2015-16
Fall 2015-16
| Date | Title Speaker (Sponsor) |
| Fri Sep 4 |
Celebrate Science! GC Science Faculty and Students (David Housman) |
| Wed Sep 16 |
The Power of the Worm: Translating C. elegans Genetics Into Targeted Cancer Therapy Dr. Jamie K. Alan, College of Medicine, Central Michigan University (Ryan Sensenig) |
| Wed Sep 30 |
From Vascular Biology to Cardiopulmonary Disease and Cancer: A Couple’s (e)map of Translational Medicine Dr. Roderich Schwarz, MD, Ph.D., FACS, Medical Director of Indiana University Health Goshen Center for Cancer Care Dr. Margaret Schwarz, Professor of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine – South Bend (Ryan Sensenig) |
| Fri Oct 2 |
Reliability Physics Challenges in the Semiconductor Industry Gerald Leatherman (John Buschert) |
| Fri Oct 9 |
Social Relationships, Health, and Fitness in the Wild Dr. Beth Archie, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Notre Dame (Ryan Sensenig) |
| Wed Oct 14 |
Unveiling New Ecological Dynamics that May Impact Species Coexistence Among Symbiotic Ants Dr. Juan Carlos Ruiz Guajardo, University of California at Davis (Ryan Sensenig) |
| Wed Oct 28 |
The Lean Farm: How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work Ben Hartman, Co-owner, Clay Bottom Farm, Goshen, Indiana (Ryan Sensenig) |
| Wed Nov 4 |
Tales of a PC Enzyme Jon Friesen, Ph.D.,Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University (Doug Schirch) |
| Fri Nov 13 |
X-ray Crystallography for Molecular Structure and Design Kenton Longenecker, PH.D.,Principle Research Scientist, AbbVie (Doug Schirch) |
| Wed Nov 18 |
“When I grow up, I want to be a flatworm histologist,” and Other Things No One Has Ever Said (But Maybe Should) Dr. John Brubacher, Assistant Professor of Biology, Canadian Mennonite University (Ryan Sensenig) |
| Fri Nov 20 |
Behavioral and Chemical Ecology of a Sexually Dimorphic Desert Lizard
Jacob Penner (Ryan Sensenig)
Investigation into a Putative Fumarate Reductase in Leishmania major Joelle Friesen (Doug Schirch) |
| Tue Dec 1 |
How to Find (and Keep) Neighbors Dr. Richard Gillman, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Mathematics, Valparaiso University (David Housman) |
Spring 2015-16
| Date | Title Speaker (Sponsor) |
| Wed Jan 27 |
Dr. Brandon Yoder, DVM, Dairy Veterinary and Management Services (Ryan Sensenig) |
| Fri Feb 19 |
Charity Grimes, Community Outreach Coordinator, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Ryan Sensenig) |
| Wed Mar 9 |
Culture For Service Meets Primary Care -Using a Goshen Education to form a Career Dr. Rochele Baeachy, MD, and Dr. Nathan Beachy, MD, Family Practice Doctors, MetroHealth Medical Center (Ryan Sensenig) |
| Fri Mar 18 |
Role of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 in Mucosal Inflammation Michael Steury, PhD student, Michigan State University (Ryan Sensenig) |
| Wed Mar 23 |
Student Presenters at the Indiana Academy of Sciences (Dan Smith) |
| Mon Mar 28 |
Tumorigenesis, Drug Discovery, and Cancer Treatment Resistance Dr. J.T. Zhang, Program Director for Pharmacology and Toxicology and the Andrew and Peggy Thomson Chair in Hematology/Oncology, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center (Doug Schirch) |
| Wed Apr 6 |
Nutrition Advice: For Ourselves and Our Schools Dr. Andrea Bontrager Yoder, Clinical Dietitian, Goshen, IN (Ryan Sensenig) |
| Fri Apr 8 |
Thermotoga maritima Glycerol Dehydrogenase as a Catalyst for Dihydroxyacetone Production: Enzyme Characterization, Engineering and Cofactor Immobilization Dr. Justin Beauchamp, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University (Doug Schirch) |
| Wed Apr 27 |
C-peptide: A missing link in current diabetes therapy? Kristen Entwistle, Ph.D. Candidate (ABD), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Michigan State University (Doug Schirch) |