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Biology 4960-001
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Biology 4960-001
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Instructor: Dr. Steven J. Wolf
Office: Naraghi Hall of Science 269
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., and by appointment.
Calendar:
Dr. Wolf's Calendar
Phone: 667-3489. If you leave a message speak slowly and clearly or your call will not be
returned.
Email: swolf@csustan.edu
Email is for emergencies, setting up an appointment, or for questions with very
short answers. Put Biol 4960 in the subject line or it will not be acknowledged
by your instructor.
Colloquium: Friday 3:00 - 3:50 p.m. in C-102.
The Course: Biology colloquium is designed to give you an introduction to current topics in the field of Biology through invited speakers. The speakers are not paid and they may spend considerable time preparing their talks and traveling to our institution. It is imperative that you show them the utmost respect. Coming late to the presentation, leaving early, talking, using cell phones, eating and/or drinking, or any type of disruption are all considered disrespectful, and they will not be tolerated.
Seating: Students must fill seats from the front of the room.
Grading: This course is graded CR/NC. Any two (2) violations, listed below, will result in a grade of NC.
Violations: Coming in late or leaving early, talking, taking out a cell phone, cell phone ringing, eating/drinking, using a computer, sitting in the back of the room, or any disruption your instructor admonishes you for.
Attendance: You are allowed to miss one (1) presentation, with the exception of April 6 and May 4. Attendance on April 6 and May 4 is mandatory. Attendance will be verified by handing in the proper attendance sheet to your instructor at the end of the presentation. Your instructor will accept only one attendance sheet per student. Handing in an attendance sheet for another student is considered cheating and both you and that student will receive a grade of NC for the course.
Attendance sheet: Here is the attendance sheet. Cut to size and fill it out at the beginning of the class. If your instructor asks for it and it is not filled out that counts as a violation. Illegible, uncut, and/or sloppy forms will not be accepted.
Cell phones: Turn off your cell phone and put it away. If your cell phone rings and/or you are caught with it out that counts as a violation.
| Speaker Schedule | ||
| Date | Speaker | Title |
| Jan. 27 | Organizational meeting | |
| Feb. 3 | Dr. Michael Holliman, Fishbio | Determination of Optimal Operating Parameters for Electric Barriers (Aquatic Nuisance Species Barriers) on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal: Risk for Breach by Invasive Carps |
| Feb. 10 | Johey Touma, UC Merced | Drosophila Polycomb complexes restrict neuroblast competence to genereate motorneurons |
| Feb. 17 | Dr. Dave Germano, CSU Bakersfield | Research in the Land of Little Rain: Wildlife Studies in the San Joaquin Valley of California |
| Feb. 24 | Dr. Michael Fleming, CSU Stanislaus | Merde occurre: early plant successional response to elk and their activity on Mount St. Helens |
| Mar. 2 | Anthony Presto, SJV Air Pollution Control; District | Healthy air living |
| Mar. 9 | Alyssa Carrell, UC Merced | Diversity of Conifer Endophytic Bacteria |
| Mar. 16 | Dr. Craig Vierra, UOP | Spider silk: a next generation biomaterial |
| Mar. 23 | Christine Goulart, UC Merced | Understanding Antibiotic Resistance and Accelerating Bacterial Clinical Diagnostic Assays |
| Apr. 6 | Gordon Brock, Certified Labs | Opportunities in Food Safety |
| Apr. 20 | Heather Thompson, UC Merced | Host macrophages are increased after transplantation of embryonic stem cell derived hematopoietic progenitors |
| Apr. 27 | Corey Cain, UC Merced | The Role of Wnt Antagonists in Hematopoiesis |
| May 4 | Jana Pratt, CSU Stanislaus |
Survey of small mammal populations on the Snowbird Unit of the Merced Wildlife Refuge: Near and Away from Vernal Pools |
Important Date: February 22 is the last day to drop the course.