Fall 2005 Schedule
Truman State University Biology Seminar Series – Fall 2005
September
9 Truman State Biology Faculty Panels
“Preparing for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools after
Truman"
16 Dr. Johannes Schul, Associate Professor
Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
“Acoustic Communication in Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): Mechanisms, Evolution, and Evolutionary Mechanisms”
23 Jim Rathert, Nature Photographer
Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City, MO
“In Focus: Nature Through the Camera”
30 Dr. Alan Templeton, Professor
Department of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University, St.
Louis, MO
“Human Evolution over the Last 2 Million Years: Genes, Fossils and
Archaeology”
October
7 Dr. Marcus Webster, Professor
Department of Biology, St. John’s University, St. Joseph, MN
“Water and Energy Use by Desert Birds”
14 NO SEMINAR – Midterm Break
21 Dr. Anne Hall, Postdoctoral Associate & Truman State University Alumnus
Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
“Pericentromere Evolution in the Brassicaceae”
28 Dr. William Nicholson, Director
Disease Assessment and Epidemiology Laboratory, Centers for Disease
Control, Atlanta, GA
"Tick-borne Rickettsial Diseases in the Southeastern United States"
November
4 Dr. Vineet Singh, Assistant Professor
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville, MO
“Antibiotics and Oxidative Stress Tolerance in Staphylococcus aureus: A Pathogen Defying All Chemotherapeutic Options?
11 Dr. Brent Buckner, Professor
Division of Science, Biology Discipline, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
“An International Scientific and Cultural Experience in Mexico”
18 Dr. Bo Deng, Professor
Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
“Trappers Drove Hare to Eat Lynx”
25 NO SEMINAR – Thanksgiving Break
December
2 Dr. Timothy Rice, Assistant Professor
Department of Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
“A Survey of Environmental Contaminant Levels in the Mobile/Tensaw River Delta, Alabama”
9 Biology Honors Student Presentations
Fridays, 12:30-1:20 PM, Magruder (Science) Hall 2050 Refreshments at 12:15