INVITED SPEAKER SERIES

Department of Biological Sciences


About the Invited Speaker Series

This series provides students with an opportunity to hear researchers from diverse fields outside the scope of the Department. For additional information contact the department chair.

Unless otherwise noted, all seminars will be held in 112 Asher Science Center. Refreshments will be provided 15 minutes prior to the start of each seminar.

Past Speakers

Name Affiliation Topic
Spring 2006
Dr. Emma Rainforth Ramapo College of New Jersey Dinosaur Tracks
Fall 2003
Dr. Lannett Edwards University of Tennessee Cloning Adult Farm Animals: Possibilities, Proglems, Concerns
Dr. James Tidwell Kentucky State University The Relative Contributions and Impacts of Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture
Fall 2002
Dr. Nancy C Martin University of Louisville Nucleocytoplasmic Interactions in Mitochondrial Biogenesis
Dr. Mary Vore University of Kentucky Research in Toxicology
Dr. Bill Harvey Earlham College HIV and AIDS
Spring 2002
Dr. Brian Stevenson University of Kentucky Lyme Disease
Dr. George Uetz University of Cincinnati From Rainforest to Research Lab: Studies of the Social and Sex Life of Spiders
Fall 2000
Dr. Thomas Barnes University of Kentucky You Can Establish Prairie Grasses in a Single Growing Season
Dr. Ritin Khan Armstrong Atlantic State University Pollutant and Parasitic Infection Effects on Shrimp Growth and Survival
Dr. Jewell Sloan University of Kentucky Benzodiazepine Dependence: Brain Site, Gender, Toxicity
Dr. Steve Asmus Centre College Tango at the Synapse: Neurotransmitter Regulation in Developing Neurons
Dr. Charles Issel University of Kentucky Control of Infectious Diseases in Man and Animals: the Individual and the Herd
Fall 1998
Dr. Michael Clark University of Kentucky The Role of Eosinophils in Asthma
Mr. Robin Buckner Procter & Gamble Microbiology Research at Procter & Gamble
Dr. Bruce Jayne University of Cincinnati Integrating Laboratory and Field Studies of Lizard Locomotion
Dr. Glenn Storrs Cincinnati Museum of Natural History Plesiosaur Evolution: the Long and Short of It
Dr. Jodi Shann University of Cincinnati Investigating the Environmental Chemistry of Plants
Fall 1997
Dr. Marcia Jumblatt University of Louisville The Aging Eye: Changes in Cornea and Conjunctiva
Dr. Peter Sherman University of Louisville Mating Strategies and Reproductive Success in White-Winged Trumpeter Groups
Dr. Joseph Chappell University of Kentucky Molecular Regulation of Isoprenoid Metabolism in Plant-Pathogen Interactions
Dr. David Francko Miami University Of Thousand Year-Old Lotus Seeds and Lake Erie Coastal Wetlands
Dr. Dennis Grogan University of Cincinnati Sulfolobus and the Cell Biology of Geothermal Environments
Fall 1996
Dr. Carl Webster Kentucky State University Fish Nutrition
Dr. Rebecca German University of Cincinnati Biomechanics of Infant Feeding: Why Do Babies Suck?
Dr. Sheldon Guttman Miami University The Role of Biochemical Systematics in Understanding Diversity
Dr. C. Fred & Barbara W. Bryan Louisiana State University Acidification of the Lower Mississippi River
Dr. Glenn Collins University of Kentucky Plant Genetic Engineering Today and Into the 21st Century
Fall 1995
Dr. Rebecca Cook Georgetown College Population Biology of Rare Herbaceous Plants
Dr. William Harvey Earlham College Studies on the Genetics of Cancer
Dr. William Thom University of Kentucky Constructed Wetlands: Use and Function for Wastewater Treatment
Dr. Charles Issel University of Kentucky Lentiviruses, Horses and the Future of Society
Dr. Tom Curry University of  Kentucky In Vitro Fertilization in the 90's
Fall 1994
Dr. Steve Mims CRS Aquaculture Research Center Reproductive Biology of Paddlefish
Dr. R. Jan Stevenson University of Louisville Water Quality Analyses Using Experimental and Indicator Approaches
Dr. William C. Messner, Jr. International Affairs Education Services, Washington DC Scientific Research versus Economic Realities
Dr. Nancy Martin University of Louisville School of Medicine Molecular Biology of Mitrochondria - From Yeast to Man
Dr. Burns Brady Kentucky Medical Association Biopsycho-Social Disease of Alcoholism and drug Dependency
Fall 1993
Dr. Malcolm P. Frisbie Eastern Kentucky University Physiological Effects of Acid Soil on Salamanders
Dr. Mary A. Hilton University of Louisville School of Medicine Phenylketonuria (PKU) and Identification of Carriers of PKU Genes
Dr. Randal Morris University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Using Cell Biology to Design Novel Therapeutic Agents
Dr. George J. Wagner University of Kentucky Secreting Leaf Hairs: Their Biology and Potential for Exploitation
Fall 1992
Dr. Sheldon Steiner University of Kentucky Master Genes that Control Embryonic Muscle Development
Dr. William DeVries DeVries & Associates, PSC
Louisville, KY
Personal Aspect of the Current Medical Practive
Annette M. Gatchett U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA's Changing Face: The Importance of Technology Transfer
Dr. Douglas Dahlman University of Kentucky Insert-Plant Biochemical Warfare
Dr. Ron Rosen Berea College Traditional and Modern Approaches to Tapeworm Research
Spring 1991
Dr. Jerry Eisele Human Reliability Program, DOE Transport of Pollutants Through Man's Food Chain
Spring 1990
Dr. Philip Bonner University of Kentucky Embryonic Differentiation in Vertebrate Skeletal Muscle
Dr. Lawrence Stritch U. S. Forest Service The Need for Determining Biodiversity
Dr. Robert Brackenbury University of Cincinnati School of Medicine Cell-Cell Interactions in Malignancy
Mr. Richard Kopp Eastern Kentucky University Genetic Indicators of Stress and Tolerance in Acid Exposed Fish
Dr. Grayson Brown University of Kentucky Entomology: Does It Compute
Fall 1990
Dr. Gene R. Kritsky College of Mount St. Joseph Charles Darwin: His Life and Times
Dr. Denny O. Harris University of Kentucky Toxic Algae
Dr. Ralph L. Thompson Berea College Vegetation and Flora of Two Areas in the Coastal Range of Western Oregon
Dr. William W. Yotis Loyola University School of Medicine The Interaction of Fluoride with Oral Microorganism
Dr. Dru Anne Henson Appalachian State University Cellular Mechanisms of Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation
 

 
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