Department of Biology

2001-2002 Seminar Year at a Glance

August | September | October | November | December
January | February | March | April


Blue = Normal Biology Seminars
Mondays, 4:00 p.m., 201 Coker Hall
Yellow = Colloquia Seminars
Mondays, 4:00 p.m., 201 Coker Hall
Pink = Joint Biology/Genome
Science Center Colloquia

Mondays, Various Times and Locations
Check individual seminar pages for more info.


Everyone is welcome so please come and join us!

Visitors who need further information should contact Ann Clark, Biology Department Manager, at (919) 962-3392, or annclark@bio.unc.edu well in advance of the seminar.

Parking for seminars is available in the Bell Tower lot after at 4:00 P. M. weekdays.

Month
Date
Title
Speaker
Note: Seminars are on Mondays (unless noted) Click on linked titles for more information about the seminar and host. Contact the host to arrange a visit with the speaker.
August 27 Biology Departmental Retreat

Dr. Todd Vision
Dr. Darrel Stafford
Dr. Patricia Gensel
September 03 HOLIDAY, LABOR DAY
10 Genetic regulation of developmental timing Dr. Scott Poethig
University of Pennsylvania
Note different time or place 17 Joint Biology/Genome Science Center Colloquium

Global analysis of gene expression in C. elegans



Dr. Stuart Kim
Stanford University
24 Molecular links between floral induction, floral patterning, and stem cell regulation Dr. Detlef Weigel
Salk Institute for
Biological Studies
October 01 Joint Biology/Genome Science Center Colloquium

Simple Thoughts on Complex Genomes

Dr. Brenner has had to postpone his travel plans and there will be no seminar on Monday, October 1, 2001




Dr. Sydney Brenner
Molecular Sciences Inst.
Berkeley, California
04 (TH) Evolutionary hydrodynamics of locomotor behavior in fishes Dr. George V. Lauder
Harvard University
08 Biomechanics of locomotion in high performance fishes Dr. Robert E. Shadwick
University of California
at San Diego
15 Vertebrate Axis Formation and the Role of Fox and Hox Genes in Spemann's Organizer Dr. Daniel Kessler
University of Pennsylvania
22 Determining the energetic and ecological significance of dissolved organic matter (DOM) for larvae of marine invertebrates Dr. Dean Wendt
UNC-Greensboro
29 Pollinator-mediated selection and the evolution of floral traits in Monkeyflowers Dr. Douglas Schemske
University of Washington
November 05 Regulating Gene Expression in the Cell Cycle During Development Dr. Robert Duronio
UNC-Chapel Hill
12 Nonequilibrium biogeography of the Lesser Antillean avifauna Dr. Bob Ricklefs
University of Missouri
at St. Louis
19 Cell polarity, cell intercalation, and convergent extension: development of the forces that shape the embryo Dr. Ray Keller
University of Virginia
26 Cell adhesion, signal transduction and cancer: the Armadillo connection Dr. Mark Peifer
UNC-Chapel Hill
December 03 Plant Sugar-Response Pathways: Part of a Complex Regulatory Web Dr. Sue Gibson
Rice University
Note different time or place 03 Joint Biology/Genome Science Center Colloquium

Why trees are like people: Genomics of forest trees, analysis of quantitative and qualitative traits



Dr. Ron Sederoff
N.C. State University
10 Seminar Break
17 Seminar Break
24 Seminar Break
31 Seminar Break
January 07 Seminar Break
14 Biomechanics of morphogenesis: cell motility during gastrulation. Dr. Lance Davidson 
Depts. of Biology and. Cell Biology 
University of Virginia 
  17 A Functional Genomics Approach to Chromosome Segregation and Centrosome Function in C. elegans Dr. Karen Oegema 
Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics 
Pfotenhauerstrasse 108 
01307 Dresden, German
18 Dissecting the Chromosome-Microtubule Interface Dr. Arshad Desai 
Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics 
108 Pfotenhauerstrasse 
01307 Dresden, Germany 
28 The growth cone cytoskeleton: new approaches to understanding the link between guidance and cytoskeletal remodeling Dr. Lorene M. Lanier 
Biology Department Bldg.68 Rm. 264 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
77 Massachusetts Avenue 
Cambridge, MA 02139 
February 04 Open
Note different time or place 11 Joint Biology/Genome Science Center Colloquium

Arabidopsis: From Genome Sequence to Biology



Dr. Joseph Ecker
Salk Institute for
Biological Studies
18 Mining for Maize Alleles: Candidate Gene Associations Accross Diverse Germplasm for Flowering Time and Kernel Traites Dr. Ed Buckler
N.C. State University
25 Landscape-scale rarity and metapopulation dynamics in a marine plant community Dr. John Bruno
UNC-Chapel Hill
Institute of Marine Sciences
March 1 Helen P. Mangelsdorf Distinguished Lecture Series

The reproductive natural histories of fish and turtle species with extended parental care: what genetic markers can contribute



Dr. John Avise
University of Georgia


Note different time or place
04 Joint Biology/Genome Science Center Colloquium

TBA



Dr. Allen Roses
GlaxoSmithKline
11 Seminar Break
  18

The irrelevance of standard statistical analyses of experimental and observational data in ecology

Michael A. Huston
Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
25 Signal integration during retinal development: dissecting the complexities of the receptor tyrosine kinase signal transduction network. Dr. Ilaria Rebay
April 01 Cancelled  
08 Simple Thoughts on Complex Genomes Dr. Sydney Brenner
Molecular Sciences Inst.
Berkeley, California
15 Howard A. Schneiderman Memorial Lecture

Molecular, Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Steroid Hormone Production in Drosophila.


Dr. Michael O'Connor
University of Minnesota
22 The Genetics of Persenillins >>in C. elegans Dr. Bernard Lakowski
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