BioNotes

November 12 through November 16, 2007

Tuesday, November 13, 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY/STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "In search of the Holy Grail: a pluripotent adult spermatogonial stem cell," Dr. Martin Dym, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, November 14, 12:15 pm, 308 BIO—SPECIAL BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE SEMINAR, "Developmental genetic dissection of cell signaling in maize leaves: clues about sugars and carbon accumulation from the tie-dyed1 mutant phenotype," Dr. David Braun, Pennsylvania State University, University Park. Host: Dr. Hank W. Bass.

Wednesday, November 14, 3:30 pm, 105 KRB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "From development to death: zebrafish models of human ocular disorders," Dr. Brian D. Perkins, Texas A&M University, College Station. Host: Dr. James M. Fadool.

Thursday, November 15, 9:30 am, 208 BIO—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "Genes, ecology, and evolution of dim-light and color vision in vertebrates," Dr. Shozo Yokoyama, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Host: Dr. Don R. Levitan.

Thursday, November 15, 12:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS, "Too little to transform—generation and implementation of mental health services and services research in rural places," Dr. Emily Hauenstein, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Host: Dr. Kathryn Rost.

Thursday, November 15, 12:15 pm, 112 KRB—HOWARD BAKER RESEARCH SEMINAR, "Genetics of ciliary disorders," Dr. Brian D. Perkins, Texas A&M University, College Station. Host: Dr. James M. Fadool.

Thursday, November 15, 12:50 pm, 214 HTL—ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY SEMINAR, "Tracing organic matter in terrestrial and marine systems by high-resolution mass spectrometry," Dr. Barrie Peake, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Thursday, November 15, 4:00 pm, 228 CON—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Dynamics of the reptilian repetitive DNA landscape and the evolution of amniote genome structure," Dr. Andrew M. Shedlock, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Host: Dr. Peter Beerli.

Friday, November 16, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, 499 DSL and 327 OSB—OCEANOGRAPHY STUDENT SYMPOSIUM, Presentations on the current research of oceanography graduate students. Talks will be presented 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in 499 DSL. Posters will be presented 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in 327 OSB (refreshments will be served). For more information, contact Natasha Dimova or Anna Nousek McGregor.

Friday, November 16, 11:00 am, A113 COE—CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR, "Use of groundwater modeling for uncertainty assessment in hydrogeology: with application to DOE offsite management," Dr. Ming Ye, FSU.

Friday, November 16, 2:30 pm, 222 CON—SPECIAL SEMINAR, Presentation of research plans, Dr. Shozo Yokoyama, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Host: Dr. David Houle.

Friday, November 16, 3:30 pm, 255 FLH—CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT SEMINAR, "Construction and single molecule studies on phi29 DNA-packaging motor for applications in nanotechnology, therapy, diagnosis, and drug delivery," Dr. Peixuan Guo, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Host: Faqing Yuan.

Friday, November 16, 4:00 pm, 228 CON—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "The geography of African elephant DNA: forensics, ecology, and evolutionary genetics of an endangered icon," Dr. Andrew M. Shedlock, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Host: Dr. Peter Beerli.

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