BioNotes

October 26 through October 30, 2015

Monday, October 26, 9:00 am, 2057 KIN—THESIS DEFENSE, "Cell adhesion and motility on biocompatible polyelectrolyte multilayers," Jessica Martinez, Department of Biological Science. Advisor: Dr. Thomas C. S. Keller.

Tuesday, October 27, 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY/STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "Intrinsically disordered proteins, peptides, and translational research," Dr. Ewa A. Bienkiewicz, Director, Protein Biology Laboratory, College of Medicine, Florida State University. Host: Dr. Peter G. Fajer, Department of Biological Science.

Wednesday, October 28, 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Flavor-nutrient learning and the obesogenic environment," Dr. Kevin Myers, Department of Psychology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.

Thursday, October 29, 9:30 am, 2057 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Translational control during hypoxia: discussion of Sorenson, R. and Bailey-Serres, J. (2014) Selective mRNA sequestration by OligoUridylate-binding protein 1 contributes to translational control during hypoxia in Arabidopsis. PNAS 111:2373-2378.," Hardeep Gumber, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Thursday, October 29, 10:00 am, 1306 COM—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR & THESIS DEFENSE, "Histone variant H3.3 plays an evolutionarily conserved role in DNA repair," Sarah Burkhart Menz, College of Medicine, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Akash Gunjan.

Thursday, October 29, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Waterproofing plants: sensing, signaling, and response mechanisms," Dr. Julia Bailey-Serres, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riversid. Host: Dr. Hank Bass.

Friday, October 30, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Vocal communication in treefrogs: mechanisms and evolution," Professor Carl Gerhardt. Host: Dr. Emily Lemmon.

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