BioNotes

October 20 through October 24, 2008

Monday, October 20, 11:00 am, 327 OSB—THESIS DEFENSE, "Dissolution of biogenic silica in permeable coastal sands," Katie Higgs, Department of Oceanography, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Markus Huettel.

Tuesday, October 21, 9:00 am, 1302 COM—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Phosphorylation of the transcription factor YY1," Raed Rizkallah, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Myra M. Hurt.

Tuesday, October 21, 3:00 pm, 208 BIO—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "The rebel element: DXZ4 chromatin on the X chromosome," Dr. Brian P. Chadwick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Host: Dr. Hank W. Bass. Dr. Chadwick is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department Biological Science.

Wednesday, October 22, 2:00 pm, 2057 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, Presentation of research plans, Dr. Brian P. Chadwick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Host: Dr. Hank W. Bass. Dr. Chadwick is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department Biological Science.

Wednesday, October 22, 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Analyzing and modeling song temporal structure: from millilseconds to minutes," Dr. Todd W. Troyer, University of Texas, San Antonio. Host: Dr. Frank Johnson.

Wednesday, October 22, 4:15 pm, 327 OSB—THESIS DEFENSE, "Oxygen consumption in permable Gulf coast sediments," Matt Laschet, Department of Oceanography, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Markus Huettel.

Wednesday, October 22, 7:00 pm, Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, 261 Seventh Street, Apalachicola—APALACHICOLA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE PUBLIC LECTURE, "Ecology of lower planktonic trophic levels in Apalachicola Bay, Florida, and implications of river water diversion," Dr. Jennifer Putland, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Fort Pierce, Florida. Refreshments to follow. For more information contact Megan Lamb, megan.lamb@dep.state.fl.us or 850-670-4783 x113.

Thursday, October 23, 12:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS, "The teacher-student relationship in medical education: understanding boundary issues," Dr. S. Michael Plaut, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimroe. Host: Dr. S. Dennis Baker.

Thursday, October 23, 12:30 pm, A204 PDB—HOWARD BAKER RESEARCH SEMINAR, "Temporal variability: modeling data and modeling circuits," Dr. Todd W. Troyer, University of Texas, San Antonio. Host: Dr. Frank Johnson.

Thursday, October 23, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Nitrogen removal from ecosystems: new pathways and the microbes that drive them," Dr. Joel E. Kostka, Department of Oceanography, FSU. Host: Dr. Thomas E. Miller.

Thursday, October 23, 5:00 pm, 404 BEL—SPECIAL HISTORY OF SCIENCE SEMINAR, "The persistence of the manuscript sensibility in early modern natural history," Dr. Elizabeth E. Yale, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Host: Dr. Frederick R. Davis. Dr. Yale is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of History.

Thursday, October 23, 7:00 pm, Amtrack Building Community Room, 918 Railroad Ave, Tallahassee—APALACHEE AUDUBON SOCIETY PUBLIC LECTURE, "Putting the fun back into birding," Simon Thompson.

Friday, October 24, 11:00 am, A113 COE—CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR, Presentation on graduate-student welfare issues. Ransom McClung, Office of Audit Services, and Connie Eudy, Program in Instructional Excellence, FSU.

Friday, October 24, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Predation and bird community dynamics in urban and agricultural landscapes," Dr. Scott Robinson, University of Florida, Gainesville. Host: Dr. Emily H. DuVal.

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