Truman State University Biology Seminar Series – Fall 2006

September    

15        Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Professor

                        Biology Discipline, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

“The Truman Shoot Apical Meristem Project:  A Collaborative Effort between Biology and Computer Science Faculty and Students”

Host: Dr. Jon Gering

             22        Truman State Biology Faculty Panels

                        “Preparing for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools after Truman”

             29        Dr. Margaret Waterman, Associate Professor

                        Department of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO

                        “Investigative Case Based Learning: Contexts for Active Students Engaged in Science”

                        Host: Dr. Tony Weisstein

 October

 6          Dr. William Sexton, Professor

            Department of Physiology, A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville, MO

            “Cardiovascular Physiology of Diabetic Rats”

            Host: Dr. Cynthia Cooper  

13               NO SEMINAR – Midterm Break

20        Dr. Megan McBride, Pediatrician (D.O., F.A.A.P.) & Truman State University Alumnus (’97)

            Mercy Medical Group, Kansas City, MO

            “Cystic Fibrosis: A Clinical and Basic Sciences Review”

            Host: Dr. Lin Twining

            27        Dr. Daniel P. Schachtman, Associate Member and Principal Investigator

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO

“Nutrient Sensing and Signaling in Plants”

Host: Dr. John Ma

 November          

            3          Dr. José Herrera, Associate Professor

                        Biology Discipline, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

                        “A Sabbatical of Fungal Discovery:  From Mycoses to Grassland Ecology”

                        Host: Dr. Jon Gering

            10        Dr. Melissa Daggett, Assistant Professor

Department of Biology, Missouri Western University

“Expanding Bioassays Using Molecular and Cellular Approaches”

Host: Dr. Stephanie Foré 

17        Dr. Justin Fay, Assistant Professor-CANCELED

Genetics Department, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.  “Evolution of Gene Regulation”

Host: Dr. Stephanie Foré

24               NO SEMINAR – Thanksgiving Break.

December

1          Dr. Michael Herman, Associate Professor

Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

“Ecological Genomics of Soil Nematode Community Responses: Model and Non-model Approaches”

Host: Dr. Tim Walston

8          Biology Honors Student Presentations

 Fridays, 12:30-1:20 PM, Magruder (Science) Hall 2001     Refreshments at 12:15