BioNotes

February 16, 2026 through February 20, 2026

Tuesday, February 17 – Tuesday, February 17, 11:15 am – 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "Insights into substrate engagement of a RiPP-radical SAM enzyme, DarE," Lilly Cheek, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, FSU. Host: Dr. Wen Zhu, Institute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, FSU.

Tuesday, February 17 – Tuesday, February 17, 1:00 pm – 1:00 pm, 3009 KIN—TCGA WORKS IN PROGRESS SEMINAR, "TBA," Daniel Hiott, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Graduate students present their ongoing research in the Works in Progress and this counts toward required seminars/public speaking for degree.

Tuesday, February 17 – Tuesday, February 17, 1:30 pm – 1:30 pm, 2057 KIN—EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS JOB CANDIDATE SEMINARDr. Emily Kopania, University of Pittsburgh, PA. Host: Dr. Brian Inouye, Department of Biological Science, FSU. There will also be a chalk talk 2/18, 10-11:00 am, KIN 2057, and grad student lunch, 2/18, 11:30-1:00, KIN room TBD.

Wednesday, February 18 – Wednesday, February 18, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1302 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Metabolic regulation of muscle stem cell homeostasis," Dr. Feng Yue, Department of Animal Science, University of Florida. Host: Dr. Julia Wang, Department of Biomedical Sciences, FSU.

Wednesday, February 18 – Wednesday, February 18, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE JOB CANDIDATE SEMINAR, "Neuromodulation reconfigures cortical circuit dynamics across learning," Dr. Andrew Moberly, Yale School of Medicine.

Thursday, February 19 – Thursday, February 19, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Evolving together, evolving apart: Pairing lab and long-term field experiments to measure the evolution of plant beneficial microbes ," Dr. Liana Burghardt, Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University. Host: Dr. Kayla Stoy, Department of Biological Science, FSU. And belated Darwin Day celebration! Photo opportunities with Darwin start at 2:30 pm, courtyard outside KIN 1024 (indoors if bad weather). Cake, drinks,and Yo Chuck! salute at 3:15pm.

Friday, February 20 – Friday, February 20, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Picking partners: host selectivity and rewards in the legume-rhizobia symbiosis," Dr. Liana Burghardt, Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University. Host: Dr. Kayla Stoy, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

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