Bio 487 Biology Colloquium - The biology colloquium meets approximately once a month during the academic year for lectures and discussions led by visiting scholars, faculty, and student researchers. Biology majors and minors are eligible to obtain 1 academic credit after attending 10 colloquia. Students should fill out and promptly turn in the colloquium reports if they want their attendance recorded for credit.
Spring Semester 2013
(at 9:40 am in Valders 206 unless otherwise indicated)
Thursday, February 21st – "Wildlife Pathology: Case studies in population and ecosystem health"
Michael J. Kinsel, DVM, Clinical Professor and Chief of Staff, University of Illinois Zoological Pathology Program, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Thursday, March 7th – “What can you do with a Luther Biology degree?” -
Luther College Alumni Panelists: Araylla Jensen Hennigar ('08) - Cytology Assistant Manager, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI.
Cody Webb ('09) - Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, Preston Ethanol Plant, Preston, MN.
Fran Fairfield ('11) - Project Manager, Epic, Madison, WI.
Sharon Heyer ('08) 7-8th Grade Life Science Teacher (including Spanish Immersion), Track and Field Coach, Forest Lake, MN.
Claire Schreiber ('08) - Research Technologist, Mayo Clinic, Department of Molecular Medicine, Rochester, MN.
Todd Scripture ('07) - Senior Laboratory Technician, Merck Animal Health, Worthington, MN.
Thursday, March 7th - 7:00 p.m. - Mott-Borlaug Room, Centennial Union - "River of contention: struggles for equitable and sustainable watershed management in a Peruvian river valley. Barbara Lynch, Visiting Associate Professor of International Affairs, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA.
Thursday, March 21st - "Ecological and evolutionary consequence of environmental variation: insights from bobcats and snakes", Dr. Dawn Reding, Visiting Professor of Biology, Luther College, Decorah, IA.
Thursday, April 4th – "RNAs that imitate DNA, DNAs that imitate protein" - Dr. Jim Maher, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic. Dean, Mayo Graduate School. Director, Mayo Initiative for Maximizing Student Development, Rochester, MN.
Thursday, April 18th - "Using fruitflies to understand neurogenerative disease." - Martha Bhattacharya, Postdoctoral Fellow, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
Thursday, April 25th - "Adventures on the Ecotone Between Biology and Anthropology: The Maya Forest Gardens as Biodiversity Hotspots" - David Campbell, Ph.D., Henry R. Luce Professor in Nations and the Global Environment, Professor of Biology and Chair, Environmental Studies, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA.
