News and Seminars Archive - Spring 2014
Priscilla F. Pollister Biology Seminar Series — Spring 2014*
All events will be held on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in 113 Ingersoll Hall Extension.
The series is organized by Assistant Professor Paul M. Forlano.
Jan. 30
Idan Efroni, New York University
"Mechanisms of Root Regeneration"
Host: Associate Professor Theodore Muth
Feb. 6
Faculty search candidate
TBA
Feb. 13
Faculty search candidate
TBA
Feb. 20
No seminar — Monday schedule
Feb. 27
Faculty search candidate
TBA
March 6
Assistant Professor Daphne Soares, University of Maryland
"Neural Adaptation to Extreme Environments"
Host: Assistant Professor Paul Forlano
March 13
Professor Jacqueline Webb, University of Rhode Island
"The Mechanosensory Lateral Line System of Teleost Fishes: Functional Adaptations and Developmental Explanations"
Host: Assistant Professor Paul Forlano
March 20
Melissa Caras, New York University
"Hormonal Modulation of Auditory Processing in a Seasonally Breeding Songbird"
Host: Assistant Professor Paul Forlano
March 27
Professor Kathleen Axen, Brooklyn College
"Does Fat Intake Alter Hepatic Lipogenesis? A Tale of High-fat Diets, Insulin Resistance and Fatty Liver"
Host: Assistant Professor Paul Forlano
April 3
Dr. Herbert Tanowitz, Albert Einstein Medical School
"Chagas Disease in New York City"
Host: Assistant Professor Paul Forlano
April 10
Dr. Vladimir Pelicic, Imperial College London
"Specific DNA-Binding Pilins as Modulators of Horizontal Gene Transfer"
Host: Assistant Professor Nicolas Biais
April 17
No seminar — spring break
April 24
Professor Sheryl Smith, SUNY Downstate
"Alpha4-beta-delta GABA-A Receptors Play a Role in Altering Mood and Cognition During Adolescence"
Host: Assistant Professor Paul Forlano
May 1
Assistant Professor Shira Ninio, Drexel University
"Biofilm Formation and Regulation in the Pathogen Legionella Pneumophila"
Host: Associate Professor Theodore Muth
May 8
Assistant Professor Kathleen Lynch, Hofstra University
"Flexibility in Mate Choice: Inside the Brain of Fickle Females"
Host: Assistant Professor Paul Forlano
May 15
Professor Kari Lavalli, Boston University
"Adaptations of Decapods to Predators: A Review"
Host: Associate Professor Jennifer Basil / Associate Professor Frank Grasso
* In memory of Priscilla F. Pollister's contributions as teacher, scientist and adviser.
