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The Biology Department will offer a large number of lively and enlightening classes during IAP 2008.
A Sampling of Careers in Biology is a program of five exciting seminars featuring speakers who are at the top of their respective fields, non-traditional paths for Biology PhDs.
Biology is also offering a selection of roundtables on the practice of science, navigating academia, and balancing it all with a life outside the lab: Taking the Next Step in Academic Science.
Our third program is a series of lectures called The Wide World of Infectious Disease: Microbes and Mechanisms of Pathogenesis.
Finally, other classes of interest are also available.
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IAP
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A Sampling of Careers in Biology |
Offered by the Biology Postdoc Association & Biology Graduate Students
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up; Participants welcome at individual sessions (series). Prereq: none
Contact for all sessions: Prof. Dennis Kim, 68-430a, x4-0050, dhkim [at] mit.edu |
BioTech/Pharma
Tues Jan 8, 1:00 - 2:30pm, 68-181
Kathleen McGinness, Archemix
Corinne Miller, Applied Biosystems, Senior Manager, R&D
Elizabeth Wiellette, Novartis Institutes, Research Investigator
David Hava, Pulmatrix, Inc., Senior Scientist
Ruth Gimeno, Wyeth Principal Research Scientist III
Join us for short talks and a question and answer session with scientists who have made the jump into industry at companies such as Archemix, Applied Biosystems, Wyeth and Pulmatrix, Ins. What is it like? What's the best place for you? Startups, medium biotech, or big pharma?
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Science Communication and Publishing
Thurs Jan 17, 1:00 - 2:30pm, 68-181
Charlotte Wang, Cell Press, Editor, Cell Metabolism
Corie Lok, Nature Network (Nature Publishing Group), Senior Editor
Deborah Halber, Writing Reality Communications, Science Writer and Publicist
Susan Heilman, Museum of Science, Boston, Education Associate
The future of science depends on the dissemination of scientific knowledge, both within the scientific community and beyond it to our larger society. Come to this session to hear from people in a variety of communications-related jobs. What jobs are out there and what are they like? What skills do you think you'll need? Where can you find more information?
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Consulting & Venture Capital
Fri Jan 25, 1-2:30pm, 68-181
Philina Lee, Ph.D., Health Advances
Greg Hersch, Ph.D., Boston Consulting Group
Douglas Fambrough, Ph.D., Oxford Bioscience Partners
The business of Biology is booming! This seminar features Venture Capitalists, which finance biological enterprises, and Consultants that suggest the best way to merge business and Biology. Come listen and speak with PhDs who have madethe transition from benchwork to the business world at companies such as Heath Advances, Boston Consulting Group & Oxford BioScience Partners.
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Law and Intellectual Property
Mon Jan 28, 1-2:30pm, 68-181
Michael Yamauchi, Ph.D., Foley & Lardner LLC, Associate Attorney
Gayathri Srinivasan, Ph.D., MIT Technology Licensing Office, Technology Licensing Associate
Brian Fairchild, Ph.D., Goodwin Proctor LLP, Associate
Thinking of using the logical reasoning and scientific framework that you honed in graduate school to leverage a career in Law and Intellectual Property? Come hear scientists who blazed those trails!
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Taking the Next Step in Academic Science |
Biology Postdoc Association & Biology Graduate Students
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up. Participants welcome at individual sessions (series). Prereq: none
Contact for all sessions: Prof. Dennis Kim, 68-430a, x4-0050, dhkim [at] mit.edu |
Teaching Positions
Thu Jan 10, 1-3:00pm, 68-181
Melanie Berkman, Assistant Professor, Suffolk University
Michael Angelichio, Assistant Professor, University of New England
Being a faculty member at a liberal arts college has its own difficulties. Balancing the teaching load with the growing desire for departments to require outside scientific funding is a tricky task! Come hear how this juggling act really happens.
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Finding a Faculty Position
Mon Jan 14, 3-4:00pm, 68-181
Michael Hemann, Assistant Professor, MIT Biology and Center for Cancer Research
Richard Hynes, Professor and HHMI Investigator, MIT Biology and Center for Cancer Research
Mitch McVey, Assistant Professor, Tufts University
Looking for that professorship is a daunting process. What do search committees look for? Where do you find more about jobs? What questions should you ask? What do you need to keep in mind? Come find out from faculty from MIT and another local university who have experienced both sides of the fence!
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Postdoc Boot Camp
Tue Jan 22, 1-2:30pm, 68-181
Marilyn Smith, Provost's Office
Brenda Minesinger, Postdoctoral Fellow, member Postdoctoral Advisory Council
Fred Crowley, Controller's Accounting Office
Alicia Hunt, Housing Office
Linda Patton, Housing Office
Lucy Walsh, Medical Department
Colleen Leslie, Office of Sponsored Programs
Are you wondering what it means to be a postdoc at MIT? What benefits are you eligible for? What is your exact status and how does that impact your time here? The questions and more will be addressed by a panel of speakers focusing on issues for postdocs. If you've just come to MIT, be sure to come and get some facts.
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Women in Science
Wed Jan 23, 3-4:00pm, NE30-1154 (note location change!)
