Biology Core Lecture Series

As part of an ongoing series, the Biology core is hosting lectures on Biology research. These lectures are now available online, in Macromedia Breeze format.

2007 - 2008 Series

The first presenter of the new Series is Pierre Freeman, IBC and IACUC Director. NDSU Office of Sponsored Promrams. His presentation is on "Research Compliance".

Teryl Grosz, IRB Director/Research Compliance & Training Officer. Her presentation is on the tasks and responsibilities of the Institutional Review Board.

Two students from Minot State University give presentations on their research: Pam Clarkson gives a presentation on the "Effects of atrazine on thyroid hormone induction of metamorphosis in the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)" and Heather Modrow gives a presentation entitled "Diet of Tiger Salamanders in North Dakota, with implications for flow of heavy metals through wetland food webs."

 

2006 - 2007 Series

The first presenter is Don Anton from Valley City State University. His presentation is entitled "Binding of 2,4-D to Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2b".

Thomas Wahl; Senior Forensic DNA Analyst for the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology at North Dakota State Univeristy. His presentation provides a fascinating look at the history and methods behind forensic DNA typing.

Minot State University Student Moran L. Grundstad will discuss "Auxin and control of leaf expansion in Arabidopsis"

Berch Henry, Ph.D., Forensic Program Director, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at North Dakota State University, presents an "Introduction to Forensic DNA Typing. Part 2".

Valley City State University - Student Tiffany Ost, advised by Andre DeLorme, Ph.D., will discuss The Effects of Atrazine on the Developmental Stages of the Fruit Fly, Drosophila Melanogaster.

Dennis Cooley, Ph.D., Associate Professor, NDSU Department of History, presents an “Introduction to Biomedical Ethics"

2005 - 2006 Series

The first presenter to be made available is Sheri Dorsam, Ph.D; Director of the Biology Core Facility.
Her outstanding presentation explains the concepts, processes, and techniques of Realtime Polymerase Chain Reaction sequencing and detection.

The second presenter to be made available online is Pawel Borowicz, DVM. He discusses the concepts, techniques, and processes involved in Computerized Biological Image Analysis and Enhancement. A fascinating look at complex image processing, involving microscopy, digital photography, and software processing of the resulting images.

The third presenter to be made available online is Masaru Miyagi, Ph.D. His presentation elucidates the connections between Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, presenting excellent background information, a how-and-why discussion, and also a brief introduction to the UND Proteomics Core facility and staff.

The fourth presenter to be made available online is Phil McClean, Ph.D. His presentation discusses the relationship between DNA sequencing and potential future INBRE projects.

The fifth presenter to be made available online is Gregory R. Cook, Ph.D. His presentation discusses the Cook Group's research on Zinc Metalloenzymes and the importance of connections between Synthetic Organic Chemists and Biologists.

The sixth presenter to be made available online is Sheri Dorsam, Ph.D; Director of the Biology Core Facility. Her presentation explains the technology behind several different microarray techniques.

The seventh presenter to be made available online is Larry Reynolds, Ph.D; Professor of animal sciences at NDSU and a director of the Center for Nutrition and Pregnancy. His presentation explains the Basis of Fetal Programming of Adult Disease.

The eighth presenter to be made available online is Anna Grazul-Bilska, Ph.D., Associate Professor of animal sciences at NDSU. Her presentation entitled, "Assisted Reproduction in Human Medicine", previews the principles of various assisted reproduction technologies.

The latest presenter to be made available online is Stefan Balaz, Ph.D., Professor of pharmaceutical sciences at NDSU. His presentation entitled, "Interactions of Chemicals with Biological Systems: Molecular Modeling Provides Answers", is a review of Internet resources and molecular modeling approaches, which help elucidate the interactions between chemicals and components of biological systems. The focus is on modeling methods available to all INBRE participants through the Computational Chemistry and Biology Network.