Biology Department

Seminar Schedule

Spring 2008

Feb. 1

* * * Special Senior-Oriented Session * * *
"Thesis Advice (Computer User Services) and Resources (Library)"
All Biology Majors invited to attend.

Feb. 8

Dr. Shawn E. Holt, Depts of Pathology; Human Genetics; Pharmacology/ Toxicology Depts (Massey Cancer Center) Virginia Commonwealth University's Medical College
"Regenerative Medicine: An Emerging Role for Telomeres and Telomerase "
Supported by the Liu Fund

Feb. 15

Information Seminar: Summer Research Opportunities

Feb. 22 Dr. Rafe Brown, Div of Biological Sciences, The University of Kansas
"Ecomorphology, call transmission, and acoustic adaptation in Asian forest frogs"
Supported by the Ellis Fund
Feb. 29 Dr. C. Titus Brown, Depts of Computer Science & Engineering and Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University
"A Tale of Two Organisms--Understanding how development works with gene regulatory networks "
Supported by the Lamfrom Fund
Mar. 7

Dr. A. Malcolm Campbell, Biology Dept, Davidson College
"Undergraduate Research Opens Genomics Curriculum: Student research in the areas of DNA microarrays and synthetic biology "
Supported by the Liu Fund

Mar. 14 No seminar--Friday before Spring break
Mar. 21 No seminar--Spring break
Mar. 28

Dr. Peter Greenberg, Dept of Microbiology, University of Washington
"Sociomicrobiology: What's New in Quorum Sensing"
Supported by the Liu Fund

Apr. 4

Dr. Paul H. Taghert '75, Dept of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis
"Coals to Newcastle: the cell biology of peptidergic neurons"
Supported by the Liu Fund

Apr. 11

Dr. Roger Cone, Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University
"The Remarkable Biology of Melanocortin peptide"
Supported by the Liu Fund

Apr. 18 Dr. Peter Kennedy, Biology Dept, Lewis & Clark
"The role of symbiotic interactions in forest community dynamics "
Supported by the Ellis Fund
Apr. 25

S.T.A.R. Lectures: A series of brief lectures presented by Students Talking About Their Research

    Daniel L. Sullivan
    “Mycoremediation of used engine lubricants”

    Luke O. Frishkoff
    “Do urban nature parks preserve genetic diversity? Inbreeding and population subdivision of the Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)”

    Maximillian O. Press
    “Microevolution of G. aculeatus in the Johnson Creek Watershed”

    Aroon S. Karra
    “A carboxy-terminal tale of two serines: an estrogenic lesson in gene repression"