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
