Biology Department Seminars and Events
Mondays at 4:00pm in Regents Hall 310 unless otherwise noted.
Spring 2012
Monday, February 13
Biology in South India
In August 2011, ten biology majors boarded a plane and traveled to South India for a semester long service/learning experience. They learned about India and Indian life and each did 2 research projects. Come hear about their experiences!
4:00 p.m. | RNS 310
Monday, February 20
Peruvian Medical Experience and Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica
In the interim service/learning course, Peruvian Medical Experience, students traveled to Cuzco, Peru under the direction of Ted Johnson and several health professionals. They assessed patient needs in a public hospital, a homeless shelter, orphanages, and a small village. At the same time, 18 students went to Costa Rica in an intensive field-oriented course under the direction of Kathy Shea. They explored lowland rain forest, montane forest, dry forest, and coastal and agricultural ecosystems through projects and field trips. Attend this seminar and get a glimpse of two off-campus biology interim courses.
4:00 p.m. | RNS 310
Monday, February 27
Desert Biology and Research in Electron Microscopy
Class in the desert? Yeah sure, you betcha! Students in the Desert Biology interim course traveled on extended field trips to desert locations in Arizona and adjacent states under the direction of Steve Freedberg, examining interrelationships of desert plants and animals. Meanwhile, another group of students spent a portion of their interim at the Boulder Laboratory for 3-D electron microscopy of cells at the University of Colorado. This 300-level interim course was led by Eric Cole and Erika Zweifel.
4:00 p.m. | RNS 310
Monday, March 5
Chris Richards
Population Geneticist, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, USDA-ARS
Affiliate faculty, Biology Department and Soil & Crop Sciences Population, Colorado State University
Genebanks and their emerging role in conservation, genomics and evolutionary biology
4:00 p.m. | RNS 310
Monday, March 12
Sabrice Guerrier
HHMI/CFD Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, Carleton College
Topic: Membrane curvature and fusion
4:00 p.m. | RNS 310
Monday, March 26
Robin Kimmerer
Professor, Department of Environmental and Forest Biology
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Topic:
Plant ecology
4:00 p.m. | RNS 310
Thursday, March 29
Biology/Math Speaker - TBA
Monday, April 2
Maurine Linder
Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Medicine,
Cornell University
How lipids put proteins in place
4:00 p.m. | RNS 310
Monday, April 16
Distinction in biology poster presentations
4:00 p.m. | RNS 310
Friday, April 20
Joint Chemistry and Biology seminar
Catherine Murphy
Peter C. and Gretchen Miller Markunas Professor of Chemistry, Affiliate, Materials Science and Engineering, Affiliate, Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois
Topic: Nanoparticles in the environment
4:00 p.m. | RNS 310
Saturday, April 21
Minnesota Academy of Science Annual Meeting and Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Regents Hall, St. Olaf College
Register at www.mnmas.org
Monday, April 23 - TBA
Monday, May 7
Laura Triplett
Assistant Professor in Geology and Environmental Studies, Gustavus Adolphus College
Topic: Environmental science
4:00 p.m. | RNS 310
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Past Seminars and Events
