BioNotes

April 11 through April 15, 2022

Monday, April 11 – Monday, April 11, 10:00 am – 10:00 am, Claude Pepper Center Auditorium—NUTRITION AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY SPECIAL SEMINAR, "Tips for enhancing early-stage academic research career development," Dr. Douglas R.Seals, Ph.D., Department of Integrative Physiology,University of Colorado, Boulder. Host: Dr. Bradley Gordon, Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, Florida State University.

Monday, April 11 – Monday, April 11, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Claude Pepper Center Auditorium—NUTRITION AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY SPECIAL SEMINAR, "The academic biomedical research laboratory as a small business," Dr. Douglas R.Seals, Ph.D., Department of Integrative Physiology,University of Colorado, Boulder. Host: Dr. Bradley Gordon, Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, Florida State University.

Tuesday, April 12 – Tuesday, April 12, 11:15 am – 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY/STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR AND KASHA AWARD CEREMONY, "A journey inspired by the world of molecular biophysics: uncovering opportunities for agents with synergistic host defense mechanisms," Myriam Cotton, Ph.D., William and Mary University, Williamsburg, VA. In addition to the talk, the 2021 Kasha Award Winner will be announced. The Kasha Award is given annually to recognize and stimulate research and to promote quality scientific writing. All MOB graduate students who are primary authors on a paper published in the past 2 years are eligible to be nominated by their major professors. Join us for catered lunch under the oat tree outside KLB following the seminar.

Tuesday, April 12 – Tuesday, April 12, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, KIN 3009 and Zoom—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE HONORS IN THE MAJOR PRESENTATION, TBA, Camilla May, D. Fadool Lab, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Debra A. Fadool. Join in person or on Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/226171037

Wednesday, April 13 – Wednesday, April 13, 1:30 pm – 1:30 pm, A211 PDB and Zoom—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Sniffing out the role of olfactory neurons in whole-body metabolism," Louis Kolling, Institute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Debra A. Fadool. Join in person or on Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/226171037

Wednesday, April 13 – Wednesday, April 13, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Zoom—PIE WORKSHOP, "Managing your mental health as a teaching assistant." Host: Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE), Florida State University. This workshop is organized in collaboration with FSU Counseling and Psychological Services to discuss stress/conflict management techniques and mental health resources present at FSU. To receive zoom link, register at : https://bit.ly/4-13MENTAL.

Wednesday, April 13 – Wednesday, April 13, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Targeting novel mechanisms for the development of nicotine cessation therapeutics," Dr. Christie Fowler, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine.. Host: Dr. Zuoxin Wang, Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University.

Wednesday, April 13 – Wednesday, April 13, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Hybrid: 499 DSL and Zoom—SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING COLLOQUIUM, "A machine learning algorithm to accurately and efficiently detect DNA mutations," Xian Fan, Department of Computer Science, Florida State University. Join on Zoom:https://fsu.zoom.us/j/94273595552 Meeting # 942 7359 5552

Thursday, April 14 – Thursday, April 14, 9:00 am – 9:00 am, KIN 3009 and Zoom—INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICINE HONORS IN THE MAJOR PRESENTATION, TBA, Claudia Silver, D. Fadool lab, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Debra A. Fadool. Join in person or on Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/226171037

Thursday, April 14 – Thursday, April 14, 10:30 am – 10:30 am, 2021 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Natural polymorphisms in a pair of NSP2 homoeologs cause loss of nodulation in cultivated peanut, an allotetraploid legume," Dr. Jianping Wang, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Host: Dr. Karen McGinnis, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Thursday, April 14 – Thursday, April 14, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, KIN 2057 and Zoom—BIOCHEMISTRY HONORS IN THE MAJOR PRESENTATION, TBA, Nicholas Maykut, D. Fadool lab, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Debra A. Fadool. Join in person or on Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/226171037

Thursday, April 14 – Thursday, April 14, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Zoom—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Emerging coronaviruses: mechanisms of pathogenesis and control," Dr. Ralph S. Baric, Department of Department of Epidemiology and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Host: Jane Benoit, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Join on Zooom:https://fsu.zoom.us/j/93074757446 Meeting ID: 930 7475 7446 Graduate Students are also invited to meet with Dr. Baric from 2:30-3:30pm using the same zoom link. Please RSVP in advance to Jane Benoit at jbenoit (at) bio.fsu.edu.

Friday, April 15 – Friday, April 15, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Hybrid: 1050 EOA and Zoom—EOAS COLLOQUIUM, "Groundwater subsidies to salmonid streams: fifteen years of collaborative science and outcomes in Alaska," Dr. Mark Raines, rofessor of Geology at the University of South Florida, Chief Science Officer for the State of Florida, and Associate Editor for Wetland and Watershed Hydrology at the Journal of the American Water Resources Association. Host: Dr. Vincent Salters, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University. Join in person at 1050 EOA or on zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/93458309576

Friday, April 15 – Friday, April 15, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, TBD—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, " Phenotypic variation in terrestrial vertebrates: understanding its causes and consequences through the lenses of life history, physiology, and behavior," Loren Merrill. Host: Dr. Andrew Rassweiler, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

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