Issue date: Oct. 25, 2001

Seminars

FRIDAY, OCT. 26

Biological Modeling: Computational analysis of water and proton movements in proteins. Gerhard Hummer, National Institute of Health, 11:30 a.m., 208 Biochemistry.

International Development: Developing health and non-profit infrastructure in Romania. Harry Perlstadt, noon, 201 International Center.

Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation: Developmental effects and molecular mechanisms of environmental anti-androgens. William R. Kelce, Pharmacia Corp., 3 p.m., A214 Veterinary Medical Center.

Philosophy: Phenomenal qualities vs. representational content in bodily sensations. Richard J. Hall, 3 p.m., 105 South Kedzie.

Economics: Government: mandated discriminatory policies. Peter Norman, University of Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m., Koo Room, Marshall.

Statistics and Probability: Semi-parametric regression in proportional odds model. Song Yan, Texas Tech University, 4 p.m., A405 Wells.

MONDAY, OCT. 29

Cardiovascular: Nerve growth factor biodynamics in animal models of hypertension. John M. Spitsbergen, Western Michigan University, noon, A219 Clinical Center.

Food Safety and Toxicology: Conventional and novel strategies for inhibiting listeria in foods. Elliot Ryser, 3:30 p.m., 162 Food Safety and Toxicology.

Entomology: Sodium channels and insecticide resistance. Ke Dong, 4 p.m., 244 Natural Science.

Physics and Astronomy: Vortices, fluctuations and extended phase diagram of cuprate superconductors. Nai-Phuan Ong, Princeton University, 4:10 p.m., 224 Physics-Astronomy.

TUESDAY, OCT. 30

Campus Sustainability: Integrating sustainability into agricultural education. Richard Bawden, 11:30 a.m., Spartan Room C, International Center.

Pharmacology and Toxicology: Aflatoxin, human hepatitis B virus and liver cancer chemoprevention models. Bill D. Roebuck, noon, B448-49 Life Sciences.

Physics and Astronomy: Neutrino oscillation results from Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Scott Oser, University of Pennsylvania, 2 p.m., 244 Physics-Astronomy.

Statistics and Probability: Log-sobolev inequality, exponential integrability and large deviation estimates for C(a, b) log-concave measures. Alexey Kulik, National Academy of Science- Ukraine, 4 p.m., A405 Wells.

Chemistry: Using lasers to observe and control molecular dynamics. Marcos Dantus, 4 p.m., 136 Chemistry.

Microbiology and Molecular Genetics: Bioenergetic strategies of alkaliphilic bacteria. Terry Krulwich, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, 4:10 p.m., 146 Giltner.

Physics and Astronomy: Atomic physics at accelerators. H.-Juergen Kluge, TRIUMF, 4:10 p.m., 118 Physics-Astronomy.

Lyman Briggs: What the headless woman said: politics and art of patient display in medical science, practice and education. Alice Dreger, 7:30 p.m., C106 Holmes.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31

Geological Sciences: Outcrop/ behind outcrop characterization of deepwater (turbidite) petroleum reservoir analogs: Why and how? Roger Slatt, University of Oklahoma, 4 p.m., 204 Natural Science.

Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior and Plant Research: Cultivated sunflower: origin, domestication and consequences of genetic modification. Loren Rieseberg, Indiana University, 4:10 p.m., 101 Biochemistry.

THURSDAY, NOV. 1

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Structural changes associated with cooperative oxygenation of hemoglobin: model for signaling in allosteric proteins. Chien Ho, Carnegie Mellon Institution, 11:30 a.m., 101 Biochemistry.

Neuroscience: Muscle metaboreflex control of arterial pressure during exercise. Donal O'Leary, Wayne State University, noon, B448-49 Life Sciences.

Economics: To be announced. Rosa Matzkin, Northwestern University, 3:30 p.m., Koo Room, Marshall.

Physiology: Signal transduction of Ras family small GTPases. Kun-Liang Guan, University of Michigan, 4 p.m., 101 Giltner.

Chemistry: From single cells to single organelles: new techniques to measure neuropeptides and neuro transmitters. Jonathan Sweedler, University of Illinois-Urbana, 4 p.m., 136 Chemistry.

Crop and Soil Sciences: Ecological lessons from living field laboratory. Richard Harwood, 4:10 p.m., A149 Plant and Soil Sciences.

