Spring 2018 Seminar Series
All Seminars are Thursdays, at NOON, in 107 Shanklin unless otherwise noted.
January 25^
Ruben Gonzalez Jr., Columbia University
Ribosomes in action: The role of dynamics in the mechanism and regulation of translation
Host: Mukerji
February 1*
Rescheduled
February 8+
Chris Dulla, Tufts School of Medicine
Astrocytes and Interneurons: Shaping maturation of inhibition in the brain
Host: Naegele
February 15*
Lewis Lukens, University of Guelph
Identifying the genetic basis of artificial selection in wheat
Host: Holmes
February 22+
Eric Schultz, UConn
Euryhaline fishes and their evolutionary potential
Host: Chernoff
March 1*
Eric Alani, Cornell University
Novel roles for MLH mismatch repair proteins in genetic recombination and repair
Host: MacQueen
March 8+
Lavern Melon, Tufts University
GABAergic signaling and emotion regulation in females: implications for postpartum depression and anxiety
Host: Burke
March 29*
Tina Motwani, PhD '12, UCONN
Scaffolding protein: An engineer of the portal ring complex in bacteriophage P22
Host: Holmes
April 5+
Diane Nacci, EPA
When evolution is the solution to pollution
Host: Chernoff
April 12*
Jim Schwob, Tufts University School of Medicine
Acquiring Poietic License: Stem Cell Regulation in the Olfactory Epithelium
Host: Lane
April 19+ 4:30pm, Exley Science Center 58
Sid Roy
The Flint Water Crisis: America's Wake-Up Call and the Future of Public Science
Host: College of the Environment
April 26*
TBA
May 3+
Bob Schmitz, University of Georgia
Mapping and exploiting epigenetic variation in plant genomes
Host: Sultan
+Hosted by the Department of Biology
*Hosted by the Department of MB&B
^Hosted by the Biophysics Program