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Life Sciences Seminar Series - Spring 2009

Monday, February 16 
PREPARING FOR DIVERSE BIOLOGY CAREERS: Alumni Choices, Alumni Voices
4:15 p.m., Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall (Lobby Reception at 3:45 p.m.)

Wednesday, February 25 
GENETICS OF DIABETES MELLITUS: Insight From Studies Of Neonatal Diabetes
Inaugural UAN-ASBMB Lecture at Lake Forest College
Dr. Graeme Bell, Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor in Medicine and Human Genetics, The University of Chicago
4:30 p.m., Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall (Lobby Reception at 4:00 p.m.)

Monday, March 23
CAN WE MAKE BLOOD OUTSIDE OUR BODY?
Samantha England ’04, Ph.D. candidate, Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Rochester
4:15 p.m., Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall (Lobby Reception at 3:45 p.m.)

Monday, March 30
Short Research Talks by Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Fellows
STICKY AMOEBA: Not a SAD Tail After All
Tony Kowal, Ph.D. Candidate, Integrated Graduate Program in Life Sciences, Northwestern University
PARKINSON'S DISEASE - Vulnerability of Dopamine or Norepinephrine Neurons?
Javier Sanchez, Ph.D. Candidate, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Northwestern University
4:15 p.m., Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall (Lobby Reception at 3:45 p.m.)

Monday, April 13
GENETICS OF SPECIATION: Insights from Fly Behavior
Dan McNabney ’04, Ph.D. candidate, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Program, University of Rochester
4:15 p.m., Meyer Auditorium, Hotchkiss Hall (Lobby Reception at 3:45 p.m.)

This seminar series is supported by the Biology Department, Eukaryon, Beta Beta Beta, UAN-ASBMB and the Center for Chicago Programs. Questions? Contact the Biology Department at (847) 735-5090