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November 2009
Seminar The protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus: a story from the table to the healthcare provider José Antonio Fernandez-Robledo Dr. Fernandez-Robledo is a Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Marine Biotechnology. His host is Lasse Lindahl	Wednesday November 04 BS 004 12:00 pm
Seminar Why are we surprised by only some of the things we see? Color, color contrast, and visual illusions Arthur Shapiro Dr. Shapiro is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at American University, Washington, DC. His research is in Color Vision, Low-light-level vision, Sensory adaptation, and Camouflage. Dr. Shapiro's host is Dr. Tom Cronin. http://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/arthurs.cfm	Thursday November 05 BS 004 4:00 pm
Seminar Magnificent frigatebirds - low genetic differentiation among Ocean basins, but a separate species on the Galapagos Islands? Frank Hailer Dr. Hailer is a postdoctoral fellow at the Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics Center of the National Zoological Park. His research concerns phylogeography and systematic relationships of tropical seabirds. His host is Dr. Kevin Omland. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/ Scientific_Staff/staff_scientists.cfm?id=180	Wednesday November 11 BS 004 12:00 pm
Seminar The case for motile biological membrane based on piezoelectricity - outer ear cells in the ear Kuni H. Iwasa, Ph.D. Dr. Iwasa is Chief of the Section on Biophysics, Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Nat'l Inst. on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders,NIH. His host is Dr. Weihong Lin http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/research/scientists/iwas ak.asp	Thursday November 12 BS 004 4:00 pm
Seminar Invited seminar Gerardo Vasta Dr. Vasta is a Professor at the Center of Marine Biotechnology. His research concerns the role of C-type lectins in defense against infection in marine invertebrates. His host is Lasse Lindahl http://www.umbi.umd.edu/comb/faculty-directory/va sta/index.php	Wednesday November 18 BS 004 12:00 pm
Seminar Building the vertebrate brain Hazel L. Sive, Ph.D. Dr. Sive is Professor, MIT Department of Biology and Member, Whitehead Institute. Dr. Sive's research concerns the mechanism by which inhibitors of BMP signaling activate neural determination. Her host is Dr. Rachel Brewster http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/facultyareas/facre search/sive.html	Thursday November 19 BS 004 4:00 pm
Seminar Thanksgiving - No Seminar	Thursday November 26 4:00 pm

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