BioNotes

November 6 through November 10, 2023

Tuesday, November 7 – Tuesday, November 7, 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm, —18TH ANNUAL TRIBETA POSTERBOARD COMPETITION, Deadline for abstract submission. More information about abstract and poster preparation, including examples from previous years, can be requested by emailing tribetafsu@gmail.com before the submission deadline. Submit abstracts by email to Jen Kennedy at jkennedy@bio.fsu.edu.

Wednesday, November 8 – Wednesday, November 8, 11:00 am – 11:00 am, A211 PDB—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Investigating the pattern and process of mate choice in a tropical lekking passerine bird," Pearl Rivers, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Emily H. DuVal.

Wednesday, November 8 – Wednesday, November 8, 11:30 am – 11:30 am, FAMU campus room TBD—2ND FAMU-FSU JOINT MICROBIOLOGY MEETING Featuring a talk by Ashvini Chauhan lab of the FAMU School of the Environment, a structured networking activity (bring your 3-minute elevator pitch) and potluck lunch. Contact Dr. Kay Jones (kmjones@bio.fsu.) or Dr. Ashvini Chauhan (ashvini.chauhan@gmail.com) with questions, or to volunteer to help organize.

Wednesday, November 8 – Wednesday, November 8, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1400 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Imaging retrovirus transport mechanisms inside the nucleus of living cells," Dr. Ashwanth C. Francis, Institute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: Paula Nieto-Morales, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University. Join in person at Durrell Peaden auditorium, or on Zoom. Contact DL-MedBMSPRTeam@med.fsu.edu for Zoom access details.

Thursday, November 9 – Thursday, November 9, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—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. The Yerger lectureship(https://www.bio.fsu.edu/yerger_lectureship/index.php) was established in 1998 by Gwynn Collins Akin (B.S. Biological Science, FSU, 1961) to honor her former professor Dr. Ralph W. Yerger (Biological Science faculty 1950 - 1988). The Yerger Lecturer is a former student of FSU or FSCW who has achieved a high degree of career excellence. The Yerger lecturer will meet with interested students as well as present a public lecture that will include an assessment of FSU's role in their career preparation and an overview of the opportunities for current students after graduation. Dr. Zhang is particularly interested in meeting with "people who are working on aging, brain reward, or embryonic development. Contact host Fanxiu Zhu to arrange a meeting.

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