Biology Department

Seminars

biology department

Seminars are held in Higgins 310 at 3:00 on Tuesday afternoon*. Reception will follow in Higgins 465.
*Exceptions to this will be noted when necessary.

 

Spring 2009 Seminar Series 

 

February 9, 2009 *(Monday)

The interaction of diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

    Joseph Burdo Ph.D.,  Assistant Professor of Biology
   Bridgewater State College

   3:00 p.m.  Higgins 300*


February 10, 2009 

Shared molecular mechanisms in dementia and inclusion body myositis: From transgenic to translational research 

    Masasashi Kitazawa Ph.D., Assistant Project Scientist
  University of California, Irvine 

  3:00 p.m.  Higgins 310


February 13, 2009 *(Friday)

Physiological ecology of two pelagic sharks- the mako and blue. Are they the tortoise and the hare? 

    Bradley Wetherbee Ph.D., Lecturer 
   University of Rhode Island 

   3:00 p.m.  Higgins 300*

 

February 17, 2009

Ecology of transition zones: Salt marshes, diadromous fishes and opportunities for student research 

    Karen Wilson, Ph.D., Assistant Research Faculty 
   University of Southern Maine

   3:00 p.m.  Higgins 310

February 23, 2009*(Monday)

How cellular restriction shape the pathogenesis of HIV-1 

    Mario Stevenson, Ph.D., Professor  
   UMass Medical School

   3:00 p.m.  Higgins 300

February 24, 2009

Epigenetic control and genome organization by RNAi and transposon-derived proteins 

    Hugh Cam, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow  
   National Institute of Health 

   3:00 p.m.  Higgins 310


March 16, 2009*(Monday)

The Power of N: From coastal wetland ecology to global climate

    Serena Moseman, Ph.D.,  
   United States Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center

   3:00 p.m.  Higgins 310


March 19, 2009*(Thursday)

Causes and consequences of life history variation in insects

    Jason E. Jannot, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher 
   School of Biological Sciences

   3:00 p.m.  Higgins 310


April 14, 2009

Simplifying genome annotation and functional genomics

    Mark Yandell, Ph.D., Associate Professor  
   Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, University of Utah 

   3:00 p.m.  Higgins 310