Fall 1998 Schedule

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September

3 Dr. Brent Buckner; Truman State University; Kirksville, MO
"Cell death in mutants of Camouflage, a newly discovered locus in maize"

10 Biology Faculty Panel; Truman State University; Kirksville, MO
"How to gain admission to graduate school in biology"

17 Dr. Gisèle Muller-Parker; Shannon Point Marine Center; Anacortes, WA
"Why do algae live in animal cells?"  

24 Open

October

1 Open

8 Dr. Thomas Coudron; United States Department of Agriculture; Columbia, MO
"Tiered interactions: From plant endophytes to wasp venoms"  

22 Dr. Jan Huss; University of Wisconsin; Madison, WI
Special alumni presentation – Homecoming Week
Using molecular techniques to study environmental toxicology

29 Dr. Keith Bensen; University of Washington; Seattle, WA
"Biology as a social weapon:  Eugenics and the human genome project"

November

5 Dr. James Mills; Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta, GA
"Hanta viruses in the Americas: The last twenty million years"

12 Dr. Thomas Bultman; Truman State University; Kirksville, MO
"Ecology of multitrophic interactions: A sabbatical in the South Pacific"  

19 Dr. Marshall Sundberg; Emporia State University; Emporia, KS
"Origin of the monstrous ear of maize"

December

3 Dr. George Carlson; Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine; Kirksville, MO
"Ion channel aggregation and calcium influx: A pathogenic hypothesis for the muscular dystrophies"

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