Fall '09 Seminar Series

The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science and Mathematics has established distinguished lecture series to provide a forum for the presentation of topics in the biological and environmental sciences. All seminars will be held on Monday at 1:30pm in Room 135 Oelman.



Mon
14
Sept '09

Dr. Ellen Currano

Host: Dr. John Stireman

Miami University, Department of Geology
"Some liked it hot: a paleontological perspective of plant-insect herbivore interactions during global warming events in the tropics."
Mon
21
Sept '09

Dr. Brian Maurer

Host: Dr. Volker Bahn

NewMichigan State University, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
"Estimating the dimension of ecological systems in space and time."
Mon
28
Sept '09

Vaishali Katju

Host: Dr. Scott Baird

University of New Mexico, Department of Biology
"Determinants of Gene Duplicate Evolution in Two Eukaryotes."
Mon
5
Oct '09

Dr. John Pearce

Host: Dr. Jeff Peters

US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
"Combining banding, telemetry and genetic data to infer ecological, evolutionary, and disease-related patterns of migratory birds."
Mon
12
Oct '09

Dr. Jeff Coller

Host: Dr. Katharine Excoffon

Case Western Reserve University, Center for RNA Molecular Biology
"Lost in translation: mRNA decay, P-bodies, and polysomes."
Mon
19
Oct '09

Dr. Stephen Matthews

Host: Dr. Volker Bahn

Ohio State University, College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences
"Potential impacts of climate change on bird and tree habitats across the eastern US."
Mon
26
Oct '09

Dr. Colin Orians

Host: Dr. Don Cippollini

Tufts University, Biology Department
"How plants resist herbivores: Advantages of a whole plant perspective."
Mon
2
Nov '09

Dr. Alejandro Royo

Host: Dr. Tom Rooney

US Forest Service
"Evidence for the ghost of herbivory past."
Mon
9
Nov '09

Dr. Ben Salisbury

Host: Dr. Dan Krane

Clinical Data, Inc
"Distinguishing lethal mutations from benign variants: The genetics of Long QT Syndrome."