The Biology Department weekly seminar, held on Thursdays between noon and 1:00 in Olin Rice 350 (unless otherwise announced). Light refreshments will be available. Below is a calendar of what is planned:
Spring Semester schedule:
Jan 23 Capstone Organizational Meeting – Seniors Only! – Kristi Curry Rogers
Jan 30 Discovering Novel Regulators of Cardiomyocyte Proliferation – Daniel Sorensen (Mac’12), University of MN
Feb 6 Young Alumni Career Panel
Feb 13 They Say You Are What You Eat (Nutrition and Microbiome) – Abigail Johnson, Senior Postdoc – Nutrition PhD, Registered Dietician and Nutritionist (RDN), University of MN
Feb 20 TBD
Feb 27 Junior Panel – My Summer Experience
Mar 5 Career Development Center – Resume / CV Workshop
Mar 10 and 12 Senior Capstone Presentations – All Day – John B Davis Lecture Hall
Mar 19 SPRING BREAK – NO SEMINAR
Mar 26 Predicting and Combating Biotic and Abiotic Disruptions to Diverse Microbiomes – Gautam Dantas (Mac’00), Washington University in St. Louis
Apr 2 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Opportunities in California Agriculture – Alison Marklein, University of California, Riverside
Apr 9 Small and Mighty: Why Pond Ecosystems Matter to Freshwater Science – Meredith Holgerson, Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, St. Olaf (Bio/ES Joint Seminar)
Apr 16 what Lizards Can Tell Us About Athletic Training – Jerry Husak, St. Thomas
Apr 23 TBD
Apr 30 Biology Majors and Minors End of Year Picnic! – Rock Garden