BioNotes
February 23 through February 27, 2026
Tuesday, February 24 – Tuesday, February 24, 11:15 am – 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "From structure to catalysis: illuminating unusual heme enzymes in RiPP biosynthesis," Dr. Yifan Wang, Department of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia. Host: Dr. Wen Zhu, Institute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, FSU.
Tuesday, February 24 – Tuesday, February 24, 1:30 pm – 1:30 pm, Zoom only—EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS JOB CANDIDATE SEMINAR, "Genomic underpinnings of rapid adaptation in non-model organisms," Dr. Remi Ketchum. Host: Dr. Amy Webster, Department of Biological Science, FSU. There will also be a chalk talk Wednesday February 25, 10-11am on Zoom and Grad student lunch meeting Wednesday February 25, 12:00pm–1:30pm on Zoom. Contact the host for Zoom access.
Wednesday, February 25 – Wednesday, February 25, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1302 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "The toll on the timekeeper: lung molecular clock dysregulation in HIV-associated COPD ," Honshang Unwalla, Ph.D., Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Florida International University. Host: Dr. Timothy Megraw, Department of Biomedical Sciences, FSU.
Wednesday, February 25 – Wednesday, February 25, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "The neural substrates underlying the integration of smell and taste (flavor)," Dr. Chad Samuelson. Host: Dr. Roberto Vincis, Program in Neuroscience and Department of Biological Science, FSU. There will also be a grad student/postdoc reception with the speaker following the talk, 4:30-5:30pm.
Thursday, February 26 – Thursday, February 26, 2:00 pm – 2:00 pm, 2057 KIN—EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS JOB CANDIDATE SEMINAR, "Cascading ecological, evolutionary, and genomic impacts of whole genome duplication," Dr. Michelle (Shelly) Gaynor. Host: Dr. Emily H. DuVal, Department of Biological Science, FSU. There will also be a chalk talk 9-10am Friday, February 27, in 2057 KIN, and a grad student lunch Thursday February 26, 11:30am–1pm KIN 4077.
Thursday, February 26 – Thursday, February 26, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT TOWN HALL Host: Dr. Nora Underwood, Department of Biological Science, FSU. There will be no public talk for colloquium this week. Instead, Biology graduate students are invited to attend a town hall to discuss their thoughts about the department with our Associate Chair for Graduate Studies. EERDG and TCGA are collecting ideas for topics of conversation so students should watch for emails from those student organizations. There will be no pre-Colloquium reception this week.
Friday, February 27 – Friday, February 27, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Variation predicts the rate of evolution in mammalian skulls - or is it the other way around?," Dr. David Houle, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Host: Dr. Joseph Travis, Department of Biological Science, FSU.
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