Seminars
FALL 2009
Seminars are held in Hutchison Hall, on the River Campus. (Campus map) Contact the Biology Department at 273-1139 at least 3 days in advance to request any special accommodations or if you would like to meet with an outside speaker. Refreshments provided.
November 6 (Friday) 3:00 PM
Joint Seminar with Earth & Environmental Science
Hutchison 316
Dr. Camille Holmgren, Buffalo State University
"Packrats and Paleoclimate: Reconstructing the Glacial-Interglacial History of Vegetation in Arid Environments"
November 9 (Monday) 12:00 PMHutchison 316
Dr. Camille Holmgren, Buffalo State University
"Packrats and Paleoclimate: Reconstructing the Glacial-Interglacial History of Vegetation in Arid Environments"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Jennifer Surtees, SUNY Buffalo
"Finding a needle in a haystack: how mismatch repair proteins find and bind DNA lesions"
November 12 (Thursday) 9:45 AMDr. Jennifer Surtees, SUNY Buffalo
"Finding a needle in a haystack: how mismatch repair proteins find and bind DNA lesions"
Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Lattimore 201
Leah Pogorzala, University of Rochester
"Maintenance of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondrial genome through BER and associated proteins"
November 13 (Friday) 3:00 PMLattimore 201
Leah Pogorzala, University of Rochester
"Maintenance of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondrial genome through BER and associated proteins"
Hutchison 316
Dr. Sohini Ramachandran, Harvard University
"Continental Axes of Orientation Influence Patterns of Human Gene Flow"
November 16 (Monday) 12:00 PMDr. Sohini Ramachandran, Harvard University
"Continental Axes of Orientation Influence Patterns of Human Gene Flow"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Alan Tartakoff, Case Western Reserve University
"Zygote Genesis in Yeast"
November 20 (Friday) 3:00 PMDr. Alan Tartakoff, Case Western Reserve University
"Zygote Genesis in Yeast"
Hutchison 316
Dr. Christopher Desjardins, University of Rochester
"Genetics of Host Preference in Nasonia"
November 23 (Monday) 12:00 PMDr. Christopher Desjardins, University of Rochester
"Genetics of Host Preference in Nasonia"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Mitch McVey, Tufts University
"Alternative end-joining repair of DNA double-strand breaks in Drosophila"
November 30 (Monday) 12:00 PMDr. Mitch McVey, Tufts University
"Alternative end-joining repair of DNA double-strand breaks in Drosophila"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Sheila Patek, University of Massachusetts Amherst
"Airborne ants and smashing shrimp at the intersection of physics and macroevolution"
December 2 (Wednesday) 10:00 AMDr. Sheila Patek, University of Massachusetts Amherst
"Airborne ants and smashing shrimp at the intersection of physics and macroevolution"
Special Seminar
Hutchison 316
Dr. Laurent Keller, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
"Complex interactions between genes and social behavior modulate ant sociality"
December 4 (Friday) 3:00 PMHutchison 316
Dr. Laurent Keller, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
"Complex interactions between genes and social behavior modulate ant sociality"
Hutchison 316
Robert Laport & Robert Unckless, University of Rochester
"Reproductive Isolation in the North American Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata, Zygophyllaceae)" & "TBA"
December 7 (Monday) 12:00 PMRobert Laport & Robert Unckless, University of Rochester
"Reproductive Isolation in the North American Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata, Zygophyllaceae)" & "TBA"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Frank Schroeder, Boyce Thompson Institute
"Worm chemical biology: Lessons from small molecules"
December 11 (Friday) 3:00 PMDr. Frank Schroeder, Boyce Thompson Institute
"Worm chemical biology: Lessons from small molecules"
Hutchison 316
Dr. Daniel Weinreich, Brown University
"Predicting mutational trajectories in principle and in practice"
December 14 (Monday) 12:00 PMDr. Daniel Weinreich, Brown University
"Predicting mutational trajectories in principle and in practice"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Elodie Ghedin, University of Pittsburgh
"Evolutionary dynamics and the genesis of influenza virus diversity"
January 15 (Friday) 3:00 PMDr. Elodie Ghedin, University of Pittsburgh
"Evolutionary dynamics and the genesis of influenza virus diversity"
Hutchison 316
Julienne Ng, University of Rochester
"TBA"
January 22 (Friday) 3:00 PMJulienne Ng, University of Rochester
"TBA"
Hutchison 316
Emily Landeen, University of Rochester
"TBA"
