Reed College Biology Department

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT SEMINAR PROGRAM

Spring Semester, 2005


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 newly renovated 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).

Links to the seminar schedules for past semesters can be found at the bottom of this page.

Questions about the seminar program should be directed to Prof. Jay Mellies (jay.mellies@reed.edu)


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. 28

Information Seminar: Summer Research Opportunities, both here and there
"A Panel Discussion"

Feb. 4
 Dr. Cheryl B. Schultz (Washington State University, Vancouver)
"Butterfly conservation and restoration in Willamette Valley prairies"
Supported by the Ellis Fund
Feb. 11
 No Seminar
Feb. 15

Special Noon-time Seminar!!
Dr. Emma Coddington (Department of Zoology & Physiology, University of Wyoming)
"Stress hormones and cannabinoids control reproductive behaviors in an amphibian"
(Dr. Coddington is a candidate for the Behavioral Biologist position)
Feb. 17
 Special Noon-time Seminar!!
Dr. Susan C.P. Renn (Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University)
"Comparative functional genomics of sex-role behavior in cichlid fishes"
(Dr. Renn is a candidate for the Behavioral Biologist position)
Feb. 18
No Seminar
Feb. 22
Special Noon-time Seminar!!
Dr. Marc J. Tetel (Department of Biology, Skidmore College) CANCELLED!!
"TBA"
Feb. 24
 Special Noon-time Seminar!!
Dr. Fred W. Wolf (Department of Anatomy, UCSan Francisco)
"Interview with a fly: neural and molecular substrates for Drosophila locomotor behavior"
(Dr. Wolf is a candidate for the Behavioral Biologist position)
Feb. 25

No Seminar
Mar. 4

Dr. Conly L. Rieder, (Wadsworth Center, NY State Dept of Health)
"How entry into and exit from mitosis is controlled in vertebrates"
Supported by the Lamfrom Fund
Mar. 11

Dr. Bill Cresko (Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon)
"Genetic basis of rapid evolution in Alaskan threespine stickleback"
Supported by the Lamfrom Fund
Mar. 18

No Seminar -- Spring Break

Mar. 25

Dr. Bitty Roy (Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon)
"Out of the frying pan and into the fire: Consequences of climate change for plant pests"
Supported by the Ellis Fund

Apr. 1
"TBA"
Apr. 8

Dr. Tina Henkin (Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University)
"Direct metabolic sensing by leader RNAs in bacteria"
Supported by the Liu Fund
Apr. 15
 Dr. Scott Hultgren (Helen L. Stoever Professor of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine at St. Louis)
"Biofilms and pilus biogenesis in E.Coli"
Supported by the Liu Fund
Apr. 22

Students Talking About Research
(A series of brief lectures presented by thesis students about their respective thesis projects)

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