Autumn Quarter 2007

Winter Quarter 2008

 

Jan 7	-	No seminar
Jan 14	-	Dr. Shuk-mei Ho Director Academic Medicine MED-Environmental Health; Cincinnati, OH "Epigenetics and gene regulation" Host lab: Keller
Jan 17	-	Dr. Carolina Reisenman Arizona Research Laboratories Division of Neurobiology University of Arizona Tuscon, AZ   "Neuroethology of insect olfaction: from chemical signals, to neurons, to behavior" 12:30pm Thursday 201 Braunstein Hall
Jan 21	-	MLK Holiday
Jan 22	-	Dr. Alexander Ophir Department of Zoology University of Florida Gainesville, FL "On vasopressin and monogamy: Individual variation in reproductive decisions and complex neural phenotypes" 12:30pm Tuesday 201 Braunstein Hall
Jan 24	-	Dr. Jon Pierce-Shimomura   Gallo Center University of California, San Francisco Emeryville, CA "A genetic approach to locomotory pattern generation: Crawl and swim behaviors of C. elegans" 12:30pm Thursday 201 Braunstein Hall
Jan 28	-	Dr. Greg Mueller   Department of Botany The Field Museum Chicago, IL "Investigating the biogeography and diversity of macrofungi:  Monographic studies and the impact of anthropogenic nitrogen" Host lab: Lentz
Jan 29	-	Dr. Kim Hoke Section of Integrative Biology University of Texas Austin, TX "Brain networks mediating reproductive decisions in túngara frogs" 12:30pm Tuesday 201 Braunstein Hall
Feb 4	-	Dr. Jay Hove Department of Genome Science   University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH "Going With the Flow: A Systems Biology Approach to Zebrafish and Disease" Host lab: Fox
Feb 11	-	Dr. Stevan Arnold Department of Zoology Oregon State University Corvallis, OR "Resolving the paradox of stasis" Host lab: Rollmann
Feb 18	-	Dr. John Bickle Department of Philosophy, Professor and Head Neuroscience Graduate Program, Professor University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH "Manipulating the Molecules of Memory Consolidation in a Social Interaction Task" Host lab: Buschbeck / Layne
Feb 25	-	Dr. Julio A. Urbina Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research Caracas, Venezuela & Scientific Advisory Committee, Drug for Neglected Diseases Initiative Geneva, Switzerland   "Novel Ergosterol Biosynthesis Inhibitors as Specific Chemotherapeutic Agents for Chagas' Disease" Host lab: Kaneshiro
Mar 3	-	Dr. Rama Ratnam Department of Biology University of Texas - San Antonio San Antonio, TX   "The spatial and temporal structure of frog choruses" Host lab: Layne
Mar 10	-	Dr. Nadean Brown   Division of Developmental Biology and Division of Ophthalmology Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati, OH "Regulation of vertebrate and invertebrate retinal neuron development" Host lab: Buschbeck

Spring Quarter 2008

 

Mar 31	-	Dr. Nancy Solomon   Department of Zoology Miami University Oxford, OH   "Love and sex in prairie voles."   Host lab: Petren
April 7	-	Dr. Bert Hölldobler Foundation Professor of Life Sciences School of Life Sciences Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity Arizona State University Tempe AZ 85287, USA "Regulation of Reproduction in Primitive and Advanced Ant Societies" George Rieveschl Jr. Biology Lecture Host lab: Buschbeck
April 7		SPECIAL MOVIE SHOWING Dr. Bert Hölldobler Foundation Professor of Life Sciences School of Life Sciences Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity Arizona State University Tempe AZ 85287, USA "Ants: Nature's Secret Power" Cincinnati Zoo & Bot G. Education Center Frisch’s Theater Please RSVP @ (513) 559-7767
April 8		SPECIAL SEMINAR Dr. Bert Hölldobler Foundation Professor of Life Sciences School of Life Sciences Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity Arizona State University Tempe AZ 85287, USA "Order in Chaos: Communication and Cooperation in Ant Societies" George Rieveschl Jr. Public Lecture SWIFT HALL 500; 4:00 PM
April 14	-	Dr. Valerie Hardcastle McMicken College of Arts and Sciences & Department of Philosophy Cincinnati, OH "The Structure of Theories in Neuroscience" Host lab: Buschbeck
April 21	-	Dr. Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Department of Zoology Miami University Oxford, OH "Mechanisms of Retina Regeneration" Host lab: Buschbeck
April 28	-	Dr. Heather Eisthen   Department of Zoology Michigan State University East Lansing, MI "How many vertebrates does it take to change a bulb? Functional consequences of olfactory system evolution" Host lab: Buschbeck
May 5	-
May 12	-	Dr. Jayne Yack Department of Biology Carleton University Ottowa, Ontario, Canada "Acoustic Communication in Caterpillars, and Other Squishy Bugs" Host lab: Buschbeck
May 19	-	Dr. James Bandoli Department of Biology University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN "Filial Cannibalism: Having Your Kids And Eating Them, Too" Host lab: Layne
May 26	-	Memorial Day Holiday
June 2	-	Dr. Mark Nielsen   Department of Biology University of Dayton Dayton, OH   "Intelligent Design: an EvoDevo Perspective"   Special Guest for... Biology Department Awards Day!

For information regarding these seminars, contact Dr. John Layne or Dr. Elke Buschbeck


For previous seminar schedules, click for 2002-2003, 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2008-2009 academic years.