Biology

MBBC Senior Thesis Presentations by Richard Brach, ‘16.5 (MBBC): “Good Things Come in Small Packages: Revealing Small Regulatory RNAs in Streptococcus mutans”, and Andrew Holtz, ‘16.5 (MBBC). “Tracking SloR at a Fast Clp”

Lunch available at 12:30pm.

Richard S. Ostfeld, Senior Scientist, Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies, presents a general audience lecture: “Conventional Wisdom and Reality in the Ecology of Lyme Disease “. Conventional wisdom — that deer are responsible for producing the ticks that transmit Lyme disease – has led to the culling and fencing of deer as the main methods of managing Lyme disease risk. But it turns out that deer are only one of many animal species that influence our risk of getting sick, and neither culling nor fencing has a strong track record of protecting our health.

Richard S. Ostfeld, Senior Scientist, Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies, presents a general audience lecture: “Conventional Wisdom and Reality in the Ecology of Lyme Disease “. Conventional wisdom — that deer are responsible for producing the ticks that transmit Lyme disease – has led to the culling and fencing of deer as the main methods of managing Lyme disease risk. But it turns out that deer are only one of many animal species that influence our risk of getting sick, and neither culling nor fencing has a strong track record of protecting our health.

Departments of Biology and Chemistry & Biochemistry joint reception for graduating seniors and their guests, including Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Environmental Studies-Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies-Chemistry seniors.

Departments of Biology and Chemistry & Biochemistry joint reception for graduating seniors and their guests, including Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Environmental Studies-Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies-Chemistry seniors.

“The Beauty of Molecular Switches: Functional Implications for Newly Identified Phosphorylation Sites in Src Family Kinases”, talk by Dr. Karen Hinkle, of Norwich University. Lunch available at 12:15pm. Sponsored by the Biology Department and Program in Neuroscience. Visit www.middlebury.edu/academics/bio for more information.

Talk by Prof. Glen Ernstrom of Middlebury’s Biology Department and Program in Neuroscience. (Lunch available at 12:15pm, first come, first served). Visit www.middlebury.edu/academics/bio/news for details.

Thesis Presentations by William Henriques (INDE, ‘16.5) and Spencer Hardy (BIOL, ‘17)
Will Henriques: “Playing RNA-seq: An investigation into the effects of a point-mutation in Akap9 on the murine hippocampal transcriptome”
Spencer Hardy: “A Forest of Fish — Exploring the Relationship Between Fish Communities and the Environment”
(Refreshments will be served!)

Thesis Presentation by Biology major Hayden Shea, 2015.5. Sponsored by the Department of Biology. 12:30pm, MBH 220 (lunch available at 12:15pm). Visit www.middlebury.edu/academics/bio/news for details.

Biology Senior Thesis Presentation by Paige Fernandez, ‘17 (BIOL): “Diatom colonization on glass
slides in the presence of nutrients”.

Lunch available at 12:30pm.