BioNotes

November 12 through November 16, 2018

Monday, November 12 – Monday, November 12, 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm, 1024 KIN—FRIENDS OF THE APALACHICOLA NATIONAL FOREST PRESENTATION, "Pine, palmetto, and parrots: building community-based fire management in the pine woodlands of Belize," Rick Anderson, Fire Ecologist formerly with the National Park Service and The Nature Conservancy. Host: Friends of the Apalachicola National Forest.

Tuesday, November 13 – Tuesday, November 13, 8:00 am – 8:00 am, 2057 KIN—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Physiological ecology of elasmobranchs in the Gulf of Mexico and Northwestern Atlantic," Bianca Prohaska, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, and FSU Coastal and Marne Laboratory, St. Theresa, FL. Advisor: Dr. R. Dean Grubbs.

Tuesday, November 13 – Tuesday, November 13, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 2057 KIN—POSTDOC WORKSHOP LECTURE AND LUNCH, "Plan ahead: from K to interview," Dr. Qian Yin, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Tuesday, November 13 – Tuesday, November 13, 12:15 pm – 12:15 pm, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY/STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "Altered (transition) states: comparison of robozyme and ribonuclease catalysis at the level of transition state structure reveals unique features relative to non-enzymatic catalysis," Michael E Harris, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Host: Dr. Robert Silvers, Department of hemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University.

Wednesday, November 14 – Wednesday, November 14, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, Edward Ball Wakulla springs Park—CHEMICAL SENSES RETREAT, a retreat for chemosensory trainees, faculty, and interested scientists/students. Presentation by Dr. Charles Greer, Yale University School of Medicine: "Determinants of cell fate in the olfactory system." Short talks by Chemical Senses NIH trainees: Marena Bass (T. Houpt lab), Brandon Chelette (D. Fadool lab), Kevin Clancy (Wen Li lab), Louis Colling (D. Fadool lab), Kirill Korshunov (P. Trombley lab), Daniel Landi (D. Fadool lab), Troy Lowry (D. Fadool lab), Manal Tabaa (L. Hammock lab). Register by November 8th (Lunch and reception included for all preregistered attendees). For more information, contact Dr. Debra Fadool: dfadool@bio.fsu.edu and visit the Chemical Senses Training Grant Website https://fla.st/2qe6fnk

Wednesday, November 14 – Wednesday, November 14, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1400 COM—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Role of exosomes in tumor cell migration and metastasis," Alissa Weaver, M.D., Ph.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology; Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Host: Dr. David Meckes, Department of Biomedical Science, Florida State University.

Wednesday, November 14 – Wednesday, November 14, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, KIN lobby—DEPARTMENT AWARDS CEREMONY AND SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION Host: Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Thursday, November 15 – Thursday, November 15, 9:00 am – 9:00 am, KIN Lobby—14TH ANNUAL TRIBETA UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH POSTER COMPETITION Abstract submission deadline is 5:00p.m. Friday, November 9th. All undergraduate researchers presenting work in STEM fields are welcome --need not be Tri-Beta members or Biological Science majors. For more information and abstract submission instructions, contact Dr. Debra Fadool or Jen Kennedy.

Thursday, November 15 – Thursday, November 15, 9:00 am – 9:00 am, 2057 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Calcification pathways and controls in coralline algae: What is the relationship to photosynthesis? ," Dr. Sophie J. Mccoy, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, and FSU coastal and Marine Laboratory.

Thursday, November 15 – Thursday, November 15, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM AND YERGER LECTURE, "The pervasive effects of lighting environments on the evolution of color patterns, color vision, and animal behavior in a killifish," Dr. Rebecca Fuller, Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL. Host: Dr. Dr. Kimberly A. Hughes, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Friday, November 16 – Friday, November 16, 1:00 pm – 1:00 pm, 1400 COM—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Cdc48 alleviates the cytotoxicity of misfolded proteins by regulating ubiquitin homeostasis," Ryan Higgins, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Florida State University . Host: Dr. Yangchang Wang, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University.

Friday, November 16 – Friday, November 16, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Speciation, ecological selection, and reinforcement: a tale of many fish," Dr. Rebecca Fuller, Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL. Host: Dr. Dr. Kimberley A. Hughes, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

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