Science Seminars (Fall 2011-Spring 2012)
The Natural and Behavioral Sciences (NBS) seminar series brings scientists to campus to present their original research. The goal is not only to expose our students to a broad range of cutting-edge scientific work and technology but also to connect them with scientists from academic, goverment and industrial sectors. The NBS Division is made up of many departments including Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics and Enginnering, and Psychology, and speakers are encouraged to make their presentations accessible to a broad scientific audience. The public is also welcome.
The Pascal Society hosts interdisciplinary speakers who present on issues of science and faith. Seminars it sponsors are included in the schedule below.
*Seminars are scheduled for Fridays at 3:30 pm, in Winter Hall, Room 210 unless otherwise noted*
Fall Semester:
Oct. 21 - Biology - Ruth Taniguchi, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Diabetes Center, UC San Francisco
"When good cells go bad: how cellular events in the thymus lead to eye autoimmunity"
Nov. 4 - Mathematics - Rollie Trapp, Ph.D., Cal State San Bernardino
"Hyperbolic Geometry, Surfaces and Knots"
Nov. 11 -Biology - Don Menick '75, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
"The Beat Goes On: Therapeutic Potential for HDAC Inhibitors in the Heart"
Spring Semester:
Jan. 20 -
Feb. 3 -
Feb. 10 - Mathematics - S. Joshua Swamidass, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
"Repurposing and Repositioning Drugs, and a Christian Perspective on Science"
Feb. 17 -
Mar. 2 -
Mar. 23 - Chemistry
Apr. 13 - Chemistry - Eric Scerri, Ph. D., Lecturer in Chemistry and the History and Philosophy of Science, UC Los Angeles