Seminars
| Date | Speaker(s) |
| Sept 29 | Dr. Elke Buschbeck Department of Biological Sciences University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH "Learning from unusual visual systems: diversity in form and function" |
| Oct 6 | Dr. Gary Barrett Institute of Ecology University of Georgia Athens, GA "Integrative Science: A 5-year B.S. Degree as a Vital Component" Host lab: Kaneshiro |
| Oct 13 | Dr. Kristen Scott Department of Molecular & Cell Biology and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA "Taste recognition in Drosophila" Host lab: Rollmann |
| Oct 20 | Dr. Lynne Houck Department of Zoology Oregon State University Corvallis, OR "Salamander courtship pheromones: from molecules to mating" Host lab: Rollmann |
| Oct 27 | Dr. Tom Cronin Department of Biology University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, MD "The evolution of color and polarization opsins in stomatopod crustaceans" Host lab: Layne |
| Nov 3 | Dr. Karin Pfennig Department of Biology University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC "The evolutionary and ecological implications of fitness trade-offs in mate recognition" Host lab: Buchholz |
| Nov 10 | Dr. Mariana Wolfner Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics Cornell University Ithaca, NY "With love from me to you": cross-talk between male molecules and female environment to regulate egg production and sperm storage in Drosophila" Host labs: Polak |
| Nov 17 | No Seminar |
| Nov 24 | Dr. Timothy Wright Department of Biology New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM "Babel's birds: Evolution of vocal diversity in Neotropical parrots" Host lab: Petren |
| Dec 1 | Dr. Thomas Seeley Department of Neurobiology and Behavior Cornell University Ithaca, NY "House hunting by honey bees: a study of effective group decision making" Host lab: Layne/Rollmann |
| Dec 15 | RADIATION RE-TRAINING |
| Date | Speaker(s) |
| *Jan 8* | Dr. Sarah Gilman **12:30pm in 301 Braunstein Hall** Host lab: Petren |
| Jan 12 | Dr. Scott Pletcher Huffington Center in Ageing & Molecular & Human Genetics Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX "Modulation of Drosophila lifespan and physiology through perceptual systems " Host lab: Rollmann |
| *Jan 13* | Dr. Joshua Gross **12:30pm in 301 Braunstein Hall** Host lab: Petren |
| Jan 19 | Dr. Martin Luther King holiday |
| *Jan 22* | Dr. Regina Baucom **12:30pm in 301 Braunstein Hall** Host lab: Petren |
| *Jan 23* | Special Public Lecture Dr. Sarah Tishkoff Departments of Genetics and Biology University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA "Genetic and Phenotypic Variation among Africans: Implications for Studies of Human Evolution and Disease" Co-sponsored with the University of Cincinnati Fellows of the Graduate School and the Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology |
| Jan 26 | Dr. Luciano Matzkin **12:30pm in 400B Tangeman University Center** Host lab: Petren |
| *Jan 29* | Dr. Nicole Riddle **12:30pm in 301 Braunstein Hall** Host lab: Petren |
| Feb 2 | Dr. Yoshinori Tomoyasu Department of Zoology Miami University Oxford, OH "To beetle or Not to beetle, an evo-devo story of how beetles came to be" Host lab: Buchholz |
| *Feb 5* | Dr. Allen Olmstead **12:30pm in 301 Braunstein Hall** Host lab: Petren |
| Feb 9 | Dr. Brian Gebelein Department of Developmental Biology Cincinnati Children's Hospital & Medical Center Cincinnati, OH "Patterning the fly nervous system" Host labs: Polak/Rollmann |
| Feb 16 | Dr. Peter Scheifele CAHS Communications Sciences & Disorders Bioacoustics/Physical Acoustics/Neuroaudiology University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH "Current research in animal audiology" Host labs: Petren/Rollmann |
| Feb 23 | Dr. Christina Grozinger Department of Entomology Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA "Genomic analysis of reproduction and chemical communication in honey bees" Host lab: Rollmann |
| Mar 2 | Dr. Mark Frye Department of Physiological Science University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA "Sensory-motor integration in Drosophila: neuromechanics and circuits" Host labs: Layne/Rollmann |
| Mar 9 | Dr. Carlos Bustamante **CANCELLED** "Global Distribution of Genomic Diversity Underscores Rich Complex History of Continental Human Populations" |
| Date | Speaker(s) |
| March 30 | Dr. Randal Voss Department of Biology University of Kentucky Lexington, KY "Evolution of Species Differences: Alternate Modes of Development in Tiger Salamanders" Host lab: Buchholz |
| April 6 | Dr. Kathleen A. Killian Department of Zoology Miami University Oxford, OH "Aggression, social status and adult neurogenesis in the cricket" Host lab: Buschbeck |
| April 13 | Dr. Matthias Tschoep Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine Obesity Research Centre/Genome Research Institute University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH "Gut Hormones as a Drug Target for the Metabolic Syndrome" Host lab: Rollmann/Petren |
| April 20 | Dr. Jorge Santodomingo Environmental Protection Agency Cincinnati, OH "Identifying avian sources of fecal pollution in environmental waters" Host lab: Grogan |
| April 27 | Dr. Hazel Barton Ashland Endowed Professor of Integrative Science Department of Biological Sciences Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY "Life on the Edge of Empty: Cave Geomicrobiology" Host lab: Grogan |
| May 4 | Dr. Michelle Boone |
| May 11 | Dr. Bruce A. Schulte |
| May 18 | Dr. Jeb Owen Department of Entomology Washington State University Pullman, WA "Inserting a parasite into ecological immunology: Exploration of avian immune defense against an ectoparasite" Host lab: Polak |
| May 25 | Memorial Day Holiday |
| June 1 | Dr. George Uetz **KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND SPECIAL AWARD CEREMONY**
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| June 4 | Dr. George Hill **SPECIAL SEMINAR**
** PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 3 PM **
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For information regarding these seminars, contact Dr. Daniel Buchholz or Dr. Stephanie Rollmann.