Events of 2001-2002
Faculty Research Award Lecture:
December 13, 2001, 4:00 p.m.
Syracuse University, Physics Building, Room 202
Dr. Paul Souder: "Searching for the 'Atoms' of Space"

Fall/Winter Research Lecture:
February 21, 2002, 4:00 p.m., 5 Illick Hall, SUNY/CES&F

Dr. Barry E. Knox
"Frogs and Vision"

Co-sponsored by the Syracuse Chapter of Sigma Xi, the SU Biology Department, and the SUNY/CES&F Biology Department

Barry Knox is Director of the Cell and Molecular Biology

Program, SUNY Upstate Medical University

ABSTRACT: Vision begins in the retina, a specialized part of the brain that lines the posterior of the eye. The retina contains light-sensitive cells, rods and cones, that absorb photons and convert that energy into a neural signal. These photoreceptors express unique sets of genes that enable them to carry out phototransduction. Mechanisms by which gene expression is controlled in the retina are now being revealed. Evidence is emerging that in rods, which are responsible for night vision, important regulatory elements are conserved in many vertebrates and are found in the DNA sequences immediately upstream of the coding region. The South African frog, Xenopus laevis, offers a number of specific advantages for studying molecular mechanisms of gene regulation. Through the use of transgenic and ex vivo experimental approaches, insight is being gained into the physiology, degeneration and transcriptional control in the retina.

2002 SENIOR AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE Dr. David L. Johnson Professor, Department of Chemistry, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

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Dr. Johnson receives his certificate from Syracuse Chapter President, Professor Mark Monmonier

2002 OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD Andrea M. Dvorak, Le Moyne College

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Andrea Dvorak receiving her certificate from Professor Monmonier

2002 OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
Susan V. Herrling, Le Moyne College

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Susan Herrling (left) with her mentor, Dr. Beth Ferro Mitchell.

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