BioNotes

March 30 through April 3, 2009

Tuesday, March 31, 9:30 am, 2057 KIN—COMPUSTAT SEMINAR, "Developing 'CompuStat' collaborations for maize genetic, epigenetic, and genomic research," Dr. Karen M. McGinnis, Department of Biological Science, FSU. The FSU CompuStat Seminar Series is intended to foster interactions and collaborations among faculty and students in the FSU Departments of Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Scientific Computing, Biological Science, and Chemistry and the FSU College of Medicine. The seminars are open to anyone.

Wednesday, April 1, 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, Planning meeting. Participants will gather names and decide on speakers to be invited for next year's Neuroscience Colloquia.

Thursday, April 2, 9:30 am, 2057 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Characterization of plant adherin AtSCC2 and its role during meiosis in Arabidopsis," Debbie Figueroa, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Thursday, April 2, 10:00 am, A211 PDB—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Estradiol and serotonin-induced anorexia," Heidi Rivera, Department of Psychology, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Lisa A. Eckel.

Thursday, April 2, 11:00 am, 208 BIO—SPECIAL JOINT BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND OCEANOGRAPHY SEMINAR, "Adaptations to chronic hypoxia in hydrothermal vent and cold-seep invertebrates," Dr. Stéphane Hourdez, Station Biologique de Roscoff, France. Host: Dr. Scott J. Steppan. Dr. Hourdez is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Biological Science, in the Gulf Extreme Environment Observatory cluster.

Thursday, April 2, 12:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS, "The patient centered medical home," Dr. Michael Fleming, Amedisys Home Health Services, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Thursday, April 2, 12:00 pm, Scholars Commons, Strozier Library—FACULTY AWARDS SPEAKER, "My experience as a Guggenheim Fellow and the effects of that award on my later teaching, research, and service," Dr. Mark Wingate, College of Music, FSU. Information on applying for Guggenheim Fellowships will be available at the presentation from Peggy Wright-Cleveland, Director of the Office of Faculty Recognition

Thursday, April 2, 3:30 pm, 208 BIO—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE FACULTY MEETING

Thursday, April 2, 7:00 pm, 1024 KIN—FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY MEETING, "The Madonna's secret, the passion flower, and some novel photography," Michael Abrams, Department of Journalism, Florida A&M University. Host: Amy Jenkins.

Friday, April 3, 2:00 pm, 327 OSB—BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY SEMINAR, "Natural products from the sea," Dr. Nicole B. Lopanik, Georgia State University, Atlanta. Host: Dr. Joel E. Kostka.

Friday, April 3, 3:30 pm, 307 BIO—SEMINAR IN GENETICS: VIROLOGY, Antiviral drug development. Henry C. Grisé, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Friday, April 3, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "A brief natural history of Odontomachus brunneus," Lauren Hart, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Host: Dr. Walter R. Tschinkel.

Saturday, April 4, 9:15 am, D201 PDB—2009 RUSHTON LECTURES, EPIGENETICS AND BEHAVIORS, "Interaction of stress and transgenerational epigenetic programming on the brain transcriptome, metabolic actvitiy in defined neural circuits, and behavior," Dr. David Crews, University of Texas, Austin.

Saturday, April 4, 10:10 am, D201 PDB—2009 RUSHTON LECTURES, EPIGENETICS AND BEHAVIORS, "Epigenetic mechanisms and the transmission of behavior across generations," Dr. Frances A. Champagne, Columbia University, New York, New York.

Saturday, April 4, 11:15 am, D201 PDB—2009 RUSHTON LECTURES, EPIGENETICS AND BEHAVIORS, "The role of chromatin modifying enzymes in memory," Dr. Marcelo A. Wood, University of California, Irvine.

Saturday, April 4, 1:45 pm, D201 PDB—2009 RUSHTON LECTURES, EPIGENETICS AND BEHAVIORS, "Epigenetic mechanisms associated with the extinction of conditioned fear," Dr. Thomas W. Bredy, University of California, Los Angeles.

Saturday, April 4, 2:40 pm, D201 PDB—2009 RUSHTON LECTURES, EPIGENETICS AND BEHAVIORS, "Epigenetic mechanisms in depression and psychosis: focus on histone lysine methylation," Dr. Schahram Akbarian, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.

Saturday, April 4, 3:45 pm, D201 PDB—2009 RUSHTON LECTURES, EPIGENETICS AND BEHAVIORS, "Brain lateralization, epigenetic aberrations and major mental diseases," Dr. H. M. Abdolmaleky, Harvard Medical School, Boston.

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