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Biology

A Sampling of Careers in Biology
Biology Department & 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".
Web: https://biology.mit.edu/about/iap
Contact: Prof. Jeroen Saeij, 68-270, x4-5330, saeij@mit.edu

A Career in the Biotechnology Industry
M. Cronin, R. Myers, C. Adreani, J.Kelly
Are you considering a job in industry, or perhaps starting your own company? What are the main differences between academic and industry labs? Are there labs that are “in between”? Join us for an exciting Q&A session with a panel of scientists who belong to different areas of industry, and decide whether industry is the right choice for you.
Tue Jan 10, 01-02:30pm, 68-181

A Career in VC/Enterpreneurship
A. Nashat, J. Fuller, Y. Ling, M. Goldberg
The business of Biology is booming! This seminar features venture capitalists, enterpreneurs, and consultants, all of whom began from a research background. Come listen and speak with these former PhDs who have made the transition from bench work to the exciting business side of biology.
Fri Jan 20, 01-02:30pm, 68-181

Government and Policy Panel
Gerald Ostheimer, Jacqueline Ashmore
Major decisions are made in Washington, D.C. that affect our research budgets, health care, and foods and drugs. As scientists we can get involved in the federal policymaking process and provide valuable scientific expertise and analysis to some of the biggest questions of our day. Find out what steps to take and what programs are available for Ph.D.s that want to participate in policy decisions.
Mon Jan 23, 03-04:00pm, 68-181

Science Writing and Communication
M. Talkington, L. Szewczak, H. Ledford, H. Katz, B. Kellogg
Are you a good communicator? Are you interested in a career in science publishing? Come hear about a variety of careers in science writing and communication.
Tue Jan 24, 01-03:00pm, 68-181

Intellectual Property and Patent Law
E. Falvey, R. Plotkin, R. Moore, C. Vito
What kinds of opportunities exist in law related professions? What are these careers like and are they right for you?
Thu Feb 2, 02-04:00pm, Whitehead Auitorium

Careers in Science Education & Outreach
C.Marshall-Walker, M Wiltrout, C.Chow, I.Mills-Henry
Really enjoy TAing? Love sharing our passion for science with others? Come hear about careers in teaching science and sharing science education with the public.
Fri Feb 3, 02:30-04:00pm, 68-181

BIOBASE Knowledge Library and Explain Analysis System Training
Courtney Crummett
Thu Jan 26, 11am-01:30pm, 14N-132 DIRC

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event

Interested in finding out what's known in the scientific literature about a particular gene, disease or drug? Want to apply that information to high-throughput data analysis? Learn to search the BIOBASE Knowledge Library (BKL) by topic or multi-gene data sets. Interested in human inherited diseases and their associated mutations? Learn to use the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD), a comprehensive database on human germ-line mutations associated with disease, to determine whether an identified gene lesion is novel, search for known mutations within a given gene, or search for a type of gene mutation within a chromosomal location. In addition, see a demonstration of how Genome Trax, a new offering from BIOBASE not yet subscribed to by MIT Libraries, makes it easy to map human variations identified through NGS applications to biologically relevant sequence features such as HGMD mutations, known transcription factor binding sites and more. Registration is required and lunch will be provided! Register here: http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/biobase-training-8/131/
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/get/biobase
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, (617) 324-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Libraries

Big Docs in Word: Tips and Tricks to Format your Thesis
Lourdes Aleman
Tue Jan 24, 11am-12:30pm, 14N-132 DIRC

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event

Are you writing and formatting your thesis this year? Don’t let WORD get you down. This 1.5 hour interactive tutorial led by an MIT PhD graduate will illustrate some simple shortcuts you can take in Word 2008 for Macs to make thesis formatting a breeze (automatically generating/updating table of contents, applying consistent formatting throughout the document, etc.), saving you many precious hours. The hands-on workshop will be conducted on Word for Macs ONLY. Please bring your own laptop. If you have a PC and would still like to come to the workshop, printed instructions for Word 2007 for PCs will be available but please note that the workshop will be conducted using a Mac. Note: this workshop will not cover formatting a bibliography or reference managing programs.Please register for this IAP session at http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=378
Contact: Lourdes Aleman, NE48-308, 715-5348, laleman@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Libraries

Bioinformatics for Beginners
Courtney Crummett, Amy Stout
Wed Jan 11, 10-11:30am, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Tue Jan 17, 03-04:30pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Entrez family of databases is the foundation of knowledge for molecular level bioscience research. Class attendees will learn about the organization of and interconnectedness of NCBI databases while focusing on several specific databases. The session is a hands-on practicum and an excellent starting point for people who are new to, or curious about bioinformatics research tools. Participants welcome at any session.

1/11 session taught by Bioinformatics Librarian, Courtney Crummett (please register at: http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=346, and 1/17 session taught by Courtney Crummett
and Computer Science Librarian, Amy Stout (please register at http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=347).
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Libraries

Biotech Business Information for Engineers and Scientists
Courtney Crummett
Wed Feb 1, 02-03:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event

It's not Brain Surgery...it's Market Research. This session will introduce scientists and engineers to information resources that cover biotechnology industries and markets. We will use realistic examples and hands-on exercises with key resources to demonstrate how to match your ideas and discoveries with the opportunities and realities of the marketplace.

