KENYON COLLEGE
Department of Biology
2006-07 Seminar
Series
Biology seminars are held on Thursdays at 4:15 p.m. in Higley Auditorium
Coffee and cookies at 4:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
HIGLEY AUDITORIUM, 4:15 PM
Dr. Joan Slonczewski
Department of Biology
"Shining Light on E. coli Bacterial pH"
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5
HIGLEY AUDITORIUM, 4:15 PM
Dr. Don Luse
Department of Molecular Genetics
Lerner Research Institute/Cleveland Clinic
"The mechanism of promoter clearance by RNA polymerase II"
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19
HIGLEY AUDITORIUM, 4:15 PM
Dr. Siohban Fennessy
Department of Biololgy
Kenyon College
"In the Field: Using Biological Indicators to Assess Wetland Ecological Integrity and Restoration Success"
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9
HIGLEY AUDITORIUM, 4:15 PM
Dr. Elena Litchman
Department of Zoology
Michigan State University - Kellogg Biological Station
"Phytoplankton ecology: from physiological traits to ecosystem impacts"
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30
HIGLEY AUDITORIUM, 4:15 PM
Dr. Nicholas Money
Department of Botony
Miami University
"Fungal Movement"
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
HIGLEY AUDITORIUM, 4:15 PM
Dr. Louis Iverson
USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station
"Global Change and Potential Effects on Tree Species Habitats"
THURSDAY, MARCH 1
HIGLEY AUDITORIUM, 4:15 PM
Dr. Corien Bakermans
Michigan State University
“How Low Can They Grow? Microbial Growth and Physiology at Subzero Temperatures”
THURSDAY, MARCH 22
HIGLEY AUDITORIUM, 4:15 PM
Dr. William Joiner '90
Flowers Fund Lecture
Department of Biology
University of Pennsylvania
"Using Drosophila melanogaster to Understand the Biological Basis of Sleep"
THURSDAY,
APRIL 5
HIGLEY AUDITORIUM, 4:15 PM
Dr. Rachel Bowden
Department of Biological Sciences
Illinois State University
"Teasing apart sex determination in turtles with termperature-dependent sex determination"