PIB Schedule

28th Annual Perspectives in Biology Symposium

Wake Forest University

 November 9 & 10, 2012

 

 

Friday, November 9

2:00-4:00 PM Registration, Winston Hall Lobby

2:30-3:30 PM  Research and Resources – WFU Biology

  • “A Biologist and a Physicist Walk into a Bar”…  Measuring and Modeling Diffusion in Live Cells: Unconventional Use of Confocal Microscopy.          

              Drs. Anita McCauley & Glen Marrs                 Winston Hall Room 009

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  • Demo and discussion of the DeaconEye, an unmanned aerial vehicle for ecological and behavioral research.

             Dr. Marcus Wright (Chemistry) & Dr. Miles Silman (Biology)   (Location TBA)

 

  • Faculty and Graduate Student Research Posters and Discussion: Winston Hall Lobby

4:00-5:00 PM
Dr.  Kiisa Nishikawa:  “Muscles as Springs: Molecules to Movement

Winston Hall Room 126

5:00-6:00 PM Research and Resources – WFU Biology – with Happy Hour

6:00-7:00 PM Social Hour: Benson University Center

7:00-8:00 PM Banquet:  Benson University Center

8:00-9:00 PM
Dr.  Terry Hazen:  “The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Systems Biology Approach to an Ecological Disaster”
Benson University Center

 

Saturday, November 10

9:00-10:00 AM
Dr. Robert Bridges:  “Endocrine and Neurochemical Regulation of Mammalian Maternal Care”
Winston Hall Room 126

10:00-10:20 AM Coffee Break- Winston Hall Lobby

10:20-11:20 AM
Dr.  Kiisa Nishikawa:  “A New Twist on Muscle Contraction”
Winston Hall Room 126

11:30 AM -12:15 PM Catered lunch – Winston Hall Lobby

Research and Resources – WFU Biology – Continued as requested

12:30-1:30 PM
Dr.  Terry Hazen: “Science and the Media: Perspectives for the Scientist”
Winston Hall Room 126

1:30-1:40 PM Coffee Break – Winston Hall Lobby

1:45-2:45 PM
Dr. Robert Bridges: “The Neuroplasticity of Motherhood: Nature’s Neural Footprint”
Winston Hall Room 126

2:45 PM  Closing remarks