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 Spring 2008 Seminar Series

Seminars are held on Fridays at 3:15 pm in OSS 313.  Join us for snacks and conversation with the speaker after the seminar!

 

Feb 8:   Dr. Doug Johnson, Research Statistician & Senior Scientist, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Topic: "The ecology of grasslands and the forces that shape their bird communities."   Feb 22:  Matt Gorman, Mitch Haustein, Melissa Konsti, and Dr. Kyle Zimmer, UST Topic: Silly stories about shallow lakes.   March 7:  Dr. Betsy Martinez-Vaz, Assistant Professor, Hamline University Biology Department Topic: Microbial genomics, environmental microbiology, microbial genetics and molecular biology, bacterial pathogenesis.   March 28: Dr. Beverly Smith-Keiling, Assistant Professor, Augsburg College Biology Department Topic: "The search for streptococcal C3-binding proteins through undergraduate research projects and changing paradigms in research."   April 11:  Dr. Marla Spivak, Professor, University of Minnesota Department of Entomology Topic: Neuroethological mechanisms underlying hygienic behavior: Bees that perform the behavior are particularly responsive to olfactory signals from diseased and parasitized brood, which may be mediated by sensitizing effects of particular biogenic amines in the bee brain.   May 2:  Dr. M. Reza Ghadiri, Professor, Scripps Research Institute (Merck seminar) Topic: Our group is involved in a multidisciplinary research effort that uses disciplines ranging from synthetic organic and inorganic chemistry to materials science and recombinant DNA technology to develop novel methods for the rational design and construction of functional biomaterial-based structures. Our goal is to provide novel applications in the field of molecular and system engineering as well as advance our fundamental understanding of living chemical processes.   April 25: Open, will be filled by Tri Beta selection.

 Fall 2007 Seminar Series

 

Friday, 14 September at 2:00 pm in OSS127 Dr. Jason Hill, Research Associate, Dept. of Applied Economics; Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota Title: Transportation biofuels: Promise and pitfalls   Friday, 21 September at 3:15 pm in OSS 313 Dr. Sarah L. Boyer, Department of Biology, Macalester College Title:  From New Zealand to the Globe: Evolution and Biogeography of "Mite Harvestmen"   Join us for refreshments in the Greenhouse after this seminar.   Friday, 5 October at 3:15 pm in OSS 313 Dr. Paul Wolf, Department of Biology, Utah State University Interests: Plant evolutionary and population genetics, microevolutionary processes such as genetic diversification, hybridization, and speciation   Friday, 12 October at 3:15 pm in OSS 313 Dr. Min Ni, Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota Interests: Light signal transduction and photomorphogenesis   Tuesday, 23 Oct (time and place TBA) Dr. Jim Elser ,Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Sciences, Arizona State University Interests: Ecology, Biological Stoichiometry, Evolutionary Ecology, Limnology   Friday, 2 November at 3:15 pm in OSS 313 Dr. Cathy Kotz, VA Medical Center and University of MN GRECC, MN Obesity Center and Dept. FScN Interest: Regulation of the Uncoupling Proteins, neuroscience as it relates to spontaneous behaviors, metabolism, feeding and obesity   Friday,16 November at 3:15 pm in OSS 313 Dr. Glenn D. DelGiudice, Forest Wildlife Populations & Research Group, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Interest: Nutritional and physiological ecology of large mammals with an emphasis on animal-habitat interactions   Friday,30 November at 3:15 pm in OSS 313 Dr. Peter W. Sorensen, Dept. Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota Interests: Physiology and behavior of fish; olfaction; fish reproductive biology; pheromones; control of exotics; fish migration; aquatic chemical ecology

  Spring 2007 Seminar series

Seminars are scheduled approximately every other Friday at 3:00 pm in OSS 313.  Snacks will be available at 2:45 pm.   Mark your calendars and plan to attend!

  Fall 2005 Seminar series