Biology

Biology Department Meet and Greet for majors and students interested in learning more about the Biology major. Meet biology faculty and majors, and come with your questions! Includes pizza lunch!

Public talk by Dr. Howard E.Gendelman, Larson Professor of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Director, Center for Neurogenerative Disorders, University of Nebraska College of Medicine. (Refreshments). Dr. Gendelman will also give a science talk on Friday, March. 13 at 12:30pm, MBH 220: “Parkinson’s Disease” (lunch available at 12:15pm).

Dr. Howard Gendelman is Larson Professor of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases,
Director, Center for Neurogenerative Disorders at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine.
This talk is intended for a science audience. Lunch available at 12:15pm. Sponsored by the Biology Class of ‘88 Lecture Fund

Dr. Russ is with the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, and University of Colorado- Anschutz Medical Campus. This talk is for a science audience: “Generation of functional pancreatic beta cells from human pluripotent stem cells,” in which Dr. Russ will present his personal research journey to develop an abundant insulin producing beta cell source for cell replacement therapy for patients suffering from type 1 diabetes. 

Lunch available at 12:15pm.

General audience talk by Dr. Holger Russ, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, Univ. of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. “Cutting Genes with Cutting edge Technology: CRISPR/Cas9 genome engineering in research, medicine, and daily life.” In this talk, Dr. Russ hopes to outline what genome engineering is, how it works, and its likely impact on society and associated challenges. (Refreshments).

Join the Biology dept SAC for a screening of the cult classic and (more or less) scientifically accurate documentary, “Cane Toads: The Conquest.” We will provide popcorn, cupcakes, and snacks from the co-op! Come through to learn about Australia’s pest control method that resulted in one of the most absurd and preventable environmental disasters of the 20th century.

Dr. Annaliese Beery, is in the Psychology & Biology Departments and Neuroscience Program at Smith College, where she studies the neuroendocrinology of social behavior using voles (https://sophia.smith.edu/~abeery/Beery_Lab/Home.html). The title of her talk is “Life in groups: the neurochemistry of sociality”. Lunch will be available at 12:15pm. Visit www.middlebury.edu/academics/bio for more information.

Dr. Luis De Leon, U Mass, Boston: Human development is influencing patterns of biological evolution in unprecedented ways. In this talk, I discuss how these effects are playing out in the iconic Darwin’s finches of the Galapagos. This example illustrates how humans are a novel and potent evolutionary force in nature. Zoom registration required in advance: go.middlebury.edu/DeLeonPublic (For more information: www.middlebury.edu/academics/bio)