Spring 2005 Schedule

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Truman State University Biology Seminar Series – Spring 2005

                                                                                                                                                                                   

January

28                 Danielle L. Daee, Ph.D. Candidate

            Department of Pathology and Microbiology

            University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln, NE

            "Certifiably Unstable:  Genomic Instability and Repair in Human Genetic Disease"              

February          

4                     Dr. Amber Johnson, Assistant Professor

            Sociology and Anthropology Discipline, Division of Social Science

            Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

                        “Environment as a Frame of Reference in Archaeological Research”

           

11                 Dr. Guri Johal, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology

Department of Botany and Plant Pathology

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

“Identifying a Natural Suppressor of Cell Death in Maize: Implications for Gene Discovery and Beyond”

 

18                 Dr. Russ Benedict, Assistant Professor

            Department of Biology

            Central College, Pella, IA

            “Ecology & Evolution in Action:  Parapatric Boundaries in Short-tailed Shrews (Blarina)”

 

25                 Dr. John Rutter, Associate Professor

            Biology Discipline, Division of Science

            Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

“Effects of Systemically Administered Cocaine on Sensory Responses to Peri-threshold Vibrissae Stimulation: Individual Cells, Ensemble Activity and Animal Behavior”

March  

4                    Dr. Martha Cook, Associate Professor of Botany

            Department of Biological Sciences

            Illinois State University, Normal, IL

            "Critical Innovations for the Evolution of Plant Form"

 

            11, 18   No Seminars - Spring Break

 

            25         TBA

April     

1                     Jay Mager, Ph.D. Candidate

            Department of Neurobiology and Behavior

            Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

"What You Can Learn From a Loon's Tune: An Investigation of the Function of the Territorial Yodel of the Common Loon (Gavia immer)"

 

8                     Dr. Keith Summerville, Assistant Professor

            Department of Environmental Science and Policy

            Drake University, Des Moines, IA

"Beyond Site-Specific Assembly Rules: Species Traits as Predictors of the Frequency of Occurrence of Lepidoptera in Restored Tallgrass Prairies"

 

            15         Biology Discipline Research Celebration

 

22                 Robert Powell, Professor

            Department of Biology

            Avila University, Kansas City, MO

            “Ecological Interactions in a Lizard Community on Grenada”

 

29         Biology Honors Presentations

                                                                                                                                                                                   

Fridays, 12:30-1:20 PM, Magruder (Science) Hall 2050                             Refreshments served at 12:15