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UMBC Biological Sciences
seminar schedule
     Fall 2009     
Date
Day/Time
Title
Presenter
Sep 2
Wed, 12pm
Sep 3
Thu, 4pm
To divide or not to divide? The role of SIAMESE in coordinating development and cell division in Arabidopsis.
John C. Larkin, Ph.D.
Sep 9
Wed, 12pm
Sep 10
Thu, 4pm
Sep 16
Wed, 12pm
Sep 17
Thu, 4pm
Archaeal survival strategies in extreme environments: a molecular genetic, genomic, and bioinformatic approach
Shiladitya DasSarma, Ph.D.
Sep 23
Wed, 12pm
Getting the brain into shape: mechanisms of neural tube morphogenesis
Rachel Brewster, Ph.D.
Sep 24
Thu, 4pm
Quantifying Species Limits Across the Genome
Michael P. Cummings, Ph.D.
Sep 30
Wed, 12pm
New directions in transcription research, or can an old dog really learn new tricks?
Mauricio Bustos, Ph.D.
Oct 1
Thu, 4pm
Using correlated evolution of interacting protein domains to predict their interactions
Maricel Kann
Oct 7
Wed, 12pm
Bacterial symbionts of marine sponges: diversity and roles
Russell Hill
Oct 8
Thu, 12pm
Photon capture and signaling for non-image vision
Michael Tri Do
Oct 14
Wed, 4pm
Chesapeake Bay genomics: crab and rockfish short stories and a Pfiesteria mystery novel
Allen Place
Oct 15
Thu, 4pm
Towards predicting molecular cause of disease from amino acid substitutions
Predrag Radivojac, Ph.D.
Oct 21
Wed, 12pm
Melanopsin--structure and function
Phyllis Robinson, Ph.D.
Oct 22
Thu, 4pm
Evolutionary patterns of carotenoid pigmentation in birds: a biochemical and phylogenetic approach
Kevin McGraw, Ph.D.
Oct 28
Wed, 12pm
Biogeography and population structure of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) in Sahelian Africa
Laura Lewis, Ph.D.
Oct 29
Thu, 4pm
To regenerate or not to regenerate? A tale of the lateral line in zebrafish
Martine Behra
Nov 4
Wed, 12pm
The protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus: a story from the table to the healthcare provider
José Antonio Fernandez-Robledo
Nov 5
Thu, 4pm
Why are we surprised by only some of the things we see? Color, color contrast, and visual illusions
Arthur Shapiro
Nov 11
Wed, 12pm
Magnificent frigatebirds - low genetic differentiation among Ocean basins, but a separate species on the Galapagos Islands?
Frank Hailer
Nov 12
Thu, 4pm
The case for motile biological membrane based on piezoelectricity - outer ear cells in the ear
Kuni H. Iwasa, Ph.D.
Nov 18
Wed, 12pm
Invited seminar
Gerardo Vasta
Nov 19
Thu, 4pm
Building the vertebrate brain
Hazel L. Sive, Ph.D.
Nov 25
Wed, 12pm
Nov 26
Thu, 4pm
Thanksgiving - No Seminar
Dec 2
Wed, 12pm
Invited seminar
Feng Chen
Dec 3
Thu, 4pm
Exploration and exploitation of Mycobacteriophages
Graham F. Hatfull
Dec 9
Wed, 12pm
Roseobacter-dinoflagellate symbiosis and the swim-or-stick switch
Robert Belas
Dec 10
Thu, 4pm
Galectin function in growth, development and cancer metastasis: playing good guys or bad guys?
Hafiz Ahmed
Dec 16
Wed, 12pm
Thermostable protein folding systems in extreme thermophiles
Frank Robb
Dec 17
Thu, 4pm
Crab hormones: multiple regulatory functions in the control of molt and reproduction
J. S. Chung
Dec 23
Wed, 12pm
No Seminar
Dec 24
Thu, 4pm
No Seminar
Dec 30
Wed, 12pm
No Seminar