Science Seminars is a weekly list of science-related seminars sponsored by colleges, research institutes, and other organizations throughout Penn State. Science Seminars is published by the Penn State Eberly College of Science as a service to Penn State and its surrounding communities

Science Seminars

7 to 13 May 2007

MONDAY, 7 MAY

"The Role of Peroxisome-Proliferator-Activated-Receptor Beta (PPARbeta) in Colon Carcinogenesis," Holly Hollingshead, Penn State, 10:30 a.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory, host: Jeffrey Peters, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (863-1387).

"Elliptic Boundary Problems on a Class of Noncompact Manifolds," Thomas Krainer, Penn State, 3:30 p.m., 216 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Astrophysical High-Energy Neutrinos," Soeb Razzaque, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 320 Whitmore Laboratory, Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605 or www.gravity.psu.edu). 

TUESDAY, 8 MAY

"Interactions Between the Cohesin Complex and Its DNA Partners: A Structural and Phylogenetic Approach," Alexandra Surcel, Penn State, 8:00 a.m., 519 Wartik Laboratory, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (865-3155).

WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY

"Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression by the Transcription Factor NF-kB," Sankar Ghosh, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Manujendra Ray, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences (863-4972).

THURSDAY, 10 MAY

(none)

FRIDAY, 11 MAY

"Diversity and Dynamics of Epigeal Coleoptera in Northeastern Agroecosystems Adopting Transgenic Maize," Tim Leslie, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Entomology (865-1895).

"Cation Exchange and Transformation of Layer-Structure Clay Minerals," Yunchul Cho, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (863-1601).

SATURDAY, 12 MAY and SUNDAY, 13 MAY

(none)

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