A Sampling of Careers in Biology
Biology Postdoc Association
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
MIT Biology is proud to present the IAP Program "Sampling of Careers in Biology". This program will cover non-traditional paths for Biology PhD's. Please join us at five exciting seminars featuring speakers who are at the top of these respective fields.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/biology/iap.html
Contact: Chris Burge, 68-233, x8-5997, cburge@mit.edu
Science Administration/Project Manager in Academia
Adrian J. Ivinson, Becky Ward, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
Like the bottom line of getting good science done? The rise of large, multi-institute consortia has created a new class of career for PhD's: science administration. Interested? Come and find out more from the leaders in this new field!
Wed Jan 12, 11am-01:00pm, 68-121
Careers in Consulting/Law
Group discussion
Gwen Acton, Kristina Bieker-Brady, Joannu Wu, Nancy Levy, Aaron Schwartz.
Thinking of using the logical reasoning and scientific framework that you honed in graduate school to leverage a career in Law or Business Consulting? Come hear scientists who've blazed those trails!
Wed Jan 19, 11am-01:00pm, 68-121
Biotech/Pharma
Group discussion
Fiona Murray, Kevin Madden, Rajesh Ranganathan, Rachel Meyers
Join us for short talks and a question and answer session with scientists who've made the jump into Biotech and Pharma. Thinking of making the jump? What's the best place for you? Startups? Big Pharma? Medium Biotech? Come meet folks in all sectors of the scientific industry!
Fri Jan 21, 11am-01:00pm, 68-181
Science Policy
Luba Katz, Brad Smith, Tim Leshan, Joann Boughman
What is Science Policy? How does it impact the lives and research of scientists? What are the differences between the private and public policy sectors? Come meet folks who've decicated their lives to policy work!
Wed Jan 26, 11am-01:00pm, 68-181
Science Writing and Publishing
Katja Brose, Gretchen Halpert
Do you secretly like writing? Afraid to talk about it or admit it to friends and family? Come meet people who have made scientific writing and publishing their lives!
Thu Jan 27, 11am-01:00pm, 68-121
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Biology Movies Gone Bad
Melissa Kosinski-Collins & Julia Khodor
Thu Jan 6, 13, 20, 05:30-08:00pm, 68-181
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Did you ever watch a movie that made the biology nerd inside you cringe? Come watch several of the biggest biology blunders with a group of fellow biologists! For each movie, we will have a SHORT discussion about the topic presented in the movie followed by snacks and movie viewing. Movies are TBA but possibly include "X-Men", "Jurassic Park", and "Deep Blue Sea". Movie requests are welcome.
Contact: Melissa Kosinski-Collins, 68-139, x3-4956, kosinski@mit.edu
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Repair of Basic Laboratory Equipment
Charles Moses
Wed Jan 12, 06:30-08:30pm, Project Lab, Bldg 68
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Single session event
Prereq: none
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.
Contact: Shartoka Godzina, 68-641, x3-4721, sgodzina@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
MIT 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.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/biology/iap.html
Contact: Chris Burge, 68-233, x8-5997, cburge@mit.edu
Life as a Postdoc at MIT
Group discussion
Marilyn Smith, Fred Crowley, Shawn Foley, Janet Fischer, Dirk Holste - If you have been confused about your status as a postdoc at MIT (such as the difference between a 'fellow' and an 'associate'), then this session is for YOU! Come listen to representatives from the MIT administration who will share their insight!!
Fri Jan 7, 11am-01:00pm, 68-181
Balancing Family and Science
Group discussion
Nir Hacohen, Cathy Wu, Lior Wolf, Daniela Tropea, Mariela Zirlinger, Shay Artzi - Minipreps, check. Pipette tips, check. BLAST search, check. Kids....kids?...We've got a group of scientists who will share with us how they are balancing the load of research science with the responsibilities of raising a family.
