A Sampling of Careers in Biology
Biology Postdoc Association & Biology Graduate Students
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: Dennis Kim, 68-430a, x4-0050, dhkim@mit.edu
BioTech/Pharma
K. McGinness, C. Miller, E. Wiellette, David Hava, R. Gimeno
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?
Tue Jan 8, 01-02:30pm, 68-181
Science Communication and Publishing
Charlotte Wang, Corie Lok, Deborah Halber, Susan Heilman
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?
Thu Jan 17, 01-02:30pm, 68-121
Consulting & Venture Capital
Philina Lee, Greg Hersch, Douglas Fambrough
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.
Fri Jan 25, 01-02:30pm, 68-181
Law and Intellectual Property
Michael Yamauchi, Gayathri Srinivasan, Brian Fairchild
Thinking of using 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!
Mon Jan 28, 01-02:30pm, 68-181
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Repair of Basic Laboratory Equipment
Charles Moses
Wed Jan 23, 06-09:00pm, 68-077
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Sponsored by Graduate Women in Science.--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 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. Session starts at 6:00 p.m. in Project Lab, Bldg 68.
Contact: Kay Jones, 68-641, x3-4721, kmjones@mit.edu
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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
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: Dennis Kim, 68-430a, x4-0050, dhkim@mit.edu
Teaching Positions
Melanie Berkman, Michael Angelichio
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!
Thu Jan 10, 01-03:00pm, 68-181
Finding a Faculty Position
Michael Hemann, Richard Hynes, Mitch McVey
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!
Mon Jan 14, 03-04:00pm, 68-181
Postdoc Boot Camp
Biology Postdoc Association & Biology Graduate Students
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.
Tue Jan 22, 01-02:30pm, 68-181
Women in Science
Tania Baker, Jackie Lees, Dianne Newman
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 with us their experiences.
Wed Jan 23, 03-04:00pm, NE30-1154
Finding a Postdoc
Peter Reddien, Mary Lou Pardue, Elly Nedivi, Thomas Schwartz
Learn about the postdoc fellowship application process from faculty who have been on fellowship review boards.
Wed Jan 30, 01-02:30pm, NE30-1154
Grant Writing
Bob Sauer, Steve Bell, Terry Orr-Weaver
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.
Thu Jan 31, 01-02:30pm, 68-121
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The Wide World of Infectious Disease: Microbes and Mechanisms of Pathogenesis
Prof. Dennis Kim
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
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.
Contact: Prof. Dennis Kim, 68-430a, x4-0050, dhkim@mit.edu
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
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