Tuesday
12/12/06

Evening with Faculty - Dr. Janicke

Posted by Nigel on December 12, 2006 in Honors Program Announcements

The first of our Evening with Faculty program for next semester is scheduled for January 21st, and will be sponsored by Dr. Janicke, a faculty member in the Biology Department. She will be hosting a lasagna dinner from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A short bio is attached at the bottom of this message.

If you are interested in attending this event, please email Nigel at nmarrine@buffalo.edu and provide the following information:

  • Your name
  • The name of Faculty Host
  • Major
  • Whether you can drive or need a ride
  • Email address
  • Dietary Preferences (i.e. Vegetarian)

Once the participant list is finalized I will send additional information including transportation and Prof. Janicke’s address.

Dr. Janicke’s Bio:

I earned my B.A. in Cell and Molecular Biology from the Department of Biological Sciences in 1977. It was as an undergraduate, in the laboratory of Dr. Jim LaFountain, that I first witnessed a live cell dividing right before my eyes, a sight that has ever since continued to captivate my imagination. I did my undergraduate research in Dr. LaFountain’s lab and remained there for my Ph.D, my post-doctoral work, and several years of teaching and research as a Research Assistant Professor. After the birth of my second of three daughters, I “retired” to stay-at-home motherhood for 13 years. In 2004, I had the Rip Van Winkle-like experience of returning to Dr. LaFountain’s lab and to teaching Cell Biology again. The change that had occurred in the field of mitosis and meiosis, and in Cell Bio in general, was staggering and exciting. I was fortunate that first semester to have a freshman in my class named Seth Nickerson, who conceived of, piloted, and developed my undergraduate teaching assistant program. I now have many undergraduate TA’s, with whom I very much enjoy working as a team. Seth also has helped me develop an Honors section of Cell Biology, which we are looking forward to teaching for the first time in spring 2007.