Department of Biomedical Sciences


Schedule

Seminars are held every Wednesday in Morrison Hall – Room 348 from 4:00pm - 5:00pm unless otherwise noted.

 

More Information

May Lovelace

Administrative Assistant
Biomedical Sciences
mrl34@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-253-3840

Click HERE for a .pdf of this semester's Seminar Schedule.

Reproductive Physiology/Endocrinology Seminar Series - Spring 2013

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Andrea Flesken-Nikitin Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate - Nikitin Laboratory
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Cornell University - College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY
Identification of a Novel Cancer-prone Stem Cell Niche for the Ovarian Surface Epithelium
Hosted by Dr. Mark Roberson, 607-253-3336

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Julio Giordano Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Science
Cornell University - College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Ithaca, NY
Controlling Circulating Progesterone to Maximize Fertility of Lactating Dairy Cows
Hosted by Dr. Patricia Johnson, 255-3077

Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The Clive M. McCay Lectureship Series
G10 Biotechnology Building
Richard Weindruch Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Medicine - Geriatrics
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
Caloric Restriction and Aging: Past, Present & Future
Hosted by Dr. Marla Lujan, 255-3153

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Paul Soloway Ph.D.
Professor
Division of Nutritional Sciences
Cornell University - College of Human Ecology
Ithaca, NY
Regulation of Epigenetic States in the Mammalian Germline
Hosted by Dr. Vimal Selvaraj, 255-6138

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Kadeine Campbell Peterson
Graduate Student - Cohen Laboratory
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Cornell University - College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY
Investigating the Role of Mammalian Slx4 during Prophase I of Meiosis
Hosted by Dr. Paula Cohen, 253-4301

Kristen Roosa B.S.
Graduate Student - Place Laboratory
Department of Population Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences
Cornell University - College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY
Seasonal Modulation of Ovarian Toxicity in the Siberian Hamster, Phodopus Sungorus
Hosted by Dr. Ned Place, 253-3796

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Lara Mouttham M.Sc.
Graduate Student - Fortune Laboratory
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Cornell University - College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY
A Wolf in Cow's Clothing: Ovarian tissue cryopreservation and culture in cattle as a model for wildlife conservation.
Hosted by Dr. Joanne Fortune, 253-3466

Ming Yang M.S., Ph.D.
Research Associate - Fortune Laboratory
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Cornell University - College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY
BPA Affects Fetal Ovarian Development and Steroid Production in Cattle
Hosted by Dr. Joanne Fortune, 253-3466

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Claire Stice B.S.A.
Graduate Student - Johnson Laboratory
Department of Animal Science
Cornell University - College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Ithaca, NY
Regulation of Occludin in the Growing Follicles of the Hen: Potential Role of the Oocyte
Hosted by Dr. Patricia Johnson, 255-3077

Vimal Selvaraj, B.V.Sc., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Integrative Physiology
Department of Animal Science
Cornell University - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Ithaca, NY
Enigma of the Translocator Protein (TSPO)

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Rebecca Holmes Ph.D.
Boston IVF
Boston, MA
State of the ART: New technologies in the IVF lab.
Hosted by Dr. Paula Cohen, 253-4301

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Alexander Travis V.M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Baker Institute for Animal Health
Cornell University - College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY
From Sperm to Stroke: Use of biomimetic tethering of enzymes for brain injury diagnostics.
Hosted by Dr. Vimal Selvaraj, 255-6138

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Steve Dorus Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
Syracuse University - College of Arts & Sciences
Syracuse, NY
Proteomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Sperm Composition: Paternal effects and potential post-fertilization functions.
Hosted by Dr. Mariana Wolfner, 254-4801

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Laurinda Jaffe Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Cell Biology
UConn Health Center
Farmington, CT
Regulation of Meiosis in Follicle-enclosed Mouse Oocytes by Cyclic Nucleotides
Hosted by Dr. Mariana Wolfner, 254-4801

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
CANCELLED!
Melissa Pepling Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
Syracuse University - College of Arts & Sciences
Syracuse, NY
Uncovering Mechanisms Regulating Mammalian Oocyte Development
Hosted by Dr. Joanne Fortune, 253-3466