Full Seminar Schedule
Carleton College Biology Department Seminars
2011-2012 Academic Year
Mondays, 3:30-4:30 PM in Olin 141
Some events are scheduled for a Friday. In those weeks, please check to see if there is also a Monday seminar.
Seminar requirements (a reminder for seniors):
Seniors need to attend 14 seminars over the academic year to fulfill the comps seminar requirement.
If you have any questions, please contact Lorie Tuma, 222-4884
FALL 2011
Sept 12 - No Seminar - Opening Convocation
Sept 19 - Jonathan M. Jacobs, Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. "The Ralstonia solanacearum in planta transcriptome -how to succeed in a hostile habitat." Host: Raka Mitra
Sept 26 - Dr. Jennifer A. Pietenpol, Director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and Professor of Molecular Oncology. "From a Single Gene to the Genome: Therapeutic Advances for a Difficult-to-Treat Breast Cancer" Host: John Tymoczko
Oct 3 - Dr. Larry J Young, William P. Timmie Professor, Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Emory University. "Neurobiology and Evolution of Monogamy: Implications for Autism." Host: Matt Rand
Oct 10 - Dr. W. Gibson Wood, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota. "Statins - good for the heart, good for the brain: Neuroprotective mechanisms of simvastatin." Host: Fernan Jaramillo
Oct 17 - Mid term break - No Seminar
Oct 24 - Dr. Sarah Meerts, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Carleton College. "The Neurobiology of Female Reproductive Behavior." Host: Matt Rand.
October 31 - Dr. Tony Gamble, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota. "Using phylogenies to study the evolution of complex traits in geckos." Host: Jennifer Wolff.
Nov 7 - Dr. Robert Zink, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota. "What's really interesting about Darwin's finches is still unclear" Host: Mark McKone
Nov 14 - Dr. Eric Lonsdorf, Chicago Botanic Garden. "The birds and bees of jobs in ecology and conservation." Host: Mark McKone
WINTER 2012
Jan 4 - First day of classes
Jan 9 - BioChemistry candidate
Jan 16 - Dr. Carrie S. Ketel, Assistant Professor of Biology, Bemidji State University. "Neocentromeres and SET domain proteins in Candida albicans." Host: Jennifer Wolff
Jan 23 - Dr. Stephen C. Ekker, Professor of Biochem/Molecular Biology. Mayo Clinic. "InSciEd Out Zebrafish Molecular Genetics in the 21st Century." Host: Jennifer Wolff
Jan 30 - Dr. Kevin Crisp, Assistant Professor of Biology, St. Olaf College. "Cellular Basis of a Simple Form of Learning in the Leech Host: Fernan Jaramillo
Feb 6 - Mid-term break (No seminar)
Feb 13 - Dr. Sarah Boyer, Assistant Professor of Biology, Macalester College. "Biogeographic History of Tiny Daddy Long-Legs: Unraveling the Evolutionary Relationships of the Mite Harvestment." Host: Dan Hernandez
Feb 20 - Dr. Robinn Epinga, Mayo Clinic, "Pancreatic cancer metastasis: a Not-So-Great Migration",
Host: Sabrice Guerrier
Feb 27 - Dr. Linda Kinkel, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota. "The Underground Arms Race: Microbial Competition and Pathogen Inhibition in Soil." Host: Dan Hernandez
March 5 - Dr. Ed Hall, USGS Research Biologist, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University. "Linking microbial and ecosystem ecology: what matters and how to measure it."
Host: Dan Hernandez
SPRING 2012
March 26 - First day of class
April 2 - Reserved for Department Meeting
April 9 - Reserved for Department Meeting
April 16 - Reserved for Department Meeting
April 23 - Dr. Elizabeth Addis, HHMI Science Teaching Post-doctoral Fellow, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. <TITLE> Host: Matt Rand.
April 30 - Midterm Break (No Seminar)
May 7 - Dr. Jerry F. Husak, St. Thomas University, "Linking steroids, performance, and fitness in lizards." Host: Matt Rand
May 14 - Dr. Will Kruesi, Graduate Student, University of California Berkeley <TITLE> Host: Jennifer Wolff
May 21 - Dr. Susanne M. Votruba, Mayo Clinic <TITLE> Host: John Tymoczko
May 28 -