BioNotes

February 19 through February 23, 2024

Monday, February 19 – Monday, February 19, 11:00 am – 11:00 am, 2057 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "Harnessing genetic rescue for conservation of small populations," Dr. Sarah Fitzpatrick, Michaigan State University. Host: Dr. Brian Inouye, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Dr. Fitzpatrick is a candidate for a Evolutionary Biology faculty position in Biological Science, and will also give a chalk talk 1:00 pm Tuesday, February 20, 2057 KIN.

Tuesday, February 20 – Tuesday, February 20, 11:15 am – 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "Tracing the evolutionary origin and structural ligand mimicry of the integrin inserted domain," Dr. Melody Campbell, Fred Hutch Cancer Center. Host: Dr. Scott Stagg, Institute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University.

Tuesday, February 20 – Tuesday, February 20, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "From new gene evolution to gene regulation," Dr. Yixin Zhao, Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY. Host: Dr. Jian Feng, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Dr. Zhao is a candidate for a Computational Genomics faculty position in Biological Science, and will also give a chalk talk 9:30 am Wednesday, February 21, 2057 KIN.

Wednesday, February 21 – Wednesday, February 21, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1400 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Intrinsic defenses against retroviral infection," Dr. Melissa Kane, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, PA. Host: Dr. Ashwanth Francis, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Join in person at Durrell Peaden Auditorium, or on Zoom. Contact DL-MedBMSPRTeam@med.fsu.edu for Zoom access.

Wednesday, February 21 – Wednesday, February 21, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "The role of neuronal ensembles in cocaine-seeking," Dr. Brandon Warren, University of Florida, Dept. of Pharmacodynamics. Host: Dr. Mohamed Kabbaj, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University. There will also be a lunch and discussion with the speaker Thursday, February 22, from 13:30pm to 1:30pm. All graduate students, undergrads, and postdocs are invited. Lunch will be provided on a first-come first-served basis.

Thursday, February 22 – Thursday, February 22, 10:30 am – 10:30 am, 4077 KIN—EVOLUTION FACULTY SEARCH COMMITTEE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

Thursday, February 22 – Thursday, February 22, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Why you should care about parasites that infect zooplankton: community ecology, ecosystem processes, and human disease risk," Dr. Alex Strauss, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Host: Dr. Michael Cortez, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Friday, February 23 – Friday, February 23, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 4077 KIN—EVOLUTION SEARCH COMITTEE MEETING

Friday, February 23 – Friday, February 23, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIB—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "The thermal community ecology of disease: Effects of temperature on zooplankton disease dynamics in a community context," Dr. Alex Strauss, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Host: Dr, Michael Cortez, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

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