Hope College Biology

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August 2013

• Seminar
  30 August 2013:
  Meet the Faculty, research introduction and Department Picnic at ODC
  3:00 p.m. Science Center 1019 - Picnic to follow at ODC at 4:00 p.m.

September 2013

• Seminar
  06 September 2013:
  Dr. Agnieszka Szarecka, Grand Valley State University
  "Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics: What can We Do about It (Computationally)?"
  3:00 p.m. Science Center 1019
• Seminar
  13 September 2013:
  Dr. Kara Radabaugh, University of Southern Florida
  "Oceanographic Research and Stable Isotope Ecology in the Gulf of Mexico"
  3:00 p.m. Science Center 1019
• Seminar
  20 September 2013:
  Dr. Jeremy VanRaamsdonk, Van Andel Institute (Joint seminar with Chemistry Dept.)
  "Aging and Neurodegeneration in the Worm C. Elegans"
  4:00 p.m. Graves Auditorium (Note: change in time and location)
• Seminar
  27 September 2013:
  Dr. Pete Vollbrecht, Vanderbilt University
  "Astrocytes, Glutamate, and Dendritic Spines in Schizophrenia"
  3:00 p.m. Science Center 1019

October 2013

• No Seminar
  04 October 2013:
  No Seminar (Hope College Presidential Inauguration)
• Fall Break
  11 October 2013:
  Fall Break - No Seminar
• Seminar
  18 October 2013:
  Dr. Nathan Swenson, Michigan State University
  "The Evolutionary and Functional Fingerprint on Woody Plant Community Assembly"
  3:00 p.m. Science Center 1019
• Seminar
  25 October 2013:
  Dr. Jack Gilbert, University of Chicago/Argonne National Laboratory
  "The Earth Microbiome Project"
  3:00 p.m. Science Center 1019

November 2013

• Seminar
  01 November 2013:
  Dr. David Thomson, Zoetis
  "Discovery and Development of Startect (a Combination Product for Gastrointestinal Parasites)"
  3:00 p.m. Science Center 1019
• Seminar
  08 November 2013:
  Dr. Yinlong Qiu, University of Michigan
  "A Temporal Framework of Land Plant Evolution"
  3:00 p.m. Science Center 1019
• Seminar
  14 November 2013:
  Gentile Lecture: Dr. Thomas Cech, Nobel Laureate, University of Colorado
  "Exploring the Edges: Models for Interdisciplinary Research and Education"
  7:00 p.m. Winants Auditorium (Note: change in time and location)
• Seminar
  15 November 2013:
  Visscher Lecture: Dr. Thomas Cech, Nobel Laureate, University of Colorado
  "Crawling out of the RNA World: From Ribozymes to Telomerase?"
  3:00 p.m. Winants Auditorium (Note: change in location)
• Seminar
  22 November 2013:
  Dr. Mae Ciancio, Midwestern University
  "Exercise Alters the Gut Microbiota in a Mouse Model of High Fat Diet-induced Obesity"
  3:00 p.m. Science Center 1019
• Thanksgiving Break
  29 November 2013:
  Happy Thanksgiving! No Seminar
  
  

December 2013

• Seminar
  06 December 2013:
  Andrew Gomez-Seoane, Hope College Student
  "Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Colon Cancer by Da Vinci Robotic System - First Pilot Study"
  3:00 p.m. Science Center 1019
• No Seminar
  13 December 2013:
  No Seminar
• Christmas Break
  20 December 2013:
  Christmas Break - No Seminar