A Sampling of Careers in Biology
Biology Postdoc Association
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Academia is not the only rewarding career opportunity for scientists. Here are a few of the more interesting alternatives. This series provides professional advice for undergraduate students, graduate students and post-docs who are interested in pursuing non-academic career paths. The discussions will be informal, with plenty of opportunity for discussion. For a more detailed description about each of the talks, please see
Web: http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/biology/iap.html
Contact: Prof. J. Troy Littleton, E18-672, 452-2605, troy@mit.edu
Science Writing and Publishing
Trisha Gura, Ph.D., Steve Mirsky, Leslie Roldan, Ph.D.
Trisha Gura, freelance writer; Steve Mirsky, Knight Science Journalism Fellow; Leslie Roldan, Scientific Editor, Virtual Text.
Tue Jan 6, 11am-12:30pm, 68-181
Science Policy
Oren Grad, M.D., Ph.D.
Oren Grad, Executive Director, Technology Assessment and Clinical Affairs, Abt Associates.
Tue Jan 13, 11am-12:30pm, 68-181
Teaching Opportunities for Scientists
Caroline Goutte, Ph.D. and Kristen Johnson, Ph.D.
Caroline Goutte, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Amherst College and Kristen Johnson, Ph.D., Biology Instructor at Phillips Academy in Andover.
Thu Jan 15, 11am-12:30pm, 68-181
Is Biotechnology for You?
Leo Liu, M.D. and Britt Rideout, Ph.D.
Leo Liu, M.D., President & Chief Scientific Officer, Cambria Biosciences LLC and Britt Rideout, Ph.D., GenPath Pharmaceuticals Scientist.
Tue Jan 20, 11am-12:30pm, Whitehead Auditorium
Career Options in Law for Ph.D.s in Life Sciences
Stephen Seckler
Stephen Seckler, Esq., President of Seckler Legal Consulting and a lawyer to be named at a later date from the law firm of Lowrie, Lando and Anastasi.
Thu Jan 22, 11am-01:00pm, 68-181
Transitioning into Venture Capital
Karen Hong, Ph.D. and Amir Nashat, Ph.D.
Karen Hong, Associate at ProQuest Investments and Amir Nashat, a Principal with Polaris Adventure Partners.
Thu Jan 29, 11am-12:30pm, 68-181
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Biology Movies Gone Bad
Dina Gould Halme
Thu Jan 15, 22, 29, 06:30-09:00pm, 68-181
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Haven't you always wanted to watch a movie that consisted of a really bad representation of biological principles with some of the world's biggest biology nerds? Join us for a very short lecture (15 minutes max) on the topic covered/abused in each movie followed by movie snacks and a viewing. Movies TBA but possibly include: "Outbreak", "GATACA", "Andromeda Strain", etc. Movie requests welcomed.
Contact: Dina Gould Halme, 68-120c, 452-2557, dghalme@mit.edu
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CSBi Symposium on Systems Biology
Linda Earle
Thu Jan 8, Fri Jan 9, 08am-06:00pm, Wong Auditorium
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 500 participants.
Prereq: Registration required.
"From Bioinformatics to Biofabrication" is a 2 day-symposium. A detailed agenda will be posted on the CSBi web site.
CSBi has been committed to building a sophisticated research infrastructure to advance systems biology at MIT (the CSBi Technology Platform) and to supporting interdisciplinary, multi-investigator research projects in gene and protein networks, cell and tissue biology, metabolic engineering and toxicology, cancer biology, bioinformatics and computational biology, microsystems, synthetic biology, and commercial implications of systems biology.
Web: http://csbi.mit.edu
Contact: Linda Earle, 68-459, 324-0074, lkn@mit.edu
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Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Neurobiology at MIT: Pathfinding into the Next Decade
Prof. J. Troy Littleton
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
This series of discussions will highlight neurobiology research and future directions for the field. MIT has made a recent commitment to promote the development of neurosciences, with the formation of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research and the Picower Center for Learning and Memory, together with the construction of a new building to house the neuroscience community. Find out what the excitement is about and gain exposure to where neurobiology is at MIT, where it originated and where it is going in the next decade. For a more detailed description about each of the talks, please see
Web: http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/biology/iap.html
Contact: Prof. J. Troy Littleton, E18-672, 452-2605, troy@mit.edu
An Introduction to the Picower Center for Learning and Memory: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Mind
Susumu Tonegawa, Ph.D.
