California Academy of Sciences
Research Seminar Series - Fall 2009

   September 15, 2009* - 3:00-4:00PM


Robert C. Fleischer, Ph. D.
Head, Genetics Program, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

"Trouble in Paradise: Genetics, Disease, and Conservation of Hawaiian Birds"



   September 17, 2009* - 2:30-3:30PM


Paul Fine, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley

"Habitat specialization and diversification of Protium (Burseraceae) in the Western Amazon"



   September 24, 2009* - Boardroom


Mike Sorenson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Department of Biology,
Boston University

“Phylogenetic Perspectives on Speciation and Host-specific Adaptation in Obligate Brood Parasites”



   October 1, 2009* - Boardroom


Lawrence Frank, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Scientific Computation in Imaging
Associate Director, UCSD Center for Functional MRI
UC San Diego.

"The Digital Fish Library: Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Marine Biology Research and Education"



   October 8, 2009


TBD, Ph.D.
TBD

"TBA"



   October 15, 2009* - 3:00-4:00PM in Boardroom


Carlos Garza, Ph.D.
Research Geneticist, Molecular Ecology Team Leader

“Conservation Genetics of California's Salmonids”



   October 22, 2009


TBD
TBD

"TBA"



   October 29, 2009* - Boardroom


Karen Crow, Ph.D.
San Francisco State University.

"TBA"



   November 5, 2009


Daniel Palacios, Ph.D.
Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research
University of Hawaii at Manoa

"Explorations of the Pacific Ocean: The top predator perspective"



   November 12, 2009* - Boardroom


TBD, Ph.D.


"TBA"



   November 19, 2009


TBD, Ph.D.


"TBA"



   December 3, 2009


Bill Monahan, Ph.D.
TBA.

"TBA"



   December 10, 2009* - Boardroom


TBD, Ph.D.
TBD.

"TBA"



Seminar Logistics

Seminars are held in the Third Floor Education Classroom (near the Naturalist Center) from 1:00-2:00pm every Thursday, unless otherwise noted(*).

Seminars are open to the general public. For details on how to enter the museum to attend the seminar, please contact:

Dana Robson
415-379-5848
drobson@calacademy.org