Biology

“Rewilding, Large Mammal Reintroduction, and Park Creation in South America: 25 years of Tompkins Conservation” by Ignacio Jimenez Perez (Tompkins Conservation). Co-sponsored by The Program in Environmental Studies, Environmental Affairs, and the Biology Department.

“The Extreme Life of the Sea and what it tells us about the future of the oceans”, a talk by Steve Palumbi, Prof. of Biological Studies at Stanford University and Director of the Hopkins Marine Station. 

“Using genomics as a tool in conservation of ocean wildlife”,  science talk by Steve Palumbi, Prof. of Biological Studies at Stanford University and Director of the Hopkins Marine Station.  Many of the ocean’s most fascinating species are under threats ranging from over fishing and habitat destruction to global climate change. How can knowledge of the DNA of these species help in their protection? Written into the genomes of any species are records about what species it is, where it lived, what it is adapted to, and what future conditions it might be able to survive.

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.