BioNotes

April 12 through April 16, 2021

Monday, April 12 – Monday, April 12, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Zoom—NUTRITION, FOOD, AND EXERCISE SCIENCE SEMINAR, "Sex differences in blood pressure regulation: Why the increased risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in women after menopause?," Manda Keller-Ross, Ph.D., University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN. Zoom link provided to department email list; contact Dr. Bradley Gordon (bsgordon@fsu.edu)to request link without list subscription.

Tuesday, April 13 – Tuesday, April 13, 11:00 am – 11:00 am, Zoom—SYMPOSIUM OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY PRESENTATION, "Insights into translational initiation in eukaryotes and bacteria," Dr. Venkatraman 'Venki' Ramakrishnan, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK; 2015-2020 President of The Royal Society; 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Host: Professor Hong Li, Institute for Molecular Biophysics and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University. At the usual Biochemistry/Structural Biology Seminar time and Zoom link, this presentation is part of the Symposium of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Wednesday, April 14 – Wednesday, April 14, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE SEMINAR, "High-throughput multi-dimensional T cell profiling enabled systems inmmunology," Dr. Jenny Jiang, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX. Host: Dr. Yue Julia Wang, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University. Join on Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/92817278835. Meeting ID: 928 1727 8835. Password required; contact ryan.teston@med.fsu.edu to request it.

Wednesday, April 14 – Wednesday, April 14, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Zoom—NEUROSCIENCE SPECIAL COLLOQUIUM, "What determines navigation ability?," Dr. Hugo Speers, UCL Institute of Behavioural Neuroscience, Department of Experimental Psychology, University College London. Join on Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/97713100500

Thursday, April 15 – Thursday, April 15, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Zoom—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Ecosystem resistance and resilience to environmental change," Dr. Sophie McCoy, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Zoom link provided to department mailing list. For link without list subscription, please contact the speaker.

Friday, April 16 – Friday, April 16, 9:00 am – 9:00 am, virtual—MARINE SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM Organized by The Marine Science Graduate Student Organization at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, GSS 2021 will be a live virtual conference (presentations in real-time in front of virtual audiences; live questions and feedback) via the Whova event app. Registration is open until 4/15/21. For details, please email event committee at msgso.gss2021@gmail.com. Registration forms can also be accessed via conference website: https://whova.com/web/msgss_202104/.

Friday, April 16 – Friday, April 16, 11:45 am – 11:45 am, Zoom—DIRECTO SPRING CONVERSATION SERIES, "Strategies and skills for adapting." Host: Diversity & Inclusion in Research & Teaching Organization (DIRECTO), Florida State University. One of a series of events offering a brave space for individuals and groups within FSU and surrounding community to discuss issues surrounding diversity, inclusion, and equity, and take away tangible ways to incorporate diversity and inclusion in research and teaching. Free and open to all. Zoom link provided to registered participants. Register at: http://bit.ly/DIRECTO-CONVO-SP21-4-16-21

Friday, April 16 – Friday, April 16, 2:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Zoom—TCGA TALK, "The nucleosome MNase sensitivity as a predictive tool for colorectal cancer development," Mahdi Khadem, Dennis lab, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: The Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Student Association. Join on Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/96668175309.

Friday, April 16 – Friday, April 16, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Zoom—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Uncovering the effects of environment on mating behaviors in chorus frogs," Mysia Dye, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: Dr. Emily C. Lemmon, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Links to talks will be sent via departmental EE email lists. For link without subscription to the mailing list, please contact Michael Cortez (mcortez@fsu.edu).

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