St. Lawrence University Biology Department
Seminar Schedule Spring 2008

     
Date Speaker Title

MONDAY
January 28
4:30 pm
Valentine 205-206

Dr. Alex Schreiber, College of Notre Dame of Maryland Metamorphosis of the frog gut: a Kafka-esque tale of cell death, proliferation, and ...shrinkage.

TUESDAY
January 29
4:30 pm
Valentine 205-206

Dr. Lance Barton, Austin College Degradation, Death and a Chamber of Doom: Regulation of proteasomes by PA28 controls cellular life and death decisions.
THURSDAY
January 31
4:30 pm
Valentine 205-206
Dr. Karin Heckman, St. Lawrence University Nutritional approaches to preventing and treating autoimmune disease.

FRIDAY
February 1
4:30 pm
Valentine 205-206

Dr. Heather Wenk, Gustavus Adolphus College

Transduction channels on primary afferent neurons: proteins that trigger temperature and pain sensations.

THURSDAY
February 7
4:30 pm
Valentine 205-206

Dr. Fiona Watson, Davidson College Down Syndrome Cell Adhesion Molecule (DSCAM): A highly variable protein that wires the fly's nervous system.
FRIDAY
February 8
4:30 pm
Valentine 205-206
Dr. Nicole Perfito, University of California, Berkeley Keeping track of the seasons: the physiology of opportunistic breeding.
MONDAY
March 10
4:30 pm
Valentine 103
Dr. Matt Neatrour, Colgate University The world beneath your feet: plants, microbes, and the capture of soil nutrients
THURSDAY
March 27
4:30 pm
John Trentini '03, Uniformed Services Medical School The effect of prenatal carbon monoxide on neocortical development.
TUESDAY
April 8
4:30 pm
Dr. Seth Wilson '93, Yale University and Keystone Conservation Spatial-ecological dimensions of human-grizzly bear conflict: bridging science and practice