John F. Carrier, Sloan School of Management
Jan/24 | Thu | 10:00AM-11:30AM | 66-110 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: none
Overview
5S is a technique to improve the performance, morale, and safety of its "human systems". It is based on 5 “S” words:
It is the best way to stabilize and optimize systems where people share common resources and equipment. Despite its apparent simplicity, it is rooted in the principles of control system dynamics and the psychology of human interaction.
If you feel –
Then 5S is for you!
During the session, we will discuss –
To bring:
Nothing is required. Bring members of your workspace!
Sponsor(s): Chemical Engineering
Contact: John Carrier, (617) 939-4396, JFCARRIE@MIT.EDU
Dr. Louis Kuchnir (MIT Alum '87)
Jan/31 | Thu | 06:00PM-07:00PM | 4-159 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/31
In recent years, pre-medical students have trended toward taking a "gap year" between college and medical school. These future physicians represent a highly qualified and motivated, but often underutilized workforce. At Kuchnir Dermatology, a new program is redefining the gap year by offering future physicians the opportunity to join the practice for a fourteen-month commitment as a Patient Care Coordinator.
Dr. Louis Kuchnir (MIT '87 alum) and his Patient Care Coordinator, Lauren, will answer questions and share experiences in an open dialogue about day to day life in a busy dermatology clinic. There will also be the opportunity to learn more about the gap year program.
For more information and to register visit CareerBridge at https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/, click on the "Events" tab, and select "Info Session" from the "Category" drop-down menu.
Contact: Erin Scott, 12-185, 617-715-5328, scotte@mit.edu
Dimitrios Pantazis, Head of MEG Lab
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Modern imaging technologies at MIT and MGH provide exciting new ways to understand the structure and function of the human brain. We will provide guided tours of our imaging facilities and show how we use these tools to look inside the brain. Our recently installed MEG scanner, capable of measuring magnetic fields a billionth of the magnetic field of earth, can record the simultaneous firing of thousands of cortical neurons as they form dynamic networks. Our MRI scanner provides high resolution images of the human brain as subjects perform a wide range of perceptual and cognitive tasks. Our PET scanners can reveal the localization of specific molecules in the brain, revealing pathologies that may underlie many different brain disorders. TMS is a noninvasive method that uses electromagnetic induction to induce weak electric currents and cause depolarization or hyperpolarization in the neurons of the brain. We will introduce these technologies, and discuss their contribution to neuroscience and current projects at MIT and MGH.
Contact: Dimitrios Pantazis, 46-5147, 617 324-6292, PANTAZIS@MIT.EDU
Jan/15 | Tue | 01:00PM-02:30PM | 46-1015 |
Topics include electrophysiological basis of MEG signals, instrumentation, modeling, cortical rhythms, brain networks, combining MEG with fMRI
Dimitrios Pantazis - Head of MEG Lab, Yu-Teng Chang - Post-doctoral Associate, Radoslaw Cichy - Post-doctoral Associate
Jan/17 | Thu | 01:00PM-02:30PM | 46-1147 |
A tour at the MEG Lab, demo scan and data analysis of an MEG experiment
MEG Lab: http://mcgovern.mit.edu/technology/meg-lab
Dimitrios Pantazis - Head of MEG Lab, Kleovoulos Tsourides - Research Associate
Jan/22 | Tue | 01:00PM-02:30PM | 46-3015 |
Introduction to PET technology and scanners at MGH, and applications in tumor detection, brain metabolic activity, gene expression, neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, pharmacology etc.
Quanzheng Li - Assistant Professor
Jan/24 | Thu | 01:00PM-02:30PM | 46-3015 |
Use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to depolarize and hyperpolarize neurons of the brain, applications to treat depression and examine basic mechanisms of post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety, among others.
Tommi Raij - Instructor in Radiology
Jan/29 | Tue | 01:00PM-02:30PM | 46-3015 |
Topics include MRI hardware, BOLD responses, diffusion imaging, safety, and more.
Anastasia Yendiki - Assistant Professor, Steven P Shannon - Operations Manager and MR Research Technologist, Sheeba Arnold Anteraper - MR Programmer
Jan/31 | Thu | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 46-1171 |
A tour at the MRI lab. Demo scan (finger tapping) and data analysis.
