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Department of Biological Sciences Spring Seminar Series 2008 ! ! |
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Biological Sciences seminars start at 4PM, Friday unless otherwise stated. All noon talks are held on Friday in Science III, Rm 214.
February 1, EvoS seminar, 4 PM, EB 110
Anthony Biglan, Center on Early Adolescence, Oregon Research Institute.
“The Prevention of Psychological and Behavioral Problems Through an Intentional Science of Cultural Change”
February 8, 4 PM, EB 110
William Cresko, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon.
"The genetic basis of parallel evolution in threespine stickleback"
Special noon talk: “Genome duplication in teleosts and the origins of genetic modularity”
Host: Anthony Fiumera, co-sponsored with EvoS.
February 15, 4 PM, Science III - 214
George Robinson, Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York at Albany.
“Dynamics and consequences of the endemic beech bark disease”
Special noon talk: "Watershed studies and restoration planning in the Albany, NY, metropolitan area"
Host: BSGO/ Weixing Zhu
February 22, EvoS seminar, 4PM, EB110
Patricia Hawley, Department of Psychology, University of Kansas.
“The Evolution of Morality, and Some (Surprising) Implications for Children’s Social Functioning”
February 29, 4 PM, EB 110
Andrew DeWoody, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University.
TBA
Host: Anthony Fiumera, co-sponsored with EvoS.
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March 7, EvoS seminar, 4PM, LH08
Joseph LeDoux, Center for Neural Science, New York University.
"Fearful Brains in an Anxious World"
March 14, 4 PM, EB 110
James Noonan, Department of Genetics, Yale University - School of Medicine.
"Functional insights into human evolution from comparative genomics"
Special noon talk: “Career choice in biological research”
Host: Anna Tan-Wilson/David Wilson, co-sponsored with EvoS.
Mar 21-30 Spring recess
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April 4, EvoS seminar, 4PM, EB110
Barbara Finlay, Department of Psychology, Cornell University.
“Too good to be true: conserved developmental programs coordinating phenotypic plasticity”
April 11, EvoS seminar, 4PM, EB110
Gordon Gallup, Department of Psychology, University of Albany (SUNY).
“Competition for paternity: The impact of evolution on human genital morphology and behavior”
April 18 Recess
April 25, 4PM, Science III -214
Richard Pouyat, Baltimore Urban Ecosystem Studies/USDA Forest Service.
TBA
Host: Weixing Zhu
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May 2, 4PM, EB 110
Elizabeth Atkin-Regan, Departments of Psychology and Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University.
“Hormones, mating, and pairing: A tale of two birds”
Host: Anne Clark, co-sponsored with EvoS.
May 9, 4PM, Science III -214
Harvey Hoch, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University.
“Xylella fastidiosa: nanobiotechnological approaches provide new insight into the biology, cell motility, and host colonization by this bacterium”
Host: Karin Sauer
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