Kyle asks . . .

Our friend Kyle is so disappointed not to have seminar this week, that he offered to start a thread anyway.  Go for it Kyle!

BTW, everyone have a terrific semester break!

Dr. C

Mike Kelly to Present on December 2nd

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be no seminar this week (Friday, November 25th).

However, Mr. Mike Kelly will be the final presenter for this semester on Friday, December 2nd.  The title of his talk shall be forthcoming.

There is NO SEMINAR on the final Friday of the semester (December 9th).

UPDATE: (11/29/16)

Mike's presentation title is "Mesenchymal Stem Cell influence on Fibroblast Collagen Synthesis".  Background reading can be found at the following URL:

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10029-012-0941-2

 

Next Seminar is November 18th

We have no seminar on November 11th.  It is a University Holiday.

Next week, November 18th, two graduate students will present their work.

Ms. Nina Lenkey will present Utilizing Phage Display Technology to Identify a Peptide Ligand to Bind to Type 8 Capsular Polysaccharide of Staphylococcus aureus  (background reading:(http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1021215516430). 

And Mr. Aaron Mrvelj will present Effects of Fluoridated Water on Pineal Morphology in Male Rats (background reading: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25863844).

Have a great three-day weekend and see you next Friday!

Dr. Walker to Sub for Dean Steelant

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dean Steelant cannot present his seminar on November 4th.  In his stead, Dr. Gary Walker, Chair of Biology, will present a seminar.  Dr. Steelant's seminar will be re-scheduled for a future date.

Dr. Diggins on Deck

Dr. Diggins is scheduled to present seminar next week.  The title of his talk and background readings have now been posted.

Capstone Students Present

Capstone students Brienne Seekford, Andrew Whipkey and Kristin Latessa, will present a seminar entitled, "A Discussion on Patient Compliance," next Friday (October 21st).  Links to four separate background readings have been provided on the Seminar Schedule page.  

All Your Wanted to Know About Pineapples

Next Friday, 10/14, should be a truly interesting presentation by Dr. Jack Min.  Dr. Min is our resident bioinformatics expert and has been highly productive since coming to YSU.  He will be talking about his recent work with the pineapple genome - an unusual topic for sure, but one that should bring out your curiosity.  Background readings for this chat can be found on the schedule page of this blog.  However here is the link to Dr. Min's publication in Nature - a truly notable achievement!

http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v47/n12/full/ng.3435.html

See you at seminar!  If you bring a lunch, be sure to include some pineapple to share!

Dr. Fagan to Present

It will be Dr. Diana Fagan's turn to present her research efforts next Friday during our noon seminar.    She will be discussing her work with phage display.  I look forward to seeing your shiny faces there!

A background reading is available via the Seminar Schedule tab above!

Dr. Jill Tall To Speak

This coming Friday, September 30th, Dr. Jill Tall will be presenting seminar.  She will be discussing her experience in clinically-oriented investigations.  At this time there is no background reading, but stay tuned.  See you in seminar!

Special Seminar Speaker - September 23rd: BE THERE!

This coming Friday, we have a very special guest speaker, Dr. Severine Van Slambrouck.  She is most willing to meet students and faculty while she is here.  Therefore, if you care to chat with her, please let me know ASAP.  [No background reading was suggested for this seminar.]

ALSO - Dean Steelant is providing pizza (cheese and pepperoni) as well as drinks for those attending the Seminar.  When you see our STEM Dean, give him a HUGE "Thank You!"

Dr. Lorimer's Seminar

Next week on Friday, September 16th, our first seminar of the year is scheduled to be given by Dr. Lorimer.  As of today, she has not provided a title for her presentation.  Jamielynn, however, will initiate our discussion.  I look forward to reading your responses.

NOTE: Today (9/14) Dr. Lorimer sent me the following title - "Mitochondrial DNA Replication and Recombination in Yeast."  She also provided me a paper for background reading that can be downloaded from the following URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.10.005

Welcome to Seminar - Fall 2016

Welcome to all graduate and undergraduate students, as well as faculty, to the Fall 2016 Semester offering of Seminar in Biological Sciences (BIOL 6988).

For students enrolled in this course, please click on the "Course Syllabus" tab  to read how this course is structured and what is expected of you.  Be sure to send me the appropriate email as instructed so as to indicate to me that you have read this document.

For all persons, the schedule of seminar speakers can be found under the "Seminar Schedule" tab.  Please check back often as this page is updated as new information is gathered from the speakers.

