Fluorescent Proteins Expressed in Pollen Tetrads Produced by Arabidopsis thaliana quartet Mutants (Gregory Copenhaver Lab)
Seminars & Events
This page displays ALL of the Seminars and Events taking place in the Biology Department. For separate listings of departmental research seminars, events for undergraduates, or other specific events, click on one of the links below, or use the left hand navigation menu.
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| TBA Speaker: Kevin Slep, UNC Chapel Hill Date and Time: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Bill Kier |
Distinguished Seminar in Cell BiologyTBASpeaker: Joan Brugge, Harvard University Date and Time: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Mark Peifer |
Past Seminars & Events
| Changes in Caribbean Reef Communities: Patterns, Causes and Mitigation Speaker: Dr. John Bruno, UNC Chapel Hill Date and Time: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Bill Kier |
| "Getting Involved in Undergraduate Research" Discover the research opportunities inside and outside the Biology Department. Open to first-year, sophomore and junior students. Speaker: Dr. Gidi Shemer Date and Time: Thursday, September 22, 2011 @ 6:00 PM Location: 201 Coker Hall |
| "How to Study for Biology" Aimed at students taking their first biology course in the department, with an emphasis on Biology 101. Speaker: Dr. Kelly Hogan Date and Time: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 @ 7:00 PM Location: 107 Wilson Hall |
| Coordination of Cytoskeletal Dynamics and Membrane Trafficking for Cell Shape Change and Motilty Speaker: Stephanie Gupton, UNC, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Date and Time: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Bob Goldstein |
| Green/Sustainability Careers Networking Night Sponsored by University Career Services Date and Time: Thursday, October 6, 2011 @ 5:30 PM Location: Room 239B, Hanes Hall |
Distinguished Seminar in Evolutionary BiologyNature, Nurture and the NurturersSpeaker: Michael Wade, Indiana University Date and Time: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Joel Kingsolver |
Lawrence Gilbert Distinguished Seminar in BiologyA Dual Role for Dynamin in Clathrin-Mediated EndocytosisSpeaker: Sandra Schmid, Scripps Research Institute Date and Time: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Mara Duncan |
| 9th Annual Biology Retreat and Symposium Date and Time: Monday, October 24, 2011 @ 12:00 PM Location: Hitchcock Multipurpose Room, Stone Center |
| Experimental Evolution of Multicellularity Speaker: Michael Travisano, University of Minnesota Date and Time: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Christina Burch Lab |
| Divergent Selection and the Evolution of Reproductive Isolation in Sticklebacks Speaker: Dr. Jenny Boughman, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University Date and Time: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Maria Servedio |
| Biology Career Panel Sponsored by TriBeta, the Biology Department, and University Career Services. Open to all students. Highlighting various careers that relate to Biology. Registration required. Speaker: Dr. Kelly Hogan Date and Time: Wednesday, November 9, 2011 @ 6:00 PM Location: Room 107, Wilson Hall |
| Dissecting the Molecular Mechanisms of Wnt Signaling Speaker: Raymond Habas, Temple University Date and Time: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Frank Conlon |
Winner of the Biology Grad Students intra-departmental speaker voteDelving into the Devonian: Evolution and Early Plant StructureSpeaker: Pat Gensel, UNC Chapel Hill Date and Time: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: BGSA Eric Earley |
| Polyploidy and Aneuploidy During Drosophila Tissue Remodeling Speaker: Don Fox, Duke University Date and Time: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Mark Peifer |
Quantitative Imaging Faculty Search SeminarCytoskeletal Control of CD36 Diffusion Promotes its Receptor and Signaling FunctionSpeaker: Khuloud Jaqaman, Harvard Medical School Date and Time: Monday, January 9, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Vicki Bautch |
Metagenomics Faculty Search SeminarThe Molecules and Mechanisms of Microbial Interspecies InteractionsSpeaker: Elizabeth Shank, Harvard University Date and Time: Thursday, January 12, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Sarah Grant |
Quantitative Imaging Faculty Search SeminarA Speedy Service for Nucleocytoplasmic TransportSpeaker: Weidong Yang, Bowling Green State University Date and Time: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Kevin Slep |
