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  Carpenter-Cohn Lecture

   

Roger E. Carpenter and Theodore J. Cohn
Lecture in Comparative Biology


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This lecture series was established in honor of Dr. Roger E. Carpenter and in honor of and in memoriam for Dr. Theodore (Ted) J. Cohn. Both were professors of the Department of Biology at San Diego State University, and both made outstanding contributions in teaching and research. Roger is a comparative physiologist in ecological and evolutionary physiology. Ted was an active insect systematist, specializing in groups of the western US and Mexico. This Carpenter-Cohn lecture, held annually each spring, highlights the research of a distinguished biologist whose research perspective is integrative and emphasizes major patterns and unifying themes in comparative biology.

23rd Annual Carpenter-Cohn lecture in
Comparative Biology

Dr. Cheryl Hayashi

Title:
Evolutionary and Functional Genomics of Spider Silks


Monday 4-5 pm, October 8, 2018
Aztec Student Union Theater (2nd floor, east end)


Parking Lot 4 (permits purchased at dispenser at n.e. corner)
General Parking Information

Reception (5-7 pm) following talk: Faculty/Staff Center Patio


The 2018 Carpenter-Cohn Lecture will be presented by Dr. Cheryl Hayashi of the American Museum of Natural History. Dr. Hayashi is Curator, Professor and Leon Hess Director of Comparative Biology Research, and Director of the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics at the AMNH. Cheryl studies the functional genomics of adaptive molecules, with particular emphasis on the evolution and biomimetic potential of remarkable molecules produced by spiders. She is widely recognized as a pioneer in the study of silks, and her integrative research has been supported extensively by the National Science Foundation, Army Research Office, US Department of Energy, and Air Force Office of Scientific Research, among others. Dr. Hayashi is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and University of California-Riverside’s Chancellor’s Chair Award, and frequently communicates science to diverse audiences, including a TED talk. Please join us for an exciting and informative talk on Dr. Hayashi's research.



Earlier Lectures:


2006 Lecture: Dr. Brian McNab
      University of Florida
      
"When Less is More: Vertebrate Adaptations to Island Life"
      Geology Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Room 333, 24 April 2006, 4 pm

2005 Lecture: Dr. Daniel E. Crocker
      Sonoma State University
      Hardy Tower, Room 140, 18 April 2004, 4 pm

2004 Lecture: Dr. Raymond Huey
      University of Washington
      
"Success and Death in Thin Air: Natural Selection on Himalayan Mountaineers"
      Hardy Tower, Room 140, 12 April 2004, 4 pm

2003 Lecture: Dr. Karl J. Niklas
      
Cornell University
      
"The Green Tapestry of Life: Plant Evolution and the Invasion of Land"
      Hardy Tower, Room 140, 17 March 2003, 4 pm

2002 Lecture: Dr. Gerald Kooyman
      
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
      
"Emperor Penguins: Going for the Gold of Extreme Adaptations:
        Diving, Flying, and Fasting,"

      Hardy Tower, Room 140, 11 March 2002, 4 pm

2001 Lecture: Dr. Terrie Williams
      
University of California, Santa Cruz
      
"The Price of Speed. Athletic Secrets from Diving Dolphins and Bouncing Dogs"
      Hardy Tower, Room 140, 30 April 2001, 4 pm

2000 Lecture: Dr. Jeffrey Graham
      
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
      
"Tuna Tunes: Harmony, rhythm, tempo, and variations on themes in Nature's
        scombrid sonata"

      3 April 2000, 4 pm

1999 Lecture: Dr. Robert J. Full
      
University of California, Berkeley
      
"Biological Inspiration for the Design of Many-Legged Locomotors"
      Hepner Hall, Room 221, 19 April 1999, 4 pm

1998 Lecture: Dr. Ken Dial
      University of Montana
      
"An Inside Look at How Birds Fly"

1997 Lecture: Dr. Hal Mooney
      Stanford University
      
"Biotic Systems in a High CO2 World"

1996 Lecture: Dr. Bill Dawson
      University of Michigan
      
"Experimental Approaches to Natural History"