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2008-09 Biological Sciences Back

Akporiaye, Emmanuel Tosan
Professor and Chair, Department of Immunobiology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Research: Use of Novel Vitamin E Analog to Treat Breast Cancer
Griffith University, Nathan, Australia
February 2009 - August 2009

Arnett, Amy Elizabeth
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Programs, Unity College, Unity, ME
Lecturing: Sharing Concepts in Insect Ecology: From Maine to Maribor
University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
February 2009 - June 2009

Bennetzen, Jeffrey Lynn
Professor, Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Research: Analysis of Genetic Diversity in the Parasite Striga and Co-Evolution With Its Cereal Hosts
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Bamako, Mali
Rural Economy Institute, Bamako, Mali
August 2008 - November 2008
(African Regional Research Program)

Benson, Spencer A.
Director and Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, College of Chemical and Life Sciences, University of Maryland--College Park, College Park, MD
Lecturing: Building a General Education Curriculium in Hong Kong Universities
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong-America Center, Hong Kong
September 2008 - July 2009

Brinegar, Anthony C.
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Maine--Farmington, Farmington, ME
Lecturing and Research: Biotechnology Education; Application of Genetic Fingerprinting to the Identification of Potato Cultivars
Kathmandu University, Kathmandu, Nepal
August 2008 - January 2009

Brown, Anne Christine
Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of New England--Biddeford, Biddeford, ME
Research: Development of Hypoosmoregulatory Ability in Landlocked and Anadromous Arctic Charr
University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway
August 2008 - February 2009

Burke, Russell L.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Research: Ecology and Evolution of an Invasive Species: How Have Lizards Changed Since They Left Home?
Municipal Museum of Zoology, Rome, Italy
April 2009 - June 2009

Carroll, John Patrick
Professor, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Lecturing and Research: Conservation of Biodiversity on Cyprus: Development of an Ecology Program at the University of Cyprus
University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Near East University, Lefkosa, Cyprus
January 2009 - August 2009

Cenedella, Richard J.
Professor, Department of Biochemistry, A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville, MO
Lecturing and Research: Human Nutrition; Pleiotropic Effects of Statins on Cultured Bovie Lens Epithelial Cells
University of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain
January 2009 - July 2009

D'Andrea-Winslow, Lisanne
Professor, Department of Biology, Science and Mathematics, Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN
Lecturing and Research: Cellular and Biochemical Analysis of Immune Coelomocytes as an Indicator of Environmental Stress in the Northern Pacific Sea Urchin
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
March 2009 - August 2009

de Buron Connors, Isaure
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Mathematics, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Research: Myxosporean Infections of Fish From Coastal South Carolina: Parasite Identification and Histopathology
Academy of Sciences Institute of Parasitology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
January 2009 - April 2009

DeStasio, Elizabeth Ann
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
Research: Age-Related Synaptic Decline in a Model System, the Nematode Worm C. Elegans
Karolinska Institute, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Stockholm, Sweden
January 2009 - June 2009

Dunlap, Kent D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Research: Cell Production in the Adult Brain: Social and Hormonal Influences in a Natural Population
National Institute of Agricultural Research, Montevideo, Uruguay
February 2009 - May 2009

Evans, Hedeel Guy
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Research: Live Cell Imaging: Protein Intracellular Dynamics in Proliferating Cells
Curie Foundation, Paris, France
January 2009 - July 2009

Gandolfo-Nixon, Maria Alejandra
Senior Research Associate, Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Lecturing and Research: Plant Taxonomy of the Laguna del Hunco Formation (Early Eocene, Tertiary), Patagonia, Argentina: Angiosperm Component
Egidio Feruglio Paleontological Museum, Chubut, Argentina
July 2008 - October 2008

Hammel, Kenneth Edward
Research Scientist, Institute for Microbial and Biochemical Sciences, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, U.S. Forest Service, Madison, WI
Research: Role of a New Fungal Enzyme in Lignin Bioconversion
International Graduate School, Zittau, Germany
October 2008 - April 2009

Hennig, Bernhard
Professor and Director, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Lecturing: Basic and Applied Experimental Design and Methodologies
University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
January 2009 - May 2009

Herman, Michael Andrew
Associate Professor, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Lecturing and Research: Quantitative Genomics to Enhance Collaboration Between Dutch and Kansas Ecological Genomics Programs
Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, Netherlands
September 2008 - December 2008

