Biological Sciences Seminar Series
The Department of Biological Sciences hosts a series of scientific seminars in the Fall and Winter quarters. These seminars are held on Tuesdays from 12:10 PM to 1:00 PM. The room location is listed at the bottom of the page. Speakers and topics are posted as soon as they become available.
Seminar Series for Winter Quarter 2012
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
| Jan. 17 | Dr. Nilay Patel Biological Sciences CSU Fullerton |
Drug discovery for Alzheimer's disease and regenerative medicine |
| Jan. 24 | Dr. Kristopher Lappin Biological Sciences Cal Poly Pomona |
Evolutionary ecomorphology of lizards: feeding, fighting, and fitness |
| Jan. 31 | Dr. Maria Elena de Bellard Department of Biology CSU Northridge |
The role of slit-robo interactions in neural crest migration |
| Feb. 7 | Dr. Virginia Mattis Regenerative Medicine Institute Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
Using iPS cells to model Huntington's disease and for future therapeutics |
| Feb. 21 | Dr. Piroska Szabo Molecular and Cell Biology City of Hope |
Epigenetic characteristics of maternally and paternally inherited chromosomes |
| Mar. 6 | Dr. Laura Newcomb Department of Biology CSU San Bernardino |
TBA |
| Mar. 13 | Dr. David Bermudes Department of Biology CSU Northridge |
TBA |
Note: TBA = to be announced. Seminars are located in the Biological Sciences Building, room 335, unless indicated otherwise. In most cases speakers are available for informal discussion following the seminar in room 220.