Mon Jan 12, 03-04:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
What Does the Brain Do During Sleep?
Matt Wilson, Ph.D.
Tue Jan 13, 03-04:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
The McGovern Institute for Brain Research: An Exploration of Higher Brain Function
Phil Sharp, Ph.D.
Wed Jan 14, 03-04:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
Seeing the Light and Feeling the Heat: Neuronal Wiring and Sensation in Drosophila
Paul Garrity, Ph.D.
Thu Jan 15, 03-04:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
Beginnings: Initiation of Vertebrate Nervous System Development
Hazel Sive, Ph.D.
Tue Jan 20, 03-04:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
The Past and Present History of the Neurogenetics of Learning and Memory
Chip Quinn, Ph.D.
Wed Jan 21, 03-04:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
What the Retina Says to the Developing Brain and How the Brain Talks Back
Martha Constantine-Paton, Ph.D.
Thu Jan 22, 03-04:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
Learning to See: Neuronal Plasticity in the Visual System
Mark Bear, Ph.D.
Mon Jan 26, 03-04:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
Bidirectional Communication at Synapses: A Two Way Dance Between Neurons
J. Troy Littleton, M.D., Ph.D.
Tue Jan 27, 03-04:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
The History of Neuroscience at MIT
TBA
Wed Jan 28, 03-04:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
How the Brain Wires Itself
Mriganka Sur, Ph.D.
Thu Jan 29, 03-04:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
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Repair of Basic Laboratory Equipment
Charles Moses
Wed Jan 7, 05:30-07:30pm, Project Lab, Bldg 68
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Engineer Charles Moses will conduct a 2-session 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 disassemeble, 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. Two sessions: Jan 7 and Jan 21 starting at 5:30 p.m. in Project Lab, Bldg 68.
Contact: Sharotka Godzina, 68-641, x3-4721, sgodzina@mit.edu
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Synthetic Biology Lab
Drew Endy, Tom Knight, Randy Rettberg
Mon-Fri, Jan 5-9, 12-16, 20-23, 26-30, 01-03:00pm, TBA
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 01-Dec-2003
Limited to 16 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Hands-on introduction to the design and fabrication of synthetic biological systems. Students will work together in small teams to specify and design integrated biological systems. Each team will have access to a set of standard biological parts and will also be provided a budget for de novo DNA synthesis. Class time will be spent discussing biological component device physics, system application specifications, biological systems analysis and fabrication, and principles of modern systems design. Final system designs will be shipped for fabrication at the end of IAP and will return for evaluation and debugging in May. Jointly sponsored by Course VI, the Biological Engineering Division, and CSAIL.
Contact: Drew Endy, Tom Knight, Randy Rettberg, wetware@mit.edu
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Taking the Next Step in Academic Science
Biology Postdoc Association
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
The academic path is well laid out and a familiar one, but it is sometimes rocky. These sessions focus on the transitions we make as our careers progress and provide professional advice for undergraduate students, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows pursuing academic research careers. The discussions will be informal with plenty of opportunity for questions. For a more detailed description about each of the talks, please see
Web: http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/biology/iap.html
Contact: Prof. J. Troy Littleton, E18-672, 452-2605, troy@mit.edu
Funding Opportunities for Senior Postdocs and Junior Faculty: K Awards, Bridging Grants & R01
Prof. Frank Solomon, Prof. Paul Garrity & Elsa Flores, Ph.D.
Wed Jan 7, 11am-12:30pm, 68-181
Preparing for an Academic Career: From Postdoctoral Life to the Application Process
Prof. Robert Sauer and Prof. Amy Keating
Mon Jan 12, 11am-12:30pm, 68-181
Thesis Writing, Choosing a Post-doc Lab, and Writing Post-doc Fellowships
Prof. Steve Bell and Prof. Terry Orr-Weaver
Wed Jan 14, 11am-12:30pm, 68-181
Balancing Family and Science
Panel discussion
Prof. Hazel Sive, Prof. Monty Krieger, Laurie Boyer, Ph.D. and Melissa Kosinski-Collins, Graduate Student
Wed Jan 21, 10:30am-12:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
Women in Science
Panel discussion by women professors
Professors Jackie Lees, Nancy Andrews, Andrea McClatchey and Karen Cichowski
Mon Jan 26, 11am-12:30pm, 68-181
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