BioNotes

February 20 through February 24, 2023

Monday, February 20 – Monday, February 20, 1:00 pm – 1:00 pm, 2057 KIN—CMB WORKS IN PROGRESS SEMINAR, "The role of bacterial toxins in shaping the plant root microbiome," Dr. David Thoms, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Tuesday, February 21 – Tuesday, February 21, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, Zoom—BIO/NEURO POSTDOC (AND GRAD STUDENT) WORKSHOP, "Demystifying the transition between academia and industry," Dr. Brittany Sexton, Development Scientist at New Engliand Biolabs (and alumna of FSU Biology, Dennis lab). Host: Dr. Kathryn Jones, Department of Biomedical Science, Florida State University. Meeting ID 951 9387 0233 Join URL: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/95193870233. Now co-sponsored by TCGA, The Cellular and Molecular Grad Students Association. Grad students welcome! NOTE NEW DATE.

Tuesday, February 21 – Tuesday, February 21, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 1024 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "Harnessing genetic diversity to investigate proteomes," Dr. Greg Keele, The Jackson Laboratory Biomedical Research Institution, Bar Harbor, ME. Host: Dr. Darin R. Rokyta, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Dr. Keele is a candidate for a faculty position in Biology - Computational Genomics. He wail also give a chalk talk Wednesday, February 22, 2057 KIN at 11 am.

Wednesday, February 22 – Wednesday, February 22, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, Hybrid:1400 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR TWO seminars: 'Developing a biomarker for screening patient response to steroids prior to initiating therapy,' Nina Zamani; 'Unveiling the broad circular regulatory functions of torsins and their new potential implications in disease pathogenesis,' Nastaran Farshchi Aziz, both Ph.d. students, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University. Join in person or on zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/94558746274?pwd=alltd2VEVlF4RU12NE5Fd2w4UWYxZz09. Password required; contact dl-MedBMSPRTeam@med.fsu.edu to request it.

Wednesday, February 22 – Wednesday, February 23, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, Zoom—3-PART GRANTS WORKSHOP: PART 1, "Eligibility mechanisms for grant applications." Part 1 of a 3-part series of workshops (Part 1: February 22 or 23; Part 2: May 17, 18, or 31; Part 3: July 26 or August 2 or 9) hosted by by Debra D. Fadool, Ph.D. (OPDA) and Adrienne Stephenson Ph.D. (OGFA). Are you contemplating submitting a grant application? What is the proposal transmittal form? How do you create a budget? This interactive series will provide an overview of the various grant mechanisms and help you kick start the application process. Intramural Grant Award! $1000 for Doctoral and $1500 for Postdoctoral sponsored by FSU Office of Research. Must attend all 3 workshop components and submit extramural application. More information: https://opda.fsu.edu/events-workshops/upcoming-events

Thursday, February 23 – Friday, February 24, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve 108 Island Drive, Eastpoint, FL 32320, and virtual—APALACHICOLA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE SYMPOSIUM February 23: 9AM to 4PM â€“ Presentations, 4PM to 6PM â€“ Reception and Poster Session
February 24: 9AM to 1PM â€“ Presentations
There will be both in-person and virtual presentations, all viewable live, both in person at the Apalachicola NERR virtually through GoToWebinar.
Joining Virtually: Please register on GoToWebinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3079767681687666272
Attending In Person: Please RSVP on Eventbrite: https://AnerrSymposium23.eventbrite.com Contact Kennedy Hanson (kennedy.hanson@dep.state.fl.us 850-670-7719) https://floridadep.gov/ANERR www.apalachicolareserve.com

Thursday, February 23 – Thursday, February 23, 2:30 pm – 2:30 pm, 2057 KIN—SPECIAL SEMINAR, "The Mowat-Wilson syndrome gene ZEB2 regulates human neural crest cell formation," Dr. Rebekah Charney, University of California, Riverside, CA. Host: Dr. Erdem Bangi, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Dr. Charney is a candidate for a faculty position in Biology - Genetics. She will also give a chalk talk February 24, 9:30am, 2057 KIN.

Thursday, February 23 – Thursday, February 23, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM CANCELLED, "Genetic rescue to the rescue: linking genomics and demography for improving persistence of small populations," Dr. Sarah Fitzpatrick, Department of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Host: Alexa Guerrera, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. CANCELLED

Thursday, February 23 – Thursday, February 23, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—, "Grad student discussion of faculty candidates." Open to grad students and postdocs from all areas of the department. Contact Jane Benoit (jbenoit@bio.fsu.edu) for questions/ more information.

Friday, February 24 – Friday, February 24, 2:30 pm – 2:30 pm, A211 PDB—OPDA SPECIAL SEMINAR, "From benchtop to biotech: How I dove into the deep end-- lessons learned along the way," Austin Schwartz, PhD, MBA, VP of Operations, Tellus Therapeautics. Host: Dr. Debra Fadool, Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, and Proferssor, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

Friday, February 24 – Friday, February 24, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, " Erosion of heterogeneous rock drives diversification of Appalachian fishes," Dr. Maya Stokes, Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University. Host: Dr. Emily C. Lemmon, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

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