BioNotes

March 3 through March 7, 2008

Monday, March 3, 10:00 am, 112 KLB—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "RNA–metal ion interactions and metal ion–induced conformational change in the spliceosomal U2-U6 snRNA complex studied by lanthanide ion luminescence and resonance energy transfer techniques," Faqing Yuan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, FSU. Advisors: Dr. Nancy L. Greenbaum and Dr. Geoffrey F. Strouse.

Monday, March 3, 1:00 pm, 208 BIO—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "Adaptive evolution in Arabidopsis thaliana," Dr. Paula X. Kover, University of Manchester, U.K. Host: Dr. Don R. Levitan. Dr. Kover is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department Biological Science.

Tuesday, March 4, 9:30 am, 208 BIO—SPECIAL SEMINAR, Presentation of research plans, Dr. Paula X. Kover, University of Manchester, U.K. Host: Dr. Don R. Levitan. Dr. Kover is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department Biological Science.

Tuesday, March 4, 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY/STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "Molecular determinants of striated muscle relaxation: role of calcium dissociation from troponin C," Dr. Jonathan P. Davis, Ohio State University, Columbus. Host: Dr. P. Bryant Chase.

Wednesday, March 5, 2:30 pm, 707 KEN—MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR, "Nucleic acids nanotechnology," Dr. Dage Liu, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Wednesday, March 5, 3:00 pm, 333 BIO—SEMINAR IN GENETICS, "Discussion of Houwing et al., 2007, A role for Piwi and piRNAs in germ cell maintenance and transposon silencing in zebrafish, Cell 129:69–82," Karen Alvarez-Delfin, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Wednesday, March 5, 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Statistical models in neural motor prosthetics," Dr. Wei Wu, Department of Statistics, FSU.

Thursday, March 6, 11:00 am, 208 BIO—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE "TOWN MEETING", Meeting with Biological Science faculty, Dr. P. Bryant Chase, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Dr. Chase is a candidate for the chairmanship of Biological Science.

Thursday, March 6, 12:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS, "Plagiarism and the lack of professionalism in medical education," Dr. Ariel F. Cole, FSU College of Medicine, Orlando campus. Host: Dr. Myra M. Hurt.

Thursday, March 6, 12:00 pm, 208 BIO—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE "TOWN MEETING", Meeting with Biological Science staff, graduate students, and postdoctoral associates, Dr. P. Bryant Chase, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Dr. Chase is a candidate for the chairmanship of Biological Science.

Thursday, March 6, 3:30 pm, 228 CON—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE FACULTY MEETING

Friday, March 7, 11:00 am, A113 COE—CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR, "Shear and elongational rheology of polymer melts and concentrated solutions," Dr. John R. Collier, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, FAMU/FSU.

Friday, March 7, 4:00 pm, 228 CON—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Old-growth longleaf pine forest: it's more than just old trees," Dr. Todd E. Engstrom, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory.

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