Human Genetics
Seminar Series Spring 2002
March 18
Steven McKnight, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman Department of Biochemistry
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
"Reciprocal Coupling of Metabolism and Circadian Rhythm"
Host: Louis Ptacek
April 15
Mary Mullins, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
University of Pennsylvania
"From Eggs to Tails of Zebrafish: Maternally-Controlled Processes and
the BMPs of Development"
Host: David Grunwald
May 6
Barry Ganetzky, Ph.D.
Steenbock Professor Laboratory of Genetics University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Genetic Dissection of Neural Signaling and Neurodegeneration in Drosophila"
Host: Louis Ptacek
May 17 (Friday)
Mike Yarus, Ph.D.
Professor Department of MCD Biology
University of Colorado
"The Plausibility of a Ribocyte: RNA Cells as Ancestors"
Host: John Atkins
May 20
Leena Peltonen, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair Department of Human Genetics
University of California at Los Angeles
"Tracking Genes of Common Diseases in the Isolated Population of Finland"
Host: Mark Leppert