Hernandez-Valero, Maria A.
Instructor, Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas--M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Research: Phthalate Exposure and Breast Cancer in the Mexican Border States
Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, Toluca, Mexico
September 2008 - June 2009

Hufbauer, Ruth Arabelle
Associate Professor, Department of Bioagricultural Science and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Research: Testing Fundamental Assumptions in Invasion Biology: A Cross-Continental Approach
National Institute for Agricultural Research, Montpelier, France
July 2009 - November 2009

Hughes, Kimberly A.
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Biology, School of Integrative Biology, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Research: Genomic Signatures of Frequency-Dependent Selection
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
February 2009 - May 2009

Koptur, Suzanne
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Research: Tri-Trophic Interactions Among Herbivores, Their Natural Enemies and Their Host Plants Bearing Extrafloral Nectaries
Institute of Ecology, Xalapa, Mexico
January 2009 - September 2009

Letourneau, Deborah K.
Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, University of California--Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
Lecturing and Research: Making Biodiversity Work: How Can Biodiversity Aid in Crop Pest Control?
Del Valle University, Cali, Colombia
January 2009 - June 2009

Lindgren, Susanne W.
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University--Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
Lecturing and Research: Pathogenic Bacteriology and Host-Pathogen Interaction; Molecular and Cellular Characterization of a Novel E. coli Colibactin Molecule to Determine its Role in Infection and Disease
Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
March 2009 - August 2009

Pope, Robert Kyle
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, MD
Research: Calcium in the Python Diet: Examination of a New Intestinal Cell Type
Hubert Curien Multidisciplinary Institute, Strasbourg, France
June 2009 - June 2010

Powell, Larkin Andrew
Associate Professor, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Lecturing and Research: Natural Resources; Bush Encroachment: Assessment of Cultural Biases of Landowners Faced With Bush Management Decisions
Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
January 2009 - December 2009

Quinlan, Jennifer Julia
Assistant Professor, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Arts and Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Lecturing: Food Safety and Nutrition; Gaining an Understanding of the Issues and Challenges Faced by Different Cultures
Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary
February 2009 - July 2009

Rossie, Sandra Suzan
Professor, Department of Biochemistry, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Lecturing and Research: Analyzing the Structural Basis of Protein Phosphatase 5 Regulation; Written and Oral Communication of Biological Science Research in English
Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia
August 2008 - November 2008

Samonds, Karen E
Research Associate, Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal,
Research: Unraveling the Origin and Evolution of Vertebrate Fauna
University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
May 2009 - January 2010
(African Regional Research Program)

Saul, Alan B.
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Research: Mechanisms Underlying Timing in Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
August 2008 - November 2008

Shain, Daniel H.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--Camden, Camden, NJ
Lecturing and Research: Cocoon Production in Giant Earthworms
National Research Institute for Amazonia, Manaus, Brazil
September 2008 - January 2009

Storfer, Andrew T.
Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Research: Genetic of Recolonization: The Recovery of Frog Populations Following an Epidemic
James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, Australia
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
August 2008 - August 2009

Stromberger, Mary E.
Associate Professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Lecturing and Research: Soil Biodiversity Dynamics in Response to Environmental Change; Soil Microbial Ecology
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
January 2009 - July 2009

Swanson, David Leslie
Professor, Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Lecturing and Research: Ecological Physiology and Biogeography of Passerine Birds in Chile
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
February 2009 - April 2009

Thurman, Carl L. II
Professor, Department of Biology, College of Natural Science, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Research: Osmoregulation by Fiddler Crabs From Southern Brazil
University of Sao Paulo--Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
May 2009 - September 2009

Varkey, Jacob P.
Professor, Biological Sciences, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Lecturing: Molecular Cell Biology Course for the Biotechnology Program at Calicut University
University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India
August 2008 - February 2009

Walla, Thomas Robert
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO
Research: Collaborative Advances in Diversity Measures and Museum Curation
Ecuadorian Museum of Natural Science, Quito, Ecuador
September 2008 - January 2009

Watson, Phillip Lowell
Professor and Coordinator, Department of Biology, Arts and Sciences, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
Lecturing and Research: Feasibility of Biological Microbial Control of Pests of Stored Products
Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
February 2009 - July 2009

Wolfenbarger, Lillian LaReesa
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Nebraska--Omaha, Omaha, NE
Research: Uniting Ecological and Evolutionary Approaches for the Ecological Impacts of Global Climate Change, Fisheries Management and Agriculture
University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
August 2008 - January 2009

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