BioNotes

September 14, 2026 through September 18, 2026

Monday, September 14 – Monday, September 14, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 320 BIO—BIO / NEURO POSTDOC / GRAD WORKSHOP AND LUNCH, "Career services for postdocs and grad students," Nicole Lilly, FSU Doctoral Career Coordinator. Host: Dr. Kathryn Jones, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Sandwich lunch provided, first come, first served.

Tuesday, September 15 – Tuesday, September 15, 1:00 pm – 1:00 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Influence of peripheral oxytocin receptor on hypothalamic transcription and neuronal activity in neonatal mice," Alicia Gonzalez, Department of Psychology, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Hammock.

Wednesday, September 16 – Wednesday, September 16, 1:30 pm – 1:30 pm, A211 PDB—CTP FACULTY MEETING

Wednesday, September 16 – Wednesday, September 16, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE ICECREAM SOCIAL Enjoy delicious ice cream and other sweet treats, as labs introduce new graduate students, postdocs, technicians and others. Also announcing the recipient of the 2026 Beidler Award.

Thursday, September 17 – Thursday, September 17, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Department dialogue on AI in teaching, learning, and research." Host: Drs. Austin Mast, Hongchang Cui, and Nora Underwood.

Friday, September 18 – Friday, September 18, 8:00 am – 8:00 am, FSU Alumni Center—FOWLER SYMPOSIUM 2026, Biological Imaging Across Scales, Speakers include Dr. David Veesler, Dr. Jochen Zimmer, Dr. Melody Campbell, Dr. Tessa Burch-Smith, Dr. Laura Ann Metkas., Washington University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Host: Dr. Scott Stagg and Beth Stroupe (co-chairs); Ken Taylor, Hank Bass, and Doug Storace. Register at https://www.bio.fsu.edu/FowlerSymposium

Friday, September 18 – Friday, September 18, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, " A tale of two landscapes: the Red Hills hunting estates and the Apalachicola National Forest," Todd Engstrom, Research Associate at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy; Courtesy Faculty, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Host: Bruce Means.

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