BioNotes

September 7 through September 11, 2026

Tuesday, September 8 – Tuesday, September 8, 1:00 pm – 1:00 pm, 3009 KIN—CMB WORKS IN PROGRESS SEMINAR, "Understanding the role of Six4 in border cell delamination during Drosophila oogenesis," Yaswanth Kallam, Guangxia Miao Lab, Department of Biological Science, FSU. During Works in Progress, graduate students present their ongoing research, and this counts toward required seminars/public speaking for their degree. 

Thursday, September 10 – Thursday, September 10, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM, "Roles of lipid droplet formation and inter-organelle lipid transport in regulating organelle quality control and ferroptosis," Dr. William Prinz, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX. Host: Lauren Carson, Yu Lab, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

Friday, September 11 – Friday, September 11, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Coastal environments and archaeology," Dr. Jayur Mehta, Department of Anthropology, FSU. Host: Dr. Joel Trexler, Department of Biological Science, FSU, and FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory.

Saturday, September 12 – Saturday, September 12, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, 1024 KIN—NSF GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP WORKSHOP --Dr. Alan Lemmon (Dept. Scientific Computing), Dr. Emily Lemmon and Dr. Kayla Stoy (Dept. Biological Science), offer a workshop for senior undergraduates and 1st year graduate students in the sciences and engineering, on how to apply for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a prestigious award that provides three years of stipend (at least $37,000 per year) and a $16,000 cost-of-education allowance to successful applicants. Applicants must hold U.S. citizenship, national, or permanent resident status by the application deadline in November.
Workshop led by faculty who are previous awardees includes panel discussion with recent graduate student awardees, examples of successful and unsuccessful proposals and reviews, details of applying, strategies for writing a strong proposal, tips for making your proposal stand out, and many other topics.
Prior to the workshop, students please look at the fellowship website for information (http://www.nsfgrfp.org/). Open to all relevant departments and colleges (science and engineering); share widely. Workshop participants RSVP by Sept. 11 here: https://forms.gle/fPrjn1W2UCcEeB8JA

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