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Department Seminars - Fall '08

 

Unless otherwise noted, seminars are in 348 Morrison Hall at 12:20pm

Date

Speaker

Host

Title

 

Sept 9

 

Ron Butler

 

New Employee, Graduate Student, Visitor Introductions and Service Awards       Lunch provided

 

 

16

Richard J. Grant, President Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, NY

 

 

MEV

Current and Future Research and Outreach Programs at Miner Institute and the Future of Animal Science Programs.

 

 

23

Andrew Novakovic

E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics

RWatters

and REA

Deciphering Recent and Future Drivers of Feed Corn Prices

 

30

 

No seminar

 

 

 

 

 

Mon

Oct 6

Ikhide Imumorin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology Spelman College

Atlanta, GA

 

XL

When Fathers and Mothers are Unequal:  Epigenetics Studies in Cattle.  Candidate, Animal Molecular Quantitative Geneticist Position.   

Note:  Seminar Time is 11:15-12:30

 

 

Thurs

Oct 9

James E. Koltes, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

Animal Genetics

University of Liege, Belgium

 

XL

Moving from Single Genes to Systems Biology to Improve Animal Agriculture.  Candidate, Animal Molecular Quantitative Geneticist Position. 

Note:  Seminar Time is 11:15–12:30

 

 

14

 

Faculty Retreat

 

 

Fall Break

 

 

Mon

Oct 20

Anna V. Kukekova, Ph.D.

Research Associate

Baker Institute

Cornell University

 

XL

Genetics of behavior in the silver fox.

Candidate, Animal Molecular Quantitative Geneticist Position.  

Note:  Seminar Time is 11:15–12:30

 

21

 

No Seminar

 

 

Cornell Nutrition Conference

 

Thurs

Oct 23

Kreg Leymaster

USMARC, Clay Center, NE

 

MLT

Evaluation of five types of prolific crossbred ewes in high- and low-input lambing systems.

Note:  Seminar Time is 4:00 – 5:00 pm

 

28

 

No Seminar

 

 

 

 

Nov 4

Helen Markewich,  PhD Candidate, Animal Science Dept

 

A. Pell

Cattle Feeding and Manure Management Strategies on Small-Holder Farms in Kenya.

 

11

Kevin Hsu, Ph.D. Candidate

Animal Science Dept.

 

REA

Modifying Egg Yolk Composition to Investigate the Cholesterol Requirement of the Chick Embryo.

 

18

Quirine Ketterings

Animal Science Dept.

 

REA

Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program: Applied Research, Extension and Teaching in a Regulatory Environment.

25

Dennis Poppi, Schools of Animal Studies & Veterinary Science Univ. of Queensland, Australia

REA

Research Down Under: A Quick Trip Through Nutrition Research at the University of Queensland, Australia.

 

Dec 2

Mary E. Delany, Chair

Dept. of Animal Science

Univ. of California, Davis

REA

Departmental Strategic Planning:  Does a Professional Consultant Work?