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19 to 25 FEBRUARY 2001
MONDAY, 19 FEBRUARY "ZHDR, a Negative Regulator of Zebrafish Erythropoiesis," Qiaoming Long (faculty candidate), University of Ottawa Civic Hospital (Canada), 10:00 a.m., 324 Agircultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Cooduvalli Shashikant, Department of Dairy and Animal Science (863-0658 or shashi@das.psu.edu). "Small-Molecule Telomerase Inhibitors and Their Applications in Cancer
Chemotherapy," Dan Harki, "Mesoscopic Physics of Disordered Superconductors," Ying Liu, Penn State, 12:00 noon, 339 Davey Laboratory, Department of Physics (865-7533). "The Origin of Flowering Plants: An Examination of Darwin's Abominable Mystery," William Friedman, University of Colorado, 12:00 noon, 317 Mueller Laboratory, Department of Biology (863-0278). "Indium Mediated and Catalyzed Reactions in Aqueous Media," Andy Karatjas,
Penn State, 1:15 p.m., "Fingerprints of Exotic Phases: From Resonance Peak to Impurity States," Dirk Morr, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 3:30 p.m., host: Peter Schiffer, Department of Physics (865-5982). (Title to be announced), Genadi Levin, Hebrew University (Israel), 3:30 p.m., 102 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527). "Extension and Research for Greenhouse Floricultural Crop Diseases,"
Gary Moorman, Penn State, "Designing Synthetic Transcriptional Regulators," Aseem Ansari (faculty candidate), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Ross Hardison, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
TUESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY "Relationship Between Structural Order and the Anomalous Properties of Liquid Water," Jeffrey Errington, Princeton University, 10:00 a.m., 140 Fenske Laboratory, host: Kristen Fichthron, Department of Chemical Engineering (863-4807). "An Individual's Perspective on Alternative Careers in the Biopharmaceutical Industry," Charles Grier, GlaxoSmithKline, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Dave Gohara and Margared Rohrbaugh, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072). "Kant's Account of Geometrical Objects," Emily Grosholz, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 316 Willard Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527). "Advances in the Understanding and Treatment of Obesity," Christopher
Still, Geisinger Health System, "The Cell Cycle of Gametes in Plants: Timing is Everything," William Friedman, University of Colorado, 4:00 p.m. (refreshments at 3:45 p.m.), 101 Althouse Laboratory, Department of Biology (863-0278). "Materials Challenges in Implantable Biomedical Devices," Alan Snyder, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 22 Deike Building, host: Evangelos Manias, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (863-2980). "Recent Studies on Hormonally Induced Lactation in Cattle," Ronald Kensinger,
Penn State, 4:00 p.m., ADDED AFTER EMAIL DISTRIBUTION:
WEDNESDAY, 21 FEBRUARY "Chromatin Boundaries, DNA Methylation, and Genetic Imprinting," Christopher Schoenherr (faculty candidate), Princeton University, 10:00 a.m., 324 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Cooduvalli Shashikant, Department of Dairy and Animal Science (863-0658 or shashi@das.psu.edu). "Exploring the Brain Using High-Speed and High-Sensitivity Capillary Electrophoresis," Robert Kennedy, University of Florida, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Anne Andrews, Department of Chemistry (865-2970). "Fine Root Traits of Fast- and Slow-Growing Northeast U.S. Trees Relevant to Ecosystem-Level Processes," Louise Comas, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 105 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892). "Role of Conserved DNA Sequences in Synergistic Enhancement by the Mammalian Beta-globin Locus Control Region," Joseph Molete, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Ross Hardison, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072). "In the Beginning is the End: 3'UTR Regulation of mRNAs," Marvin Wickens,
University of Wisconsin, 4:00 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (videoconferenced
from the College of Medicine), host: Anita Hopper, "Winds That Sail on Starlight," Stan Owocki, University of Delaware,
4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, "Islands, Peninsulas, and Exhaustions: What the First Fields Medal Was
For," John Roe, Penn State,
THURSDAY, 22 FEBRUARY "Levels of Selection and the Evolution of Social Organization in the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta," Mark Mescher, University of Georgia, 10:00 a.m. (refreshments at 9:45 a.m.), Department of Biology (863-0278). "Use of a New Microstructurally-Based Model in the Simulation of Complex
Viscoelastic Flows," "A Relation Between the Bezoutian and the Jacobian," Edward Formanek,
Penn State, 11:15 a.m. "Understanding the Regulation of the Enzymatic Activity of Cysteine Desulfurase from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Based on Kinetic Mechanism Studies," Elham Behshad, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Marty Bollinger, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072). "Particle Deposition on and Particle-Induced Erosion of Solids Studied by Molecular Dynamics and Kinetic Monte Carlo Methods," Gerhard Betz, Penn State, 12:15 p.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Barbara Garrison, Department of Chemistry (865-6553). "Endoderm Development and Organogenesis," James Wells (faculty candidate),
Harvard University, "Maximum Flow, Minimum Cut, and Web Communities," Gary Flake, NEC Research
Institute, "Small is Different: From Electrons to Nanojets" (Distinguished Materials Physics Lecture), Uzi Landman, Georgia Institute of Technology, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory (refreshments at 3:30 p.m. in the Davey/Osmond Overpass), host: A. Welford Castleman Jr., Department of Physics (865-7242).
FRIDAY, 23 FEBRUARY "Biological Control of Weeds‹Concepts, Applications, and Critical Issues," Loke Kok, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 11:15 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Scott Ludwig, Department of Entomology (865-1895). "Self-Assembly of Polyphenylene Fragments on Copper {111}," Greg McCarty,
Penn State, 11:15 a.m., "Physical Studies of STE6 Repression Using Affinity Purified Minichromosomes," Charles Ducker, Penn State, 3:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Robert Simpson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072). "Integrating Research and Extension to Develop Phosphorus-Management Strategies for Farms in the New Millenium," Douglas Beegle / Jennifer Weld / Andrew Sharpley, Penn State, 3:35 p.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Agronomy (863-1601).
SATURDAY, 17 FEBRUARY (none)
SUNDAY, 18 FEBRUARY "A Brief History of the Universe" (Friedman Lecture), Jane Charlton, Penn State, 2:00 p.m., 101 Thomas Building, Eberly College of Science / Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
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