: 5:15 PM Location: Vollum lecture hall “How and Why Species Multiply: Evolution of Darwin’s Finches”Peter and Rosemary Grant Sponsor: Greenberg Distinguished Scholar Program Social before the talk 4:00-5:00 PM in Vollum Lounge. |