BioNotes

October 15 through October 19, 2007

Monday, October 15, 7:30 pm, United Church (1840 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee)—SIERRA CLUB PUBLIC LECTURE, "Biofuels—Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?," Dr. Ben A. Fusaro, FSU.

Tuesday, October 16, 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY/STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "KSHV-encoded microRNAs and their potential role in pathogenesis," Dr. Rolf Renne, University of Florida, Gainesville. Host: Dr. Fanxiu Zhu.

Wednesday, October 17, 11:00 am, 327 OSB—BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY SEMINAR, "Biogeochemistry and microbial activity patterns at Gulf of Mexico cold seeps," Dr. Samantha B. Joye, University of Georgia, Athens. Host: Dr. Markus Huettel.

Wednesday, October 17, 3:30 pm, 105 KRB—SPECIAL PRESENTATION, "Photoshop workshop," Charles Badland, FSU.

Wednesday, October 17, 3:30 pm, 499 DSL—COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE SEMINAR, "Fluid-structure algorithms and their application to aeroelasticity and hemodynamics," Dr. Santiago Badia, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Thursday, October 18, 9:00 am, 307 BIO—THESIS DEFENSE, "Gene expression and regulation in early vertebrate development," Xianhui Li, FSU. Advisors: Dr. Hank W. Bass and Dr. Curtis R. Altmann.

Thursday, October 18, 11:15 am, 219 HTL—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY SEMINAR, "Design of fluorescent probes for imaging trace metals in mammalian cells," Dr. Christoph J. Fahrni, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.

Thursday, October 18, 12:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRAND GROUNDS, Medical Student Research Fellowship Presentations. "Geriatric syndromes—a quality improvement initiative in a family medicine residency," Elizabeth L. Brooks, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Ken Brummel-Smith. "Examining the evidence behind common practices in the medical history and physical examination," Amy S. Butterworth, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Lisa Granville. "Promoting physical activity among patients with type 2 diabetes in a community-based clinic," Bridgette C. Provost, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Gareth R. Dutton.

Thursday, October 18, 4:00 pm, 228 CON—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "From forests to grasslands and from mussel beds to seaweed stands: how different communities cooccur in the same ecosystem," Dr. Peter S. Petraitis, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Host: Casey terHorst.

Friday, October 19, 4:00 pm, 228 CON—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Detection of multiple stable states in natural ecosystems," Dr. Peter S. Petraitis, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Host: Casey terHorst.

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