1999-2000 NSCI PROGRAM SEMINARS
Reza Beigi, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology and Biophysics 
Case Western Reserve University

Determining the role of the 
P2X7 receptor in natural
immunity and inflammation.

Thursday, March 9, 2000
4:35 pm, Severance 108

Sponsored by the Biology Department.


 
Marla Spivak, Ph.D.
Department of Entomology 
University of Minnesota, St Paul

Hygienic behavior in honey bees:
Importance at the colony level to
neuromodulation in a single bee's brain

Wednesday, February 23, 2000
12:15 pm, Severance 108

Co-sponsored by the Biology Department and the Neuroscience Program


 
L. Michael Romero, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology 
Tufts University

Stress in Wild Animals:
From the Arctic to the Equator

Monday, February 21, 2000
12:10 pm, Severance 108

Sponsored by the Neuroscience Program


 
Jim Tanaka, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology 
Oberlin College

Bird Brains and Face Experts:
The Behavioral and Neural Basis of Perceptual Expertise

Thursday, February 17, 2000
12:20 - 1:15 pm, Severance 108

Sponsored by Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society

Sponsored by the Neuroscience Program


 
David Wallace, MPH (OC '97) 
Foodborne & Diarrheal Diseases Branch 
Division of Bacterial & Mycotic Diseases 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Changing Epidemiology of Foodborne Infections: Perspective from FoodNet

Monday,  November 22, 1999 
12:15 pm, Severance 108

Students who are interested in Emory University, public health, 
and/or a related Winter Term project can talk to Mr. Wallace informally 
Monday at 4:35 pm in Kettering 219.
Refreshments provided.

Sponsored by the Neuroscience Program


 
Alan Cohen, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery:  The Ultimate Oxymoron?

Tuesday, November 16, 1999
12.20 pm, Severance 108

Students who are interested in neurosurgery, medical school in general, and/or 
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in particular
can talk to Dr. Cohen informally on Tuesday at 2:45 pm in Sperry 202
Refreshments provided.

Sponsored by the Neuroscience Program


 
Kate F. Barald, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Michigan Medical School

The strange case of the disappearing canals, 
or:  BMP4 and noggin gene expression
are critical for inner ear development.

Friday, October 15, 1999
12:15 pm, Severance 108

Students who are interested in neuroscience research, graduate school in general, 
and/or the University of Michigan Medical School in particular
can talk informally to Dr. Barald at 4:35 pm in Sperry 202
Refreshments provided.

Hosted by the Neuroscience Program


 
Ronald L. Calabrese, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology
Emory University

Inhibitory synaptic transmission
between interneurons in the leech: 
The role of residual intracellular Ca++.

Friday, September 24, 1999
12:15 pm,  Severance 108 

Students who are interested in neuroscience research, graduate school
in general, and/or Emory University in particular
can talk informally to Dr. Calabrese at 4:35 pm in Sperry 202
Refreshments provided.

Hosted by the Neuroscience Program

1998-99 NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM SEMINARS