BioNotes
April 6 through April 10, 2026
Tuesday, April 7 – Tuesday, April 7, 11:15 am – 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR, "Hidden sulfur chemistry in natural product biosynthesis," Dr. Edward Kalkreuter, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, FSU. Host: Dr. Geoffrey Strouse, Institute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, FSU.
Tuesday, April 7 – Tuesday, April 7, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 2057 KIN—FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR, "Unraveling biodiversity patterns and processes through a functional perspective," Dr. Peter Williams, Michigan State University. Host: Dr. Emily H. DuVal, Department of Biological Science, FSU. There will also be a chalk talk by the candidate, April 8, 9-10am in KIN 2057.
Wednesday, April 8 – Wednesday, April 8, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1302 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES GRAD STUDENT SEMINARS 'Inhibition of HIV-1 Nef mediated immune evasion,' Parisa Taklifi, Dr. Xiaofei Jia lab; 'Context-dependent DNA binding of the transcriptional regulator fruitless via BTB-domain proteins in sexually dimorphic neural circuits,' Anthony DeLuca, Dr. Michelle Arbeitman lab.
Wednesday, April 8 – Wednesday, April 8, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE SPECIAL SEMINAR, "Oral and postoral cues involved in ingestive behaviors," Dr. Yada Treesukosol, California State University, Long Beach, CA. Host: Dr. Alan Spector, Program in Neuroscience, FSU. There will also be a grad student reception with the speaker Wednesday, April 8th at 4:30pm.
Thursday, April 9 – Thursday, April 9, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Computational literacy in the wild: from seed dispersal to superspreaders," Dr. Francisca Javiera (Javi) Rudolph, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville. Host: Dr. Thomas Miller, Department of Biological Science, FSU. Refreshments served at 3:15.
Friday, April 10 – Friday, April 10, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Sexual selection on aposematic coloration in poison frogs," Yusan Yang, Ph.D., University of South Florida. Host: Dr. Emily Lemmon, Department of Biological Science, FSU.
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