BioNotes

April 1 through April 5, 2024

Tuesday, April 2 – Tuesday, April 2, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 1302 COM—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES / OFFICE OF RESEARCH LECTURE, "Perineuronal nets in the prefrontal cortex alter hippocampal-prefrontal synchrony and reshape cocaine memories," Barbara A. Sorg, Ph.D., Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR.

Wednesday, April 3 – Wednesday, April 3, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1400 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "The effects of fetal alcohol exposure on impulsive choice in rats," Ian Yates, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University. Host: Dr. Mohammed Kabbaj, 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.

Wednesday, April 3 – Wednesday, April 3, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Seminole Cafe—DEPARTMENT LUNCH Host: Dr. Steven Lenhert. Bio Lunch! Join your fellow Bio department members (faculty, staff, students, postdocs) for lunch at the Seminole Cafe. No need to plan or prepare. Just come sit at the Bio table. The Seminole Cafe dining hall on campus, a short and pleasant walk from any of the buildings.

Wednesday, April 3 – Wednesday, April 3, 1:30 pm – 1:30 pm, 112 KLB and Zoom—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Discovery of two types of thick filament in Drosophila melanogaster flight muscle," Hosna Rastegarpouyani, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Taylor. Join in person at 112 KLB or on Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/93544235415.

Thursday, April 4 – Thursday, April 4, 2:30 pm – 2:30 pm, 1056 KIN—DEPARTMENTAL HOBBY HOUR Host: April Wooten. Who: Anyone affiliated with the Biology department Why: build community, provide a mental health break

Thursday, April 4 – Thursday, April 4, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—FACULTY MEETING

Thursday, April 4 – Thursday, April 4, 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm, 1024 KIN—FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY MAGNOLIA CHAPTER MEETING, "Steephead ravines in Florida," Harley Means. Host: Florida Native Plant Society Magnolia Chapter.

Friday, April 5 – Friday, April 5, 2:30 pm – 2:30 pm, 1056 KIN—DEPARTMENTAL HOBBY HOUR Host: April Wooten. Who: Anyone affiliated with the Biology department Why: build community, provide a mental health break

Friday, April 5 – Friday, April 5, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 2057 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION RESEARCH DISCUSSION GROUP Host: Miles Robertson. Graduate-Student Only; Informally known as EERDG

Friday, April 5 – Friday, April 5, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "In defense of Crangonyx floridanus (Crustacea: Amphipoda): is it really globally invasive?," Dr. Thomas Sawicki, NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL. Host: Dr. Barbara Costa, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

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