BioNotes

April 20 through April 24, 2009

Tuesday, April 21, 9:30 am, 2057 KIN—COMPUSTAT SEMINAR, "Sparse regressions with applications in clustering, variable section, and outlier detection," Dr. Yiyuan She, Department of Statistics, 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.

Tuesday, April 21, 11:15 am, 112 KLB—THESIS PROSPECTUS DEFENSE, "Dynamics of tropomyosin in the muscle fiber," Roni Rayes, Molecular Biophysics Program, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Piotr Fajer.

Thursday, April 23, 9:30 am, 2057 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Genetically modified organisms (GMOs): implications for forest trees and forest products," Dr. Oghenekome U. Onokpise, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee.

Thursday, April 23, 12:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS, "Melatonin combats molecular terrorism: neural benefits," Dr. Russel J. Reiter, University of Texas Health Science Center. Host: Dr. James M. Olcese.

Thursday, April 23, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Hepatitis C virus replication in and interaction with host cells," Dr. Hengli Tang, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Host: Dr. Kenneth H. Roux.

Friday, April 24, 2:00 pm, 327 OSB—BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY SEMINAR, "Niche separation in bloom-forming algae in coastal Alabama and its implications for the future," Dr. Hugh L. MacIntyre, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama. Host: Andy K. Canion.

Friday, April 24, 3:30 pm, 307 BIO—SEMINAR IN GENETICS: VIROLOGY, Hot new paper in virology. Dr. Fanxiu Zhu, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Friday, April 24, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "The many uses of the model system Drosophila melanogaster," Dr. Kim van der Linde, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Host: Dr. Lisa C. Lyons.

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