Seminar Series 

Fall 2009

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!

18 Sept.: Dr. Will Hobbs, Department of Biology, University of St. Thomas
Topic:  “Biogeochemical responses of lake ecosystems to nutrient subsidies and climate change”

2 Oct: Dr. Stephen Ekker, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic Topic:  “Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart and the Genetics of Nicotine Dependency”

16 Oct.: Dr. Jayna Ditty and Beth Rhein, UST Biology Department
Topic:  "A Journey Through Space and Time:  Chemotaxis and Circadian Clocks in Cyanobacteria"

23 Oct.: Dr. Jennifer Powers, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota 
Topic:  "Litter Decomposition in Tropical Forests: Patterns and Processes Across Sites and Species"

 13Nov.: Dr. Michael Wilson, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota 
Topic: "Intergroup dynamics and the ecology of SIVcpz infection among the chimpanzees of Gombe National Park, Tanzania."

20 Nov.: Dr. Thomas Bouchard, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota
Prof. Bouchard is Director of the Minnesota Center for Twin and Adoption Research. The primary research project being carried out under the auspices of the center was the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart (MISTRA).
Topic:  "Genetic influence on human psychological characteristics: How much?"

4 Dec.: Dr. Matthew Etterson, Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth
Topic:  “Which came first, the MCnest or the MCnugget?  A broad survey of Markov chain applications in avian ecology, population biology and chemical risk assessment.”

 

Spring 2009

3  April:  Dr. Bill Engeland, Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota
Topic: Neuroendocrinology of stress

17 April:  Dr. Adam Kay, UST Biology Department
Topic: Ecological Stoichiometry

1 May:  Dr. Dan Villeneuve, US EPA Mid-Continent Ecology Division
Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology

8 May (sponsored by Tri-Beta):  Dr. Carol Vleck, Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Organismal Biology Iowa State University
Topic: Effects of Hormones and Condition on Breeding of Adélie Penguins in Antarctica

Fall 2008  

26 September:  Dr. Jim Cotner, Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior; Moos Chair in Limnology, University of Minnesota
Topic:  Carbon Cycling in Lakes

10 October:  Dr. Hank Balfour, Pediatrics and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota
Topic:  Infectious Diseases

Spring 2007

9 February: Dr. Betsy Martinez-Vaz, Hamiline University; Topic: Microbiology

23 February: Dr. Mary Montgomery, Macalester College, Topic: Evolution of development in nematodes

9 March: Dr. Andy Holdsworth, Minnesota DNR; Topic: Earthworm effects on northern hardwood forests

30 March: Dr. Sue Gibson, University of MN; Topic: Molecular genetics; isolation and characterization of plant mutants defective in the ability to respond to soluble sugar levels

13 April: Dr. Doug Wangensteen, University of MN Medical School; Topic: Solute and water transport across epithelial membranes in the lung

27 April: Dr. John Schade, St. Olaf College; Topic: Ecosystem ecology, ecosystem stoichiometry, nutrient cycles