January 25 (Monday) 12:00 PMEmily Landeen, University of Rochester
"TBA"
Joint Seminar with the Developmental Center for AIDS Research (D-CFAR)
Hutchison 473
Dr. Damian Krysan, University of Rochester
"Genetic approaches to Candida albicans pathogenesis and antifungal drug discovery"
January 29 (Friday) 3:00 PMHutchison 473
Dr. Damian Krysan, University of Rochester
"Genetic approaches to Candida albicans pathogenesis and antifungal drug discovery"
Hutchison 316
Dr. David Lambert, University of Rochester
"TBA"
February 1 (Monday) 12:00 PMDr. David Lambert, University of Rochester
"TBA"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Carl C. Correll, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
"RNA Chaperone Activity in Ribosome Biogenesis"
February 8 (Monday) 12:00 PMDr. Carl C. Correll, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
"RNA Chaperone Activity in Ribosome Biogenesis"
Hutchison 473
Dr. William Kelly, Emory University
"TBA"
February 12 (Friday) 3:00 PMDr. William Kelly, Emory University
"TBA"
Hutchison 316
Mahul Chakraborty, University of Rochester
"TBA"
February 15 (Monday) 12:00 PMMahul Chakraborty, University of Rochester
"TBA"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Thomas Schwarz, Harvard Children's Hospital
"TBA"
February 22 (Monday) 12:00 PMDr. Thomas Schwarz, Harvard Children's Hospital
"TBA"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Trudi Schupbach, Princeton University
"TBA"
February 26 (Friday) 3:00 PMDr. Trudi Schupbach, Princeton University
"TBA"
Hutchison 316
Jing Zhu, University of Rochester
"TBA"
March 1 (Monday) 12:00 PMJing Zhu, University of Rochester
"TBA"
Hutchison 473
Dr. William Hahn, Harvard Medical School
"Functional genomics, experimental models and cancer"
March 15 (Monday) 12:00 PMDr. William Hahn, Harvard Medical School
"Functional genomics, experimental models and cancer"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Todd Washington, University of Iowa
"TBA"
March 19 (Friday) 3:00 PMDr. Todd Washington, University of Iowa
"TBA"
Hutchison 316
Dr. Colin Meiklejohn, University of Rochester
"TBA"
March 26 (Friday) 3:00 PMDr. Colin Meiklejohn, University of Rochester
"TBA"
Hutchison 316
Rhitoban Ray Choudhury, University of Rochester
"Population structure of Nasonia"
March 29 (Monday) 12:00 PMRhitoban Ray Choudhury, University of Rochester
"Population structure of Nasonia"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Justin Blumenstiel, University of Kansas
"Meiosis in the crossfire: Understanding the consequences of germline conflict"
April 2 (Friday) 3:00 PMDr. Justin Blumenstiel, University of Kansas
"Meiosis in the crossfire: Understanding the consequences of germline conflict"
Hutchison 316
Dr. Douglas Schemske, Michigan State University
"Ecological genetics of adaptation and speciation in plant populations"
April 5 (Monday) 12:00 PMDr. Douglas Schemske, Michigan State University
"Ecological genetics of adaptation and speciation in plant populations"
Hutchison 473
Dr. David Reich, Harvard Medical School & The Broad Institute
"TBA"
April 9 (Friday) 3:00 PMDr. David Reich, Harvard Medical School & The Broad Institute
"TBA"
Hutchison 316
Dr. Tracie Ivy, University of Rochester
"TBA"
April 12 (Monday) 12:00 PMDr. Tracie Ivy, University of Rochester
"TBA"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Catherine Peichel, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
"Genetics of adaptation and speciation in sticklebacks"
April 16 (Friday) 3:00 PMDr. Catherine Peichel, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
"Genetics of adaptation and speciation in sticklebacks"
Hutchison 316
Dr. Walter Eanes, Stony Brook University
"TBA"
April 19 (Monday) 12:00 PMDr. Walter Eanes, Stony Brook University
"TBA"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Jonathan Losos, Harvard University
"TBA"
April 23 (Friday) 3:00 PMDr. Jonathan Losos, Harvard University
"TBA"
Hutchison 316
LeAnne Lovato, University of Rochester
"TBA"
April 26 (Monday) 12:00 PMLeAnne Lovato, University of Rochester
"TBA"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Erika Holzbaur, University of Pennsylvania
"TBA"
May 3 (Monday) 12:00 PMDr. Erika Holzbaur, University of Pennsylvania
"TBA"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Junjie Chen, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
"DNA damage checkpoints and DNA repair"
May 10 (Monday) 12:00 PMDr. Junjie Chen, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
"DNA damage checkpoints and DNA repair"
Hutchison 473
Dr. Andrei Gudkov, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
"TBA"
Dr. Andrei Gudkov, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
"TBA"