MRI Lab: http://mcgovern.mit.edu/technology/martinos-imaging-center/technical-resources
Steven P Shannon - Operations Manager and MR Research Technologist, Sheeba Arnold Anteraper - MR Programmer
Dean Stiglitz, Beekeeper, Laurie Herboldsheimer, Beekeeper
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Join the authors of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beekeeping (Dean Stiglitz and Laurie Herboldsheimer) for three Monday lectures on beekeeping: Treatment Free Beekeeping, Microbial Culture of the Beehive, and Urban Beekeeping. Laurie and Dean live in Leominster, Massachusetts (birthplace of Johnny Appleseed), where they breed and keep bees, market treatment free honey, run beekeeping conferences and classes, write and do research. They are active in the Worcester County Beekeepers Association, travel around the country speaking about treatment free beekeeping and the importance of the microbial environment in the beehive. Golden Rule Honey, LLC, is their honey business, which maintains a certified food production facility (located in the building where the pnk plastic lawn flamingo was born), where they package, distribute, and retail honey from treatment free beekeeping operations, and produce The Queen of Chocolate, a unique cocoa mix free of dairy products and sweetened only with honey.
Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Tony Pulsone, pulsone@mit.edu
Jan/07 | Mon | 03:00PM-04:00PM | 4-149 |
A lot of decisions on equipment or methods, depend on your personal philosophy of life and your personal philosophy of beekeeeping. Some people have more faith in Nature to work things out, while some are more interested in keeping their bees healthy with chemicals and treatments. Learn the advantages and disadvantages of treatment free beekeeping.
Dean Stiglitz - Beekeeper, Laurie Herboldsheimer - Beekeeper
Jan/14 | Mon | 03:00PM-04:00PM | 4-149 |
Before the advent of DNA sequencing technology, the honeybee (Apis Melifera) was the second most studied animal on earth. However, even with millennia of beekeeping, study and observation, the microbial culture of the beehive is only recently beginnig to be understood. This lecture will summarize some of the recent studies, and the importance of maintaining the microbial culture of the beehive.
Dean Stiglitz - Beekeeper, Laurie Herboldsheimer - Beekeeper
Jan/28 | Mon | 03:00PM-04:00PM | 4-149 |
Urban Beekeeping presents special challenges, and advantages to that of rural or suburban environments. Learn some of the ins-and-outs of keeping bees in your backyard, on your porch, or up on the roof.
Dean Stiglitz - Beekeeper, Laurie Herboldsheimer - Beekeeper
Dean Stiglitz, Beekeeper, Laurie Herboldsheimer, Beekeeper
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/11
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $80.00
for instruction
Interested in keeping bees and harvesting honey - or just have an interest in honeybees? Join the authors of the The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beekeeping (Dean Stiglitz and Laurie Herboldsheimer) for a two-day beginner beekeeping intensive. Learn the latest techniques of beekeeping and how to keep honeybees, which are the most fascinating and important insect on our planet. Topics covered will include: Honeybee Behavior and Biology; Fundamental Concepts in Beekeeping; Equipment Overview/Choices; Your First Season; When Your Bees Arrive; Getting Ready for Winter. The fee also includes online access to printable handout material, and access to an online forum for continuing support. Attendance of the Beekeeping Lecture Series (on 1/7, 1/14, and 1/28) is not required, but is encouraged. Send an email to Tony Pulsone (pulsone@mit.edu) to sign up.
Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Tony Pulsone, pulsone@mit.edu
Jan/30 | Wed | 10:00AM-06:00PM | 66-168 |
Dean Stiglitz - Beekeeper, Laurie Herboldsheimer - Beekeeper
Jan/31 | Thu | 10:00AM-06:00PM | 66-168 |
Dean Stiglitz - Beekeeper, Laurie Herboldsheimer - Beekeeper
Courtney Crummett, Bioinformatics and Biosciences Librarian
Jan/18 | Fri | 01:00PM-02:30PM | DIRC 14N-132 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
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? Interested in finding out about transcription factors related to your research? Learn to search the BIOBASE Knowledge Library (Proteome/TRANSFAC) by topic or multi-gene data sets. Please register: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=190104
Sponsor(s): Libraries, Biology
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, 617 324-8290, CRUMMETT@MIT.EDU
Courtney Crummett, Bioinformatics and Biosciences Librarian
Jan/18 | Fri | 02:30PM-04:00PM | DIRC 14N-132 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Interested in microarray, ChIP-chip or ChIP-seq analysis? Biobase's ExPlain™ is a unique upstream data analysis system that combines promoter and pathway analysis tools and enables you to identify transcription factors affecting gene expression in your microarray and RNA-Seq experiments, as well as predict how they, in combination, can induce observed gene expression patterns. Come learn how to take your analysis further and gain insight into the key upstream signaling regulators influencing the activity of these transcription factors. Please register: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=190105
Sponsor(s): Libraries, Biology
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, 617 324-8290, CRUMMETT@MIT.EDU
Courtney Crummett, Bioinformatics and Biosciences Librarian
Jan/18 | Fri | 04:00PM-05:00PM | DIRC 14N-132 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
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. Please register: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=190106
Sponsor(s): Libraries, Biology
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, 617 324-8290, CRUMMETT@MIT.EDU
Courtney Crummett, Bioinformatics and Biosciences Librarian
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
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 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. This session is offered twice covering the same material; participants welcome at any session. Registration required.
