University of New England

Life Science Speaker Series features UNE biological scholarship

The Life Science Speaker Series is a public forum highlighting some of the exciting biological scholarship taking place at the University of New England's University Campus in Biddeford.

All are invited; pizza, drinks, dessert are provided. 

The series is sponsored by UNE Department of Biological Sciences, and the Dean's Offices of the Colleges of Arts and Science and Osteopathic Medicine.

Schedule Fall 2005

Tuesday, Oct 4 
3:00-3:50 p.m.
Alfond 205
Ed Bilsky, Ph.D. 
Dept. of Pharmacology, COM 
Opioid Pharmacology and its Application for the Treatment of Pain and Addiction

Tuesday, Oct 18 
3:00-3:50 p.m.
Alfond 205 
Markus Frederich, Ph.D. 
Dept. of Biological Sciences, CAS 
Hot stuff on cool crabs: How crustaceans survive extreme temperatures

Tuesday, Nov 1 
3:00-3:50 p.m.
Alfond 205 
James Hunt, Ph.D. 
Dept. of Biological Sciences, CAS 
Title to be announced

Tuesday, Nov 15 
3:00-3:50 p.m.
Alfond 205 
Updates on honors thesis projects by undergraduates in Biological Sciences:
3:00 p.m. Dustin Kniefel - Isolation and characterization of viruses infecting high DMSP-lyase producing Emiliana huxleyi (Prymnesiophyceae)
3:30 p.m. Lindsay Murray-Muller - Temperature tolerance in crsutaceans: Critical temperature and AMP - activated protein kinase.

Other speakers and titles to be announced.

(Press release issued Oct. 5, 2005)