Epidemiology: Epilepsy among the Vikings. W. Allen Hauser, Columbia University, 4:30 p.m., 4660 S. Hagadorn, Suite 600, East Lansing.

Economics: Economics of regulation and public utilities. Jean-Jacques Laffont, Universite des Sciences Sociales and Toulouse of France and University of Southern California, 7:30 p.m., 109 South Kedzie.

FRIDAY, NOV. 2

International Development: Global school feeding programs: getting children into classrooms and providing quality education. Mark Hamilton, noon, 201 International Center.

Philosophy: Last chance therapies: Can rational democratic deliberation help do health care rationing fairly when life itself is at stake? Leonard Fleck, 3 p.m., 105 South Kedzie.

Statistics and Probability: Random directed spanning tree. Abhay Bhatt, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 4 p.m., A405 Wells.

MONDAY, NOV. 5

Cardiovascular: Cardiac energetics: sense and nonsense about creatine circuit. Ronald Meyer, noon, A219 Clinical Center.

Food Safety and Toxicology: Dietary and xenobiotic effects on cell-cell communication and role in human health. Randal J. Ruch, Medical College of Ohio, 3:30 p.m., 162 Food Safety and Toxicology.

Economics: To be announced. Matthew Shapiro, University of Michigan, 3:30 p.m., Koo Room, Marshall.

Entomology: Hurricanes, fire and residential landscaping: serendipity of butterfly conservation. Jaret Daniels, Butterfly Kingdom, 4 p.m., 244 Natural Science.

Physics and Astronomy: Quantum transitions in ultrathin superconducting nanowires. Alexey Bezryadin, University of Illinois-Urbana, 4:10 p.m., 224 Physics-Astronomy.

Cognitive Science: Natural representational potential and cognitive flexibility in chimpanzees. Sarah T. Boysen, Ohio State University, 5:30 p.m., Parlor Rooms B-C, MSU Union.

TUESDAY, NOV. 6

Pharmacology and Toxicology: Functional genomic analysis of brain renin-angiotensin system. Robin Davisson, University of Iowa, noon, B448-49 Life Sciences.

Microbiology and Molecular Genetics: Diversity within species: insights from bioluminescent symbiosis. Paul V. Dunlap, University of Michigan, 4:10 p.m., 146 Giltner.

Physics and Astronomy: Risk analysis for wastes from electricity generation. Bernard L. Cohen, University of Pittsburgh, 4:10 p.m., 118 Physics-Astronomy.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7

Resource Development: Innovative decision support tools and land use planning. Brenda G. Faber, ForeSite Consulting, 2:30 p.m., 338 Natural Resources.

Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior and Fisheries and Wildlife: Scale of life: effects of body size and temperature on biological rates and times. James H. Brown, University of New Mexico, 3:30 p.m., 326 Natural Science.

Economics: Relative impacts on student performance of Web-based vs. face-to-face methods of teaching economics. Carl Liedholm and Byron Brown, 3:30 p.m., Koo Room, Marshall.

Plant Research: Control of photosynthetic carbon dioxide assimilation. F. Robert Tabita, Ohio State University, 4:10 p.m., 101 Biochemistry.

THURSDAY, NOV. 8

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Initiation of herpes simplex virus lytic replication: regulation of viral transactivator VP16 by cellular cofactor. Angus C. Wilson, New York University School of Medicine, 11:30 a.m., 101 Biochemistry.

Neuroscience: ATP in stroke: Jekyll or Hyde? John Zhang, University of Mississippi Medical Center, noon, B448-49 Life Sciences.

Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior and Fisheries and Wildlife: New results from long-term studies in Chihuahuan Desert. James H. Brown, University of New Mexico, 3:30 p.m., 338 Natural Resources.

Chemistry: Synthetic and mechanistic models for nickel sites in proteins. Charles Riordan, University of Delaware, 4 p.m., 136 Chemistry.

Crop and Soil Sciences: Cropping systems agronomy. Kurt Thelen, 4:10 p.m., A149 Plant and Soil Sciences.

Chemistry: Preserving the past: art and science at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Karen Trentelman, Detroit Institute of Arts, 7:30 p.m., Kresge Art Museum Auditorium.