Mon Jan 10, 11am-01:00pm, McGovern Auditorium
Women in Science
Jackie Lees, Angelika Amon, Andrea McClatchey
There are a growing number of women in academic faculty and industry positions, but there are still specific challenges that are faced by women in science today. Come hear from MIT faculty and postdocs about their experiences and ask them questions that concern you!!
Fri Jan 14, 11am-01:00pm, 68-181
Grant Writing, R01s and K/transitional awards
Bob Weinberg, Vamsi Mootha
Come find out the scoop on some of the "big" awards like R01s that you'll be looking for when you score that faculty position and some of the transitional awards available to senior postdocs to aid them in starting up their own labs.
Tue Jan 18, 11am-01:00pm, McGovern Auditorium
Finding a Faculty Position
Carl Novina, David Sabatini, Thomas Schwartz
So, you want to be a professor? Like jackets with elbow patches? Faculty from MIT and other universities will discuss the hiring and searching process with their own experiences from both sides of the fence!
Mon Jan 24, 11am-01:00pm, 68-121
Academic Teaching Positions
Jennifer Hood-Degrenier, Tracey Ware
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 meet and talk with faculty who have chosen this exciting and engaging career.
Tue Jan 25, 11am-01:00pm, 68-181
Thesis Writing, Choosing a Postdoc Lab, and Writing Successful Postdoc Fellowships
Steve Bell, Amy Keating
Finishing up? Looking around for a postdoc lab? Need to find some $$? Come talk to Faculty and postdocs about how to jump that hurdle of graduation!
Fri Jan 28, 11am-01:00pm, 68-181
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The New Biology of RNA
Professor Chris Burge
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
This series will highlight recent developments in fields of biology relating to RNA. The recent discoveries of RNA interference and microRNAs have identified unexpected new roles for RNA in biological systems. Meanwhile studies of regulatory mechanisms involving RNA, from RNA editing to alternative splicing, are being transformed by new experimental and computational approaches. Find out what the excitement is about and hear from some of the labs that are at the forefront of RNA research.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/biology/iap.html
Contact: Chris Burge, 68-223, x8-5997, cburge@mit.edu
Systematic Identification and Analysis of Exonic Splicing Silencers
Zefeng Wang (Chris Burge Lab, MIT)
Wed Jan 5, 03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium
The Mrna Export Machinery is Recruited to the 5' Terminus of Spliced Mrna in a Cap Dependent Manner
Hong Cheng (Robin Reed Lab, Harvard Medical School)
Thu Jan 6, 03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium
Widespread A-to-I RNA Editing of Alu-containing mRNAs in the Human Transcriptone
Alekos Athanasiadis (Alex Rich Lab, MIT)
Fri Jan 7, 03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium
Suppressor tRNAs and Site-Specific Incorporation of Unnatural Amino Acids into Proteins
Carolina Koehrer (Tom Rajbhandary Lab, MIT)
Wed Jan 12, 03:30pm-04:30am, McGovern Auditorium
Prospects for Small RNA-based Therapeutics
Phillip Sharp, MIT Center for Cancer Research
Wed Jan 19, 03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium
RNA Quality Control Mechanisms
Melissa Moore, Brandeis University
Thu Jan 20, 03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium
RNA Structure: The Early Years
Alex Rich, MIT
Fri Jan 21, 03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium
Small RNAs Orchestrating the Schedule of Development in a Worm
Victor Ambros, Dartmouth University
Please note the earlier start time, 2:30 pm
Tue Jan 25, 02:30-03:30pm, McGovern Auditorium
TBA
Gary Ruvkum, Harvard/MGH
Wed Jan 26, 03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium
Functional Analysis of MicroRNAs in C.elegans Development and Human Cancer
Eric Miska (Bob Horvitz Lab, MIT)
Thu Jan 27, 03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium
MicroRNAs and their Regulatory Roles in Animals and Plants
David Bartel
Fri Jan 28, 02:30-03:30pm, 68-181
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