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Fall 2007, Burruss 31, Fridays at 12:20-1:10 pm

Questions?  Please contact Tim Bloss

Date
Seminar Speaker/Title
Aug. 31
Sept. 7

Dr. Christine May (link)
Department of Geology, JMU
Hosted by Grace Wyngaard
"Linkages between forests and fish in steep mountain streams"

Sept. 14
Dr. Jill C. Sible (link)
Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech
Hosted by Louise Temple
"Regulation of the Eukaryotic Cell Cycle:
Molecular Mechanisms and Mathematical Models"
Sept. 21
Dr. Fiona L. Watson
Department of Biology, Davidson College
Hosted by Corey Cleland
"One Molecule, Two Stories: Down Syndrome Cell Adhesion
Molecule - inside and outside the nervous system"
Sept. 28 Graduate Seminars
Matt Becker: (Advisor: Reid Harris)
“Cutaneous bacteria of the redback salamander, Plethodon cinereus, as a factor in
inhibiting the growth of the amphibian pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
John Cianchetti: (Advisor: Dean Cocking)
"Survey of the Mercury Content of Earthworms on the South River Floodplain"
 Oct. 5 Graduate Seminars continued
Brad Fink (Advisor: Mark Hudy)
"Stream temperature modeling for watershed restoration
and brook trout (Salvenius fontinalis) management"
Jeremy Shiflet (Advisor: Mark Hudy)
"Habitat selection and spatiotemporal patterns of movement in a
fluvial population of white sucker (Catostomus commersoni)"
Sara Sweeten (Advisor: Mark Hudy)
"Home range and hibernacula fidelity of wood turtles in Virginia."

Oct. 12

Dr. Chris Gordon
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
Hosted by Justin Brown
"Thermoregulatory response to environmental toxicants"

Oct. 19 No Seminar - Fall Break
Oct. 26 Homecoming - Dr. Chris Kepley ('87) (link)
Department of Internal Medicine, VCU School of Medicine
Hosted by Chris Lantz
"Using nanomaterials and human embryonic stem cells to study the allergic response"

Nov 2
Dr. Dan Cox (link)
Department of Molecular and Microbiology, George Mason University
Hosted by Susan Halsell
"Molecular mechanisms mediating class-specific dendrite morphogenesis"
Nov. 9
Dr. Nusrat Jahan (link)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, JMU
hosted by Louise Temple
"Microarray Data Analysis: A Statistician's Perspective"
Nov. 16 Dr. Krishna Kodukula
SRI, Harrisonburg, VA
Will be rescheduled next semester
Nov. 23

No Seminar - Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 30 Dr. Danielle Morel
Department of Physics, JMU
"Linearization of synaptic signals: a first model"

Dec. 7
Dr. David A. Slykhuis
Department of Middle, Secondary and Math Education, JMU
Hosted by Terrie Rife
"An Education on Biology Education"



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