The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at: http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=351.
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Libraries

Get the most from your "omics" analysis: GeneGo MetaCore Software Training  
Courtney Crummett, GeneGo Trainer
Thu Feb 2, 02-04:00pm, 14N-132 DIRC

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event

Attend this IAP session and learn how to use GeneGo's MetaCore,a bioinformatics software tool licensed by the MIT Libraries with support from the Whitehead Institute, the Koch Insitute, and MIT's Department of Biology. MetaCore provides a solution for using "omics" gene lists to generate and prioritize hypotheses. Learn how to work with different types of data (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and interaction data) beginning with how to upload gene lists and expression data. Use GeneGo software to upload, batch upload, store, share and check data properties and signal distribution; extract functional relevance by determining the most enriched processes across several ontologies; emphasize the role of expression data in your analysis; visually predict experimental results, associate disease and possible drug targets; and compare data sets and work with experiment intersections. Register here: http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=338
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/get/metacore
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-M48, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Libraries

Learn to use IPA during IAP
Courtney Crummett, IPA Trainer
Wed Jan 18, 01-04:00pm, 14N-132 DIRC

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event

Attend this introductory and hands-on training session and learn how to use Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA), newly licensed by MIT Libraries and friends. IPA is an all-in-one software application that helps researchers model, analyze, and understand complex biological and chemical systems relevant to their experimental data. Researchers can search the scientific literature and find insights most relevant to their experimental data; analyze and build pathways for targets, biomarkers, diseases and biological functions from various data types; compare and contrast across list, pathways, biomarkers and analyses; and share and collaborate with colleagues. Please register at http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=344
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/get/ipa
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-M48, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Libraries

Not acquired, but required: a guide to innate immunity and inflammation
Prof. Jeroen Saeij
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Web: https://biology.mit.edu/about/iap
Contact: Prof. Jeroen Saeij, 68-270, x4-5330, saeij@mit.edu

"You can't catch me! The Red Queen and Other Evolving Concepts in Host Defense"
Lynda Stuart, Assistant Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital
Fri Jan 13, 11am-12:00pm, Broad Auditorium

"DNA Drives the Innate Immune Response to Malaria"
Douglas Golenbock, Prof/Chief of the Div of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Umass Worcester
Tue Jan 17, 11am-12:00pm, Broad Auditorium

"Genes and networks of the immune system"
Nir Hacochen, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Please note: different building/room location
Wed Jan 25, 11am-12:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium

"Treg and Th17 cells in autoimmunity and tissue inflammation"
Vijay Kuchroo, Prof of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Associate Immunologist at Brigham & Women's
Mon Jan 30, 11am-12:00pm, Broad Auditorium

"Visualizing Anti-Viral Immunity"
Ulrich von Andrian, Mallinckrodt Prof of Immunopathology Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Fri Feb 3, 11am-12:00pm, Broad Auditorium

Protocols and Methods: Recipes for Successful Research
Howard Silver
Wed Jan 18, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Jan-2012
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: none

A couple hours in the Library can save you a couple of weeks in the lab. Don’t waste your time reinventing the gelatin sponge-choriallantoic membrane assay. Improve your efficiency by learning strategies for finding published research protocols and methods. This session is a hands-on practicum and an excellent introduction to resources that support bioscience bench research. Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-136, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Libraries

Repair of Basic Laboratory Equipment
Charles Moses
Wed Jan 11, Wed Jan 25, 06-08:00pm, 68-089

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
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 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, room 089, Bldg 68.
Contact: Brenda Minesinger, 68-641, x3-4721, bminesin@mit.edu

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 talks on the practice of science, navigating academia, and balancing it all with a life outside the lab.
Web: https://biology.mit.edu/about/iap
Contact: Prof. Jeroen Saeij, 68-270, x4-5330, saeij@mit.edu

Finding a Postdoc
Jane Kim, H.Robert Horvitz, Nora Zizlsperger
Are you interested in doing a postdoc? Want to learn about an industry postdoc? Come hear about the details of interview/application from a professor, princple scientist and an MIT graduate who is currently a postdoc. Find out what makes a good postdoc candidate from a faculty perspective and what makes a good postdoc experience in industry or academia.
Thu Jan 12, 02-03:00pm, 68-181

New Professor Experience
Michael Laub, Dennis Kim, Laurie Boyer
Learn from current faculty who have recently been "new professors" on
their experiences.
Fri Jan 13, 01:30-03:00pm, 68-181

Finding a Faculty Position
M. Kosinski-Collins, M. Berkmen, T. Orr-Weaver
Looking for that professorship is a daunting process. What do search committees look for? Where do you find information? What should you do at an interview? What are the pitfalls? Come find out from faculty at different career stages who have experienced all aspects of the process.
Wed Jan 18, 01-03:00pm, 68-181

Protect and License IP with MIT Technology Licensing Office
Craig Kennedy, Tom Tachovsky
Many brilliant inventions have been discovered everyday at MIT, which will lead to enormous commercial interests. Thus, it is critical for the MIT community to know how to protect the IPs, what is the ownership and how to transfer useful IPs into a possible startup. Here we will hear the advice from MIT Technology Licensing Office!
Thu Jan 19, 01-02:30pm, 68-181

Grant Writing
Bob Sauer, Graham Walker
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.
Fri Jan 27, 02-04:00pm, 68-181

Work/Life Balance Panel
Mary Gehring, Iain Cheeseman, Marie-Eve Aubin-Tam
Being successful in careers in the life sciences largely depends on the ability to efficiently manage several tasks both at work and at home. Join a discussion with other MIT researchers who have faced this challenge and learned to get the job done while maintaining a good work-life balance.
Wed Feb 1, 01-02:00pm, 68-181


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