BioNotes

March 17 through March 21, 2014

Tuesday, March 18, 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY/STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "Molecular insight into the structure and function of TRP channels," Dr. Vera Moiseenkova-Bell, Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University. Host: Dr. Scott Stagg.

Wednesday, March 19, 9:00 am, 2057 KIN—THESIS DEFENSE, "Investigating the causes of sudden spatial shifts in oyster abundance and traits in NE Florida," Hannah Gray Garland, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Don Levitan. 2nd advisor: Dr. David Kimbro

Wednesday, March 19, 12:00 pm, 1306 COM—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR , TBA, Dr. Leslie Thompson, Director, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, University of California, Irvine. Host: Dr. Yangchang Wang.

Wednesday, March 19, 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Cortico-striatal signaling of impulsive behavior," Dr. Jamie Roitman, Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience, university of Illinois, Chicago.. Dr. Roitman is a Psychology/Neuroscience faculty job candidate.

Thursday, March 20 – Thursday, March 20, 9:00 am – 9:00 am, 6042 OCE and Zoom—OCEANOGRAPHY DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Integrating Research into conservation: using satellite telemetry and population monitoring to inform the management of hawksbill turtles in Brazil," Armando Barsante Santos, Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmosphjeric Sciences, Florida State Univertsity. Advisor: Dr. Mariana Fuentes. Join in person or on Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/93767911358

Thursday, March 20, 2:00 pm, 2057 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Chromatin looping and the transition to flowering in Arabidopsis: a discussion of Cao et al., Plant Cell 2014, tpc.113.120352; first published on March 7, 2014; doi:10.1105/tpc.113.120352," Dr. Karen M. McGinnis, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Thursday, March 20, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "New insights into innate immune control of pathogenic RNA viruses," Dr. Michael S. Diamond, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Host: Dr. Hengli Tang.

Thursday, March 20, 7:00 pm, Challenger Learning Center IMAX theater, Kleman Plaza—TALLAHASSEE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY SPRING SPEAKER SERIES, "Clamelot: how a clam saved a coastal community," Leslie Sturmer, Marine Aquaculturist, Cedar Key, FL. Host: Tallahassee Scientific Society. Tickets to the presentation are $6 for members, $12 for nonmembers; season discounts available.

Friday, March 21, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Snakes are cool," Dr. Kenneth Wray, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Host: Dr. Darin R. Rokyta.

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