Darwin
2011 Additional Speakers
January 25
Dr. Sarah Redmond, DePauw University
"Genetic control of chicken innate immune response and resistance to Salmonella enteritidis"
Dr. Redmond is a post-doctoral researcher and part time faculty member in biology at DePauw University. She is interested in identifying genetic factors that affect the immune response, particularly innate immunity, and the genetic regulation of energy partitioning for developmental and regenerative/healing processes. Dr. Redmond completed her PhD in genetics at Iowa State University, where she received honors for her efforts in both teaching and research.
http://www.depauw.edu/acad/biology/facultystaff.asp
February 1
Dr. Pascal Lafontant, DePauw University
http://www.depauw.edu/acad/biology/facultystaff.asp
February 15
Dr. John Maerz, University of Georgia
Salamander Ecology in a Rapidly Changing World
Dr. Maerz is an associate professor of vertebrate ecology in the Warnell
School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. Dr.
Maerz is interested in population, community, behavioral, and evolutionary
ecology. His research program uses amphibians and reptiles to understand the
effects of terrestrial and aquatic environmental change on wildlife. Dr.
Maerz and his students focus on the effects of nonnative species invasions,
land use and climate change. He is also starting several research projects to
understand the influence of amphibians and reptiles on terrestrial and
freshwater ecosystem processes. Dr. Maerz is a member of the University of
Georgia’s Graduate Faculty, Honors Faculty Mentor Network, a Writing Fellow,
and regularly teaches undergraduate courses in Animal Behavior, Herpetology,
Natural Sciences Research, Sustaining Human Societies and the Natural
Environment.
Visit Dr. Maerz's website at: http://www.uga.edu/maerzlab/Site/Home.html
March 1
Dr. Danielle Greer, Saint Mary-of-the-Wood College
"Ecology from a multi-scale perspective benefits conservation planning for the endangered whooping crane"
Visit Dr. Greer's website at: http://www.smwc.edu/directory/faculty-and-staff/danielle-greer
March 22
Mr. Youssef Aachoui, Indiana State University
"Study of Novel Phytol-based Adjuvant for Immune System Activation"
April 15, at 2 PM in S214
Dr. Mike Lannoo, IU School of Medicine-Terre Haute
"On the Cusp of the Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction: The Life and Death of the Hoosier Frog"
April 26
Dr. Esteban Fernandaz-Jurcic, Purdue University
"The role of avian vision in predator-prey interactions: integrating physiological and behavioral perspectives "
Visit Dr. Fernandaz-Jurcic's website at: http://estebanfj.bio.purdue.edu/