BioNotes

January 19 through January 23, 2009

Tuesday, January 20, 1:00 pm, 208 BIO—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "Evolutionary genomics of mammalian speciation and reproduction," Dr. Jeffrey M. Good, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany. Host: Dr. Darin R. Rokyta. Dr. Good is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department Biological Science.

Wednesday, January 21, 10:00 am, 2057 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, Presentation of research plans, Dr. Jeffrey M. Good, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany. Host: Dr. Darin R. Rokyta. Dr. Good is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department Biological Science.

Wednesday, January 21, 4:00 pm, 208 BIO—SPECIAL ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Climate change and coral reef resilience: are we expecting too much from marine reserves?," Dr. John F. Bruno, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Host: Dr. Laura Petes.

Thursday, January 22, 9:30 am, 2057 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Nature's animal-plant hybrid: the case of a solar-powered sea slug, Elysia chlorotica (Gould)," Dr. Hank W. Bass, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Thursday, January 22, 11:15 am, 1003 CSL—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY SEMINAR, "Design and study of new nitroxyl (HNO) precursors and their potential in the treatment of hearth failure," Dr. John P. Toscano, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

Thursday, January 22, 12:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS., "Tuberculosis in Florida," Dr. David Askin, Director, Tubulosis Control, State of Florida. Host: Dr. Eugene G. Ryerson.

Thursday, January 22, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "The structures of COPII coats and cages," Dr. Scott M. Stagg, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, FSU. Host: Dr. Kenneth A. Taylor.

Thursday, January 22, 7:00 pm, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory Auditorium, St. Teresa, Florida—COASTAL AND MARINE CONSERVATION LECTURE, "Florida's coral reefs: threats, decline, management, and signs of hope," Dr. John F. Bruno, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Refreshments will be provided.

Friday, January 23, 11:00 am, A113 COE—CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR, "Biomass in renewable energy," Dr. Tawainga Katsvairo, BUC Technologies, Tallahassee, Florida.

Friday, January 23, 2:00 pm, 327 OSB—BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY SEMINAR, "Sticking with simplicity: facile regeneration, versatile morphology, and diverse collaborations promote persistence of the most basal metazoans," Dr. Janie L. Wulff, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Host: Dr. Joel E. Kostka.

Friday, January 23, 3:30 pm, 307 BIO—SEMINAR IN GENETICS: VIROLOGY, Virion structure. Jason O'Donnell, Institute of Molecular Biophysics, and Joseph Gillen, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Friday, January 23, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Context-dependent streak spawning in a simultaneous hermaphrodite, Serranus subligarius," Maria (Mia) Adreani, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Host: Dr. Don R. Levitan.

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