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Biological Sciences Cluster Seminars

Biochemistry / Microbiology Seminars - coord: Dr. S. Zimmerly
Fridays in Biological Sciences BI 211 16h00

• Dec. 3 (special day: Thurs. 4PM), Sarah O'Connor, MIT, (Peter    Facchini, host)

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology - coord: Dr. K. Ruckstuhl
Wednesdays in Biological Sciences BI 211 16h00 (more)

• Nov 25, Jeremy Fox, Darwin's Origin of Species: a guided tour

Cell, Development & Physiology - coord: Dr. W. Wildering
TBD

Biology 601 Seminars

Biochemistry - coord: Dr. M. Fraser
Mondays Biological Sciences BI 211 16h00 (more)

• Nov 23, Cameron Laing, A Molecular Dynamics Study of the Interaction of DPCP, 4CP and HPGCP With Lipid Bilayers
• Nov 30, Rod Mitchel, TBA

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology - coord: Dr. J. Fox
Mondays in Biological Sciences BI 211 12h00 (more)

• Nov 23, Brandon Klug, Thermoregulation and roost selection during early developement of a solitary tree-bat
• Nov 30, Lisa Duke, TBA
• Dec 7, Sabrina Hynes, The Influence of Dietary Caloric Intake on Caudal Regeneration in Juvenile Female Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis macularius)

Microbiology Seminars - coord: Dr. L. Gieg
Wednesdays Biological Sciences Bi 211 12h00 (more)

• Nov 25, Cameron Callbeck, TBA
• Dec 2, Marcy Yurkiw, TBA

Cell, Development & Physiology - Dr. Hansen
Wednesdays in Science Theatres ST 125 16h00 (more)

• Nov 25, Shawn Watson, Redox control of neuronal excitability (abstract)
• Jan 6, TBA

Sigma Xi Lecture Series - coord: Dr. H. Ceri
       Biological Sciences BI 211 at 12h00 (more)

• Dec. 10th Dr. Ian Gates, Engineering
If We had Warp Drive, Would We Still Recover Bitumen from
Oil Sands

IBI Seminars - coord: Dr. G. Chua

• Tues Nov 24 BI 211, 12:00 Noon
Peter Larsson Assoc Professor
Dept of Physiology and Biophysics University of Miami
Molecular mechanisms of sodium-coupled glutamate uptake
• Fri Dec 11, BI 211, 12:00 Noon
Kepa Ruiz Mirazo, Ramón y Cajal Fellow
University of the Basque Country, Spain
Modeling infra-biological systems: stochastic simulations of self-reproducing proto-cells

Graduate Defense Exams & Seminars

Jillian Hagel (supervisor: P.J. Facchini), will be holding her Ph.D. Thesis Exam in the area of “Plant Metabolic Biochemistry”, on December 4, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in BioSciences room 389. She will hold her public seminar "God's Own Medicine: How He Did It" in BI 211 at 1:00 PM.
Neutral Chair: J.R. Post.

Kimberley Willoughby (supervisor: H. Ceri), will be holding her M.Sc. Thesis Exam in the area of “Host Microbe Interactions”, on December 4, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in BioSciences room 389. Neu-
tral Chair: TBA.

Phoebe Lee (supervisor: G. Voordouw), will be holding her M.Sc. Thesis Exam in the area of Molecular Microbiology, on December 17, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in BioSciences room 312. Neutral
Chair: TBA.

Euan Allan (supervisor: H.R. Habibi), will be holding his M.Sc. Thesis Exam in the area of “Hormonal Control of Reproduction in Goldfish”, on January 4, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in BioSciences room
389. Neutral Chair: L.J. Jackson.