All talks are held at 12:10 p.m. in McConnell Hall - Room B05. Lunch is provided, please bring your own beverage.
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
Monday January 28
Changes in Nutrient Cycling and Salamander Populations As a Result of Eastern Hemlock Removal
Jenna Zukswert
TBA
Carmen Hernandez
Honors presentations, Biological Sciences, Smith
College
Monday February 4
TBA
Claire Maesner
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
TBA
Belinda Nhundu
Honors presentations, Biological Sciences, Smith
College
Monday February 18
TBA
Bushra Anis
TBA
Luvana Chowdhury
Honors presentations, Biological Sciences, Smith
College
