Department of Biology

Spring 2010 Seminar Schedule

General public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Seminars begin at 12PM and are held in the Science Center (NW corner 200 S. 300 W.) room 214 (SC 214).

• January 14:  "Genotypic variation at the prion protein gene among Suffolk, Rambouillet, and Targhee sheep"; Dr. Chad Gasser, Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture and Nutrition, Southern Utah University
• January 21: "Why all the RAGE: the effect of cigarette smoke on lung inflammation"; Dr. Paul Reynolds, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University
• January 28: "High-Salt Diet during Pregnancy: Will the Cardiovascular Health of Offspring be Adversely Affected?"; Dr. James Porter, Professor and Associate Dean, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University
• February 4: "Wildlife Management at Zion National Park: the Inside Story"; Claire Crowe, Wildlife Biologist, Zion National Park
• February 11: "LKB1 in muscle function and metabolism"; Dr. David Thomson, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University.
• February 18: "Wildland Fire in Your National Parks: History, Science and Practice"; Alex Viktora, Zion Fire Use Module, Zion National Park
• February 25: "Does the sphingolipid ceramide contribute to cardiovascular complications associated with diet-induced obesity"; Dr. John David Symons, Associate Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Utah
• March 4: "The Effects of Space Flight on Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function"; Dr. Andrew Creer, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science, Utah Valley University.
• March 11: "What distance runners can learn from sprinters"; Dr. Iain Hunter, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Brigham Young University.
• March 25: "Lions, hyenas and dogs, OH MY! Research on rabies and other wildlife diseases in Zambia"; Are Berentsen, Wildlife Biologist. USDA/APHIS/WS/NWRC
• April 1: "Effects on environmental stress on bivalve populations: gaining insight into climate change"; Dr. Laura Petes, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• April 8: "TBA"; Dr. Stan Lindstedt, Regents' Professor of Biology and Associate Dean of Research, Northern Arizona University
• April 15: "Dixie National Forest sensitive aquatic species monitoring and management"; Mike Golden, Fish Biologist, Dixie National Forest
• April 22: "Skeletal muscle on ice: the case of hibernating ground squirrels"; Dr. Naomi Brooks, Research Fellow and Lecturer, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa