Fall 2008 Seminar Schedule
Department of
Biological Sciences
Seminars are on Friday at 4-5 pm
(
unless otherwise noted)
Seminar room of Department of Biological Sciences
~ Science III ~ Room 214 ~
October 10
Karin Sauer
“What’s growing on your arterial walls?”
Binghamton University, Department of Biological Sciences
October 24
Christof Grewer
“Molecular function of neurotransmitter transporters”
Binghamton University, Department of Chemistry
Host: Alex Rickard (arickard@binghamton.edu),
Anthony Fiumera
November 7
Anthony Garza
"Transcriptional Control of Bacterial Multicellularity"
Syracuse University, Department of Biology
Host: Karin Sauer (ksauer@binghamton.edu)
November 14
seminar will be at 1 pm (please note time change)
Eriks Rozners
“Synthesis and Biophysical Studies of Hydrophobic RNA Analogues”
Binghamton University, Department of Chemistry
Host: Karin Sauer (ksauer@binghamton.edu)
November 21
December 5
Stephen Winans
“Cell-cell Communication in the Plant Tumor Environment”
Cornell University, Department of Microbiology
Host: Karin Sauer, David Davies
December 12
Lecture Hall 8, 4 pm (please note room change)
Frank Corsetti
“Looks Can Be Deceiving: Morphology, Evolution, and the Fossil Record”
University of South California, Department of Earth Science
Host: Karin Sauer, Tim Lowenstein
(lowenst@binghamton.edu), David Sloan Wilson
(dwilson@binghamton.edu)
** This seminar is co-hosted/co-sponsored by the Department of Geology and EvoS
Spring 2009 Seminar Schedule
Department of
Biological Sciences
Seminars are on Friday at 4-5 pm
(
unless otherwise noted)
Seminar room of Department of Biological Sciences
~ Science III ~ Room 214 ~
January 30
February 6
February 27
Paul Kolenbrander
“Multi-Species Microbial Community Interactions”
National Institute of Health, NIDCR
Host: Alex Rickard (arickard@binghamton.edu)
March 6
March
Ruth Ley
“Evolution of mammalian gut microbes and implications for human health”
Cornell University, Department of Microbiology
Host: Karin Sauer, Anthony Fiumera
(afiumera@binghamton.edu)
April 3
Clay Fuqua
“Agrobacterium sticks to the point: early stages of attachment and cellular asymmetry”
Indiana University, Bloomington, Department of Biology
Host: David Davies (dgdavies@binghamton.edu)
May 8
Nathan VerBerkmoes
“Metaproteomics from Low Complexity Acid Mine Drainage Biofilms to the Human
Microbiota”
Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Chemical Science Division
Host: Karin Sauer (ksauer@binghamton.edu)