Lesley De Armas, graduate student in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, will present “Functional Characterization of the Pore-Forming Protein, Perforin2” on Monday, January 9 at 12 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, Room 3109.

Scientists and Engineers Expanding Diversity and Success (SEEDS) and the Department of Biology will host a seminar on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 12:20 p.m. in the Cox Science Center, Room 166. Mark Q. Martindale, professor and director of Kewalo Marine Laboratory at the University of Hawaii, will present “The Evolution of Organismal Complexity: A Developmental Perspective.” Martindale’s laboratory focuses on a broad range of problems associated with the cellular, molecular, and evolutionary basis of biological pattern formation. A SEEDS You Choose Award to William Browne, assistant professor in UM’s Department of Biology, supports this seminar. For more information about this event, please contact Browne at [email protected].

“Jordan's Girl 2,” acrylic on canvas, by Jacqueline Gopie.

In observance of Art Basel Miami Beach, the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History will present the fourth ’Cane Fair, featuring artwork of Master of Fine Arts students. Photography, sculpture, prints, installation, ceramics, and paintings are just some of the mediums that will be on display. The exhibition runs from November 29 through January 27, 2012.

Featured artists will include Jacqueline Gopie (painting), Sean Black (photography), Abraham Camayd (printmaking), Michelle Roy (graphic design), Cynthia Fleischmann (photography), Leah Brown (sculpture), and more.

The ’Cane Fair will be held at Wynwood Project Space in conjunction with Art Basel Miami Beach 2011. Wynwood Project Space is located at 2200-A NW Second Avenue, Miami. There will be two opening receptions: Saturday, December 3, from 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, December 10, from 2 to 9 p.m. Other viewing times can be arranged by appointment. For more information, call 305-284-3161 or email [email protected].