BioNotes

March 7 through March 11, 2022

Tuesday, March 8 – Tuesday, March 8, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 1024 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "Organic sulfur assimilation by bacteria: nothing goes to waste," Dr. Justin North, Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Host: Dr. M. Elizabeth Stroupe, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Dr. North is a candidate for a microbiology faculty position in the Department of Biological Science, and will also give an informal 'chalk talk' on Wednesday, March 9, 2057 KIN. To arrange in individual meeting with the candidate, contact the host.

Wednesday, March 9 – Wednesday, March 9, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1400 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE SEMINAR, "Actin modification and mutation highlight unsung contributors to contractile regulation," Dr. Anthony Cammarato, Medicine and Physiology, Johns Hopkins University. Host: Dr. Jose R. Pinto, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University. Join in person at Durell Peaden Auditorium 1400 COM, or through Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/97587670928 Meeting ID: 975 8767 0928. Password required for Zoom access: contact ryan.teston@med.fsu.edu to request it.

Wednesday, March 9 – Wednesday, March 9, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 1024 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, Epigenetic silencing of transposable elements and the effects of transposon silencing on meiotic recombination, Dr. Meixia Zhao, Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Host: Dr. Karen McGinnis, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Dr. Zhao is a candidate for a computational genomics faculty position in the Department of Biological Science, and will also give an informal 'chalk talk' on Thursday, March 10, 2057 KIN. To arrange in individual meeting with the candidate, contact the host.

Thursday, March 10 – Thursday, March 10, 10:30 am – 10:30 am, Zoom—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "How do plants make time machines? A Story of transcription factors in seed maturation.," Dr. Liang Song, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Host: Dr. Hongchang Cui, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Join on Zoom:Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/93897590900 Meeting ID: 938 9759 0900

Thursday, March 10 – Thursday, March 10, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, TBD—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, DEPARTMENT DIALOGUES. Host: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Thursday, March 10 – Thursday, March 10, 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Zoom and 1024 KIN—TRIBETA NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY COLLOQUIUM , TBA. , Department of Biological Science, Florida State University Host: Ben Klein, BBB Student President. Dr. D. Fadool, BBB faculty advisor. Join on Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us j/98864117933 Meeting ID: 988 6411 7933.

Friday, March 11 – Friday, March 11, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Zoom—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, Geographic overlap of potentially hybridizing Poeciliid fish species, Sierra Lundstrom. Host: Dr. Joseph Travis, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Contact the host or Dr. Andrew Rassweiler (rassweiler@bio.fsu.edu) for Zoom access details.

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