Department of Biology

2002-2003 Seminar Year at a Glance

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


Faculty Research Presentations - Fall 2002
5:30 in Coker 201 on day of presentation


Everyone is welcome so please come and join us!

If you would like to meet with the speaker, email your request  to the host by clicking on the host name

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  26
4:00 P.M.
“Departmental retreat- Semester Kickoff Event”
Dr. Tom Petes "Genetic regulation of genome stability"
Dr. Greg Copenhaver "Regulation of Higher Eukaryotic Meiotic Recombination: Arabodopsis as a Model"
Dr. David Pfennig "Polyphenism and the origins of diversity"
 
September 09 Evolution of mate recognition: from individual decisions to macroevolutionary consequences
Biology/Carolina Environmental Program Seminar
Host: Dr. Peter White
Dr. Karin Pfennig
University of Texas at Austin
16 Transport and tethering: Adapting cytoplasmic   dynein to distinct cellular functions”             Dr. Erika Holzbaur
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
University of Pennsylvania  
23

Behavioral effects on life history variability in a non-human primate

 
Dr. Jeanne Altmann Professor,
Department of Ecology and Evolution
Princeton University
30 Mitotic spindle organization and chromosome movement in human cells. Dr. Duane Compton
Compton Lab
Dartmouth Medical School
October  07    
14 Magnetic position-finding systems in marine animals Dr. Ken Lohmann
21 Structure-specific and reversible DNA cleavage activity of a eucaryotic DNA topoisomerase III
Host: Dr Stafford
Dr. Tao Hsieh
Duke University
28

Ecological Genetics of Arabidopsis in the Wild

Dr. Rodney Mauricio
Genetics Department
University of Georgia  
November 04 Partial rescue of the Tbx6 mutant phenotype in mice
Host: Dr. Frank L. Conlon
Dr. Deborah L. Chapman
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
11 Parasite Adaptation to Dynamic Hosts: Bordetella and Their Phage
Host: Dr. Jeff Dangl
Prof. Jeff F. Miller
UCLA School of Medicine

UCLA
18 Hidden in plain sight: the ecology and physiology of organismal transparency
Host: Dr. William Kier
Dr. Sonke Johnsen
Duke University
25 Mutations in the gene for DNA polymerase gamma cause error prone DNA synthesis in human mitochondrial disorders
Host: Dr. Steve Matson
Dr. William C. Copeland
NIEHS
December 02 Conservation and Evolution in the Galapagos: Molecular Studies of Avian Populations
Host: Dr. Haven Wiley
Dr. Patricia Parker
Professor of Biology
University of Missouri-St. Louis
  04
12:00 PM

Coker 215

Molecular genetic studies of plant male fertility: the specification of cell fates by a receptor protein kinase and control of meiotic homologue interactions by a novel cyclin
Host: Dr. Jason Reed

Dr. Hong Ma
Dept. of Biology
Penn. State University
09 No Seminar  
16 No Seminar  
23 No Seminar  
30 No Seminar  
January 2003 06 No Seminar  
  10 Friday
10:00 AM
Coker 215
GNOM-dependent membrane recycling, auxin transport and embryo polarity
Host: Jeff Dangl
Prof. Dr. G. Jürgens
Developmental Genetics and Cell Biology
University of Tuebingen
13 No Seminar  
  20 Martin Luther King Day (No Seminar)  
27 No Seminar  
February 03 Evolutionary Ecology Faculty Search  
  6 Thursday
1:00 PM
Coker 215
"The Gene Expression Profile of Aging, and its Modulation by Caloric Restriction, Alpha-lipoic Acid, and Coenzyme Q10 in Mice"
Host: Jason Lieb
Dr. Cheol-Koo Lee
University of Wisconsin-Madison
  10 The Drosophila ovarian egg chamber: deriving insights into embryonic axis formation and human cancer
Host: Dr. Jeff Dang
l
Dr. Dave Stein
Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology
University of Texas at Austin
11 Tuesday
4:00 PM
Coker 201
Swimming in sea squirts: Biomechanics, phototaxis, and evolution
Host: Dr. Bill Kier
Dr. Matt McHenry
Harvard University
13 Thursday
4:00 PM
Coker 201
TBA
Host: Dr. Ken Lohmann
Paul Faure
University of Washington
  17 Monday
4:00 PM
Coker 201
Hormonal and Neural Orchestration of Reproductive Decision Making
Host: Dr. Pat Gensel
Keith Sockman
Johns Hopkins University
  20 Thursday 
4:00 PM
Coker 201
Files, Fiddles, and Friction: The Evolutionary Mechanics of Communication
Host: Larry Boles
Sheila Patek
Berkeley
  24 Monday 
4:00 PM
Coker 201
Exploring the Mysteries of Polyploidy
Host: Dr. Todd Vision
Keith Adams
Iowa State University
  27  Thursday
4:00 PM
Coker 201
Molecular Population Genomics in Plant Species
Host: Dr. Jeff Dangl
Ken Olsen
NC State University
March 03 Monday
4:00 PM
Coker 201
Evolution and Genetics of Hybrid Incompatibilities in Drosophila
Host: Dr. Christina Burch
Daven Presgraves
University of Rochester
 
  06 Thursday
4:00 PM
Coker 201
The Evolutionary Genetics of Selfish Genes in Structured Demes
Host: Dr. Bob Peet
Doug Taylor
University of Virginia
10 Spring Break  
17 Genetic Analysis of Auxin Regulation in Arabidopsis
Host: Dr. Joe Kieber
Dr. Bonnie Bartel
Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Rice University
  18 Tuesday
4:00 PM
Coker 201
Finding Genes Underlying Adaptations
Host: Dr. David Pfennig
Corbin Jones
University of California at Davis
  24 Experimental evolutionary genomics: insights from bacteriophages
Host: Dr. David Pfennig
Dr. Jim Bull
Section of Integrative Biology
University of Texas at Austin
  31 "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" - How Blood Vessels Find Their Way in the Embryo
Host: Dr. Ted Salmon
Dr. Victoria L. Bautch
Department of Biology
University of North Carolina
April 07 Protein Translocation and Integration at the ER Membrane
Host: Dr. Stafford
Dr. Arthur Johnson
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics
Texas A &M University
14 Mangelsdorf Lecture

Polarized Light, Microscopy and Living Cells.

Host: Ted Uyeno of the Biology Graduate Student Association

Dr. Shinya Inoué Distinguished Scientist of the Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole
21  No Seminar  

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