Archived Biology Seminars
Spring 2009 School of Biology Seminar Schedule
Date |
Seminar Information |
1/15 |
Todd Sulchek ::
Georgia Institute of Technology Title: "Pathogen mimetics to better understand the kinetics of phagocytosis" |
1/22 |
Robert Steneck ::
University of Maine Title: "Accelerating booms and busts: The loss of resilience in the world’s coastal ecosystems" |
1/29 |
Elizabeth Wright :: Emory University Title: "Cryo-electron tomography: Providing new insights into bacterial & viral ultrastructure" |
2/5 |
Michael Desai :: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Title: "Natural selection and the shape of diversity in asexual populations" |
2/13 |
Dmitry Gordenin :: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Title: "Genome-Wide and Localized Damage Induced Hypermutability" |
2/19 |
TBA |
2/25 |
Harry Swinney :: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-AUSTIN Title: "Deadly competition between bacterial colonies" |
3/5 |
E. Fidelma Boyd :: University of Delaware Title: "Pathogenicity islands and Vibrio cholerae virulence" |
3/12 |
Valerie Odero-Marah :: Clark Atlanta University Title: "Snail Transcription Factor Regulates Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling in Human Prostate Cancer Cells" |
3/19 |
Spring Break |
3/26 |
Max Cooper :: Emory University Title: "Convergent Evolution of Adaptive Immunity" |
4/3 |
Alan Covich :: University of Georgia Title: "Effects of Extreme Droughts on Biodiversity and Freshwater Ecosystem Services" |
4/9 |
Peter Gogarten :: University of Connecticut Title: "Phylogenetics in light of gene transfer" |
4/16 |
No seminar schedule due to Suddath Symposium The Future Direction of Biosciences & Bioengineering Research |
4/23 |
Megan Cole :: MIT Title: Dissecting the Transcriptional Regulatory Circuitry of Embryonic Stem Cells |
Fall 2008 School of Biology Seminar Schedule
Date |
Seminar Information |
9/11 |
Tom Little ::
University of Edinburgh Title: Host-parasite coevolution under environmental variation |
9/18 |
Kevin Finneran ::
University of Illinois Title: Biological and Abiotic Reactions with Iron and Extracellular Electron Shuttles Stimulate RDX Mineralization in the Presence of Unique Fe(III)-reducing Microorganisms |
9/22 |
Bridget Carragher :: Scripps Institute Title: Visualizing Biological Machines with CryoEM |
10/2 |
Eric Schumacher :: Georgia Institute of Technology Title: Cortical and Cognitive Plasticity in Patients with Macular Degeneration |
10/9 |
Shafiq Khan :: Clark Atlanta University Title: Steroidogenesis-inducing protein: An enigmatic protein with multiple biological functions |
10/16 |
No Speaker Scheduled |
10/23 |
Dennis Grogan :: University of Cincinnati Title: "Genetics under geothermal conditions: Homologous recombination in the archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius" |
10/29 |
Nigel Goldenfeld :: University of Illinois Title: Statistical Physics, Biological Complexity and Pattern Formation at Yellowstone’s Hot Springs |
11/6 |
Michael Radermacher :: Vermont University Title: The structure of Complex I and its functional implications. |
| 11/10 | Greg Gibson :: University of Queensland Title: Flying to Morocco: Systems genomics of canalization and human transitions |
11/13 |
Steve Vogel :: Duke University Title: Flower Stems to Feather Shafts: Twisting in the Wind Without Getting Bent Out of Shape |
11/20 |
Nicole Gerardo :: Emory University Title: Combining genomic and ecological approaches to understand insect host-parasite interactions |
| 11/25 | Lucio Luzzatto :: University of Firenze, Italy Title: Somatic Mutations, Clonal Diseases, and Cancer |
12/4 |
Phoebe Stewart :: Vanderbilt University Title: Visualizing the Structures and Conformational Changes of Biological Nanomachines with CryoEM |
12/12 |
Wolfgang Miller Title: Influential germline sneaker: The role of Wolbachia in symbiotic speciation of Drosophila. |