Date |
Speaker |
Title |
| Sept. 14 |
William Sweetman, M.S.
Calvin College Ecosystem Preserve Manager |
Kirtland's Warbler: An Endangered Species Success Story |
Sept. 21
(Part 1) |
Jennifer Goedhart,
senior biology major |
The effect of allochthonous inputs on the inquilines community of Sarracenia purpurea (purple pitcher plant) |
Sept. 21
(Part 2) |
Gabe DeJong
senior biology major
|
Ecological and evolutionary significance of a naturally occurring hybrid (Populus x jackii) of two species of poplar trees, popularly known as "Balm-of-Gilead," found in Northern Michigan. |
| Sept. 28 |
Robin Pals-Rylaarsdam, Ph.D.
Department of Biology
Benedictine University |
McCune-Albright syndrome: Modeling a human genetic disease in yeast cells |
| Oct. 5 |
Jennifer L. Busch, Ph.D.
Department of Biology
Wheaton College |
PKG (cGMP-dependent protein kinase): My scientific journey with a protein |
| Oct. 10 |
Joseph L. Graves, Jr., Ph.D.
Dean of University Studies & Department of Biological Sciences
North Carolina A & T State University
|
The race myth: More sincere fictions in the age of genomic science |
| Oct. 12 |
Pei-Ian Tsou, Ph.D.
Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology
Grand Valley State University |
OXS1, a conserved eukaryotic HMG-box protein that confers resistance to oxidative stress tolerance |
| Oct. 19 |
Calvin Student Summer Research Posters |
12:30 - 3:30 pm DeVries Hall Atrium |
| Oct. 26 |
Robert Vlietstra, D.V.M.
West Mich. Veterinary Service and
Michigan State Univ. College of Veterinary Medicine |
Pregnancy: Production vs. prevention. Ovulation synchronization as a breeding strategy to optimize reproductive efficiency in dairy herds |
| Nov. 2 |
Charles Miller, Ph.D. candidate
Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology
Michigan State University |
Regulation of the eukaryotic cell cycle by the Dbf4-Cdc7 kinase |
| Nov. 9 |
Steven Bouma-Prediger, M.Div., Ph.D.
Department of Religion
Hope College |
Shalom and the character of Earthkeeping |
| Nov. 16 |
Therese Poland, Ph.D.
Northern Research Station
United States Dept. of Agriculture
|
Development of new tools to detect and control the emerald ash borer |
| Nov. 23 |
No Seminar |
Thanksgiving break |
Nov. 30
(part 1) |
Karin DeJong
senior biology major |
Multiple roles of Rho kinase in development of new nerve cells |
| Nov. 30 (part 2) |
David Will
senior biology major |
Ultrviolet-activated K+ channels in corneal epithelial cells (and soothing tears) |
| Dec. 7 (part 1) |
Ricky Tilton
senior biology major |
The effect of vegitation height and light intensity on the activity level of Microtus pennsylvanicus |
| Dec. 7 (part 2) |
Jess Paul
senior biology major |
Operation aberration validation: Sequencing cancer mutations from BAC libraries |
