BioNotes

February 23 through February 27, 2009

Tuesday, February 24, 3:30 pm, 315 CAR—GEOLOGY SEMINAR, "The bird-lizard and the four-legged fish: two stories about evolution and the creation of knowledge," Dr. Christopher J. Ries, Roskilde University and Royal Library of Denmark.

Wednesday, February 25, 12:30 pm, 202 BEL—HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE SEMINAR, "Wild life: post-Darwinian biology in the 'realistic' animal stories and paintings of Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946)," Dr. Suzanne Zeller, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Thursday, February 26, 9:30 am, 2057 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR. Dr. Edward S. Buckler, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Thursday, February 26, 10:00 am, 208 BIO—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "Small icosahedral viruses interacting with host proteins: a structural study of receptor usage, antigenicity and antibody neutralization," Dr. Susan Hafenstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Host: Dr. Kenneth H. Roux. Dr. Hafenstein is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Biological Science.

Thursday, February 26, 12:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS, "The studies of cell division regulation and anticancer drug screen," Dr. Yanchang Wang, College of Medicine, FSU.

Thursday, February 26, 2:00 pm, 499 DSL—THESIS DEFENSE, "On species' boundaries in Zasodes-complex species," Erin Easton, Department of Oceanography, FSU. Advisor: Dr. David Thistle.

Thursday, February 26, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "The genetic architecture of an adaptive trait: maize flowering time," Dr. Edward S. Buckler, U.S. Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, New York. Host: Dr. Hank W. Bass.

Thursday, February 26, 6:00 pm, B101 MAG—TALLAHASSEE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY PUBLIC LECTURE, "Exploring lost worlds: the tepuis of South American—how serendipity operates in field biology," Dr. D. Bruce Means, naturalist, environmental writer, explorer.

Friday, February 27, 10:00 am, 2057 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, Presentation of research plans, Dr. Susan Hafenstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Host: Dr. Kenneth H. Roux. Dr. Hafenstein is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Biological Science.

Friday, February 27, 11:00 am, A113 COE—CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR, "Multi-scale modeling, simulation, and theory of nanoscale materials and phenomena," Dr. Milen Kostov, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FSU.

Friday, February 27, 2:00 pm, 208 BIO—SPECIAL JOINT BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND OCEANOGRAPHY SEMINAR, "The hydrocarbon seep tubeworms: physiology, biogeochemistry, and ecosystem engineering—metazoan adaptations to life in extreme environments of the deep Gulf of Mexico," Dr. Charles Fisher, Pennsylvania State University, University Park.

Friday, February 27, 3:30 pm, 307 BIO—SEMINAR IN GENETICS: VIROLOGY, Replication, retrovirus. Dr. Hengli Tang, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Friday, February 27, 3:30 pm, 255 FLH—CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY SEMINAR, "Designer DNA architectures for nanobiotechnology," Dr. Hao Yan, Arizona State University, Tempe. Host: Dr. Lei Zhu.

Friday, February 27, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Trees, deer, rodents, fungi, and pigs: anatomy of a Patagonian invasion," Dr. Daniel Simberloff, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Host: Dr. Frances C. James.

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