BioNotes

November 17, 2025 through November 21, 2025

Tuesday, November 18 – Tuesday, November 18, 11:15 am – 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "Enhancing therapeutic efficacies of targeted lung cancer therapies via targeting DNA Topoisomerase II," Dr. Shi-Yong Sun, Ph.D., Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Host: Dr. Qing-Xiang Amy Sang, Institute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, FSU.

Wednesday, November 19 – Wednesday, November 19, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, KIN Lobby / Atrium—20TH ANNUAL BBB POSTER COMPETITION Abstracts due by 5pm Monday, 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 Faddol, or Jen Kennedy. Grad students, postdocs, staff and faculty volunteers wanted as judges.

Wednesday, November 19 – Wednesday, November 19, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1302 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Modular hydrogel design to model healthy and diseased tissue microenvironments," Dr. Nathan Richbourg, Department of Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU college of Engineering. Host: Dr. Jerome Irianto, Department of Biomedical Sciences, FSU.

Thursday, November 20 – Thursday, November 20, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Harnessing root microbiomes to improve plant health and resilience," Dr. Sarah Lebeis, Michigan State University. Host: Dr. David Thoms, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Refreshments will be provided at 3:15pm.

Friday, November 21 – Friday, November 21, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Untangling biological complexity to reveal drivers of root microbiome assembly," Dr. Sarah Lebeis, Michigan State University. Host: Dr. David Thoms, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

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