BioNotes

December 2 through December 6, 2024

Monday, December 2 – Monday, December 2, 10:00 am – 10:00 am, 2057 KIN and Zoom—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Chromatin dynamics in the cortex and hippocampus following traumatic brain injury," Lorea Arambarri, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Dennis. Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/95572369903

Tuesday, December 3 – Tuesday, December 3, 9:00 am – 9:00 am, A211 PDB and Zoom—DISSERATION DEFENSE, "The visual fields of Crocodylia: isights into the eco-sensory significance of crocodylian cranial morphology revealed by in vivo visual field analysis," Tyler Hunt, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Gregory Erickson. Join in person or Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/8483042052 Meeting ID: 848 304 2052

Wednesday, December 4 – Wednesday, December 4, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1400 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "DNA strand breaks and gaps target retroviral integrase binding and integration," Kristine Yoder, Ph.D., Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Ohio State University. Host: Dr. Jarod Mousa and Dr. Ashwanth Francis, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Biological Sciences, FSU. Join in person at Durrell Peaden Auditorium or contact DL-MedBMSPRTeam@med.fsu.edu for Zoom access.

Wednesday, December 4 – Wednesday, December 4, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—PSYCHOLOGY NEUROSCIENCE CANDIDATE SEMINAR, "High-speed imaging systems to resolve neural dynamics underlying behavior at sub-millisecond scale," Dr. Jie (Jack) Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA. Host: Dr. Aaron Wilber, Program in Neuroscience and Department of Psychology, FSU. The speaker is a candidate in for a faculty position in Systems/Behavioral Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology. There will be a student/postdoc lunch with the speaker on Thursday, December 5th, 12-1:00pm.

Wednesday, December 4 – Wednesday, December 4, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 2057 KIN—BIOLOGY NEUROSCIENCE CANDIDATE SEMINAR, "The neural correlates of identity recognition in a wasp," Dr. Christopher Jernigan, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University. Host: Dr. Debra Fadool, Department of Biological Science, FSU. The speaker is a candidate for a faculty position in Biology - Neuroscience, and will give a chalk talk Thursday, December 5, 11:15pm, 2057 KIN, and a graduate student/trainee lunch on Wednesday, December 5, 12:15pm 3005 KIN.

Thursday, December 5 – Thursday, December 5, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—FACULTY MEETING

Thursday, December 5 – Thursday, December 5, 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm, 1024 KIN—FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY MAGNOLIA CHAPTER MEETING, "Restoring degraded ecosystems by recovering plant species diversity," Andre Clewell. Host: Florida Native Plant Society Magnolia Chapter.

Friday, December 6 – Friday, December 6, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, Seminole Cafe—DEPARTMENT LUNCH Host: Dr. Steven Lenhert. Bio Lunch! Join your fellow Bio department members (faculty, staff, students, postdocs) for lunch at the Seminole Cafe, Fridays during Fall 2024. No need to plan or prepare. Just come sit at the Bio table. The Seminole Cafe dining hall on campus, a short and pleasant walk from any of the buildings.

Friday, December 6 – Friday, December 6, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "When is evolution (un) predictable? and is this even interesting?," Dr. Joseph Travis, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Host: Dr. Joel Trexler, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University.

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