BioNotes

February 2 through February 6, 2009

Monday, February 2, 4:00 pm, 1003 CSL—PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY SEMINAR, "Orthogonal space random walk: a possible avenue leading biomolecular simulation to the quantitative regime," Dr. Wei Yang, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, FSU.

Thursday, February 5, 9:30 am, 2057 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Positional effects on epigenetic silencing in maize," Dr. Karen M. McGinnis, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Thursday, February 5, 12:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS, "Moving to an equity-based paradigm for medical practice—responding to the millennial morbidities," Dr. Jeffrey Goldhagen, University of Florida, Gainesville. Host: Dr. Leslie M. Beitsch.

Thursday, February 5, 3:30 pm, 208 BIO—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE FACULTY MEETING

Thursday, February 5, 7:00 pm, 1024 KIN—FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY MEETING, "Specialized pollinations amongst orchids," Dr. Loran C. Anderson, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Host: Amy Jenkins.

Friday, February 6, 11:00 am, 102 New Pharmacy Building, FAMU—FLORIDA SEA GRANT ELOISE NEWELL SEMINAR, "Climate, oceans, and infectious diseases: the saga of cholera," Dr. Rita Colewell, University of Maryland, College Park, and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Host: Dr. Henry Neal Williams.

Friday, February 6, 2:00 pm, 327 OSB—BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY SEMINAR, "Controlling eutrophication along the freshwater-marine continuum: the need for dual nutrient (N and P) reductions," Dr. Hans Paerl, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Host: Dr. Michael Wetz.

Friday, February 6, 3:30 pm, 307 BIO—SEMINAR IN GENETICS: VIROLOGY, Replication, RNA virus. Qiming Liang, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Friday, February 6, 3:30 pm, B210 COE—ROUNTABLE DISCUSSION, "Science and engineering in the twenty-first century: interdisciplinary, collaborative, and international," Dr. Rita Colewell, University of Maryland, College Park, and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Host: Dr. Ching-Jen Chen.

Friday, February 6, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "A case study in concept determination: ecological diversity," Dr. James Justus, Department of Philosophy, FSU. Host: Dr. Emily H. DuVal.

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