BioNotes
November 18 through November 22, 2024
Monday, November 18 – Monday, November 18, 9:00 am – 9:00 am, 2057 KIN—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Sodium selenate attenuates conditioned taste aversion learning and memory retention in rats by activating PP2a and affecting substrate phosphorylation in the CNS," Marena Bass, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Host: Dr. Thomas Houpt, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Tuesday, November 19 – Tuesday, November 19, 12:30 pm – 12:30 pm, 1056 KIN—SPANISH LUNCH AND LEARN, with Special Guest Speakers. Spanish language lunch and discussion group will host 4 guest speakers: Valentina Gómez-Bahamon, Asst. Prof., Virginia Tech; Felipe Zapata, Assoc. Prof., UCLA; Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, Asst. Prof., UCSC; Silvia Restrepo President of the Boyce Thompson Institute; all Latin American researchers at primary research institutions. They will speak about their career paths in Spanish, with live translation to English. Free lunch from El Rincón Latino provided, paid for by EERDG. Contact Daniel Gutierrez for more information.
Tuesday, November 19 – Tuesday, November 19, 1:30 pm – 1:30 pm, 2057 KIN—BIOLOGY NEUROSCIENCE CANDIDATE SEMINAR, "Behavioral, neurobiological and genetic correlates underlying heroin vulnerability versus resiliency," Dr. Brittany Kuhn, Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina. Host: Dr. Roberto Vincis, Department of Biological Science and Program in Neuroscience, FSU. Dr. Kuhn is a candidate for a faculty position in Biology: Neuroscience, and will also give a chalk talk on Wednesday, November 20,at 9:15am in KIN2057.
Tuesday, November 19 – Tuesday, November 19, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—PSYCHOLOGY NEUROSCIENCE CANDIDATE SEMINAR, Distributed neural circuits for attention and spatial navigation, Dr. Ninad Kathari, Johns Hopkins University. Host: Dr. Aaron Wilber, Program in Neuroscience and Department of Psychology, FSU. The speaker is a candidate in for a faculty position in Systems/Behavioral Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology. There will be a student/postdoc lunch with the speaker on Wednesday, November 20th, 12-1:00pm.
Wednesday, November 20 – Wednesday, November 20, 9:00 am – 9:00 am, KIN Lobby-Atrium—20TH ANNUAL TRIBETA POSTER COMPETITION Open to all FSU undergraduates conducting research in STEM, need not be Biology majors or Tribeta members Feedback and experience for all entrants, prizes for first through fifth place winners. Deadline for abstract submission: November 12th. Find more information about abstract and poster preparation on fliers, or emailtribetafsu@gmail.com.
Wednesday, November 20 – Wednesday, November 20, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1400 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Role of mutant p53 in liver cancer development," Hua Lu, MB, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine. Host: Dr. Yangchang Wang, Department of Biomedical Sciences, FSU. Join in persojn at Durrell Peaden Auditorium or contact DL-MEDBMSPRTeam@med.fsu.edu for Zoom access.
Wednesday, November 20 – Wednesday, November 20, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Neural and computational systems that support learning and decision-making and their dysfunctions in addiction," Dr. Thorsten Kahnt, Cellular and Neurocomputational Systems Branch, Learning and Decisionmaking Unit, National Institute on Drug Abuse. Host: Dr. Molly Hermiller, Program in Neuroscience, FSU.
Thursday, November 21 – Thursday, November 21, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM CANCELLED, "Graduate Student Research Showcase." Cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Friday, November 22 – Friday, November 22, 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, Fridays during Fall 2024. 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.
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