Reed College Biology Department

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT SEMINAR PROGRAM

Spring Semester, 2001


The following was the seminar schedule for the Spring semester of the 2000-01 academic year.



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
Jan. 26

Biology Dept. Faculty
"Opportunities for Summer Research"
A panel discussion presented by the Biology Department Faculty.
Feb. 9

 

Dr. Theo Dreher, (Dept.of Microbiology, Oregon State Univ.).
"Positive strand RNA virus replication strategies: why no unique promoter elements?"
(Supported by the Lamfrom Fund)

Feb. 16

Dr. Daniel Dykhuizen, (Dept.of Ecology and Evolution, SUNY at Stony Brook).
"The molecular basis of fitness: the lactose operon in E. coli ."
(Supported by the Lamfrom Fund)

Feb. 23


Dr.Steve Arch, (Dept.of Biology, Reed College).
"Secretory Choice in a Neuroendocrine Cell."
Mar. 2

Dr. Michael J. Wade (Dept. of Biology, Indiana Univ.)
"The genetics of speciation in flour beetles, Tribolium spp."
(Supported by the Ellis Fund)

Mar. 9

Dr. Bob Montgomerie, (Dept. of Biology, Queens Univ.)
"The sperms tale"
(Supported by the Ellis Fund)

Mar. 16

Dr. Carole Browne, (Dept. of Biology, Wake Forest Univ.)
"The effect of Hsp proteins on early developmental events in sea urchins"
(Supported by the Lamfrom Fund)

Mar. 30

Dr. Monica Geber, (Reed Class of '77; Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell Univ.)
"Evolution in arid environments: breeding system and life history shifts in Clarkia xantiana (Onagraceae)"
(Supported by the Ellis Fund)


Apr. 6

Dr. Francisco Pelegri, (Dept. of Genetics, Univ. of Wisconsin Ð Madison)
"Genetic control of early zebrafish development"
(Supported by the Liu Fund)


Apr.13

Dr. Bart Kempenaers, (Reproductive Biology and Behaviour Group, Research Center for Ornithology of the Max Planck Society)
"TBA"
(Supported by the Ellis Fund)


Apr. 20

Reed Senior Thesis Students (May graduates).


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