BioNotes

March 25 through March 29, 2024

Monday, March 25 – Monday, March 25, 1:00 pm – 1:00 pm, 2057 KIN—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "The molecular and genomic regulatory mechanisms underlying the evolution of invertebrate venoms," Gunnar Nystrom, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: Dr. Darin R. Rokyta, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Free scorpion for the first 10 attendees. Packaging not included.

Tuesday, March 26 – Tuesday, March 26, 12:30 pm – 12:30 pm, 2057 KIN—IDP WRITE-IT WORKSHOP , "for grad students and postdocs." At this interactive lunch and workshop, we will share ideas and develop strategies for creating a robust IDP to help you navigate your academic and career goals. Please fill out the following survey: https://forms.gle/DfXXCqkH1Hcb6oNE8. Please bring your laptop or a paper copy of your IDP to the workshop. NOTE CORRECTED DATE

Tuesday, March 26 – Tuesday, March 26, 1:30 pm – 1:30 pm, 2057 KIN—PRE-COLLOQUIUM JOURNAL CLUB Come for science, snacks, and conversation in a low stakes and friendly environment, in preparation for Dr. Karim-Jean Armache's visit and colloquium. We will be discussing https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2019.03.02. Students, faculty, and staff are invited.

Thursday, March 28 – Thursday, March 28, 2:00 pm – 2:00 pm, 2067 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "How do microbial communities mediate plant and ecosystem resilience?," Dr. Sarah Evans, Dept of Integrative Biology; Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Program, Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University. Host: Dr. Brian D. Inouye, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Dr. Evans is a candidate for a faculty position in Biological Science: Microbial Ecology.

Thursday, March 28 – Thursday, March 28, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Molecular mechanisms of epigenetic regulation," Dr. Karim-Jean Armach, New York University. Host: Jane Benoit, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. There will be a grad student/postdoc lunch and discussion with the speaker 12:00-1:30pm in 3009 KIN. RSVP so we can plan enough lunch for everyone: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjxRX7N_FNuhG25KyY7KzEU4sb1534wlUJgvp7G0jfdUMwBw/viewform

Friday, March 29 – Friday, March 29, 10:00 am – 10:00 am, 2057 KIN—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "SNARE the signal in the vision jungle: Subfunctionalization of stx3 ohnologues and their chaperone stxbp1b in zebrafish cone vision," Sixian Song, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. James M. Fadool.

Friday, March 29 – Friday, March 29, 1:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Zoom only—SPECIAL GUEST LECTURE, "Book discussion: The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science ," Katie Zernike. Host: Dr. Debra Ann Fadool and CTP trainees. Join Zoom Meeting https://fsu.zoom.us/j/226171037

Friday, March 29 – Friday, March 29, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "You don’t know the power of the dark side: evolutionary constraints associated with coloration and aggression," Sarah Ruckman, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: Dr. Kimberly A. Hughes, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

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