January 20
“Branching processes, a mathematical model with
applications in Biology”
Dr. David Hull
Valparaiso University
Neils Science Center RM234, 3:30-4:30

January 27
“Probing Protein Pathways: plant responses to
environmental signals”
Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly
University of Illinois at Chicago
Neils Science Center RM234, 3:30-4:30

February 3
“Increasing atmospheric CO2 does more than warm
the planet: direct effects on plants, insect
herbivores, and their predators”
Dr. Dave Karowe
Western Michigan University
Neils Science Center RM234, 3:30-4:30

February 10
Annual Celebration of Darwin Day
Dr. Trevor Price
The University of Chicago
Christopher Center Duesenberg Community Room
(CLR200), 3:30-4:30

February 17
“Maximizing Information, Minimizing Correlation: I
Come to Bury Entanglement, Not To Praise It”
Dr. Nathan Harshman
American University
Neils Science Center RM234, 3:30-4:30

February 24
“Geophysics”
Dr. David Kohlstedt (VU ‘65)
University of Minnesota
Neils Science Center RM234, 3:30-4:30

March 23
“A tale of tails: control of gene expression through
histone protein modification”
Dr. Michael Pikaart
Hope College
Neils Science Center RM234, 3:30-4:30

March 30
“Physics meets Biology: From Neurons to protein
folding & design”
Dr. Tobin Sosnick
University of Chicago
Neils Science Center RM234, 3:30-4:30

April 13
Valparaiso Student Research
Lauren Zager, Carlton Lyons and Melissa Kohner-Dick
Lab
Heather Herakovich and Yacoub Aljobeh-Eberhardt Lab
Neils Science Center RM234, 3:30-4:30

April 20
Valparaiso Student Research
Michael Woodson-Swanson Lab
Neils Science Center RM234, 3:30-4:30

April 27
Valparaiso Student Research
Jake Yablonowski and Tayler Grashel-Watters Lab
Laura Harness and Nathan Maassel-Scaglione-Sewell
lab
Neils Science Center RM234, 3:30-4:30

May 4
Valparaiso Student Research
David Goad-Swanson Lab
Alex Zapata, Elizabeth Phillippi and Blair Mitchell-Watters Lab
Neils Science Center RM234, 3:30-4:30

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