2011-12

Spring 2012 Science Speakers

Date	Speaker (Sponsor) Title
Fri Jan 27	Carl Helrich, Goshen College Professor Emeritus of Physics (Paul Meyer Reimer) Cholesterol Supported Nystatin Channels in Membranes: Experiments, Questions and Ideas
Mon Feb 6	Kristopher Schmidt, Trinity Western University & Simon Fraser University (Ryan Sensenig) Diverse Roles for UNC-53/NAV-2 in Cell Migration and Innate Immunity
Fri Feb 10	Kate Trueblood, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Goshen College (Ryan Sensenig) Caspase-1 Dependent Inflammatory Signaling During the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy
Fri Feb 17	Jonathon Schramm, Michigan State University (David Ostergren) From Ecology to Education: the Role of Principles in Complex Systems
Mon Feb 20	Josh Yoder, Goshen College (Andy Ammons) Landscapes for Native Pollinators Lisa Weaver, Goshen College (Andy Ammons) Honey Bee Genetic Polymorphisms
Fri Mar 9	Kristin Martin (Jody Saylor) Effect of pH on Mammalian Erythrocyte Transport of Various Solutes Lynn Weaver (Andy Ammons) Ethanol Concentration Preference in Apis Mellifera
Fri Mar 16	Dale Kempf (Doug Schirch) Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery:From the Bench to the Bedside
Fri Mar 23	Abe Pauls (Paul Meyer Reimer) The Magnetic Sense of Birds: Searching for a Quantum Explanation Micah Miller-Eshleman (Kent Palmer) Content and Teaching Methods for Informatics I
Wed Mar 28	Christopher Gunasekaran, Notre Dame University (Dan Smith) Mechanism of Protein Kinase C (PKC) Activation and Its Role in Cardiovascular Diseases
Mon Apr 2	Jing Jin, Ali Fretz, and Joel Maust (Doug Schirch) Organic Synthesis of Amino Acid Analogs for Enzymatic Research
Mon Apr 9	Dave Ostergren, Goshen College (Luke Gascho) The Current and Historic Role of Science in Protecting Nature in Russia: From Driving to Sitting in the Backseat
Fri Apr 13	Aradhana Roberts (Ryan Sensenig), Ecology of the Indian TropicsRyan Sensenig (???), Body Size Matters: Fire Heterogeneity Promotes Coexistence of Grazers in an East African Savanna