Image from Hao and Golding 2009 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/genetics.109.104216)
Brian Golding from McMaster University is in town tomorrow for a seminar titled “Lateral gene transfer and variable rates of evolution in bacterial genome evolution.” Happy hour with Naked Dove beer will follow Dr. Golding’s presentation.
Expect to see plenty of this later tonight, as the high flying Sabres look to light up a porous Flyers defense.
We’re meeting for beers at Dicky’s tonight at around 8PM. We’ll be watching the first game of the hockey play-off series between the Buffalo Sabres and the Philadelphia Flyers. Anthony is a Flyers fan, so we’re going to beat him up after the game if the Sabres lose.
Join us after seminar this Friday for some fresh-from-the-brewery beer from the region’s newest brewery: Naked Dove.
David Sheets from Canisius College is in town this Friday to discuss “Approaches to characterizing ontogenetic patterns in closely related species using geometric morphometric techniques.” His seminar is at 3PM in Hutch 316. Dr. Sheets has published extensively on geometric morphometrics, including studies of everything from human teeth (DOI link) to damselfish (DOI link). He also coauthored the book Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists.
Rob Unckless from the Jaenike and Orr Labs is defending his thesis on “Parasitic elements, extinction and adaptation: theoretical and empirical investigations” tomorrow morning at 11AM in Computer Science 209. I hope he passes because we’ve already scheduled a party for Friday night at Bob Minckley’s house…
Photo credits: Left photo by Tom Lee from http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2011/01/05/143001_local-news.html; right from Wikimedia commons by Muhammad Mahdi Karim.
Michael Turelli from UC Davis is in town today and tomorrow. He’s giving a talk this afternoon (Thursday) at 3:30PM in Hutch 473 on “Cytoplasmic incompatibility and the rapid spread and evolution of Wolbachia infections: an update on data, theory and an ongoing attempt to control dengue fever.”
UPDATE: The seminar was originally (and mistakenly) listed as taking place 3, 3:30 is the correct time.
Campus is going to look a bit different in the near future. The Warner School of Education is getting a new building. The new three-story brick structure will be located between Wilson Commons and Todd Union. Raymond F. LeChase Hall is expected to open in January 2013.
