Biology Department Seminars and Events

Spring 2013

Monday, February 11
Biology in South India - presentation by students who participated in the fall St. Olaf Abroad service-learning program Biology in South India.
4:00 p.m., RNS 410

Thursday, Feb 21
Laurie Heyer, Davidson College
Mathematical Modeling and Medicine
7:00 p.m., RNS 290

Friday, Feb 22
Laurie Heyer, Davidson College
Computing with Bacteria: Solving Mathematical Problems with Engineered Microbes
11:50 a.m. (changed from 4:00 p.m.), RNS 208

Social Science Conference
Health and Inequality: Social Determinants of Health

Friday, Feb 22
Michael Oakes, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Co-Director, US Census Data Research Center
Buntrock Commons Black and Gold Ballrooms, 4:00 p.m.

Friday, Feb 22
Linda Olson Keller '74, Ph.D., DNP,RN, APHN-BC, FAAN, Clinical Professor, University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Buntrock Black and Gold Ballrooms, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, Feb 23
Timothy H. Holtz '86, MD, MPH; Director, HIV/STD Research Program, Thailand Ministry of Public Health - US CDC Collaboration,
Thailand
Buntrock Black and Gold Ballrooms, 9:15 a.m.

Funded by the Associate Dean of Social Sciences, The Paul & Mildred Hardy Endowment, and The Husby-Johnson Chair.

Monday, February 25
Island Biology - presentation by students who participated in the interim abroad courss Island Biology.
4:00 p.m., RNS 410

Monday, March 4

Peru and Equatorial Biology - presentation by students who participated in the interim abroad courses Peru Medical Odyssey and Equatorial Biology.
4:00 p.m., RNS 410

Stats Bio Seminar
Kezia Manlove '06
Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Disease Transmission as a Mixing Bed for Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration
7:00 p.m., RNS 150

Monday, March 11
Jack Taylor, Molecular & Genetic Epidemiology Group, Environmental Exposure & Carcinogenesis
Epigenetics, Aging, and Cancer Risk
4:00 p.m., RNS 410

Monday, March 18
Dr. Mark McNiven, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chair of Biochemistry, Mayo
4:00 p.m., RNS 410

Monday, March 25 - Spring Break Week

Monday, April 1 - Easter Break

Monday, April 8
Bob Sterner
4:00 p.m., RNS 410

Monday, April 15
Krisiti Egland, University of South Dakota
Topic - breast cancer biology
4:00 p.m., RNS 410

Monday, April 22
Biology Student Poster Session
4:00 p.m., RNS 4th Floor Atrium

Monday, May 6
Nathan Mueller '06, Graduate Research Fellow, Global Landscapes Initiative, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
4:00 p.m., RNS 410