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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear IIGB faculty, postdocs, and students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We have several seminar slots open in the IIGB seminar series in the Spring quarter. The available dates are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">April 1, 8, 15, 29<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">May 6, 20, 27<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">June 3, 17<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">If you have a speaker in mind, please provide the contact information to IIGB Admin and we can assist with invites and scheduling. Both in-person and virtual seminars are fine. We particularly
encourage postdocs and students to host seminar speakers as a way of networking.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Xuemei Chen <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Department of Botany and Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Interim Director, IIGB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">University of California<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Riverside, CA 92521<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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