Seminar Series: Spring 2012

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
4:00 pm*
CNS 112

*unless otherwise noted

Everyone is welcome to attend!
Refreshments beforehand* (3:45-4:00pm)
CNS first floor lobby
*Please bring your own reusable mug for beverages. Reuse, reduce, recycle!    

The Biology department offers a seminar (BIOL 41100/41200) series each semester representing a broad range of topics in  biology.  These seminars are open to the entire community.  Refreshments are offered 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.

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January 26         Introductory meeting for students taking
                                 Biology Seminar BIOL-411/41200

February 2          David Deitcher, Cornell University
(Ian Woods)            "What Can Drosophila Tell Us About the
                               Human Language Gene FOXP2"

February 16        Samantha Palmer, Biology '06
(Marina Caillaud)       "Human parainfluenza virus
                               glycoprotein interaction and host interplay
                               in the natural tissue"

February 23         Brooke Jude, Bard College
(Dave Gondek)         "A Microbe at Home: Janthinobacterium
                                  isolate as a case study for molecular
                                  genetic progress"

March 1                Lindsey A. Morse, Ferre Institute
(Marina Caillaud)        "Genetic counseling: presentation of the
                                       career and case studies"

March 8              Student Research Options: Summer & Fall 
                             All students interested in enrolling
                                     in BIOL-302 MUST attend.

March 22            Peter Calvert, SUNY Upstate
(Andy Smith)          “Visualizing protein access to cell signaling
                               microcompartments"

April 5               Andrea Worthington, Siena College
(Leann Kanda)        "Neuroethology of prey capture in dragonflies:
                                vision, decision, precision"

April 12              Ashley Dayer, Cornell University   
(Kit Muma)                Topic:  Bird Conservation             

April 19                 Thomas Seeley, Cornell University
(Ian Woods)            “Swarm Intelligence in Honey Bees”

April 26              Biology Honors Symposium  NOT THIS SEMESTER                           

May 3                 Jr. Research Symposium