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Spring 2008 Seminar Series Ithaca College
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CNS Rm.112 unless otherwise noted Everyone is welcome to attend! Refreshments beforehand* (3:45-4:00pm) in first floor lobby *Please bring your own reusable mug for beverages. Reuse, reduce, recycle! |
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The Biology department offers a seminar
series
each semester representing a broad range of topics in
biology.
These seminars are open to the entire college community.
Refreshments
are offer d prior to the seminar and students are invited to meet with
the speaker in a small group following the talk to answer questions
related
to the topic presented, or to answer questions regarding different
careers
in Biology.
| January 24 | Introductory meeting for students taking Biology Seminar BIOL 411/412 | |||||
| January 31 | Michael Mazourek (’99 Biochemistry), Cornell University Graduate Student, Plant Breeding | |||||
| (Vicki Cameron) | Build a Better Burn: improving hot peppers through systems biology | |||||
| February 14 | Dan Rabosky, Cornell University | |||||
| (Kit Muma) | Ecological controls on diversification during major evolutionary radiations | |||||
| February 28 | Jeff W. Dawson, Carleton University | |||||
| (Bruce Smith) | Lofty pursuits - flight and steering in locusts | |||||
| March 6 | Student Research Options for Summer AND Fall 2008 (informal) | |||||
| All students interested in enrolling in 302 must attend. | ||||||
| March 20 | Assistant Professor Candidate | |||||
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Investigating the role of E. coli RNA polymerase pausing in transcription regulation |
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| March 27 | Assistant Professor Candidate |
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Using RNA Interference to Analyze Sugar Transport in Plants |
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| April 3 | Paige Lawrence, University of Rochester School of Medicine | |||||
| (Ed Cluett) | Do Pollutants Make you More Susceptible to the Flu? | |||||
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Co-Sponsored
by the Sustainability Café |
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| April 10 | Ellis Loew, Cornell University | |||||
| (Andy Smith) | The Evolution of Color Vision in Reptiles | |||||
| April 17 | MANDATORY Majors Test for all BIOL-411/41200 seniors | |||||
| April
24 |
Don Bertolini ('71 Biology Alumni),
Bristol-Myers
Squibb Co. |
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| (Marc Servetnick) |
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| April 29 | Honor
Research
Symposium |
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| Tuesday | |
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| April 30
& May 1 |
Jr. Research Symposia | |||||
| Wednesday & Thursday | ||||||