Washington University
Department of Genetics
Seminar Series Schedule

Fall 2008
 
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Date Location - Time Speaker Topic Host
2008-09-11Department of Genetics Library - McDonnell Science Building - 12:00pmRaphael Kopan, Ph.D. - Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MORedundancy in Notch Signaling: Quality or Quantity?Steve Johnson
2008-09-18Department of Genetics Library - McDonnell Science Building - 12:00pmLynn B. Jorde, Ph.D. - Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UTGenetics and “Race”: Biomedical ImplicationsBarak Cohen
2008-09-25Department of Genetics Library - McDonnell Science Building - 12:00pmYehuda Ben-Shahar, Ph.D. - Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MOSensory Roles for Epithelial Sodium Channels (Deg/ENaC) in DrosophilaJim Skeath
2008-10-02Department of Genetics Library - McDonnell Science Building - 12:00pmAnita K. Hopper, Ph.D. - Department of Molecular Genetics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OHSurprising tRNA Subcelllular Dynamics - A Novel Means to Respond to Nutrient DeprivationSusan Dutcher
2008-10-09Department of Genetics Library - McDonnell Science Building - 12:00pmDeepta Bhattacharya, Ph.D. - Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MOComputational Prediction and Functional Characterization of Novel Stages of Lymphoid DevelopmentJim Skeath
2008-10-16Department of Genetics Library - McDonnell Science Building - 12:00pmSudhir Kumar, Ph. D. - Center for Evolutionary Functional Genomics, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZEvolutionary Anatomies of Disease MutationsJustin Fay
2008-10-23Department of Genetics Library - McDonnell Science Building - 12:00pmPaul Shaw, Ph.D. - Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MOFrom Vial to Bedside: What the Fly can tell us About Human Sleep ResearchSteve Johnson
2008-10-30Department of Genetics Library - McDonnell Science Building - 12:00pmAntonis Rokas, Ph.D. - Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TNGenomes, Trees and Traits: Elucidating the Origin and Evolution of Fungi and Animals through Comparative GenomicsMark Johnston
2008-11-06Department of Genetics Library - McDonnell Science Building - 12:00pmJames B. Anderson, Ph.D. - Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, CANADAIncipient Speciation in Experimental Yeast Populations; Underlying Molecular-genetic Mechanisms of Reproductive IsolationJustin Fay
2008-11-13Department of Genetics Library - McDonnell Science Building - 12:00pmSusana Gonzalo, Ph.D. - Department of Radiation Oncology, Radiation and Cancer Biology Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MONuclear Architecture, Chromatin Structure and Telomere Biology during TumorigenesisSteve Johnson
2008-11-17Connor Auditorium - Farrell Learning and Teaching Center - 4:00 pm**** The 13th Annual Donald C. Shreffler Memorial Lecture **** Brigit L.M. Hogan, Ph.D., FRS - Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NCThe Role of Stem/Progenitor Cells in Lung Development and RepairThe Departments of Genetics and Pathology & Immunology
2008-11-20Department of Genetics Library - McDonnell Science Building - 12:00pmPeter R. Grant, Ph.D. and B. Rosemary Grant, Ph.D. - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJEvolution of Darwins FinchesHuman Genetics
2008-11-27 - 12:00pmNO SEMINAR - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYNO SEMINARNO SEMINAR
2008-12-04Department of Genetics Library - McDonnell Science Building - 12:00pmSaeed Tavazoie, Ph.D. - Department of Molecular Biology, The Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJPredictive Behavior within Microbial Genetic NetworksMichael Brent
2008-12-11Department of Genetics Library - McDonnell Science Building - 12:00pmTony Wynshaw-Boris, M.D., Ph.D. - Chief, Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Institute for Human Genetics, University of California -San Francisco, San Francisco, CA,Lissencepahly: Smooth Brains, Neuronal Migration and Stem Cell DivisionHuman Genetics