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Events in the Sciences
Fall 2008
Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Dr. Duane Rumbaugh, Great Ape Trust of Iowa, Des Moines
"Emergents and a New Behaviorism:  How we, apes, and, yes, even monkeys, birds, dogs, and cats(?) can be
clever and creative"
Olin 206,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, October 10th

Life After Drake Series
 Cody A. Koch, M.D., Ph.D. , Mayo Medical and Graduate School, Rochester, Minnesota

Spring 2008
Departmental Series, sponsored by Math and Computer Science Department and DUSCI
Dr. Jim Mitroy, Faculty of Technology, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
"Positron Binding to Atoms and Molecules"
HI 28,  5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. , Tuesday, February 12

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Dr. Dmitry A. Kondrashov, Department of Biochemistry, The University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Dynamics of protein structures in X-ray crystallography and computational models"
Olin 101,  12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. , Thursday, March 27

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Dr. Janice Buss, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
"An Intracellular Odyssey: the travels of HRas within the cell"
Olin 206,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, April 11

Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences (DUCURS)
Parents Hall, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p. m., Thursday, April 17

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Dr. Charles Murrin, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
"Brain development: who is in charge?"
Olin 206,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, May 2

Fall 2007
Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Dr. David Senchina, Biology Department, Drake University
"Echinacea as a Potential Therapy for Offsetting Declines in Immune Function during Preseason Training in College Athletes"
Olin 206,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, September 14th

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Dr. Norbert Pienta, Chemistry Department, The University of Iowa
"Using Technology to Study Student Problem Solving in Chemistry"
Olin 206,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, September 21st

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Christopher R. Field, Drake graduate and Ph. D. candidate at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
"Towards Navigating the Forest of Interactions in a Neutrophil: Studying Enzyme-Catalyzed Reaction Kinetics using
an Acoustically Levitated Drop Reactor for In Stillo Measurements"
Olin 206,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, October 19th

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Erin Anderson, Sarah Arlien and Dave Ehresmann, BCMB majors
"Summer 2007 Research at the NASA Ames Research Laboratory"
Olin 206,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, October 26th

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Dr. Daniel M. Quinn, Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City
"Chimeric Inhibitors of Acetylcholinesterase – New Agents for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease"
Olin 206,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, November 15th

Spring 2007
Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Michelle Alexander, Rahul Parsa (Ph.D. in Business), Dr. Maria Valdovinos, Assistant Professor, Psychology Department
"Psychotropic Medication Use in Fragile X Syndrome: Analysis of Side Effects"
Olin 206,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, February 9th

NHI/ NSF update sponsored by DUSCI
Jayne M. Smith, Director of Sponsored Programs
Olin 206,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, February 23rd

Life After Drake Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Dr. Ann Hornschemeier, Deputy Project Scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
"From Drake University to X-rays in Space"
Cline 206 ,  11:00 a.m., Friday, March 2nd (RESCHEDULED for Bad weather)

Departmental Series, sponsored by Math and Computer Science Department and DUSCI
Casey O'Donnell, Department of Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
"Culturally Situated Design Tools and Virtual DJ - Math Education and Inner City Youth"
Click here for more information about this talk
Howard 111, 3:15 p. m. -4:20 p. m. , Thursday, March 1st

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Casey O'Donnell, Department of Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
"Breaking (into) the Video Game Industry: Work, Play, and the Global Economy"
Click here for more information about this talk
Olin 206, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, March 2nd

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Dr. Paul Kogerler, Ames Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
"Molecular magnets from giant clusters"
HI 19B, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Thursday, March 8th

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Dr. Aliasger K. Salem, Assistant professor, Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
"Tissue Engineering and Gene "
Cline 206,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, March 9th

Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences (DUCURS)
Parents Hall, Thursday, March 29th

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Dr. Mark Vitha, Associate Professor, Chemistry Department
"Koalas, Kookaburras, Kangaroos, and Chemistry Down Under: Fluorescent Studies of the Effect of Cholesterol on Lipid Vesicles"
Olin 206,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, April 13th

Fall 2006
Click here to learn about Off-campus Science Seminars

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Dr. Philippe Buhlmann, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, MN
"Chemical Sensors to Monitor the Human Body and the Environment on Earth and Mars"
Olin Hall, Room 206,  11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. , Thursday, September 21

Departmental Series, sponsored by Pharmaceutical Science Department and DUSCI
Dr. Brian Lenzmeier, Assistant Professor of Biology, Buena Vista University
"Using yeast to uncover sources of human chromosome fragility and instability"
HI, Room 19B ,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Friday, September 22

Departmental Series, sponsored by Pharmaceutical Science Department and DUSCI
Dr. Shawn Ellerbroek, Assistant Professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry Wartburg College
"SGEF and RhoG, a cool way to ruffle"
HI, Room 19B,  2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 26

Departmental Series, sponsored by Biology Department
Dr. Michael Pentella, Public Health Medical Microbiologist, The University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
"Mumps in Iowa 2006: The lab response."
Olin Hall, Room 206, 3:00 pm, Friday, October 6

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Erin Cole, Nick Bennett, Evan Ball and Mary Kay Caniglia
These students will describe their projects sponsored by the DUSCI Summer Research Program
Olin Hall, Room 101,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Friday,  October 13

Departmental Series, sponsored by Biology Department
June Olds: Riordan Veterinary Clinic & Des Moines Zoo
Olin Hall, Room 206, 3:00 pm, Friday, October 20

DUSCI student committee
Dr. Kelli H. Ponzer, LS, CLGS, Industrial Lubricating Oils & Greases, Products Research & Technology. Exxon Mobil
She will talk about careers in industry
Fitch Hall, Room 208, 2:30 p. m. - 3:30 p. m., Monday, October 23

Departmental Series, sponsored by Biology Department
Dr. Amy Wisniewski
Olin Hall, Room 206, 3:00 pm, Friday, November 3

Drake University Science Colloquium Series, sponsored by DUSCI
Dr. Amy Wisniewski,, Natalie Greco, Michelle Reinke, Andrea Schwager, Sarah Cooper and Kayla Hatt
"The Use of Science and Technology for Reducing Methamphetamine Use in Teens and Young Adults"
Olin Hall, Room 101,  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Friday,  November 17

Departmental Series, sponsored by Pharmaceutical Science Department
Brian Lenzmeier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology, Buena Vista University
"Inhibition of viral replication using rationally designed DNA binding"
HI, Room 19B,  11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Friday, December 1