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BioNotes, 17-10-09

BioNotes

October 9 through October 13, 2017


Monday, October 9 – Monday, October 9, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 2057 KIN—POSTDOC WORKSHOP LECTURE AND LUNCH, "Laboratory leadership," Dr. Piotr Fajer, Department of Biological Science, and Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University.

Monday, October 9 – Monday, October 9, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House, 4th floor Great Hall—PROGRAM IN INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE WORKSHOP, "Exploring Your Diversity and Inclusivity Lens: An Interactive Workshop on Teaching (PIE/PFF/PFP) ," Dr. Rhonda Jeffries, College of Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Host: Florida State University Program in Instructional Excellence. This interactive workshop provides an opportunity to explore ways to create culturally inclusive and academically rigorous learning environments. Register at https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0wD3UOVenmvpc0Z

Monday, October 9 – Monday, October 9, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, 1024 KIN—FRIENDS OF THE APALACHICOLA NATIONAL FOREST PRESENTATION, "Apalachicola National Forest gopher tortoise research and restoration area: a partnership for conservation," Austin D. CarrolL, Wiregrass Ecological Associates.

Tuesday, October 10 – Tuesday, October 10, 11:15 am – 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY/STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "Understanding and fighting multidrug resistances in cancer," Dr.John G. Wise, Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX . Host: Dr. Peter G. Fajer, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Wednesday, October 11 – Wednesday, October 11, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1306 COM—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "The spatiotemporal control of the chromosome passenger complex, a master regulator of mitosis," Michael Borkos, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University.

Wednesday, October 11 – Wednesday, October 11, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1306 COM—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Viral DNA structure and the art of molecular warfare," Dr. Jeffrey S. Kieft, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO.

Thursday, October 12 – Thursday, October 12, 9:00 am – 9:00 am, 2057 KIN—PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR, "A molecular mechanism defining cell wall patterning in plants," Dr. Hongchang Cui, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. This will be a discussion of two papers: 1. Oda and Fukuda, 2012, Science 337, 1333–36 2. Sugiyama et al., 2017, Current Biology 27, 2522-28

Thursday, October 12 – Thursday, October 12, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Stem cell control: regeneration and tumorigenesis in the Drosophila gut.," Dr. Bruce Edgar, Huntsman Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Host: Dr. Wu-Min Deng, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Friday, October 13 – Friday, October 13, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Sequence and functional evolution in nematodes," Dr. Kacy Gordon, Department of biological Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC. Host: Dr. Sophie J. McCoy, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Friday, October 13 – Friday, October 13, 5:15 pm – 5:15 pm, 2057 KIN—TCGA TALK, "Nucleosome mapping in Zika Virus infected cells," Athanasios Vouzas, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: The Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Student Association (TCGA), Florida State University.


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