Fall 1998-99 seminar series

All seminars are at 4:15 in Higley Aud. unless otherwise noted.

Refreshments in the lobby at 4:00.

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Sept. 10
Dr. Louis M. Mansky
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Ohio State University
"Molecular basis of HIV genetic variation: implications for pathogenesis, drug therapy, and vaccines"

Sept. 24
Dr. Peter Lauf
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Wright State University School of Medicine
"Role and Properties of K-Cl Cotransport in Cell Volume Homeostasis"

Oct. 15
Dr. John Reeve
Department of Microbiology
Ohio State University
"Methanogen Genome Sequences and the Phylogeny of Methanogenesis"


Oct. 29
Dr. Mary Chamberlin
Department of Biological Sciences
Ohio University
"Physiological and biochemical changes in the insect midgut during larval growth and development"

Dec. 1
Dr. Roxanne Fisher
Dept. Genetics
U. Wisconsin Madison
"Genetic study of in vitro shoot development in Arabidopsis"

Dec. 3
Dr. J. Phil Gibson
Dept. Biology
Agnes Scott College
"Anatomical and developmental aspects of gender system evolution in the tropical tree Ocotea tenera"

Dec. 7
Dr. Jeff Osborn
Division of Science
Truman State University
"Pollen: more than something to sneeze at"

Dec. 10
Dr. Karen Hicks
Dept. Biology
Vanderbilt University

Spring 1998-99 seminar series

All seminars are at 4:15 in Higley Aud. unless otherwise noted.

Cookies and coffee in the lobby at 4:00.

Jan. 22 (*note this is a change of dates!)
Dr. Nat Wheelwright
Department of Biology,
Bowdoin College
"Biology in a tropical cloud forest"

Jan. 28
Dr. Jay Hosler
Department of Entomology
Ohio State University
"No NO is a no-no: The role of nitric oxide in honeybee olfactory discrimination"

Feb. 11
Dr. Peter A. Zimmerman
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
"Human genetic polymorphism and interactions with malaria-causing parasites"

Feb. 25
Dr. William J. Mitsch
School of Natural Resources
Ohio State University
"Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico: a landscape analysis"

April 8
Dr. Thomas C. Grubb
Dept. of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
Ohio State University
"Life at the end of the line: avian responses to forest hyperfragmentation"

April 22
Dr. Carl F. Friese
Dept. of Biology
University of Dayton
"Disturbance type and plant-microbe interactions: the role of mycorrhizal fungi in ecosystem structure and function".

May 4
Senior honors presentations.

May 6
Senior honors presentations.