Department of Biological Sciences
Spring Seminars 2004
Jan. 15
Dr. Daniel Simberloff, Department of
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee
We CAN win the war on
introduced species: pessimism and progress
Dr. SimberloffÕs visit
is hosted by the Ecology and Systematics graduate students
Jan. 22
Dr. David Campbell, Department of
Biological Sciences, University of Alabama
Unhappy as a clam? Identifying imperiled
freshwater diversity
Jan. 29
Dr Robert Blake, College of
Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana
Monoclonal antibodies that exhibit novel allosteric
binding behavior: A tale of two (or more) binding sites
Dr BlakeÕs visit is co-hosted by the Department of Chemistry
Feb. 5
Dr. Thane Wibbels, Department of
Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Biology and conservation of sea turtles
Feb. 12
Dr. Anathbandhu (Andy) Chaudhuri,
Department of Biological Science, University of Alabama
The silkworm, a model system
for insect physiology
Feb. 19
No seminar
Feb. 26
Dr. Sue Hwa Lin,
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Novel approach to understanding prostate
cancer bone metastasis
Dr. LinÕs will be hosted by the Molecular and
Cell graduate students and her talk is sponsored by a Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Grant
March 4
Dr. William Schroeder,
Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Deep-sea corals in
the Gulf of Mexico
March 11
College of Arts and Science
Spring Faculty Meeting.
March 18
Dr. John Woolford,
Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon
Dr. WoolfordÕs talk is sponsored by a Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Grant
March 25
Dr. Tyrone Hayes,
University of California at Berkeley
Common groundsel,
hermaphroditic frogs, and premature babies: todayÕs solutions, tomorrowÕs
problem
Dr. Hayes is this yearÕs
William Darden lecturer and his talk is sponsored by the department and a
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant
April 8
Dr. Nicola Anthony, Department of
Biological Science, University of New Orleans
Molecular ecology
and conservation biology of western lowland gorillas
April 15
Dr. Michelle Arora, Argonne National
Laboratory
Separative bioreactor:
simultaneous biocatalytic production and separation of pure organic acid
Dr. AroraÕs talk will be co-hosted
by Dept of Chemical Engineering and will be held in 101 Bevill at 11am.
April 15
Dr. James Hodgson, St Norbert
College, De Pere, Wisconsin
The liberal arts college, its
place in the academy
April 22
Dr. Gary Sloan, Department of
Biological Sciences, University of Alabama
Production of extracellular bacteriolytic enzymes: how
to eliminate the competition without shooting yourself in the foot (or cell
wall)
April 29
Dr. Tim Nagy, Department of
Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Obesity, dietary restriction,
and cancer
Dr. NagyÕs talk is
sponsored by a Howard
Hughes Medical Institute Grant