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2002-03 Lectures

Roger N. Beachy
Integrating Knowledge of Viruses, Cells and Plants to Control Virus Diseases
President, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri
September 9, 2002

Dr. Peter Raven
Biodiversity and the Human Prospect
Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri
October 28, 2002

Dr. Morse B. Solomon
Dynamite recipe for tenderizing and sanitizing meat
Research Leader, Food Technology and Safety Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland
November 20, 2002

Dr. May Berenbaum
Insects - Aliens from the planet earth
Professor and Head of the Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
January 31, 2003

Joan Lunney, Ph.D.
Using Immunology and Genomics to Improve Swine Health
Research Leader of the Immunology and Disease Resistance Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland
February 25, 2003

Yoram J. Kaufman, Ph.D.
A satellite view of the effect of smoke and air pollution aerosols on weather and climate
Senior Fellow and Atmospheric Scientist NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
March 6, 2003

Autar Mattoo, Ph.D.
Two Short Stories: Plant Clocks and High-Lycopene Tomatoes
Research Leader of the Vegetable Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD
April 28, 2003

Dr. Kathie L. Olsen
These Times are A'Changin
Associate Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
May 13, 2003