April 20 , 2012. Ian Scott: London Looking for New Pest Control Solutions: Natural Products, Bio-oils and Biotechnology Biology Seminar Series - 2013
Departmental seminars explore all aspects of biology, and are are held on FRIDAYS, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. (NOTE NEW ROOM), in BGS 0165. Refreshments will be provided.
All queries should be directed to Jim Staples
All are welcome to attend!
Winter 2013 schedule
Date
|
Speaker
|
Institution
|
Title
|
Host |
| Jan-11 | Chris Hittinger | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Surprises in Saccharomyces diversity: Evolutionary tales from a budding model genus | Percival-Smith |
| Jan-18 | Andrew Wilde | Toronto | Cytokinesis: descending circles to abscission | Percival-Smith |
| Jan-25 | Doug Currie | ROM / UToronto | The flies we despise: reflections on the wonderful world of black flies | Taylor |
| Feb-01 | Tony Williams | SFU | Why do we still know so little about avian reproduction - and why should we care? | Guglielmo |
| Feb-08 | Jason Brown Katrina Laurent Catherine Martel |
UWO Biology | Jason Brown: "Listen up, and we (the birds and bats) will tell you the
secrets to a long life!" Katrina Laurent: “The Great Lakes Futures Project: How scenario analysis can lead to a sustainable socio-ecological future for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin" Catherine Martel: “Tomato-spider mite interaction” |
Staples |
| Feb-15 | Dave Rollo | McMaster | Biological aspects of tradeoffs spanning evolutionary ecology to molecular biology with special attention to growth, stress resistance and aging. | Grad students |
| Mar-01 | Marc Johnson | UT Mississauga | The Plant’s Dilemma: How To Defend One’s Self Against Parasites | Way |
| Mar-08 | Charlie Hoffman | Boston College | Fission forays into phosphodiesterase pharmacology | Karagiannis |
| Mar-15 | Jennifer Baltzer | Wilfrid Laurier University | Forests on permafrost: responses to climate warming | Way |
| Mar-22 | Ian Dworkin | Michigan State | Genes, genomes and natural selection: how they shape a complex trait | Moehring |
| Apr-05 | Benjamin Houlton | UCDavis | Nitrogen's global ecology: new approaches to the 7th element | Grad students |
| Apr-12 | Michael L. Schummer | Long Point Waterfowl | Research for conserving and managing wildlife populations and their habitats amid global change |
