Western Kentucky University

Biology Seminars

 

Spring  2012 Seminar Series

 (Please click here for information on where and when the biology seminars will be.  Most seminars are from 2:00-3:00pm in Snell 2113.)

Date        
Speaker Institution Topic Title
         

1/27/12

Dr. Colleen Jonsson

University of Louisville

Emerging infectious diseases

"Why small things matter: The ecology and evolution of hantaviruses"

2/10/12

Dr. Danielle Brown

Middle Tennessee State University

Behavior and ecology of wildlife

"Observing the invisible through acceleration logging of animal movements and behavior"

2/24/12

Dr. Justin Grubich

Western Kentucky University

Ichthyology

"The Revolutionary Fishes of Egypt: giant perch, 'deadly' lionfishes, and hungry sharks"

3/16/12

Dr. Adam Weidner

Western Kentucky University

Membrane interactions, Alzheimer's Disease

"Links: Alzheimer's and its relationship to Inclusion Body Myositis and Type II Diabetes"

3/30/12

Dr. Terry Page

Vanderbilt University

Circadian rhythms

"Times when cockroaches are smarter than they look: circadian regulation of insect olfactory learning and memory"

4/13/12

Dr. Paul Webala

 Moi University (Nairobi)

 Acoustic ecology of bats

 "Bat Research in Kenya: opportunities and challenges"

4/27/12

Dr. David Weisrock

University of Kentucky

Genetics, speciation, phylogenetics

"Targeted next-generation sequencing sheds light on the history of a ubiquitous salamander"

         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

 

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