BioNotes

November 2 through November 6, 2026

Tuesday, November 3 – Tuesday, November 3, 11:15 am – 11:15 am, 112 KLB—BIOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR AND CASPAR LECTURE, "Revealing the secrets of metalloenzymes one snapshot at a time," Dr. Catherine L. Drennan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Host: Dr. Wen Zhu, Institute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, FSU.

Tuesday, November 3 – Tuesday, November 3, 1:00 pm – 1:00 pm, 3009 KIN—TCGA WORKS IN PROGRESS SEMINAR, "A CRISPR GeCKO screen for genes required for doxorubicin-induced cell death in HAP1 cells," Hannah Torres.

Wednesday, November 4 – Wednesday, November 4, 10:00 am – 10:00 am, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Estradiol modulation of feeding-related behavior, hindbrain activity, and neuroimmune responses during obesogenic exposure," Savoya Joyner, Eckel Lab, Program in Neuroscience, FSU.

Wednesday, November 4 – Wednesday, November 4, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1302 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR, "Ribosome biogenesis and mRNA translation in development and disease," Michael Buszczak, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center. Host: Dr. Michelle Arbeitman, Department of biomedical Science, FSU. Contact the host in advance for Zoom access.

Thursday, November 5 – Thursday, November 5, 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 1024 KIN—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE FACULTY MEETING

Friday, November 6 – Friday, November 6, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, 1024 KIN—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Monarchs, migration, and mating: How rapid loss of long distance movement drives diversification within an iconic butterfly," Dr. Scott Villa, Davidson College. Host: Dr. Kayla Stoy, Department of Biological Science, FSU.

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