Fall 2003 Schedule
| September | |
| 5 | Biology Faculty Panel |
| Truman State University, Kirksville, MO | |
| “Preparing for health professional schools after Truman” | |
| 12 | Biology Faculty Panel |
| Truman State University, Kirksville, MO | |
| “Preparing for graduate school in biology after Truman” | |
| 19 | Dr. Omokaro Obire, Visiting Scholar |
| Division of Science, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO | |
| “Impact of Fertilizer Plant Effluent on Water Quality of a Creek” | |
| 26 | Dr. Scott Burt & Graduate Student Panel |
| Truman State University, Kirksville, MO | |
| "The Truman State Biology Graduate Program: Overview and Current Research Projects" | |
| October | |
| 3 | TBA |
| 10 | No Seminar – Mid-term Break |
| 17 | Scott Kreher, Ph.D. Candidate (Truman Alumnus) |
| Yale University, New Haven, CT | |
| "Molecular biology of the olfactory system in Drosophila" | |
| 24 | Dr. Paula Williamson, Professor |
| Biology Department, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX | |
| "The Wetlands Project, a vision of environmental stewardship for urban rivers in Texas." | |
| 31 | Dr. Joseph A Veech, Research Associate |
| Department of Fishery & Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO | |
| "The organization of ecological communities: species interactions or aggregate behavior?" | |
| November | |
| 7 | Dr. Patrick S. Schnable, Professor |
| Department of Zoology and Genetics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA | |
| "Maize Genomics and Bioinformatics" | |
| 14 | Dr. Mark E. Mort, Assistant Professor |
| Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS | |
| "Systematics of the Plant Family Crassulaceae" | |
| 21 | Dr. Maurine Linder, Associate Professor |
| Neuroscience Program, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO | |
| “Tales of G-Protein Signaling: How Cells Communicate” | |
| 28 | No Seminar – Thanksgiving Break |
| December | |
| 5 | Biology Honors Student Presentations |
All seminars are on Fridays from 12:30 - 1:30 pm in Magruder Hall, room 124 unless otherwise noted (*). Refreshments are available at 12:15 pm