"Genomic Innovations Underlying the Evolution of the Animal Kingdom"

Speaker: Bernard Degnan, Ph.D.
Australian Laureate Fellow and Professor
Centre for Marine Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
The University of Queensland (Australia)

Host: Dr. Russell Hill

Location: Columbus Center, Multi-Purpose Room

Date/Time: Wednesday June 6th, 2012 at 3 PM

"NAD+ Biosynthesis Ameliorates Muscular Dystrophy in Zebrafish"

Speaker: Dr. Clarissa Henry
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Maine

Host: Dr. Jim Du

Location: IMET's Multi-Purpose Room

Date/Time: April 18th, 2012 at 3:00PM

"The Remarkable Effect of Disease on the Ecology of Lobsters"

Speaker: Dr. Donald C. Behringer
School of Forest Resources and Conservation & Emerging Pathogens Institute
University of Florida

Host: Dr. Eric Schott

Location: Columbus Center, Multi-Purpose Room

Date/Time: Wednesday April 11th, 2012 at 3 PM

"Converging on Fis1 Function in Mitochondrial Dynamics: Evolution or Intelligent Design?"

Speaker: Dr. Blake Hill
Department of Biology
Johns Hopkins University

Host: Dr. Frank Robb

Location: IMET's Multi-Purpose Room

Date/Time: February 22nd, 2012 at 3:00 PM

"Modeling Population Dynamics for Fisheries Management: from Crabs to
Mackerel"

Speaker - Dr. Michael Wilberg
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Host: Dr. Russell Hill

Location: Multi-Purpose Room

Date/Time: Wednesday February 1st, 2012 at 3 PM

"Chemistry on The Edge: How Particles Control the Solubility of Trace Metals in Natural Waters"

Speaker: Dr. Johan Schijf
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Host: Dr. Russell Hill

Location: IMET's Multi-Purpose Room

Date/Time: Wednesday January 25, 2012 at 3 PM

"Benthic Nitrogen Transformation Processes in Chesapeake Bay"

Speaker - Dr. Jeffrey Cornwell
Horn Point Laboratory
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Host: Dr. Russell Hill

Location: Multi-Purpose Room

Date/Time: Wednesday January 18th, 2012 at 3 PM

When: December 21, 2011, Multi-purpose Rm, 3:00pm
Speaker: Donald "Mutt" Meritt, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory
Host: Dr. Allen Place

When: December 14, 2011, Multi-purpose Rm, 3:00pm
Speaker: Dr. Sidney K. Pierce, Department of Biology, University of South Florida
Host: Dr. Allen Place

IMET hosted the Korea-Maryland Bio Expo’s session on Bioenergy and Sustainable Aquaculture on November 4, 2011. Talks were given by IMET faculty members Drs. Russell Hill, Feng Chen, Yonathan Zohar, Sook Chung, Allen Place and Frank Robb, as well as by Dr. Deuk San Jeo from the Gyeongbuk Institute for Marine Bio-Industry.

A ceremony was held at the end of the session for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for research cooperation between IMET and the Marine Biotechnology Research Center of the Korea Ocean Research and Development Center (KORDI). The MOU was signed by Dr. Hyung-Soon Yim (KORDI) and Dr. Russell Hill (IMET).