Departmental Seminars

Department of Biology

Seminar Schedule

Fall 2009

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Departmental seminars will be held on most Tuesdays at 4:00 PM, in Science 012, unless otherwise indicated. Enrolled students should arrive five minutes before the seminar begins to receive class materials. All seminars are open to the public.  Cookies and coffee are provided at 3:45 PM.  – For further information, please contact Seminar coordinator Dr. Allan Albig, Science 219, aalbig@isugw.indstate.edu, phone 237-8553.

 

September

1

Introductory meeting: No seminar

8

Life in a Frozen Gall and Other Chilling
Tales of Insects in the Cold."

Richard Lee

Dept. of Zoology

Miami University, Oxford.  OH.

(Host: Mike Angilletta)

15

Impact of Immuno-adjuvant on Anti-Lymphoma Vaccine Efficacy

Hong Tao Lee

Dept of Biology

Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN.

22

Sweating the Small Stuff: Chronic Stress Effects in Prefrontal Cortex

Cara Wellman

Dept. of Psychological and Brain Sciences


Indiana University
Bloomington, IN

(Host: Allan Albig)

29

Repair of Chemotherapy-induced DNA damage; Opportunities for Modulating Drug Resistance and Sensitivity.

John Turchi

Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology


IUPUI, Indianapolis IN.

(Host: Allan Albig)

 

 

October

6

Title:  TBA

Carolyn Vann

Dept. of Biology

Ball State University, Muncie.  IN.

(Host: Allan Albig)

13

To Be Announced

20

Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus host invasion by simvastatin

Susan McDowell

Dept. of Biology

Ball State University, Muncie.  IN.

(Host:  Kathleen Dannelly)

27

Bug-eyed: making a career of voyeurism

Gary Dodson

Dept. of Biology

Ball State University, Muncie.  IN.

(Host: Peter Scott)

 

 

November

3

Title:  TBA

Jim Lovvorn

Dept. of Zoology

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL.

(Host: Mike Angilletta)

10

Miraculous Mitosis:  How a Cell Segregates its Chromosomes.

Claire Walczak

Dept. of Biology

Indiana University, Bloomington IN.

(Host: Allan Albig)

17

Auditory processing of sound in birds: say what?

Jeffery Lucus

Dept of Biological Sciences

Purdue University, West Lafayette IN

(Host: Steve Lima)

24

Title:  TBA

Karen Pollok

Dept of Pediatrics, Pharmacology & Toxicology

Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN.

(Host: Allan Albig)

 

 

December

1

Shouts and whispers on the seashore: acyl homoserine 

lactone signaling among sponge symbionts

Clay Fuqua

Dept. of Biology

Indiana University, Bloomington IN.

(Host:  Kathleen Dannelly)