BioNotes

June 22 through June 26, 2026

Monday, June 22 – Monday, June 22, 10:00 am – 10:00 am, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Neural representations of familiar faces across adulthood: Who stands out from the crowd?," Stefani Morgan, Program in Neuroscience and Department of Psychology.

Monday, June 22 – Monday, June 22, 11:00 am – 11:00 am, 2057 KIN and Zoom—DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Investigating the behavioral ecology of imperiled batoids in Florida coastal waters," Ashley Dawdy, Department of Biological Science, FSU, and FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory. Advisor: Dr. R. Dean Grubbs.

Monday, June 22 – Monday, June 22, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE STUDENT LUNCH AND TALKSRose Riley and Aiden Streleckis.

Monday, June 22 – Monday, June 22, 3:00 pm – 3:00 pm, A211 PDB—NEUROSCIENCE DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Targeting object-oriented cognition to enhance Alzheimers disease screening," Stefani Morgan, Program in Neuroscience and Department of Psychology. Host: Dr. Christopher Martin.

Tuesday, June 23 – Tuesday, June 23, 10:00 am – 10:00 am, 1303 COM and Zoom—BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES DISSERTATION DEFENSE, "Deleting D2 receptors from developing cortical interneurons increases glutamatergic neurons and attenuates NMDA antagonist-evoked behavioral responses," Yasmeena Thabet, Department of Biomedical Sciences, FSU. Advisor: Dr. Gregg Stanwood.

Friday, June 26 – Friday, June 26, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, virtual—DECADES OF ADVANCING COASTAL AND MARINE SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES, with Florida State University. Host: Florida Sea Grant. Presenters include: Dr. Sherry Larkin – Director & Professor, Florida Sea Grant Dr. Joel Trexler – Director, FSUCML; Dr. Dean Grubbs - FSUCML; Leslie Sturmer – UF/IFAS Extension; Samuel Kwawukume – Ph.D. Student, Food Safety, FSG Aylesworth Scholar, FSU; Hayley Lemoine – Ph.D. Candidate, Geography, 2025 Knauss Fellow, FSU; Lillie Bradshaw – Ph.D. Candidate, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2025 FSG/Guy Harvey Fellow, FSU. Info and (required, FREE) registration: bit.ly/4dxrhEC

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