Biology & Chemistry
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Biology & Chemistry
Morehead State Univ.
150 University Blvd
Lappin Hall, Rm 103
Morehead, KY 40353
(606) 783-2945

 

Spring 2009 Biology Seminar Series

All seminars will be in LA 310 (except where noted) and will start at 4:10 p.m. (unless otherwise indicated)

Refreshments will be served at 3:50 p.m.

3 February 2009
"Aquatic Habitat Characteristics Influencing the Abundance and Diversity of Non-biting Midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) in the Licking River Watershed of Eastern Kentucky"
Mr. Rodney Umbstead
Masters Degree Candidate
Dept of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Sean O'Keefe

10 February 2009
"MicroRNA Expression in the Aging Female Fisher 344 x Brown Norway Rat Heart"
Ms. Jacqueline Fannin
Ph.D. Candidate
Dept. of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology
School of Medicine, Marshall University

17 February 2009
Graduate Student Meeting

24 February 2009
"Technology in the Classroom - A Demonstration"
Drs. Geoff Gearner, Allen Risk, and Craig Tuerk

3 March 2009
"ProtEx Technology as a Safe and Effective Approach to Gene Therapy to Engineer Pancreatic Islets for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes "
Dr. Haval Shirwan
Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
School of Medicine
University of Louisville

10 March 2009
"Characterizing Residuals Following Environmental Dredging"
Dr. Marc Mills
USEPA, Office of Research and Development
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
USEPA

24 March 2009
"The Ras-Interacting Protein Rgl2 Inhibits Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis in a P13-Kinase Dependent Manner "
Dr. Bradford C. Blunt
Office of Institutional Research
Morehead State University

31 March 2009
"Distributional Modeling of Rare Fishes and Mussels: From Ecological Theory to Biodiversity Conservation"
Rob Hopkins
Ph.D. Candidate
Dept. of Zoology
Southern Illinois University

7 April 2009
"A Little Piece of the Biodiversity Puzzle: Haircap Mosses of the Cumberlands"
Dr. Allen Risk
Dept. of Biological & Environmental Sciences
  Morehead State University

14 April 2009
Open Date

21 April 2009
"An Analysis of Phenotypic Markers in UMR-106 Osteoblast-like Cells Following Acclimation to Reduced Estrogen Media"
Mr. Levi Castle
Masters Degree Candidate
Dept of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Mike Fultz


28 April 2009
"Affects of Long Term Organic Fertilizer on Water Quality in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) Brood Ponds at Minor Clark Fish Hatchery, Kentucky"
Ms. Chrystal Nelson
Masters Degree Candidate
Dept of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Brian Reeder

 5 May 2009
"Identification of Proteins Associated with Polyhyroxyalkanoic Acid Granules from Cupriavidus necator"
Ms. Neha Sharma
Masters Degree Candidate
Dept of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Doug Dennis