Friday January 11th, 2013 10-11:30AM http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=190090
Wednesday January 16th, 2012 3-4:30PM http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=190091
Sponsor(s): Libraries, Biology
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, 617 324-8290, CRUMMETT@MIT.EDU
Jan/11 | Fri | 10:00AM-11:30AM | DIRC 14N-132 |
Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=190090
Jan/16 | Wed | 03:00PM-04:30PM | DIRC 14N-132 |
Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=190091
Courtney Crummett, BCS Librarian
Jan/17 | Thu | 10:00AM-11:30AM | 14N-132 (DIRC) |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
BrainNavigator integrates accurate content and innovative tools to improve the productivity, efficiency and quality of research. It helps locate specific areas of the brain, making visualizing and experimental planning in the brain easier. Class attendees will learn how to access high resolution images, identify coordinates and calibrate those coordinates to their own animals, link their own images to BrainNavigator atlases, count cells using the cell marker tool, overlay schematic drawing onto atlas stained sections or their own images, and use the injection planner. Please Register: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=191481
Sponsor(s): Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Libraries
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, 617 324-8290, CRUMMETT@MIT.EDU
GeneGo Trainer, Courtney Crummett
Jan/11 | Fri | 03:00PM-05:00PM | DIRC 14N-132, Registration required |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 20 participants
Attend this IAP session and learn how to use GeneGo, a bioinforamtics software tool licensed by MIT Libraries. GeneGo provides a solution for using "omics" gene lists to generate and prioritize hypotheses with MetaCore. 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, associated disease and possible drug targets; and compare data sets and work with experiment intersections. Registration Required: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=189964
Sponsor(s): Libraries, Biology
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-M48, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Joshua Schuler, Executive Director, Lemelson-MIT Program
Jan/14 | Mon | 03:00PM-04:30PM | 10-105 (Bush Room) |
Enrollment: http://lmitiap.eventbrite.com/#
The Lemelson-MIT Program welcomes back its 2005 and 2012 $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize winners, David Berry, MD-PhD, and Miles Barr, PhD.
Berry is a partner at Flagship Ventures, and founder of Flagship portfolio companies: LS9, Joule Unlimited, Eleven Biotherapeutics, Seres Health, and Pronutria. Barr is president and CTO of Ubiquitous Energy - a company he founded while finishing his PhD in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Barr co-founded the company with Vladimir Bulović, PhD, Professor of Electrical Engineering in EECS. Bulović holds over 50 U.S. patents, in the area of nano-structured electronics - a majority of which have been licensed and utilized by both start-up and multinational companies, including QD Vision, and Kateeva, which he also founded with his student.
Berry, Barr, and Bulović will describe their inventions and their process of bringing them into the marketplace – including interactions with the Technology Licensing Office. Come learn about the surprises and lessons they encountered, and hear tips on how to effectively commercialize your ideas and technologies, interact with the media, and bring your academic successes out of the laboratory and into the real world to affect change.
Discussion Moderated by: Joshua Schuler, Executive Director of the Lemelson-MIT Program.
Sponsor(s): LEMELSON-MIT PROGRAM
Contact: Shannon O'Brien, 10-110, 617 258-5798, SHANNON1@MIT.EDU
Courtney Crummett, IPA Trainer
Jan/31 | Thu | 02:00PM-04:00PM | DIRC 14N-132 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 20 participants
Attend this introductory and hands-on training session and learn how to use Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA), newly licensed by MIT Libraries and friends, for the analysis of your ‘omics data. Build complete regulatory pictures and gain a better understanding of the biology underlying a gene expression. Discover signaling cascades from predicted upstream regulators in your dataset. Predict the effect of your gene expression changes on downstream biological processes and diseases. Interrogate networks and canonical pathways and generate hypotheses in the network or pathway. Please register for this event. Need an IPA account? Email ask-bioinfo@mit.edu.
Sponsor(s): Libraries, Biology
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-M48, x4-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Elfatih Eltahir, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jan/27 | Sun | 09:30AM-02:00PM | 48-316, Lunch will be provided |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Presentations by MIT students and Visiting Speakers will offer presentations of a multi disciplinary ( Engineering, Hydrology,
Entomology, Public Health) perspectives on the complex problem of malaria transmission in Africa, emphasizing recent field experiences from the region.
Sponsor(s): Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact: Joanne Batziotegos, 48-216, (617) 452-3022, jtegos@mit.edu
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