The E.O. Grundset Lecture Series, named in honor of Southern’s beloved biology professor of 35 years, hosts research presentations by biologists and other scholars. The series is presented by the Kappa Phi Chapter of the Tri-Beta National Honor Society and the Biology Department.
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David Lindsey - Listening to the Conversations of Social Amoeba
Southern Adventist University
David Lindsey spoke at Southern Adventist University on December 5, 2013 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. His presentation was on social amoeba.
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Hope Klug - Parental Care, Filial Cannibalism, and the Evolution of Social Behavior
Southern Adventist University
Hope Klug spoke at Southern Adventist University for the E.O. Grundset lecture series on March 28, 2013. She spoke on parental care and the evolution of social behavior.
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James A. Tucker - The Ology of Ornithon
Southern Adventist University
James A. Tucker spoke at Southern Adventist University for the E.O. Grundset lecture series on October 24, 2013. He spoke on the ology of ornithon.
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John F. Stout - Serendipity and Dogma: Behavior Control in a "Simple" Animal (A Neuroethological Study)
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John F. Stout spoke at Southern Adventist University on September 19, 2013 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. He spoke on behavior control in animals.
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Lee Grismer - Using Phylogenetics to Discover and Conserve Unrealized Reptile Diversity in South East Asia
Southern Adventist University
Lee Grismer spoke at Southern Adventist University on October 10, 2013 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. He presented on phylogenetics and how they can be used to discover and preserve unrealized reptile diversity in South East Asia.
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Robert Carter - The Non-Mythical Adam and Eve
Southern Adventist University
Robert Carter spoke at Southern Adventist University for the E.O. Grundset lecture series on January 24, 2013. He spoke on Adam and Eve.
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Scott Hodges - Medical Research/Understanding Study Types and Drug/Implant Classifications
Southern Adventist University
Scott Hughes spoke at Southern Adventist University on March 14, 2013 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. He spoke on medical research.
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Southern Student Presentations 2013
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Southern student research presentations for 2013.
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Bobby Harrison - Among Wild Wings: Discoveries Through the Aperture
Southern Adventist University
Bobby Harrison spoke at Southern Adventist University on September 13, 2012 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. He spoke on discoveries through the aperture.
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David Nelson - Behavioral Ecology of Venom Use and Ontogenetic Development of Venom in the Western Widow Spider
Southern Adventist University
David Neslon spoke at Southern Adventist University on April 10, 2012for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. He spoke on behavioral ecology and venom in spiders.
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Gilbert Burnham - Elimination of Filarial Infections in Man
Southern Adventist University
Gilbert Burnham spoke at Southern Adventist University on October 25, 2012 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. He spoke on filarial infections.
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Henri Grissino-Mayer - Dating Historic Structures Using Dendroarchaeology
Southern Adventist University
When human nature meets mother nature.
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James Adams - Cool Biology in a Hot Place
Southern Adventist University
James Adams spoke at Southern Adventist University on December 6, 2012 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series.
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Jim Nestler, Ph.D. - Sea Cucumbers: How to Eat Dirt, Breathe Through Your Anus, and Lose Your Guts
Southern Adventist University
Sea cucumbers (Phylum Echinodermata) are intruiging marine organisms because of their nutrient cycling, their defensive strategy of vomiting their internal organs at predators, and their respiratory habits. Dr. Nestler will share the findings of recent tropical and temperate marine research projects that have examined the ecological importance and behavioral effects of light on sea cucumbers in their natural environment , as well as the molecular basis of their light detection ability.
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Jose Barbosa - Applicability of Bio Knowledge
Southern Adventist University
Jose Barbosa spoke at Southern Adventist University on March 22, 2012 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. He spoke on the applicability of bio knowledge.
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Leonard Brand - Utah Geology: Thinking and Searching Outside the Box
Southern Adventist University
Leonard Brand spoke at Southern Adventist University on November 8, 2012 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. He spoke on geology in Utah.
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Henri Grissino-Mayer - Dendrochronology and the Science of Tree Rings: The Value of Old and Historic Trees in the U.S.
Southern Adventist University
Henri Grissino-Mayer spoke at Southern Adventist University on November 10, 2011 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. He spoke on the science of tree rings.
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James L. Gulley, M.D., Ph.D. - Thwarting the (tumor) Gain Without the Pain: Training the Cancer Patients' Immune System to Fight Cancer
Southern Adventist University
Training the cancer patients' immune system to fight cancer.
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Jason G. Parker, Ph.D. - Imaging the Brain: From Treating Disease to Augmenting Performance
Southern Adventist University
Jason G. Parker spoke at Southern Adventist University on March 17, 2011, for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. He spoke on the brain and the many different ways to study it.
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Jennie Janssen, M.S. - Stretcher Training of the Giant Manta
Southern Adventist University
Jennie Janssen spoke at Southern Adventist University on February 10, 2011 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. She spoke on the giant manta.
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Joe Rudd, Ph.D. - 21st Century Trauma Care: Evolving Science versus Bureaucratic Gridlock
Southern Adventist University
Joe Rudd spoke at Southern Adventist University on September 15, 2011 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. He spoke on trauma care.
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Jon D. Gabbard - Influenza Virus Infection and the Quest for a Universal Vaccine
Southern Adventist University
Jon D. Gabbard spoke at Southern Adventist University for the E.O. Grundset lecture series on January 20, 2011. He spoke on the flu virus and the vaccine.
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Kevin Calhoon, M.S. - Journey to America
Southern Adventist University
Kevin Calhoon spoke at Southern Adventist University on December 1, 2011 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series.
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Kurt Wise, Ph.D. - Caves Eroded: Up or Down?
Southern Adventist University
Kurt Wise spoke at Southern Adventist University on April 14, 2011 for the E.O. Grundset lecture series. He spoke on the erosion of caves.
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Paul Buchheim, Ph.D. - Predicting Lacustrine Microbialite Distribution and Facies Associations: The Eocene Green River Formation Analouge
Southern Adventist University
The Eocene Green River Formation Analogue