BioNotes

April 8 through April 12, 2024

Monday, April 8 – Monday, April 8, 10:30 am – 10:30 am, 2057 KIN—BIO-NEURO POSTDOC ORAL PRESENTATION DAY Schedule: 10:20am Introductions
Betsy Mansfield 10:30am-10:45 am-- Title: Impacts of population collapse of an ecologically and socially significant foundation species: An Apalachicola Bay case study
Alyssa Andres 10:50am-11:05am -- Title: Diversity in thermal tolerance, performance, stress, and buffering in Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Fishes
Yuxiang Li 11:10am-11:25am -- Title: Sex-specific role of methylcytosine dioxygenase TET1 in cocaine addiction
Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm; Collection of feedback sheets, assessment, and prize announcement.

Tuesday, April 9 – Tuesday, April 9, 11:15 am – 11:15 am, 112 KLB—KASHA LECTURE AND AWARDS CEREMONY, "Beyond icosahedrons: the many faces of virus-like particles," Dr. Misha Kopylov, New York Structural Biology Center. Host: D. M. Elizabeth Stroupe, Institute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University.

Wednesday, April 10 – Wednesday, April 10, 12:00 pm – 12:00 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 10 – Wednesday, April 10, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1400 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, Second-Year Student Seminars. 'Role of 14-3-3 gamma and YWHAG mutation in epileptic encephalopathy using neural organoids,' Violet Vilmont, Yi Zhou lab, and 'Modulation of cell growth by microenvironment stiffness,'Chaity Modak, Jerome Irianto lab, both Department of Biomedical Sciences, FSU. Join in person or contact DL-MedBMSPRTeam@med.fsu.edu for Zoom details.

Wednesday, April 10 – Wednesday, April 10, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—RUSHTON SPEAKER SERIES, "New insights into insulin action in the brain," Dr. Josephine Egan, National Institute of Aging . There will also be a graduate student (and undergrad and postdoc) lunch and discussion with the speaker, Thursday April 11, 12:30-1:00pm, A211 PDB. Lunch is provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Thursday, April 11 – Thursday, April 11, 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 11 – Thursday, April 11, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Genome folding and regulation in diploid multicellular organisms," Dr. Jelena Erceg, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. Host: Dr. Hank W. Bass, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Friday, April 12 – Friday, April 12, 2:30 pm – 4:00 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 12 – Friday, April 12, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 2057 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION RESEARCH DISCUSSION GROUP Host: Miles Robertson. Graduate-Student Only; Informally known as EERDG

Friday, April 12 – Friday, April 12, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Sensory and behavioral evolution in the Mexican cavefish," Dr. Evan Lloyd, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: Dr. Kimberly A. Hughes, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

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