BioNotes

October 21 through October 25, 2013

Tuesday, October 22, 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY/STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY STUDENT SEMINARS, "Biofunctionalization of quantum dots for controlled cellular therapy," Katelyn Fredricksen, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, FSU. " On-the-path random walk path optimization, " Liaoran Cao, has been cancelled.

Wednesday, October 23, 12:00 pm, 1306 COM—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, Title TBA, Dr. Hashi Wijayatilake . Host: Dr. Timothy Megraw.

Wednesday, October 23, 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, Title TBA, Dr. R. Michael Burger, Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.

Wednesday, October 23, 4:00 pm, 2057 KIN—PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION, "Successful research collaborations." Discussion leaders: Dr. Gregory Erickson, Dr. David Gilbert, Dept. of Biological Science, FSU. Open to anyone interested. For information contact: Dr. David Houle

Thursday, October 24, 9:30 am, 2057 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "A discussion of Takashige Ishii et al., 2013, 'QsLG1 regulates a closed panicle trait in domesticated rice,' Nature Genetics 45:462-465," Chaolun Wang, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Thursday, October 24, 4:00 pm, KIN 1024—FOWLER SYMPOSIUM , "Retinal development, cellular reprogramming and retinoblastoma," Dr. Michael A. Dyer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. Host: Dr. James M. Fadool.

Friday, October 25, 1:00 pm, BIO 307—THESIS DEFENSE, "The effects of sodium selenate, a PP2A activator, on conditioned taste aversion learning," Jason Brown, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Thomas Houpt.

Friday, October 25, 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "The role of sensory bias in the evolution of choosy females & variable males ," Ilana Janowitz, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Host: Dr. Kimberly A. Hughes.

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