Tania Baker, Professor and HHMI Investigator, MIT Biology
Jackie Lees, Professor, MIT Biology and Center for Cancer Research
Dianne Newman, Professor in Geobiology, MIT Biology and Earth, Atmospheric, & Planetary Sciences
Growing numbers of women in science have greatly advanced progress in research in stellar leaps; however, there are still specific challenges faced by women in academic science even today. Faculty will share their experiences with us.
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Finding a Postdoc
Wed Jan 30, 1-2:30pm, 68-181
Peter Reddien, Assistant Professor MIT Biology and Associate Member, Whitehead Institute
Mary Lou Pardue, Professor, MIT Biology
Elly Nedivi, Professor, MIT Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Biology
Thomas Schwartz, Assistant Professor, MIT Biology
Learn about the postdoc fellowship application process from faculty who have been on fellowship review boards.
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Grant Writing
Thu Jan 31, 01-02:30pm, 68-121
Bob Sauer, Professor, MIT Biology
Steve Bell, Professor and HHMI Investigator, MIT Biology
Terry Orr-Weaver, Professor MIT Biology and Member, Whitehead Institute
Getting grants is critical to both starting and maintaining your research lab. Come hear from faculty who have been through the process from both the application and decision-making side.
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The Wide World of Infectious Disease: Microbes and Mechanisms of Pathogenesis |
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up; Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: noneContact for all sessions: Prof. Dennis Kim, 68-430a, x4-0050, dhkim [at] mit.edu |
| Recent studies on the molecular basis of infectious disease has unraveled new insights into how pathogenic organisms interact with their hosts. This lecture series will highlight topics in host-pathogen interactions, covering a diversity of pathogens that each utilize distinct mechanisms to avoid host defenses and cause disease. All talks at the Broad Institute auditorium, NE30-1154. |
Prospects for an HIV Vaccine
Bruce Walker, HHMI, Partners AIDS Research Center, Harvard Medical School
Fri Jan 11, 11-12:00am, NE30-1154 |
Herpes Viruses: Masters of Deception
Hidde Ploegh, Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mon Jan 14, 11am-12:00pm, NE30-1154 |
From Genes to Genomes: Genetic Diversity in Malaria, Implications for Biology and Pathogenesis
Dyann Wirth, Harvard School of Public Health
Wed Jan 16, 11am-12:00pm, NE30-1154 |
The Microbe Within: Legionella and Manipulation of Membrane Trafficking in Host Cells
Ralph Isberg, HHMI, Tufts University School of Medicine
Wed Jan 23, 11am-12:00pm, NE30-1154 |
New Approaches to the Study of Chronic Infections in the Cystic Fibosis Lung
Roberto Kolter, Harvard Medical School
Fri Jan 25, 11am-12:00pm, NE30-1154 |
Toxoplasma Modulates the Host Immune Response and Co-opts Host Gene Expression through Injection of Polymorphic Protein Kinases
Jeroen Saeij, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mon Jan 28, 11am-12:00pm, NE30-1154 |
The Ins and Outs of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Eric Rubin, Harvard School of Public Health
Thu Jan 31, 11am-12:00pm, NE30-1154 |
Other classes |
Repair of Basic Laboratory Equipment
Wed Jan 23, 6-9:00pm, 68-077 (note change in date)
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none.
Sponsored by Graduate Women in Science.
Contact: Kay Jones, 68-641, x3-4721, kmjones@mit.edu
Instructor: Charles Moses
Engineer Charles Moses will conduct a course on repair of laboratory equipment, geared toward but not limited to beginners. Equipment will include: electrophoresis units, spectrophotometers, motors on shakers and centrifuges, etc. General topics will also include: assessing the tools required to disassemble, fix and reassemble a piece of equipment; tool quality; and rational disassembly of equipment when the function of some component is not known. Bring broken equipment on which to practice. Session starts at 6:00 p.m. in Project Lab, Bldg 68.
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For Credit |
7.391: Introduction to Molecular Biology Techniques
Dr. Mandana Sassanfar
This "boot-camp" style course will provide hands-on instruction in basic molecular biological techniques including nucleic acid and protein gel electrophoresis, microbiology, and bioinformatics. Emphasis will be on real-world application and experimentation in preparation for a more successful UROP experience.
Priority will be given to freshmen with no prior research experience.
Interested students must fill out an application form and email to Dr. Sassanfar per the instructions on the form (Word doc). You will be notified by 12/17 whether you're enrolled in the class.
"This class was a great way to jump into research. I had barely done any lab work, and the ten day class not only allowed me to practice many important lab techniques, but it was also my first real research experience. This past summer, I carried out research as an NSF intern at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, which I probably would not have been qualified for had I not taken the class."
Stéphane Ricoult '10
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- Tues-Fri, Jan 8-11 AND Mon-Fri, Jan 14-18 AND Tues Jan 22.
- 12:30-4:30pm, 68-340
- Enrollment limited: advance sign up required
- Sign up by: 10-Dec-2007
- Limited to 12 participants. (No Listeners)
- Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
- Prereq: 7.01x or AP Biology
Contact: Dr. Mandana Sassanfar, 68-102C, x2-4371,
mandana [at] mit.edu
For credit: Level: 6 units |
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A sampling of IAP 2007.
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Biology at MIT 
