All talks are held at 12:10 p.m. in McConnell Hall - Room B05. Lunch is provided, please bring your own beverage.
SPRING 2013 SCHEDULE
Monday January 28
Changes in Nutrient Cycling as a Result of Eastern Hemlock Removal
Jenna Zukswert
Spatial and Temporal Variation of the Ciliate Chilodonella uncinata
Carmen Hernandez
Honors presentations, Biological Sciences, Smith
College
Monday February 4
The effects of estrogen receptor agonists on the murine myogenic proteome
Annie Austin
Honors presentations, Biological Sciences, Smith
College
Monday February 11
Exploring the promoter of Brugia malayi thioredoxin peroxidase-2 gene
Iju Shakya
Isoflurane Impacts the Actin Cytoskeletal Signalling Pathway by Depleting Cofilin Reserves through a RhoA mediated pathway in Neonatal Murine Cortical neurons in culture
Belinda Nhundu
Honors presentations, Biological Sciences, Smith
College
Monday February 18
The role of the dopaminergic system in Fatigue
Bushra Anis
Modulation of GABAA Receptor Currents by Stereoisomers of the Potential Anesthetic compounds 2, 6-dimethylcyclohexanol and
2, 6-diisopropylcyclohexanol
Luvana Chowdhury
Honors presentations, Biological Sciences, Smith
College
Monday March 4
Academia and Industry: two sides of scientific research
Jean Merrill, Ph.D., MBA, Smith Alumna, Class of 1969
Vice President,
Global Head of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Research
Neurodegenerative Diseases
EMD Serono Research Institute, Inc./ Merck Serono
Boston, MA and Geneva, Switzerland
Monday March 11
Exploring the Diversity of Testate Amoebae Diversity in Tom's Swamp
Charlene Gemora, Special Studies
Student presentations, Biological Sciences, Smith
College
Monday April 1
Nanochannels: novel mechanism for cancer progression
Sonya Bhatia,
Special Studies, Neuroscience, Smith
College
Monday April 15
Microbial Diversity in the Oceans
Jean-David Grattepanche
Biological Sciences, Smith
College
Monday April 29
Proteome Profiling of C2C12 Myogenesis
Katharine von Herrmann
Biological Sciences, Smith
College
FALL 2012 SCHEDULE
Monday September 24
Lab Safety Training
Margaret A. Rakas, Ph.D.
Manager, Inventory & Regulatory Affairs
Are you thinking about starting a research project or independent study? In order to work in a lab with biological materials and/or chemicals, Smith College requires all students to attend a lab safety seminar once during their Smith career. Given a Smithie's complex schedule in and out of class, it can be difficult to find the time to do this. But everyone has to eat lunch--So--even if you're not planning to start working in a lab until January, come to the Bio Lunchbag on Monday Sept 24. All you have to do is eat, listen, and fill out a 1-page form and you will be able to meet this requirement!
Monday October 15
From E. coli to Ebola
Angela Rasmussen, Smith Alumna, Class of 2000
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington, Seattle
Monday October 22
Graduate School 101: The basics of choosing and applying to grad programs in the Life Sciences
Sydne Record and Christine White-Ziegler Ph.D.
Biological Sciences, Smith College
Monday October 29 - Rescheduled to November 12
Holding a mirror up to general anesthesia
Adam Hall
Biological Sciences, Smith
College
Monday November 19
The role of the circadian clock in fatigue
Gloria Kim
Exploring Microbial Biodiversity and Ecology:
Testate Amoebae in Hawley Bog
Adelaide Gordon
Honors presentations, Biological Sciences, Smith
College
Monday November 26
Effects of Elevated pCO2 on the Calcification and Morphological Characteristics of the Coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi: Implications of Ocean Acidification
Christina Goethel
Honors presentations, Biological Sciences, Smith
College
Monday December 3
Constraining the Record of late Neoproterozoic Eukaryotic Life: New Insights from Cryogenian Strata (~750 to 650 Ma) of northern Namibia
Maggie Sawdy
Spatial Characterization of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Communities in the Avery Brook Beaver Ponds
Rachel Kaminsky
Honors presentations, Biological Sciences, Smith
College
Monday December 10
Metagenomics of the Methane Ice Worm, Hesiocaeca methanicola, and Its Associated Microbial Community
Wei Xin
A phlyogeographic comparison of the invasive green crab Carcinus maenas in relation to claw strength and cuticle thickness
Sarah Tucker
Honors presentations, Biological Sciences, Smith
College
