BioNotes

October 30 through November 3, 2023

Monday, October 30 – Monday, October 30, 11:00 am – 11:00 am, 1400 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Sarcomeric mutation studies to understand the fundamental basis of cardiac muscle regulation and pathogenesis of cardiomyopathies," Michelle Rodrigues Garcia, Department of Biomedical Sciences. Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Jose R. Pinto. Join in person at Durrell Peaden Auditorium, or on Zoom. Contact Tiffany.McNabb@med.fsu.edu for Zoom access details.

Tuesday, October 31 – Tuesday, October 31, 11:15 am – 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "Syk and Src, a phospho-sensor and divergence of substrate recognition in tyrosine kinases," Dr. Carol Post, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University. Host: Dr. Robert Silver, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University.

Wednesday, November 1 – Wednesday, November 1, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1400 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Role of ten-eleven translocation 2 (Tet2) in pair bonding in prairie voles," Michelle Crawford, Program in Neuroscience and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University. Host: Dr. Mohamed Kabbaj, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University. Join in person at Durrell Peaden auditorium, or on Zoom. Contact MedBMSPRTeam@med.fsu.edu for Zoom access details.

Wednesday, November 1 – Wednesday, November 1, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 499 DSL—SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING COLLOQUIUM, "Stoichiometric model for the microtubule-mediated dynamics of centrosome and nucleus," Yuan-Nan Young, New Jersey Institute of Technology. Coffee and tea offered from 3:00-3:30 before the colloquium, 417 DSL commons. Zoom access for non-departmental participants only: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/94273595552. Recording will be made available afterward.

Wednesday, November 1 – Wednesday, November 1, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Central processing of oral and post-oral signals regulating energy balance," Dr. Lindsey Schier, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California. Host: Dr. Alan Spector, Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University.

Thursday, November 2 – Thursday, November 2, 11:30 am – 11:30 am, Zoom—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Activation and control of plant hypersensitive resposne," Dr. Peter Balint-Kurti, Professor, North Carolina State University, and invited speaker International Maize Conference 2024. Host: Dr. Hank W. Bass, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Contact Hank Bass or Sara Akram (ha20be (at) bio.fsu.edu) for zoom access details.

Thursday, November 2 – Thursday, November 2, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—FACULTY MEETING

Thursday, November 2 – Thursday, November 2, 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm, 1024 KIN—FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY MEETING, "Exploring shortleaf pine/oak/hickory forests," Kevin Robertson, Tall Timbers Research Station. Host: Florida Native Plant Society, Magnolia Chapter.

Friday, November 3 – Friday, November 3, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "The effects of water quality on coral reef sponge assemblages," Bobbie Renfro, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: Dr. Janie Wulff, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

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