Fall 2015 Seminar Schedule

Date
Speaker
Title
Sep. 3
Dr. Sasa Stefanovic
Dr. Sasa Stefanovic
Univ. Toronto Mississauga
sasa.stefanovic@utoronto.ca
Host: Dr. Randle

Systematics and plastid genome evolution in the parasitic plant genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae)

Sep. 10
Dr. Melinda Engevik
Dr. Melinda Engevik
Baylor College of Medicine
melinda.engevik@bcm.edu
Host: Dr. Primm

The role of host mucus in C. difficile infection

Sep. 17
Dr. Valverde
Dr. Roldán Valverde
Southeastern Louisiana University
roldan.valverde at selu.edu
Host: Dr. Harper

Vitellogenin in the Reproductive Physiology of Sea Turtles

Sep. 24
Dr. David Carter
Dr. David Carter
Chaminade University
david.carter@chaminade.edu
Hosts: Drs. Bucheli & Lynne

Postmortem microbiology on Oahu

Oct. 1
Dr. Adam Huttenlocker
Dr. Adam Huttlocker
University of Utah & Natural History Museum of Utah
ahuttenlocker@gmail.com
Host: Dr. Lewis

Making a Mammal: How New Approaches to Fossil Data are Reshaping Our View of the Origins of Mammalian Physiology

Oct. 8
Dr. Dan Wagner
Dr. Dan Wagner
Rice University
dswagner@rice.edu
Host: Dr. Seeling

Evolving new cells: Conservation and novelty in the zebrafish yolk cell

Oct. 15
Dr. Gabler
Dr. Christopher A. Gabler
University of Houston
c.a.gabler@gmail.com
Host: Dr. Wozniak

Climates change, environments fluctuate, and niches shift: finding order and opportunity in ecological variability

Oct. 22
Dr. Chen 
Dr. Li Chen
University of Houston
c.a.gabler@gmail.com
Host: Osama Qureshi

Making the Heart: From Development to Regeneration
Oct. 29
Dr. Cana Ross

Dr. Cana Ross
Baylor College of Medicine
Cana.Ross@bcm.edu
Host: Dr. Harper

Multi-omics reveals microbial GABA as a community-defined susceptibility to Clostridium difficile infection

Nov. 5
Dr. Philip Matich
Dr. Philip Matich
TRIES
matich.philip@gmail.com
Host: Dr. Lutterschmidt

Individuality: Looking beyond the population...

Nov. 12
Dr. James Cureton II
Dr. James Cureton II
University of Oklahoma
CuretonJ@ou.edu
Host: Victoria Rodriguez

Reservoirs as drivers of phenotypic diversity? Rates and patterns of locomotive trait evolution in stream fishes

Nov. 19
Dr. Alex Gunderson
Dr. Alex Gunderson
San Francisco State University
alexrgunderson@gmail.com
Host: Dr. Daza

Integrating physiology, behavior, and evolution to understand the consequences of global change

Nov. 26
NO SEMINAR
Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 3
Donna Ray
Dr. Donna Ray
University of Michigan
doreen@med.umich.edu
Host: Dr. Harper

Environmental effects on the T cell epigenome in lupus

Seminar location/time: 
Lee Drain Building 214 - 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.*

For additional information contact:
Dr. Jim Harper
Phone: 936-294-1543
E-mail: jmharper@shsu.edu