Seminars

SPRING 2008

Seminars are held in Hutchison Hall, on the River Campus. (Campus map) Contact the Biology Department at 275-8837 at least 3 days in advance to request any special accommodations or if you would like to meet with an outside speaker. Refreshments provided.

 

May 2 (Friday) 2:00 PM
Computer Studies 209   
Dr. Tom Kirkwood, Newcastle University
"What can evolutionary theory tell us about mechanisms of aging?"

 

May 5 (Monday) 12:00 PM
Hutchison 473   
Dr. David Mathews, University of Rochester
"Using the Statistical Mechanics of RNA Folding to Solve Biological Problems: Structure Prediction and siRNA Design"

 

May 9 (Friday) 3:00 PM
Hutchison 316   
Dr. Daniela Niesta, University of Rochester
"Red and the Mating Game: Red Enhances Men's Attraction to Women"

 

May 12 (Monday) 12:00 PM
Hutchison 473   
Dr. Brian Kennedy, University of Washington
"Dietary Restriction, Translational Regulation and Aging"

 

May 16 (Friday) 3:00 PM
Hutchison 316   
Dr. Trisha Wittkopp, University of Michigan
"Genetic basis of pigmentation evolution in Drosophila"

 

May 19 (Monday) 12:00 PM
Hutchison 473   
Dr. Steven Pruitt, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
"Control of Cell Division in the Stem Cell Niche: The Role of Quiescence in Cancer and Aging"

 

June 11 (Wednesday) 3:00 PM
Hutchison 316   
Dr. Richard Harrison, Cornell University
"TBA"