BioNotes

November 8 through November 12, 2021

Monday, November 8 – Monday, November 8, 5:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Submit abstract by email—17TH ANNUAL TRIBETA UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH POSTER COMPETITION, Abstract due date. Abstract submission deadline is 5:00p.m. Monday, November 8th. 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.

Tuesday, November 9 – Tuesday, November 9, 11:15 am – 11:15 am, TBA—BIOCHEMISTRY/STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, TBA, Dr. Yunsun Nam, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Department of Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX. Contact program coordinator Kallie Dawkins (ked17h@fsu.edu) for more information.

Wednesday, November 10 – Wednesday, November 10, 11:00 am – 11:00 am, Zoom—PIE WORKSHOP, "Lets explore OER (Open Educational Resources)." Host: Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE), Florida State University. Connect with experts from FSU Libraries and learn how OER can be a low-cost (or in many cases, free), adaptable source of content for your classroom! To receive Zoom link, register at: https://bit.ly/Reg_OER_11-10

Wednesday, November 10 – Wednesday, November 10, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE SEMINARVitold Galkin.

Wednesday, November 10 – Wednesday, November 10, 1:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Zoom—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Rethinking the reasons why females mate with multiple males," Alexandra Hooks, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Scott Burgess. Contact the host for zoom access details.

Wednesday, November 10 – Wednesday, November 10, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 2057 KIN and Zoom—TCGA TALK, "Navigating the microbiome minefield in the prairie vole," Calvin Mackey, Jones Lab, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: The Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Student Association (TCGA). Join in person or on Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/91576314573 Meeting ID: 915 7631 4573.

Wednesday, November 10 – Wednesday, November 10, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Neurophysics of space, time, and learning," Dr. Stefan Leutgeb, Department of Neurobiology, University of California, San Diego, CA. Host: Dr. Aaron Wilbur, of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University.

Thursday, November 11 – Thursday, November 11, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, POSTPONED to 2022—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM AND YERGER LECTURE, "My journey in epigenetics," Dr. Yi Zhang, Harvard Medical School and Boston Childrens Hospital, Boston MA. Host: Dr. Fanxiu Zhu, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Friday, November 12 – Friday, November 12, 7:00 am – 7:00 am, 2057 KIN—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Characterizing the tissue-specific and epigenetic gene regulation of transcriptional and post transcriptional responses in maize," Lauren Schulte, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Karen McGinnis.

Friday, November 12 – Friday, November 12, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Using machine learning to describe coral reef fish and benthic assemblages across spatial scales," Scott Miller. Host: Dr. Andrew Rassweiler, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

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