January

       18        Biology Faculty Panel; Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

                         “Undergraduate research opportunities for summer 2002”

       25        Dr. Cynthia Cooper; Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

                         “Sabbatical research and related adventures in North Carolina”

February

         1        Dr. Melissa Stuart; Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine; Kirksville, MO

                         “A potential role for intracellular antibodies in the biological control of pest

                         insects”

         8        Dr. Thomas Smith; Donald Danforth Plant Science Center; St. Louis, MO

                         “Structures of an antifungal toxin and cucumber mosaic virus”

       15        Dr. Shawn Meagher; Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

                         “Genetic diversity and parasitism in rodent-nematode systems”

       22        Dr. Steve Hess; Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ

                         “What marine snails and street drugs tell an electrophysiologist about drug targets”

March

         1        Dr. Robert Wallace; Iowa State University, Ames, IA

                         “The botany of beer”

    8-15        No Seminars – Midterm Break

       22        Dr. Sue Bruenderman; Missouri Department of Conservation, Columbia, MO

                         “Conservation of Missouri’s freshwater mussels”

       29        No Seminar – Friday before Easter

  April

         5        Dr. Adrienne Edwards; Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Champiagn, IL

                         “Rare plants in isolated wetlands:  Treasure islands”

       12        Dr. Don Tillitt: U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia, MO

                         “Thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency in Great Lakes salmonids”

       19        Dr. Prem Seth; Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA

                         “Adenoviruses: Basic biology to gene therapy”

       26        No Seminar – National Conference on Undergraduate Research

   May

       2*        Biology Honors Students  (4:30-6:00 pm, Thursday – Magruder Hall, room 124)

       3*        Biology Honors Students  (4:30-6:00 pm, Friday – Magruder Hall, room 124)