Academics

Activities

A major goal of our organization is to excite and educate the campus and people in the nearby communities about life science discoveries, biomedical advances, and its relevance to society. We succeed in our objective by holding public lectures by distinguished scientists and by creating exhibitions.

Spring, 2008

Wednesday, April 23
Using Fast Voltage Sensetive Dyes to "See" Neural Network Activity
Dr. William Frost, Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science  

Wednesday, March 26
Biology Alumni Career Panel: Preparing For Your Future
Biology Major Alumni

Fall, 2007

Thursday, October 18                                                                                                                                                      Women in Science: Changes & Prospects                                                                                                              Dr. Joan Steitz, Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemisty, Yale University;                       Investigator in Howard Hughes Medical Institute                                   
 
Monday, November 5           
Natural History Museums: Their Role In Understanding Evolution In The Tropics and How To Conserve Biodiversity
Dr. John Bates, Chairman, Department of Zoology, Field           
Museum of Natural History

Wednesday, December 5          
Molecular Mechanisms in Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Robert Vassar,

Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Spring, 2006

Tuesday, February 27           
Biology Alumni Panel: Preparing For Your Future
Biology Major Alumni

Monday, March 5  
Extreme Nanomachines: Protein Refolding Drives Membrane Fusion By The Paramyxovirus Fusion Protein
Dr. Robert A. Lamb, John Evans Professor of Cell & Molecular Biology, Northwestern University; Investigator in Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Monday, March 19  
Genetic Studies Of Common Diseases In A Founder Population
Dr. Carole Ober, Professor at The University of Chicago, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Committees on Genetics & Evolutionary Biology

Fall, 2006

Wednesday, October 25  
Yeast as Small "Mad Cows" Demonstrate Protein-Based Inheritance
Dr. Susan Liebman, Distiguished University Professor, University of Illinois-Chicago

Wednesday, November 8  
How our Hands Help us Think
Dr. Susan Goldin-Meadow, Beardsley Ruml Distinguished Service Professor at The University of Chicago, Department of Psychology; Committee on Human Development