Dr. Reichler's Fall 2007 Bio 325 Bonus #2

This assignment is optional and can be worth a maximum of 2 points added to your final grade.

Attend one of the seminars listed below. For credit you must be present at the beginning of the seminar, and stay until the end. Write a two-page summary about the seminar, and turn it in no later than one week after the seminar. To help your understanding of these seminars, you could look up some recent papers by the seminar speaker. Having some background knowledge of the topic will make the seminar more enjoyable.

Based on your attendance and paper, you can receive up to 2 points added to your final grade. The typed/word-processed paper should be printed and turned in during class no more than one week after the date of the seminar. If you have any questions about this, don't hesitate to ask.

(Remember that you can receive a maximum of 6 bonus points. If you have 6 points from attending discussion, bonus #1, and halloween, you cannot earn anymore bonus. If you have any doubts about your grade, please contact Stuart.)



Dr. David Bilder - UC Berkeley (MCDB)

November 6, 4pm
MBB 1.210


Title to be announced.
David Bilder, Ph.D., UC Berkeley

paper due in class by M 11/12

Dr. Marjorie Oettinger, Professor

November 7, 3:30pm
MBB 1.210


"Epigenetic regulation of V(D)J recombination"
Marjorie Oettinger, PhD
Professor of Genetics
Department of Molecular Biology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

paper due in class by W 11/14

Natashia Mehdiabadi, Smithsonian Institute

November 8, 2pm
MBB 1.210


"Cooperation and Conflict in Social Amoebae"
paper due in class by W 11/14

Dr. Cooper,  Professor of Pathology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.

 November 8th, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
 MBB 1.210

Coordinated regulation of alternative splicing during development and its disruption in disease
paper due in class by W 11/14


Mark Blows, University of Queensland

November 12, 12pm
MBB 1.210



paper due in class by M 11/19

Dr. David Wang, Assistant Professor

November 14, 2:30pm
MBB 1.210


"Virus discovery in the 21st century"
David Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor
Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Pathology & Immunology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO

paper due in class by M 11/26

Seth Coleman, Texas A&M (IB)

November 15, 2pm
MBB 1.210


Title: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but why? Investigating female experience, perception, and cognition in mate choice"

paper due in class by M 11/26

Wen-Hsuing Li, Ph.D., James Watson Professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolution at The University of Chicago

November 15th, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 MBB 1.210

Studies in functional and evolutionary genomics

paper due in class by M 11/26

Dr. Roderick Mackinnon, M.D.  2003 Nobel prize winner in chemistry

November 16th, 4:00 PM
ACES Auditorium

Potassium Channels

paper due in class by M 11/26

Krushnamegh Kunte, UT IB (Pop Bio)

November 19, 12pm
MBB 1.210


Title: TBA
paper due in class by M 11/26

Dr. Jim Birchler - Biological Sciences, Univ. Missouri (MCDB)

November 20, 4pm
MBB 1.210


Title to be announced.
Jim Birchler, Ph.D., University of Missouri

paper due in class by M 11/26

Dr. Phil Tucker - MGM, UT Austin (MCDB)

November 27, 4pm
MBB 1.210


Title to be announced.
Phil Tucker, Ph.D., MGM, UT Austin

paper due in class by M 12/3

Dr. Michael Gilmore, Senior Scientist

November 28, 3:30pm
MBB 1.210


"Antibiotic resistant Enterococci: What makes a good commensal go bad?"
Michael Gilmore, PhD
Senior Scientist
Ankeny Director of Research
C.L. Schepens Professor of Ophthalmolgy
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA St. Louis, MO

paper due in class by W 12/5

Dr. Charles Query, MD, PhD

November 29, 4pm
MBB 1.210


"Alteration of Splicesome Dynamics Impacts Fidelity and Flexibility of Gene Expression"
Associate professor, Dept of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medecine

paper due in class by W 12/5