BioNotes

March 4 through March 8, 2024

Monday, March 4 – Monday, March 4, 2:00 pm – 2:00 pm, 2057 KIN—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Ecosystem effects and magnitude of microplastics pollution in St. Andrew Bay, Florida," Aaron Ridall, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Jeroen Ingels.

Tuesday, March 5 – Tuesday, March 5, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 2057 KIN—DEPARTMENT DISCUSSIONS OF COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS Everyone in the Biological Science department is welcome to join one of two identical sessions where we will discuss the results of the 2023 department community survey. 1) Tuesday, March 5th from 12-1pm (KIN 2057) or 2) Friday, March 8th, 10-11am (KIN 2057). Email Sarah Lester (slester@fsu.edu) or deic@bio.fsu.edu with any questions.

Tuesday, March 5 – Tuesday, March 5, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—TOWN HALL WITH BIOLOGY DEPT. CHAIR CANDIDATES Dr. McGinnis will make her presentation and answer questions from 3:30 to 4:15. Dr. Houpt will follow from 4:15 to 5:00.

Wednesday, March 6 – Wednesday, March 6, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1400 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Systems biology approaches for predicting cancer cell behaviors and rationally designing therapeutic interventions," Dr. Matthew J. Lazzara, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia. Host: Dr. Jerome Irianto, 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 details.

Thursday, March 7 – Thursday, March 7, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—FACULTY MEETING

Thursday, March 7 – Thursday, March 7, 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm, 1024 KIN—FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY MAGNOLIA CHAPTER MEETING, "Long-term patterns in vegetation and geomorphology on St. George Island," Dr. Thomas Miller, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: Florida Native Plant Society Magnolia Chapter.

Friday, March 8 – Friday, March 8, 10:00 am – 10:00 am, 2057 KIN—DEPARTMENT DISCUSSIONS OF COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS Everyone in the Biological Science department is welcome to join one of two identical sessions where we will discuss the results of the 2023 department community survey. 1) Tuesday, March 5th from 12-1pm (KIN 2057) or 2) Friday, March 8th, 10-11am (KIN 2057). Email Sarah Lester (slester@fsu.edu) or deic@bio.fsu.edu with any questions.

Friday, March 8 – Friday, March 8, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Pyschology Auditorium—14TH ANNUAL JAMES C. SMITH LECTURE, "The mesolimbic dopamine system: sugar, spice and everything nice?," Dr. Mitchell F. Roitman, University of Illinois at Chicago. Mitch has been a student of motivated behavior for over 30 years with a focus on taste, reward, ingestive behavior, and the neurotransmitter dopamine. He applies state-of-the-art techniques to manipulate and measure dopamine processes in the rodent brain and importantly links them to behavioral read-outs. He is recognized as a world-renowned leader in this research domain.

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