Spring 2012 Schedule

Date
Speaker
Title
Jan. 26
Dr. Chad Hargrave

Dr. Chad Hargrave
Sam Houston State University

A fish tale the size of Texas: environmental processes that structure Big Thicket and Chihuahuan Desert fish communities

Feb. 2
Dr. Nat Holland
Dr. Nat Holland
University of Houston
Host: Dr. Rowe

Population and Community Ecology of Mutualism:  Case Studies of Plant-Animal Interactions in the Sonoran Desert

Feb. 9
Dr. Jeff Tomberlin
Dr. Jeff Tomberlin
Texas A&M
Host: BSGSO

Inter-kingdom Eavesdropping as a Mechanism Governing Arthropod Behavior

Feb. 16
Dr. Richard Gomer
Dr. Richard Gomer
Texas A&M
Host: Dr. Gaillard

Developing New Therapeutics for Wound Healing and Fibrosing Diseases

Feb. 23
Dr. Steven Foley
Dr. Steven Foley
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Host: Dr. Lynne

Plasmid-associated Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella enterica Serotypes common among Poultry and Human Infections

Mar. 1
Dr. Jorge Rodrigues
Dr. Jorge Rodrigues
University of Texas - Arlington
Host: Dr. Choudhary

Changes in the land: disrupting the spatial structure of microbial communities in the Amazon Rainforest

Mar. 8
Dr. Howard Reinert
Dr. Howard Reinert
The College of New Jersey
Host: Dr. Lutterschmidt

E.O. Wiley Lecture

TBA

Mar. 22
Dr. Mark Simmons
Dr. Mark Simmons
Colorado State University
Host: Dr. Randle

Phylogentics of the Known Unknowns: An Attempt at Rigorous Integration of Uncultured Prokaryotes into Systematic and Functional Analyses

Mar. 29
Dr. Stephen Davis
Dr. Stephen Davis
Everglades Foundation
Host: Dr. Wozniak

TBA

Apr. 5
Dr. Lance Williams

Dr. Lance Williams
University of Texas - Tyler
Host: Dr. Hargrave

Conservation of Rare Fish and Mussel Species in East Texas Rivers

Apr. 12
Dr. Tim Rowe
Dr. Tim Rowe
University of Texas at Austin
Host: Dr. Lewis

TBA

Apr. 19
Dr. Katie Meier
Dr. Katie Meier
Austin Heart Vet
Host: Dr. Lutterschmidt

Canine Cardiac Function: How diseases and parasites compromise cardiovascular physiology

Apr. 26
Dr. Gabriela Bowden
Dr. Gabriela Bowden
University of Houston Downtown
Host: Dr. Choudhary

Bacterial Manipulation of the Immune System: Lessons Learned from Staphylococci

May 3
Dr. Richard Brown
Dr. Richard Brown
Mississippi State University
Host: Dr. Bucheli

The Unknown Microlepidoptera - a Hyperdiverse Group of Moths

Seminar date/time:
Lee Drain Building 214 - 4:00 p.m to 5:00.p.m.

For additional information contact:
Dr. Aaron Lynne
Phone: 936-294-1544
E-mail: aaronlynne@shsu.edu