Biology Department
Seminar Schedule
Spring 2000
| Jan. 28 | Biology Dept. Faculty "Opportunities for Summer Research". |
| Feb. 8 2:30 PM Psych 102 |
Dr. Jamshed Bharucha, (Dept. of Psychology,Dartmouth Univ.). "Neural Net Modeling of Knowledge about Music" This seminar is part of the ROMP! Conference and is co-sponsored by the Departments of Psychology, Biology, and Philosophy |
| Feb. 8 | Dr. Jeffrey McKinnon , (Dept. of Biol. Sciences,Univ. of Wisconsin, Whitewater). "Two Fish Stories: Speciation and Female Coloration in Stickleback." |
| Feb. 15 | Dr. Stephen Yezerinac (Biology Dept., Reed College) "Sexual selection, coloration and reproductive strategies in songbirds". |
| Feb. 18 | Dr. Mace Hack (Dept. of Ecology & Evol. Biology, Princeton Univ.) "The Building of Animal Societies: From Interactions to Relationships." |
| Feb. 22 | Dr. Janette Boughman (Dept. of Zoology, Univ. of British Columbia) "Signal Divergence and the Origin of Stickleback Species." |
| Feb. 25 | Dr. Doros Platika (Reed Class of '75; President and CEO of Ontogeny, Inc., President and CEO designate of Curis, Inc. "Developmental Biology, Genomics, and Regenerative Medicine." |
| Mar. 3 | Informational Session on the Keck Graduate Institute Co-sponsored by Career Services |
| Mar. 10 | Dr. Mary Moser, (Northwest Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service) "Swamp things: Fisheries Management in North Carolina Blackwater." |
| Mar. 28 | Dr. Robert M. Alba
(Dept. of Biology,
The Colorado College) "Angiosperm Phytochromes: Role in Tomato Ripening and Potential for Crop Improvement." |
| Mar. 31 | Dr. Raina Maier, (Dept. of Soil, Water and Environmental Science,
Univ. of Arizona) "The Biosurfactant Story: From Bioremediation to Biological Control." (Supported by the Lamfrom Fund) |
| Apr. 7 | Dr. Daniel R. Taub, (Div. of Earth & Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute) "Effects of Atmospheric CO2 on plant tolerance of high temperature stress." |
| Apr. 13 | Dr. John D. Sollinger, (Dept. of Biology, Carleton College) "Unraveling the flower: A developmental genetics approach." |
| Apr. 14 | Dr. Daniel Gottschling, (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) "Unstable at the end: Variegated gene expression at yeast telomeres." (Supported by the Lamfrom Fund) |
| Apr. 21 | Reed Senior Thesis Students (May graduates). |
