BioNotes

February 24 through February 28, 2020

Monday, February 24 – Monday, February 24, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB (pending confirmation)—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "The role of saliva in taste and feeding," Dr. Anne-Marie Torregrossa, Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, NY. Host: Dr. Alan Spector, Program in Neuroscience and Department of Psychology, Florida State University. Rescheduled from 2021 due to Covid-19

Monday, February 24 – Monday, February 24, 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm, 1400 COM—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "A murine study on troponin mutations to understand disease mechanism and treatment of cardiomyopathy," Karissa Dieseldorff Jones , Department of Biomedical Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Jose R. Pinto.

Wednesday, February 26 – Wednesday, February 26, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1400 COM—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Can you sense metabolic state with your nose," Dr. Debra A. Fadool, Program in Neuroscience and Department of Biological Science, Florida State university. Host: Dr. Michelle Arbeitman, Program in Neuroscience and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University.

Wednesday, February 26 – Wednesday, February 26, 4:15 pm – 4:15 pm, Claude Pepper Center—NUTRITION, FOOD, AND EXERCISE SCIENCE SEMINAR, "How to implement JMP(R) into your daily data analysis," Paul Marovich, MS, SAS Educactor.

Wednesday, February 26 – Wednesday, February 26, 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm, TCC Center for Innovation, Kleman Plaza, Tallahassee—TALLAHASSEE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY HORIZONS LECTURE, "Ice age: Imaging opens a new window into cells," Dr. Daniela Nicastro, Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Host: Tallahassee Scientific Society. Tickets are available at the door or online. The event is free for students with their student ID.

Thursday, February 27 – Thursday, February 27, 11:00 am – 11:00 am, 2057 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "TBA," Zachary Turpin, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Thursday, February 27 – Thursday, February 27, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Probing the molecular organization of cells and organelles using cryo-electron microscopy," Dr. Daniela Nicastro, Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Host: Dr. M. Elizabeth Stroupe, Institute for Molecular Biophysics and Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Thursday, February 27 – Thursday, February 27, 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm, 1024 KIN—TRIBETA NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY COLLOQUIUM, "Stem cell therapy: hope or hype?," Dr. Cathy Levenson, Program in Neuroscience and Department of Biomedical Science, Florida State University. Host: Ms. Alana Chang, BBB President. Drs. D. and J. Fadool, BBB faculty advisors.

Friday, February 28 – Friday, February 28, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Kissing cousins? The evolutionary dynamic between inbreeding and outbreeding in a plant-like animal," Kevin Olson, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: Dr. Don R. Levitan, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

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