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BioNotes, 14 January 2008
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14 January 2008
     

BioNotes

January 14 through January 20, 2008


Monday, January 14, 1:00 pm, 208 BIO—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "ReSETting transcribed chromatin: the Set2-Rpd3S pathway," Dr. Bing Li, Stowers Institute of Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri. Host: Dr. James M. Fadool. Dr. Li is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department Biological Science.

Monday, January 14, 4:00 pm, 112 KLB—PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY SEMINAR, "Ultra fast chemical exchange 2DIR spectroscopy," Junrong Zheng, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

Tuesday, January 15, 2:30 pm, 208 BIO—SPECIAL SEMINAR, Presentation of research plans, Dr. Bing Li, Stowers Institute of Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri. Host: Dr. James M. Fadool. Dr. Li is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department Biological Science.

Wednesday, January 16, 3:30 pm, 105 KRB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Improving outcomes in brain-injured patients: from the bench to the bedside," Dr. Jacob W. VanLandingham, College of Medicine, FSU.

Thursday, January 17, 9:30 am, 208 BIO—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "RNA-mediated heritable gene regulation in maize," Dr. Karen M. McGinnis, University of Arizona, Tuscon. Host: Dr. Hank W. Bass. Dr. McGinnis is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department Biological Science.

Thursday, January 17, 12:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS, "Neurobiology of addiction disorders: genetics and developmental risk factors," Dr. Yasmin Hurd, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York. Host: Dr. Susanne Cappendijk.

Thursday, January 17, 2:00 pm, 112 KLB—PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY SEMINAR, "Bio-membranes: structured adaptive and dynamic; new insights from in vitro and in vivo experiments," Dr. Martin Forstner, University of California, Berkeley.

Thursday, January 17, 4:00 pm, 228 CON—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Control of EGF receptor activity and dorso-ventral patterning in Drosophila," Dr. Trudi Schüpbach, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. Host: Dr. Wu-min Deng.

Friday, January 18, 11:00 am, A113 COE—CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR, "Inhibition of anaerobic glycolysis in the cancer cell: a novel approach for cancer therapy," Dr. Karam F. A. Soliman, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee.

Friday, January 18, 1:00 pm, 222 CON—SPECIAL SEMINAR, Presentation of research plans, Dr. Karen M. McGinnis, University of Arizona, Tuscon. Host: Dr. Hank W. Bass. Dr. McGinnis is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department Biological Science.

Friday, January 18, 4:00 pm, 228 CON—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Parent-offspring conflict and the evolution of reproductive isolation in a live-bearing fish," Matthew S. Schrader, FSU. Host: Dr. Joseph Travis.


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Dr. Debra Fadool has received Albion College's Distinguished Alumni Award for 2007. Debi received this award at Albion College's Awards Ceremony during their Homecoming Weekend.
Dr. Walter R. Tschinkel, Professor in the Department of Biological Science, has been awarded the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor Award for 2007/2008.