Building links with laboratories external to Kansas State University is one of the goals of extending seminar speaker's visits.  Distinguished speakers are invited to present their work and take part in additional interactions with faculty and students during a lengthier stay. Speakers are paid a significant honorarium. KSU Ecogen participants benefit by gaining insights from the speaker during multiple interactions. In addition, invited speaker get in depth knowledge of the KSU Ecological Genomics Institute programs and ongoing research projects.
 
Previous extended seminar speakers include:
 
Kathleen Donahue     Harvard University     November 2006

Jay Storz     University of Nebraska-Lincoln     March 2007

John Stinchcombe     University of Toronto     October 2007

Astrid Groot     North Carolina State University     October 2007

David Rand     Brown University     Fall 2008
 
 
To submit names for consideration or for additional information on this program, please contact a member of the Ecological Genomics Visiting Scholar Committee: Mark Ungerer (Chair), Carolyn Ferguson, Mike Smith, Steve Welch, Samantha Wisely or Doris Merrill.