Today
“Chemical Communications Between Plants, Leafminers, and Parasites“
Le Kang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
122 Briggs, 12:10 to 1 p.m.
Sponsored by the department of entomology
“Bacterial Chemotaxis to S-Triazines and Pyrimidines“
Xianxian Liu
1022 Life Sciences, 4:10 to 5 p.m.
Sponsored by the microbiology department
“The Legacy of Joseph Grinnell: Predicting the Future of California’s Vertebrate Fauna from the Record of the Past“
James L. Patton, UC Berkeley
1150 Hart, 5:10 to 6:30 p.m.
Sponsored by geography graduate group
College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences department of human and community development, department of wildlife, fish, and conservation biology
Thursday, Nov. 13
“Design Principles for Visual Communication“
Maneesh Agrawala, UC Berkeley
1003 Kemper, 3:10 to 4 p.m.
Sponsored by the computer science department
“Molecular and Biological Routes to Future Electronics“
Richard A. Kiehl, UC Davis
1005 Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility, 4 to 5 p.m.
Sponsored by the biomedical engineering department
“Elucidating Mechanisms of Vesicle Movement and Human Neurodegenerative Diseases“
Lawrence Goldstein, UC San Diego
1022 Life Sciences Building, 4:10 to 5 p.m.
Sponsored by College of Biological Sciences
Graduate Groups in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Cell & Developmental Biology, Section of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Cell Biology & Human Anatomy, the Molecular & Cellular Biology Training Grant (NIH) and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Friday, Nov. 14
“Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing – A Full-Fledged Microbial GLP/GMP Pilot Plant at the University of Iowa“
Mani Subramanian, University of Iowa
1022 Life Sciences Building, 11 a.m. to noon
Sponsored by biotechnology program
“Pathogen Confusion as a Strategy for Controlling Diseases Caused by Xylella Fastidosa, an Endophyte Gone Bad“
Steve Lindow
1022 Life Sciences Building, 12:10 to 1 p.m.
Sponsored by the plant biology graduate group
Monday, Nov. 17
“Cryptosporidium from Ground Squirrels and Public Health“
Xunde Li, UC Davis
Weir Room, 2154 Meyer, 12:10 to 1 p.m.
Sponsored by the animal science department
“TALEs (Transcription-Activator-like Effectors) of Rice Pathogenic Xanthomonads“
Adam Bogdanove, Ames, Iowa
115 Hutchison, 1:10 to 2 p.m.
Sponsored by plant pathology
“Chromatin Dynamics During DNA Double-Strand Break Repair“
MaryAnn Osley, University of New Mexico
1022 Life Sciences Building, 4:10 to 5 p.m.
Sponsored by Genetics Graduate Group, Graduate Group Complex
Tuesday, Nov. 18
“The Impact of HIV/AIDS in the Sacramento Region“
Emily Tuscida, Debra Drayton, Jonathan Berg, Michael Jentes
MU II, Memorial Union, 4:10 to 5:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Campus Community RelationsCenter for AIDS Research, Education and Services
