BioNotes

October 22 through October 26, 2007

Tuesday, October 23, 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY/STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "The structures of COPII coats and cages," Dr. Scott Stagg, FSU.

Wednesday, October 24, 3:30 pm, 105 KRB—NEUROSCIENCE FACULTY MEETING

Thursday, October 25, 9:00 am, 208 BIO—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Construction and analysis of a transgenomic cytogenetic sorghum (Sorghum propinquum) BAC FISH map of maize (Zea mays L.) pachytene chromosome 9," F. Ina E. Amarillo, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Hank W. Bass.

Thursday, October 25, 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY/STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "Dicing sex in Drosophila," Dr. Jamila I. Horabin, FSU.

Thursday, October 25, 12:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE FACULTY MEETING.

Thursday, October 25, 12:15 pm, 112 KRB—HOWARD BAKER RESEARCH SEMINAR, "American Hearth Association, applicant information and mini grant writing workshop," Mary Maynard, American Heart Association.

Thursday, October 25, 12:50 pm, 214 HTL—ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY SEMINAR, "Deciphering the ubiquitin-proteasome degradation pathway using mass spectrometry," Dr. Lan Huang, University of California, Irvine.

Thursday, October 25, 4:00 pm, 228 CON—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Modeling core biological processes using Drosophila," Dr. Allan C. Spradling, Carnegie Institution, Baltimore, Maryland. Host: Stephen Klusza.

Thursday, October 25, 5:00 pm, 103 HCB—SPECIAL OCEANOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Mass-independent isotope fractionation: from Heavens to Hell," Dr. Mark H. Thiemens, University of California, San Diego. Dr. Thiemens is the Homecoming 2007 ODK Grad Made Good.

Thursday, October 25, 7:00 pm, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory Auditorium, St. Teresa, Florida—SPECIAL COASTAL AND MARINE CONSERVATION LECTURE, "Field experiments on multispecies competitive interactions: lessons from a coralline algal assemblage," Dr. Robert T. Paine, University of Washington, Seattle. Host: Dr. Felicia C. Coleman. Refreshments will be provided. A shuttle will run to the Marine Lab from campus that evening. Contact Maranda Marxsen (850-697-4095) for details.

Friday, October 26, 4:00 pm, 228 CON—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Interactions between cacti and cactus-feeding insects: causes and consequences of variation," Dr. Tom E. X. Miller, FSU. Host: Dr. Nora Underwood.

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