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2012 Seminars & Science Events

Leigh Anne Harden '07, UNC Wilmington
Biology & Conservation of Terrapins

Dr. Heather Evans-Anderson, Winthrop University
Using Sea Squirts (Ciona intestinalis) to Study Heart Development and Regeneration

Dr. Kristen Cecala, Davidson College
The Role of Behavior in Influencing Headwater Salamander Responses to Anthropogenic Development

Dr. Kristine Grayson, University of Virginia
Sex Ratio Bias Drives an Extinction Vortex in an Island Population or Tuatara

Dr. Thomas Rainwater, US Fish & Wildlife Services
Reality Bites: Conservation Threats to Endangered Crocodilians

Ms. Jackie Guzy, Davidson College
The Spatial Configuration of Greenspace Affects Semi-Aquatic Turtle Occupancy & Species Richness in a Suburban Landscape

Dr. Chris Paradise, Davidson College
Land Cover Patterns Around Parks Affect Insect Pollinators in the Parks

Dr. Chris Jenkins, Orianne Society
The IUCN Viper Specialist Group: Timber Rattlesnake Conservation in Appalachia

Bio 363 Presentation: 2012 World AIDS Conference Recap

Dr. Stephanie Courchesne-Schlink '02, National Institutes of Health
Policy & Science: Translating Science to Inform Public Policy, or How to Explain the Human Genome to Congress in 60 Brief Seconds

Dr. Kyle Barrett, Clemson University
Conserving Amphibian & Reptile Biodiversity in the Face of Climate Change: Some Potential Problems & Potential Solutions

Honors Theses Preview - Elene Clemens, '13 & Maddie Kern, '13

Dr. Whit Gibbons, Savannah River Ecology Lab
Mysteries to Discoveries in the Hidden Biodiversity Around Us: Adventures with Reptiles & Amphibians

Rick Gaskins, Catawba Riverkeeper
The Catawba River - An Endangered Treasure

Dr. Joe Mendelson, Zoo Atlanta
The Scope, Scale, & Implications of Global Amphibian Extinctions

Dr. Kim McAllister, UC Davis
Unexpected Roles for Immune Molecules in Brain Development & Disease

Honors Thesis Presentation - Greg Swan, '13
Beyond the On/Off Switch:  A New Enhancer in the Cd4 Gene May Help Explain Modulation of Cd4

DRI Group Investigation Presentation
A Herpetologist's Spring Break:  Amphibians & Reptiles Through the Southeast

Honors Thesis Presentation - Daniel Cook, '12
Characterizing the Impact of Selenium on Ozone-Stressed Lung Cells

Honors Thesis Presentation - Alexis Valauri-Orton, '12
A Thesis in Two Parts: Water Purification Byproduct Dichloroacetic Acid Induces Stress in Lung Cells & an Eighth Grade Curriculum Investigating Water Quality

Dr. Sallie Permar (Duke University)
Maternal Vaccination to Prevent Vertical Transmission of Neonatal Viral Pathogens

Gwen Cook (Mecklenburg County Parks & Recreation)
Greenways:  Meeting Public Needs for Movement, Nature, & Community Places

Dr. Jun-tao Guo (UNC Charlotte)
Dance to Express - A Story About Transcription Factor-DNA Interactions

Brian Bumann (US Green Building Council, Charlotte Chapter)
LEED Principles of Smart Growth

Dr. Jeff Lovich (USGS)
Terrestrial Wildlife Conservation and Renewable Energy Development in the Desert Southwest United States with Emphasis on the Desert Tortoise

Dr. Jeremiah Putnam (Davidson College)
History of Premedicine at Davidson

Jackie Guzy (Davidson College)
Urbanization Interferes with the Ability to Use Anurans as Indicators of Wetland Health

Dr. Karmella Haynes (University of Arizona)
No More Magic Bullets: Combining Synthetic Biology with Bioinformatics for Engineering Medicine

Sarah Shoemaker (UNC Charlotte)
Forest Biodiversity & Urbanization

Dr. Mark Stanback (Davidson College)
Reproductive Constraints in the Cooperatively Breeding Brown-headed Nuthatch

Dr. Sophia Sarafova (Davidson College)
A New Mouse Sub-Strain with Dysregulated T Cell Homeostasis

Doug Shoemaker (UNC Charlotte)
Mapping Historical Development Patterns & Forecasting Urban Growth in Western NC: 1976-2030