BioNotes

November 16, 2026 through November 20, 2026

Wednesday, November 18 – Wednesday, November 18, 9:00 am – 9:00 am, KIN Lobby—BBB 21ST ANNUAL UNDERGRADUATE POSTER COMPETITION Abstracts due by 5pm Tuesday, November 10th, by email to jkennedy@bio.fsu.edu. Open to all undergraduate students in STEM fields, at any stage of research or academic career. Need no be Biology major or BBB member. Find more information and submission requirements on posted flyers, or contact BBB faculty advisers Debi and Jim Fadool. Grad students, postdocs, staff and faculty volunteers wanted as judges.

Wednesday, November 18 – Wednesday, November 18, 12:30 pm – 12:30 pm, 2057 KIN—COVARIS LUNCH AND LEARN, Sample prep and NGS solutions. Covaris representatives will talk about their sonication-based sample prep and NGS solutions. RSVP to brown@bio.fsu.edu to be included in provided lunch.

Thursday, November 19 – Thursday, November 19, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Host-Wolbachia interactions: getting into the next generation by any means necessary ," Dr. Brandon Cooper, University of Montana. Host: Dr. Kayla Stoy, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Friday, November 20 – Friday, November 20, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "The acquisition, spread, and maintenance of the most common endosymbiont," Dr. Brandon Cooper, University of Montana. Host: Dr. Kayla Stoy, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

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