Spring 2013 Seminar Schedule
| Jan 16 | Stephanie Kamel, Univ. of California, Davis, Committee invitation | The ties that bind: family conflict and relatedness shape the ecology and evolution of marine organisms |
| Jan 23 | Orie Shafer, University of Michigan, Host: Erik Johnson | Circuit breaking in tiny brains: in search of a neuronal clockwork |
| Jan 30 | Ann Loraine, UNC Charlotte, Host: Gloria Muday | Genome-wide analysis of tissue-specific alternative splicing and abiotic stress in Arabidopsis |
| Feb 6 | Stephen Liberles, Harvard University,Host: Wayne Silver | Odors and receptors that drive innate mouse behavior |
| Feb 13 | Kate Huyvaert, Colorado St. University, Host: Dave Anderson | Accounting for imperfect detection in wildlife disease ecology |
| Feb 20 | Eric Schaller, Dartmouth College, Host: Gloria Muday | Going for green: regulation of plant growth and development by the hormone cytokinin |
| Feb 27 | David Pfennig, UNC-CH, Host: Cliff Zeyl | Polyphenism and the origins of diversity |
| Mar 6 | Hugh Cam, Boston College, Host: Ke Zhang | Managing genome “junk” and “relics” via epigenetic maintenance of transcriptome and nuclear organization |
| Mar 13 | Spring Break | |
| Mar 20 | Dan Cox, George Mason Univ., Host: Gloria Muday | Elucidating cellular and molecular mechanisms governing dendrite development and behavior |
| Mar 27 | TBA | TBA |
| Apr 3 | Diana Downs, University of Georgia, Joint with Chem, Hosts: Christa Colyer/ Jim Curran | TBA |
| Apr 10 | Gordon Shepherd, Yale University, Host: Wayne Silver | Neurogastronomy: how the brain creates flavor, and why it matters |
| Apr 17 | Greg Asner, Stanford University, Host: Miles Silman | Unveiling tropical forest structure and function at scale |
| Apr 24 | Sarah Maveety, WFU | Carabid beetle diversity along a Peruvian altitudinal gradient |
| May 1 | Honors and Awards Day |
Seminars are held at 4:00 PM in Winston Hall, Room 125.
Refreshments at 3:45
