BioNotes

January 29 through February 2, 2024

Monday, January 29 – Monday, January 29, 11:00 am – 11:00 am, 2057 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "Exploring the roles of genetic diversity and coevolution in cooperative symbioses," Dr. Kayla Stoy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. Host: Dr. Scott Burgess, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Dr. Stoy is a candidate for a faculty position in Biological Science, and will also give a chalk talk tuesday, January 30, 1:00pm in KIN2057.

Tuesday, January 30 – Tuesday, January 30, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "Epigenetic regulation underlies phenotypic variation and drives evolutionary trajectories," Dr. Amy Webster, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Host: Dr, Karen McGinnis, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Dr. Webster is a candidate for a faculty position in Biological Science, and will also give a chalk talk 9:30 am Wednesday, January 31, 2057 KIN.

Wednesday, January 31 – Wednesday, January 31, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1400 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Development of a female-specific mating behavior in Drosophila," Dr. Troy Shirangi, Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, PA. Host: Dr. Michelle Arbeitman, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University. The seminar is in person, with apotential Zoom option. Please email michelle.arbeitman@med.fsu.edu by Jan30, 2023 to obtain the zoom password. The zoom link: https://fsu.zoom.us/s/91336081750.

Wednesday, January 31 – Wednesday, January 31, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Sleep for cognition and mental health," Dr. Gina Poe, University of California, Los Angeles. Host: Carmen Varela. There will also be a graduate student lunch and discussion with the speaker Wednesday, January 31, 12:30-1:30pm. All graduate students, undergrads, and postdocs are invited; lunch provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Thursday, February 1 – Thursday, February 1, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—FACULTY MEETING

Thursday, February 1 – Thursday, February 1, 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm, 1024 KIN—FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY MAGNOLIA CHAPTER PROGRAM, "Rx fire: the bridge from knowing the good to doing the good," Stephen Wasp, Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservency. Host: Magnolia Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society.

Friday, February 2 – Friday, February 2, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Biodiversity-disease connections: how species diversity shapes host risk and parasite fitness," Dr. Tara Stewart Merrill, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory and Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: Dr. Michael Cortez, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

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