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2007-08 Biological Sciences Back

Basolo, Alexandra Louise
Professor, School of Biological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Lecturing: Genomic Conflict and Sexual Conflict
University of Padova, Padova, Italy
February 2008 - July 2008

Bergey, Elizabeth Ashley
Associate Professor, Oklahoma Biological Survey and Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Lecturing and Research: Aquatic Biology and the Downstream Effects of Hydroelectric Dams
Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
October 2007 - April 2008

Burns, John T.
Professor, Department of Biology, Bethany College, Bethany, WV
Lecturing and Research: Mentoring Students in Chronobiology; Experiments in Circadian Rhythms Using the Trans-Siberian Railroad
Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
January 2008 - August 2008

Clejan, Sanda
Retired Professor, Department of Pathology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Lecturing: Design, Promotion, Implementation and Management of Grants and Technology Transfer
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
October 2007 - March 2008

Craig, Catherine Lee
President and Chief Executive Officer, Conservation Through Poverty Alleviation International, Lincoln, MA
Research: Revitalizing Wild Silk Production to Meet Conservation and Poverty Alleviation Goals
University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Ny Tanintsika, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Wildlife Conservation Society, Antananarivo, Madagascar
September 2007 - August 2008
(African Regional Research Program)

Crone, Elizabeth Ellen
Associate Professor, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana--Missoula, Missoula, MT
Lecturing and Research: Applying Theoretical Ecology to Wildlife Conservation and Management
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
August 2007 - January 2008

Cui, Liwang
Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University--University Park, University Park, PA
Lecturing and Research: Enhancing Infectious Disease Research
Mahidol University-Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
October 2007 - April 2008

Delprato, Anna
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Research: Selective Inhibition of the Endocytic Pathway
Laboratory of Structural Enzymology and Biochemistry, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
October 2007 - February 2008

Dodo, Hortense W.
Professor, Department of Food and Animal Sciences, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Normal, AL
Lecturing and Research: Biotechnology, Tissue Culture and the Transformation of Yam; Establishing Biosafety Guidelines and Protocols for Genetically Modified Organisms
University of Cocody--Abidjan, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
October 2007 - September 2008

Edidin, Michael A.
Professor, Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Lecturing and Research: The New Biophysics of Cell Membranes
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
February 2008 - June 2008

Ellis, John
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Pennsylvania State University--Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
Lecturing and Research: Mechanistic and Molecular Aspects of Receptor Studies; Molecular Basis of Action of Muscarinic Allosteric Ligands
University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
September 2007 - January 2008

Espinoza, Robert E.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, California State University--Northridge, Northridge, CA
Lecturing and Research: Cold-blooded Strategies for Life in Cold Climates
National University of Salta, Salta, Argentina
August 2007 - November 2007

Hanan, Niall Patrick
Research Associate Professor, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Lecturing and Research: Savannas, Global Change and Africa; Long-Term Effects of Fire and Herbivory on the Ecology and Dynamics of Sahelian Savanna Communities
University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
September 2007 - August 2008

Hlousek-Radojcic, Alenka
Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary, Petersburg, VA
Lecturing: Developing Biotechnology Program
Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
January 2008 - August 2008

Hoerter, James Douglas
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
Research: Is Melanoma Initiated by UVA/UVB Induced Genomic Instability in Human Skin Stem Cells?
Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
January 2008 - July 2008

Kalinski, Michael I.
Associate Professor, Department of Exercise, Leisure and Sport, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Lecturing: Biochemistry of Exercise
Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports, Patiala, India
August 2007 - February 2008

Kannan, Ragupathy
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Arkansas, Fort Smith, Fort Smith, AR
Lecturing: Facilitation of Active Student Learning of Ecology in the Tropics With Emphasis on Field Investigations
G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India
July 2007 - January 2008

Korban, Schuyler S.
Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Distinguished Lectureship: Ethics in Biotechnology
York University, Toronto, Canada
August 2007 - December 2007
(Fulbright-York University Chair)

Langen, Tom A.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
Lecturing and Research: Impacts of Public Roads on Costa Rican National Parks; Animal Behavior With Applications to Conservation Biology
National University, Heredia, Costa Rica
August 2007 - February 2008

Lyman, Jennifer Cook
Professor, Department of Botany and Environmental Sciences, Rocky Mountain College, Billings, MT
Research: In Preparation for Future Floristic Studies
Komarov Botanical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
September 2008 - December 2008

Morris, Mariana
Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Lecturing and Research: Biomedical Animal Sciences; Sugar Consumption and Disease
University Foundation of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
September 2007 - December 2007

Morris, William Francis
Professor, Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC
Lecturing and Research: Enhancing Training of Argentine Graduate Students in Quantitative Population Ecology; Assessing Impacts of Climate Change, Human Activities, and Species Interactions on Plant Populations
National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
March 2008 - June 2008

Ntambi, James Mukasa
Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Madison, WI
Research: Long-Term Anti-Retroviral Drug Treatment and the Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Among Patients With HIV/AIDS
Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
December 2007 - June 2008
(African Regional Research Program)

Redding, Kevin Edward
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama--Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL
Research: Biophysical Analysis of Photosynthetic Mutants in Algae, Cyanobacteria and Heliobacteria
Institute of Physicochemical Biology, Paris, France
September 2007 - February 2008

Ruesink, Jennifer Li
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Lecturing and Research: Aquaculture and Sustainable Marine Resources; Oyster Operations in Estuaries
Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
January 2008 - January 2009

Small, Maureen P.
Biologist/Geneticist, Science, Conservation Division, Genetics Lab, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia, WA
Research: Microevolutionary Processes Using Island Populations of Urosaurus ornatus as a Model
Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
September 2007 - February 2008

Song, Dennis Yong
Resident, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Research: Photodynamic Therapy of Leishmaniasis
University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
August 2007 - December 2007

Temple, Matthew John
Professor, Department of Biology, Nazareth College of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Lecturing: Integrating Biomedical Informatics into Health Care Education
Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
February 2008 - July 2008

Van Volkenburgh, Elizabeth
Professor, Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Lecturing: Learning Plant Physiology by Inquiry
Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
September 2007 - December 2007

VandeHaar, Michael John
Professor, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Lecturing and Research: Nutrigenomics and Environmental Impact of Dairy Cattle: A Comparison of Dutch and U.S. Systems
Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, Netherlands
February 2008 - May 2008

Vasta, Gerardo Raul
Professor, Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, MD
Lecturing and Research: Innate Immunity; Expression of Glycosyltransferases in Enterocytes: Their Role(s) in Modulation of Binding of Galectin-1
National University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
September 2007 - December 2007

Vivanco, Jorge Manuel
Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Lecturing and Research: Chemical Ecology of the Peruvian Rainforest
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima, Peru
August 2007 - December 2007

Wild, Erik Russell
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin--Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
Lecturing and Research: Illustration, Evolution and Frogs: Collaborative Discovery in Brazil
Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
March 2008 - July 2008