BioNotes

February 9 through February 13, 2009

Monday, February 9, 1:00 pm, 208 BIO—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "The mechanochemical role of dynamins in membrane remodeling," Dr. Jason A. Mears, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Host: Dr. Scott Stagg. Dr. Mears is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Biological Science.

Monday, February 9, 2:30 pm, 707 KEN—MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR, "Molecular self-assembly—approach to biomacromolecular recognition," Dr. Jianfeng Cai, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Tuesday, February 10, 1:00 pm, 2057 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, Presentation of research plans, Dr. Jason A. Mears, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Host: Dr. Scott Stagg. Dr. Mears is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Biological Science.

Wednesday, February 11, 12:15 pm, COM—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "Deciphering the X in sex: from genomic mechanisms to phenotypic implications," Dr. Laura Carrel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park. Dr. Carrel is a candidate for a faculty position in the College of Medicine.

Thursday, February 12, 9:30 am, 2057 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Cellular roles for FUSED kinase family members in plants and animals," Dr. Laura R. Keller, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Thursday, February 12, 12:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS, "Health care quality, privacy and liability: a health care system trustee's perspective," Dr. Wayne Myers, Trustee, Appalachian Regional Healthcare and Maine Health Access Foundation. Host: Dr. Gail R. Bellamy.

Thursday, February 12, 12:15 pm, 208 BIO—SPECIAL BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND MARTECH SEMINAR, "Biocompatible nanolithography for in vitro cell adhesion assays," Dr. Steven Lenhert, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany. Host: Dr. Stephan von Molnár. Dr. Lenhert is a candidate for a faculty position in the Integrative NanoScience Institute cluster.

Thursday, February 12, 3:45 pm, 101 UPL—PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM, "A statistical physicist looks at evolution," Dr. Per Arne Rikvold, Department of Physics, FSU.

Thursday, February 12, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "New lessons from poliovirus: dominant drug targets and novel routes of viral spread," Dr. Karla Kirkegaard, Stanford University, Stanford, California. Host: Heather Nelson.

Thursday, February 12, 7:00 pm, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory Auditorium, St. Teresa, Florida—COASTAL AND MARINE CONSERVATION LECTURE, "Ecological and evolutionary misadventures with Spartina," Dr. Donald R. Strong, University of California, Davis. Refreshments will be provided.

Friday, February 13, 11:00 am, A113 COE—CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR, "Enzymatic conversion of biomass," Dr. Subramanian Ramakrishnan, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FSU.

Friday, February 13, 11:30 am, 2057 KIN—SPECIAL BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE SEMINAR, "Top down from underground: diseases of root-feeding insects," Dr. Donald R. Strong, University of California, Davis. Host: Dr. Thomas E. Miller.

Friday, February 13, 1:30 pm, 2057 KIN—SPECIAL BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND MARTECH SEMINAR, Presentation of research plans, Dr. Steven Lenhert, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany. Host: Dr. Stephan von Molnár. Dr. Lenhert is a candidate for a faculty position in the Integrative NanoScience Institute cluster.

Friday, February 13, 2:00 pm, 327 OSB—BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY SEMINAR, "Love and jealousy in sea urchins: sexual selection and the evolution of gamete recognition proteins," Dr. Don R. Levitan, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Host: Dr. Joel E. Kostka.

Friday, February 13, 3:30 pm, 307 BIO—SEMINAR IN GENETICS: VIROLOGY, Discussion of February 12 colloquium presentation. Jason O'Donnell, Institute of Molecular Biophysics, and Joseph Gillen, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Friday, February 13, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Reduced freshwater input leads to increased disease, predation, and mortality in Apalachicola oysters," Dr. Laura E. Petes, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory. Host: Dr. Felicia C. Coleman.

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