Quantitative Imaging Faculty Search SeminarHow Can Molecular Dynamics Predict Cellular Function?Speaker: Catherine Galbraith, NIH Date and Time: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Bob Goldstein |
Quantitative Imaging Faculty Search SeminarImaging Epigenetic Events Regulating Chromosome SegregationSpeaker: Paul Maddox, IRIC, University of Montreal Date and Time: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Mara Duncan |
Mangelsdorf Seminar, Chosen by the Biology Graduate Students, Co-Sponsored by NCBiotechHow does a frog egg solve geometry problems?Speaker: Tim Mitchison, Harvard University Date and Time: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Biology Graduate Students |
Metagenomics Faculty Search SeminarDaily Tracking of Human Health, Behavior, and Gut Microbiota over One YearSpeaker: Lawrence David, Harvard University Date and Time: Thursday, February 9, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Alain Laederach |
Quantitative Imaging Faculty Search SeminarImaging mRNA Transport To and Through the Nuclear Pore ComplexSpeaker: David Grünwald, Kavli Institute of Bionanoscience Date and Time: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Dorothy Erie (Department of Chemistry) |
| "Getting Involved in Undergraduate Research" Discover the research opportunities inside and outside the Biology Department. Open to first-year, sophomore and junior students. 107, Wilson Hall 5:00-6:30 PM Spring 2012 research workshop Speaker: Dr. Gidi Shemer Date and Time: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 5:00 PM Location: 107 Wilson Hall |
Metagenomics Faculty Search SeminarMicrobes in Honey Bee Health and DiseaseSpeaker: Scott Cornman, USDA-ARS Beltsville Date and Time: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Karin Pfennig |
| Introduction to Graduate School Open to all students who are considering Graduate School. What is Graduate School in Biology? How do you become a competitive candidate? Which schools to apply to? These and many other questions will be discussed 107, Wilson Hall 5:00-6:30 PM Speaker: Dr. Gidi Shemer Date and Time: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 @ 5:00 PM Location: 107, Wilson Hall |
Metagenomics Faculty Search SeminarThe Evolution of Diversity in the Medicago truncatula-Sinorhizobium SymbiosisSpeaker: Maren Friesen, University of Southern California (USC) Date and Time: Thursday, February 23, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Jason Reed |
Metagenomics Faculty Search SeminarPredictive Models of Host/Microbe Interactions in Gnotobiotic MiceSpeaker: Jeremiah Faith, Washington University in St. Louis Date and Time: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Jeff Dangl |
| Membrane protein assembly: What are the rules? Speaker: Gunnar von Heijne, Stockholm University Date and Time: Thursday, March 8, 2012 @ 4:00 PM, Thursday Location: Coker 201 Host: Darrel Stafford |
| Once in a lifetime: control of cell fate and architecture by a Hippo signaling system Speaker: Eric Weiss, Northwestern University Date and Time: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Kerry Bloom and Pat Brennwald |
| "Writing Your Personal Statement" Open for all students who are considering graduate or professional school. We will discuss the structure and content of a personal statement. Learn the do’s and don’ts of an effective statement. Participants will begin the process of formulating their own personal statement
107, Wilson Hall 5:00-6:30 PM Speaker: Dr. Brian Rybarczyk Date and Time: Thursday, January 1, 1970 Location: 107, Wilson Hall |
Lawrence Gilbert Distinguished Seminar in BiologyLearning from Insect Brains: Explorations of a 'Simple' Olfactory SystemSpeaker: John Hildebrand, University of Arizona Date and Time: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Larry Gilbert and Ken Lohmann |
| Madagascar: Lemurs and Spies Speaker: Dr. Bobby Schopler Date and Time: Monday, March 26, 2012 Location: Coker 201 07:00 PM |
| Adaptive Landscapes for RNA in vitro Speaker: Donald Burke, University of Missouri Date and Time: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Alain Laederach |
| Impacting Policy Through Noninvasive Wildlife Monitoring Speaker: Samuel Wasser, University of Washington Date and Time: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Keith Sockman |
| Phytochrome Nuclear Bodies and Light Signaling in Plants Speaker: Dr. Meng Chen, Duke University Date and Time: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 @ 4:00 PM Location: Coker 201 Host: Jeff Dangl |