University of Colorado Denver
2011 Spring Seminar Schedule
(All seminars are from 12.30 pm to 1.30
pm in SI 1111)
DATE
SPEAKER
1/29/11 Dr. Amanda
Charlesworth
SPEAKER INFO
TITLE
Dept. of Integrative
“mRNA control of gene expression in meiosis and
embryogenesis”
Biology
University of Colorado
Denver
2/4/11
Dr. Tomomi
Yamamoto
Dept. of Integrative
"Molecular mechanisms that regulate meiosis"
Biology
University of Colorado
Denver
2/11/11 Dr. Katrin Goebbler
Dept. of Integrative
Biology
"The use of phylogenies to infer evolution of traits
– studies of animals (Opisthobranchia) and plants
(Eutrema)"
University of Colorado
Denver
2/18/11 Dr. Alan Vajda
Dept. of Integrative
“ Sex, lies and water supplies”
Biology
University of Colorado
Denver
2/25/11 Dr. Sondra Bland
Dept. of Psychology
“Sex differences and environmental influences on
medial prefrontal cortex function and behavior in
rats “
University of Colorado
Denver
3/4/11
Dr. Michael
Klymkowsky
Dept. of Molecular,
“Ancient gene networks and vertebrate germ layer
formation”
Cellular and
Developmental Biology
University of Colorado at
Boulder
3/11/11 Kyle Sorensen
Department of
Physiology and
“What’s that smell? The anatomy of scent
contrast resolution in the mammalian olfactory
bulb.”
Biophysics
University of Colorado
Denver
3/18/11 Dr. Jason Ren
Dept. of Civil
“Bioenergy production and desalination using
microbial electrochemical systems”
Engineering
University of Colorado
Denver
3/25/11 NO SEMINAR SPRING BREAK
4/1/11
Dr. Michael Greene
Dept. of Integrative
“Social networking in Ants: How ants assess social
information in chemical recognition cues.”
Biology
University of Colorado
Denver
4/8/11
Jennifer Scott
UCD Graduate Student
in Dr. Tomback's Lab
“Determining Clark’s Nutcracker Use of Whitebark
Pine Communities in the Waterton-Glacier
International Peace Park”
University of Colorado
Denver
4/15/11 NO SEMINAR –
RESEARCH AND
CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
SYMPOSIUM
4/22/11 Dr. Carol Wilusz
Dept. of Microbiology,
“Regulation of mRNA decay in muscle and
myotonic dystrophy”
Immunology and
Pathology
Colorado State
University
4/29/11 Ryan Bates
UCD Graduate Student
“Lipid activation of Src may induce fertilization in
Xenopus laevis”
in Dr. Stith's Lab
University of Colorado
Denver
5/6/11
Dr. Mitchell
McGlaughlin
School of Biological
Sciences
University of Northern
Colorado
“The endemic Lotus (Fabaceae) of the California
Channel Islands; a model system for
understanding how isolation and gene flow impact
speciation”