BioNotes

March 28 through April 1, 2022

Tuesday, March 29 – Tuesday, March 29, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 1024 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "Phylogentically similar pathogens and commensals via innate immunity," Dr. David Thoms, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Host: Dr. Daniel Okamoto, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Dr. Thoms is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Biological Science, and will also give an informal 'chalk talk' on Wednesday, March 30, 2057 KIN. To arrange in individual meeting with the candidate, contact the host.

Wednesday, March 30 – Wednesday, March 30, 10:00 am – 10:00 am, Zoom—THESIS DEFENSE, "An exploration of the NBDY gene and the significance of XIST for X inactivation," Natalia Westervelt, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Brian P. Chadwick. in Zoom Meeting: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/93957680070

Wednesday, March 30 – Wednesday, March 30, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 1024 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "A tale of two enhancer types: on gene expression robustness and disease causality," Dr. Jinrui Xu, Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Yale University Medical School, New Haven, CT. Host: Dr. Peter Fraser, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Dr. Xu is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Biological Science, and will also give an informal 'chalk talk' on Thursday, March 31,112 KLB. To arrange in individual meeting with the candidate, contact the host.

Thursday, March 31 – Thursday, March 31, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, Zoom—MASTERS THESIS DEFENSE, "Understanding early-life telomere length and dynamics in a long-lived Neotropical passerine," Meredith Kuzel, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Emily H. DuVal.

Thursday, March 31 – Thursday, March 31, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Zoom—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Opsins: a new class of polymodal sensory receptor, from temperature sensation to taste," Dr. Craig Montell, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara. Host: Cecilia Bouaichi, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Join on Zoom:https://fsu.zoom.us/j/91811363999 Meeting ID: 918 1136 3999

Friday, April 1 – Friday, April 1, 10:00 am – 10:00 am, Zoom—MASTERS THESIS DEFENSE, "Species-habitat relationships and multi-source feeding in Apalachicola Bay fishes: Implications for natural resource management," Blake Hamilton, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory, St. Theresa, FL. Advisor: Dr. R. Dean Grubbs. Join Zoom Meeting https://fsu.zoom.us /j/99239283819?pwd=Y0NMVW41TGVDblFuMW1EMVg2V2FZZz09 Meeting ID: 992 3928 3819 . Password required; contact the host to request it.

Friday, April 1 – Friday, April 1, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Zoom—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Fish crossing deserts and mice climbing volcanoes: what phylogeography can tell us about the extreme in the age of big data," Dr. Max Bangs, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. for Zoom access details, Contact Dr. Andrew Rassweiler (rassweiler at bio.fsu.edu)

Friday, April 1 – Friday, April 1, 4:30 pm – 4:30 pm, Hybrid: 2057 KIN and Zoom—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Modeling viral neuro-pathogenesis in a stem cell-derived blood-brain-barrier cellular system," Angelica Medina, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Hengli Tang. Join in person in 2057 KIN, or on Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/93598459221.

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