Student Laboratory Techniques Workshop
Wednesday, June 4 - Thursday, June 5, 2008

ADInstruments Inc. is excited to sponsor this one-of-a-kind hands-on course development workshop. From absolute novice to resident expert, this intensive two-day educational forum condenses all the need- to-know skills and information into a sensible plan you can apply to any student laboratory setting.
•  Instructor-led sessions with special guest presenters.
•  Hands on experimentation with focus on proven human and animal student coursework.
•  Group size limited to 15 attendees to allow for plenty of one-on-one interaction.
•  Network with peers and discover what works and what doesn’t in the ever-changing discipline of science instruction.
Targeted training will help you unlock the full potential of your equipment and instruction. Maximize your technology investment by attending this two-day comprehensive training workshop.

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Dr. Maureen Knabb and Dr. Erin Gestl were each awarded a 2008 CASSDA Grant.  Dr. Knabb's project is entitled “Does quadraplex (G4) DNA exist in normal and cancerous cells?”. Dr. Gestl's project is entitled “Interaction of Proteins (DNA Polymerase) during DNA Replication”.  

Dr. Greg Turner, Biology, published the article, “Oak seedling growth and ectomycorrhizal colonization in adjacent oak stand and declining eastern hemlock stands infested with the hemlock woolly adelgid,” with J. Lewis, J. LiCitra, A. Tuininga, and A. Sirulnik, in Tree Physiology, 28: 629-636, 2008. 

Dr. Frank Fish, Biology, gave several presentations the Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology conference in San Antonio, TX, Jan 2-6:  He presented an invited symposium talk, 'Hydrodynamic flow control in marine mammals', which was co-authored with Laurens Howie and Mark Murray of Duke University and the United States Naval Academy, respectively.  He also presented a paper 'What's the point? Undulatory swimming with the tapering tail of the alligator,' which was co-authored with George Lauder of Harvard University.  Professor Fish co-authored the talks 'A hydroelastic model for the scaling of steady swimming in cetaceans' with Virginia Engel and John Long of Vassar College and William McLellan and Ann Pabst of the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, and 'Hydrodynamic performance of the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutotorostrata) flipper' with Lisa Cooper of the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy. In addition, he presented an invited talk "Biomechanics of terrestrial locomotion" at the New Bolton Center of the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School on January 23, 2008.

Dr. Frank Fish was co-author on a presentation with Lori Timm, Biology graduate student, entitled 'Hydrodynamic flow through the nasal cavity of sharks.'

Dr. Oné Pagan, biology, published an article "Reversal of cocaine-induced planarian behavior by parthenolide and related sesquiterpene lactones" in Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 89: 160-170 (2008). The article was coauthored with Dr. Mahrukh Azam, chemistry, and biology students Amanda Rowlands, Kimberly Urban, Apurva Bidja, Danielle Roy, Ryan Feeney and Lilly Afshari. 

Thinking about Ecology as a major? Learn about the current requirements and opportunities for students in the Department of Biology's Ecology Concentration from the following brochure:

Ecology Brochure 

The shape of humpback whale flippers could make wind energy more efficient; this intriguing possibility was recently revealed in an interview given by Dr. Frank Fish to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

To listen to the interview Click on the Read More... link listed below.