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BioNotes, 29 October 2007
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29 October 2007
     

BioNotes

October 29 through November 2, 2007


Monday, October 29, 2:15 pm, 208 BIO—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "The evolution and genomic analysis of epigenetic effects," Dr. Jason B. Wolf, University of Manchester, U.K. Host: Dr. David Houle.
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED, AS OF 10:15 A.M., 10/29/07.

Monday, October 29, 2:30 pm, 707 KEN—MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR, "Multi-scale simulations of heterogeneous model biomembranes," Dr. Sagar Pandit, University of South Florida, Tampa. Host: Dr. Linda Hirst.

Tuesday, October 30, 9:00 am, 208 BIO—SPECIAL SEMINAR, Presentation of research plans, Dr. Jason B. Wolf, University of Manchester, U.K. Host: Dr. David Houle.
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED, AS OF 10:15 A.M., 10/29/07.

Wednesday, October 31, 3:30 pm, 105 KRB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Pleasure vs. procreation: insights from the dopamine regulation of sexual behavior," Dr. Robert Meisel, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Thursday, November 1, 8:30 am, 307 BIO—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Gene expression profiling of flagellar length control in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii," Kara Lista Chamberlain, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Laura R. Keller.

Thursday, November 1, 12:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS, "Angiogenesis: a new treatment for cardiovascular disease," Dr. Thomas J. Stegmann, Fulda Medical Center, Fulda, Germany. Host: Dr. Michael Blaber.

Thursday, November 1, 12:15 pm, 112 KRB—HOWARD BAKER RESEARCH SEMINAR, "The mythology of sex differences in rodent aggression: origins and resolutions," Dr. Robert Meisel, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Thursday, November 1, 12:50 pm, 214 HTL—ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY SEMINAR, "Vacuum is not the limit: ions in the open air reveal the composition of counterfeit drugs," Dr. Facundo M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.

Thursday, November 1, 3:30 pm, 228 CON—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE FACULTY MEETING

Friday, November 2, 11:00 am, A113 COE—CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR, "Molecular biomechanics and cell motility," Dr. Yiider Tseng, University of Florida, Gainesville.

Friday, November 2, 3:05 pm, B134 COE—CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR, "Dynamics of density coupled groundwater flow involving stable and unstable interfaces," Dr. T. Prabhakar Clement, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

Friday, November 2, 3:30 pm, 255 FLH—CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT SEMINAR, "Postcolumn chemical reaction detection is ideally suited for capillary HPLC: application to neuropeptides and dopamine," Dr. Stephen Weber, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Friday, November 2, 3:35 pm, 101 LOV—MATHEMATICS COLLOQUIUM, "Two's company, three is complexity: from market crashes and global terrorism through to the war in Iraq and World of Warcraft," Dr. Neil Johnson, University of Miami, Miami, Florida. Host: Dr. Mike Mesterton-Gibbons.

Friday, November 2, 4:00 pm, 228 CON—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Predator-induced phenotypic plasticity: size structure, density, and among-individual variation," Dr. Michael W. McCoy, University of Florida, Gainesville. Host: Dr. Rebecca Hale.


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Dr. Debra Fadool has received Albion College's Distinguished Alumni Award for 2007. Debi received this award at Albion College's Awards Ceremony during their Homecoming Weekend.
Dr. Walter R. Tschinkel, Professor in the Department of Biological Science, has been awarded the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor Award for 2007/2008.