Northern Illinois University

Department of Biological Sciences

CBBS Noon Seminar Series, Fall 2009

Fall 2009 Seminar Series

All seminars, unless otherwise noted, start at 3:30 PM in Montgomery Hall, room 443

Date

Speaker / Host

Topic

Aug. 18
(Tues)
Ana Calvo
Dept. of Biological Sciences, NIU
Regulation of Morphogenesis and Natural Product Biosynthesis in Filamentous Fungi
Sep. 24 Tom Near
Dept. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology,
Yale University;
Host: R. King
Climate Change Driven Adaptive Radiation in Antarctic Fishes
Sep. 25
(Friday)
Seminar in MO 443 at 3:00 p.m.
Kevin Folta
Horticultural Sciences Dept.,
University of Florida
Host: N. Polans
Structural and Functional Genomics of Strawberry (Fragaria spp.)
Oct. 1 Allard A. Cossé
USDA/ARS Crop Bioprotection Unit in Peoria
Hosts: W. Nichols and B. King
Overview of Pheromone and Attractant Research at NCAUR (National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research)
Oct. 8 GRADUATE COLLOQUIUM
Vivian Irish
Dept. Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University Host: J. Stafstrom
General talk in MO 443 at 3:30:
Petal Development: Variations on a Theme
Oct. 9 Vivian Irish
Dept. Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University Host: J. Stafstrom
CBBS Seminar in Faraday West 201 at noon: The Arabidopsis Petal: A Model for Plant Organogenesis
Oct. 15 Laura Jarboe
Dept. Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University
Host: S. Zhou
Reverse Engineering Bacterial Stress Response Networks
Oct. 22 Tom Givnish
University Wisconsin - Madison
Host: Melvin Duvall
Origin, adaptive radiation, and diversification of the Hawaiian lobeliads
Oct. 29 Mitrick Johns
Dept. of Biological Sciences, NIU
Genomic Dynamics in Bacillus megaterium
Nov. 5 John Yunger
Dept. Environmental Biology,
Governors State University
Host: E. Karczynski and P. Meserve
Living in a World of Fear: Does Predation Risk Influence Foraging Behavior
Nov. 12 Maya Mincheva
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, NIU, Host: C. von Ende
Biochemical Reaction Networks
Nov. 19 Karolin von der Chevallerie,
Institut für Tierökologie und Zellbiologie, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Germany
Host: N. Blackstone
Trichoplax adhaerens--a model system not only for evolutionary biology