I look forward to seeing all of you in seminar next Friday.

Cheers,

Dr. C

Last Seminar of Spring 2016

Tomorrow's seminar will feature two speakers from Dr. Tall's research program - Jillian Billeck and Marsha Winkler.  Please be sure to come out and support the efforts of these two students.

Thanks for a great semester!

Friday's Seminars - A "Two Fer"

Two separate seminars will be presented tomorrow.

Joe Mack (Dr. Caguiat’s lab) will present his work entitled "Selenium Resistance in Enterbacter sp. YSU and its Proteomic and Genomic Basis" 

Background information for his presentation can be found here: http://proteomesci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1477-5956-7-30

The second seminar will be presented by James Lerakis, an Honors Student in Biol 3702.  His presentation is entitled “Current Aspects of Zika Virus”.

See you there!

Leah Kaldy Presentation

Today's seminar will be presented by a graduate student from the Geology and Environmental Science program.  Ms. Leah Kaldy will chat about her work with Dr. Diggins and others.  I look forward to reading your comments.

Bill Rees To Present Thesis Defense

The affable and diligent young man who goes by the moniker "Bill Rees" will be presenting his research results as part of his thesis defense during seminar on April 8th.  Bill's research should be very topical, so be sure to come out and support him!

Invited Seminar Speaker for April 1st - Dr. Chris Woolverton

Dr. Chris Woolverton of Kent State University will be our special guest speaker at seminar, this coming Friday, April 1st (NO FOOLING!).  The title of his presentation is:

Prepping for Zombies, Ebola, and More (Oh My!)

I am looking forward to seeing all of you at the seminar.  Come dressed as your favorite zombie!

Kory's Turn - March 25th

This week, Kory George will be presenting his research efforts to the seminar group.  His title is:  

Induction of the qa-y and qa-1F genes in Neurospora crassa

at Differing Times of Quinic Acid Exposure

Background reading for his talk can be found at the following URL:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1087184509000395

See you Friday!

Seminar on March 18

Welcome back from Spring Break!!!!

This week, both Efran Uddin and Chris Hammond are presenting at seminar.  Please attend and comment on their presentations below.

This Week in Seminar

Dr. Walker will be showing Your Inner Monkey.  Unfortunately, I will be out of town on business.  I wish all of you a peaceful and relaxing Spring Break.  BTW, it's Joe Mack's turn to start the conversation.

Michelle's Turn

Michelle Ricchiuti will be presenting on Friday, February 26th.  Her seminar title is: Identification of an ampicillin regulation gene in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia OR02.  A link to some background reading can be found on the Seminar Schedule page.

Seminar Cancelled!!!

Sorry folks, but due to my oversight, today's seminar is cancelled.  

Roseline Speaks!!!!

UPDATED: 2/11/16

Our good friend Roseline is our first student presenter next week on February 12th.  The title of her presentation is:

The Role of N2A and N2B Titin Isoforms in Muscle Cell Differentiation

She will be providing me a background paper to read, so check back to this post later.

Kory is scheduled to start the blog discussion following Roseline's presentation.

Roslyn's background reading can be found at the following URL:

http://circres.ahajournals.org/content/86/1/59.full

Videos in Seminar on February 5th

UPDATED: 2/11/16:  My apologies.  For those who attended seminar, you know that the videos that were to be shown disappeared.  Instead, we watched Your Inner Reptile.  Your discussions should reflect this film.

For this coming Friday, the following two videos will be shown followed by a discussion section.

Evolving Switches, Evolving Bodies and Got Lactase? The Co-evolution of Genes and Culture

Both can be found at the following URL: https://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/making-fittest

I am looking forward to the discussion.

Your Inner Fish

Sorry that I have started this post late, but today you watched Your Inner Fish.  Who is suppose to start this conversation?  I'm looking forward to your thoughts.

Comments on The Double Helix

Now that we watched "The Double Helix" today, I believe it is up to Gillian to begin the conversation.  I'm looking forward to your thoughtful discourse.

Welcome - Spring 2016

Welcome to Spring 2016 Offering of Seminar in Biological Sciences - BIOL 6988.

This blog serves as the electronic syllabus for this course.  Please read the relevant portions to understand what is expected of you this coming semester.

Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at crcooper01@ysu.edu.

I look forward to an enjoyable semester with you.

Cheers,

Dr. C