| Date
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Seminar Speaker/Title |
| Aug. 29 |
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Sept. 5 |
Dr. Matthew Siderhurst (link)
Department of Chemistry, Eastern Mennonite University
Hosted by Steve Keffer
"Controlling the Invasive Nettle Moth, Darna pallivitta:
Sex Pheromone Identification and Applications"
|
Sept. 12
|
no seminar
|
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Sept. 19 |
Dr. Nicole Manning ('98) (link)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, D.C.
Host: Tim Bloss
"Job opportunities for recent graduates at NOAA"
|
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Sept. 26 |
Dr. Tamar Barkay (link)
Dept. of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers University
Host: Jim Herrick
"What goes around comes around:
How microorganisms cycle mercury in the environment"
|
| Oct. 3 |
Blake Jones ('04) (link)
Research Fellow, Hawaii Endangered Bird Conservation Program
Hosted by Jon Monroe
"Captive Propagation: Conserving Hawaii's Endemic Avifauna"
|
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Oct. 10 |
Graduate seminar
Morgan Hyatt (Advisor: Mark Hudy)
"Using Gravel Permeability to Evaluate Restoration Efforts in Smith Creek, Virginia"
|
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Oct. 17 |
Graduate seminars
Divya Bansal (Advisor: Terrie Rife)
"Transcriptional Regulation of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase
in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats"
Jon Harrold (Advisor: Corey Cleland)
"Supraspinal Control of Tail Withdrawal Reflexes in Rats: Research Update"
|
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Oct. 24 |
Dr. Vicki Mariani (link)
Deptartment of Chemistry, JMU
Host: Jon Monroe
"Understanding N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase
to characterize novel anti-inflammatories"
|
Oct.
31
|
Homecoming Seminar
Dr. Christopher Gough ('97) (link)
Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Host: Jon Monroe
"The human footprint in a forested ecosystem:
Carbon cycling during a century of change" |
Nov. 7
|
Dr. Jonathan Monroe (link)
Department of Biology, James Madison University
Host: Tim Bloss
"Beta-amylases in Arabidopsis: Old friends
doing unexpected things in odd places"
|
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Nov. 14 |
Dr. Tracy Langkilde (link)
Department of Biology, Penn State University
Host: Reid Harris
"Invasive fire ants and the evolution of escape behavior"
|
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Nov. 21 |
Dr. Rich Condit (link)
Dept. of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida
Host: Steve Cresawn
"Poxviruses: Then and Now"
|
| Nov. 28 |
No Seminar -
Thanksgiving Break |
| Dec. 5 |
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