BioNotes, 2019-02-25
BioNotes
February 25 through March 1, 2019
Monday, February 25 – Monday, February 25, 2:00 pm – 2:00 pm, 2057 KIN—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, " Spawning patterns, trophic ecology, and toxicology: conservation-related research of an iconic reef fish, the Atlantic Goliath Grouper," Christopher Malinowski, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, and FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory. Advisor: Dr. Felicia C. Coleman.
Tuesday, February 26 – Tuesday, February 26, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 2057 KIN—TCGA TALK, "RIF1’s control of the 4D genome," Kyle Klein, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: The Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Student Association (TCGA), Florida State University.
Wednesday, February 27 – Wednesday, February 27, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1400 COM—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Dissecting molecular mechanisms of gene regulation genome-wide in Drosophila and human cells," Dr. John T. Lis, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell university, Ithaca, NY. Host: Dr. Jamila Horabin, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University.
Wednesday, February 27 – Wednesday, February 27, 7:35 pm – 7:35 pm, Waterworks, 1133 Thomasville Rd., Tallahassee, FL—SCIENCE SALON, "The Darwinian revolution," Dr. Micael Ruse, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Program in History and Philosophy of Science, Florida State University.
Thursday, February 28 – Thursday, February 28, 11:00 am – 11:00 am, 2057 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Improving maize (Zea mays) early seedling performance under cold temperature stress," Dr. Gokhan Hascisalioglu, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL.
Thursday, February 28 – Thursday, February 28, 11:15 am – 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY/STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "Multiscale spectroscopies for understanding GPCR mediated cell signaling," Prof. Anthony Watts, FRS, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Host: Dr. Peter G. Fajer, Institute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Biological Science,, Florida State University.
Thursday, February 28 – Thursday, February 28, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 2057 KIN —TEACHING DISCUSSION GROUP, "Teaching diverse students," Dr. Leslie Richardson, Director, Center for the AAdvancement of Teaching, Florida Stat eUniversity. Host: Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Contact Kate Hill (kmhill@bio.fsu.edu) if you would like to be added to the group Canvas organization site. Suggested readings as background for this discussion: A Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching by Wlodkowski and Ginsberg: http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept95/vol53/num01/A-Framework-for-Culturally-Responsive-Teaching.aspx and Chapter 3 of How Learning Works by Ambrose and colleagues: https://sites.temple.edu/bett/files/2014/01/Ambrose-Chapter-3-What-motivates-students1.pdf
Thursday, February 28 – Thursday, February 28, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Daddy issues: effects of paternal environments in the next generation in mammals," Oliver Rando, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. Host: Jason Lynn, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
Thursday, February 28 – Thursday, February 28, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1400 MSB—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS, "A fly approach to personalized cancer therapies," Dr. Ross L. Cagan, Professor and Associate Dean, School for Biomedical Sciences; Director, Center for Personalized Cancer Therapeutics; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Thursday, February 28 – Thursday, February 28, 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm, 1024 KIN—TRIBETA NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY COLLOQUIUM, "Decoding Schizophrenia with 14-3-3," Dr. Yi Zhou, Program in Neuroscience and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University. D. Fadool, BBB faculty advisor.
Friday, March 1 – Friday, March 1, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Population divergence time estimation using individual lineage label switching," Dr. Peter Beerli, Department of Scientific Computing, Florida State University. Host: Dr. Daniel Okamoto, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.
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