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A Look Inside the Human Brain
Dimitrios Pantazis, Principal Research Scientist
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/17
Limited to 50 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None
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 scanners provide high resolution images of the human brain as subjects perform a wide range of perceptual and cognitive tasks. Our PET scanners can identify and localize specific molecules in the brain, revealing pathologies that may underlie many different brain disorders. TMS is a noninvasive method that uses electromagnetic induction to create weak electric currents and cause depolarization or hyperpolarization in the neurons of the brain. NIRS uses infrared light to illuminate tissue and infer brain activity through the diffusion and scattering of this light. We will introduce these technologies, offer lab tours and demonstrate data collection, and discuss their contribution to neuroscience and current projects at MIT and MGH.
Contact: Dimitrios Pantazis, 46-5147, 617 324-6292, PANTAZIS@MIT.EDU
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Jan/17 | Wed | 02:00PM-03:00PM | bldg 46-3015 |
Electrophysiological basis of MEG signals; instrumentation; modeling; cortical rhythms; brain networks; combining MEG with fMRI, studying the human visual system.
Dimitrios Pantazis - Principal Research Scientist
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Jan/17 | Wed | 03:00PM-04:00PM | bldg 46-3015 |
Topics include MRI instrumentation, magnetic fields, safety, functional imaging with BOLD response, diffusion imaging, and others.
Anastasia Yendiki - Assistant Professor
| Jan/17 | Wed | 04:00PM-05:00PM | bldg 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
Sheeba Anteraper - Senior Programmer, Steve Shannon - Operations Manager and MR Research Technologist
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Jan/17 | Wed | 04:00PM-05:00PM | bldg 46-1147 |
A tour at the MEG Lab, demo scan and data analysis of an MEG experiment
Dimitrios Pantazis - Principal Research Scientist, Yasaman Bagherzadeh - Postdoctoral Fellow
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Jan/18 | Thu | 02:00PM-03:00PM | bldg 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.
Aapo Nummenmaa - Instructor
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Jan/18 | Thu | 03:00PM-04:00PM | bldg 46-3015 |
Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) instrumentation, principles of light scattering and absorption, imaging of oxygenated hemoglobin, NIRS applications.
Meryem Yucel - Instructor
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Jan/18 | Thu | 04:00PM-05:00PM | bldg 46-3015 |
Seminar on Positron Emission Technology. Introduction to PET technology and scanners at MGH; applications in tumor detection; brain metabolic activity; gene expression; neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's; pharmacology etc.
Quanzheng Li - Associate Professor
Biology at Transformative Frontiers
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Seminar series with 4 guest lecturers and 4 talks.
Sponsor(s): Biology
Contact: Jing-Ke Weng, WI-361C, 617-324-4921, wengj@wi.mit.edu
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Jan/24 | Wed | 01:30PM-02:30PM | 32-123 |
1st talk in the series
"Reading and writing DNA, Organs and Ecosystems"
George M. Church - Professor of Genetics
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Jan/30 | Tue | 01:00PM-02:00PM | 76-156 |
2nd talk in the series
"RNA as medicine"
Melissa Moore - Chief Scientific Officer, mRNA Research Platform
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Feb/01 | Thu | 02:00PM-03:00PM | 32-123 |
3rd talk in the series
"Targeted Protein Degradation for Fast Biology"
Jay Bradner, MD - President of Novartis
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Feb/04 | Sun | 02:00PM-03:00PM | 76-156, This talk is scheduled for Friday, Feb 9th |
4th talk in the series
This talk is outside of IAP dates, but part of our IAP talk series.
This will be Friday, February 9th from 2pm-3pm in 76-156.
Patrick O. Brown - CEO and Founder
Bioscience protocols and methods: Recipes for success
Howard Silver
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Jan/11 | Thu | 01:00PM-02:00PM | 14N-132 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
A couple hours with the Libraries' protocols and methods resources can save you a couple of weeks in the lab. Need to know how to do Optogenetic manipulation of neural activity in freely moving Caenorhabditis elegans? Improve your efficiency by learning strategies for finding published research protocols and methods. This session is a hands-on practicum that introduces attendees to resources that support bioscience bench research.
Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3765548
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Howard Silver, hsilver@mit.edu
Gene Set Enrichment Analysis
Charlie Whittaker, Research Scientist
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Jan/31 | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 14N-132 - DIRC |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/30
Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) is a freely available tool developed at the Broad Institute that allows analysis of groups of genes in the context of gene expression experiments. The groups of genes under investigation can include thousands of functionally associated, positional or other types of sets annotated in the the MsigDb collections or custom gene sets relevant to an experiment. In this IAP, the rationale for GSEA will be reviewed and hands-on instruction in input data setup, execution of analyses and assembly and interpretation of results will be provided. Single-sample GSEA variant will be demonstrated and the application of GSEA to different data types will be discussed. Example datasets will be provided but attendees are encouraged to bring their own data.
Eligibility: MIT researchers affiliated with the Koch Institute, the Biology Department, the Center for Environmental Health Sciences or the Department of Biological Engineering.
Register HERE:
http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3758507
Sponsor(s): David H. Koch Inst. for Integrative Cancer Researc, Libraries
Contact: Courtney Crummet, crummett@mit.edu
Manufacturing with Living Materials
Andreas Mershin, Research Scientist
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Jan/25 | Thu | 11:00AM-12:00PM | E15-359, followed by lab tour 2pm |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 30 participants
Prereq: none
From microns to meters MIT CBA research scientist Andreas Mershin (www.mershin.org) and redhouse architect Christopher Maurer (www.redhousearchitecture.org) discuss the state of the art and science of biomaterials. From bricks made by microbial induced calcite precipitation, to Mycotecture (building with mushrooms) to 3D-bioprinting this course covers a wide range of engineering practices and applications of living organisms in the manufacture of new materials and devices. Followed by lab tour and material demos.
Contact: Andreas Mershin, E15-401G, 617 515-4192, MERSHIN@MIT.EDU
MIT Joint Program 2018 IAP Lectures and Talks
Sika Gazanku, SM Candidate in Technology and Policy
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None
The Mit Joint Program talks will start with an overview of climate science and the economics of climate changes. The second day, we will learn about the mechanism of the climate system and how the weather relates to climate change. The policy of climate change will take us to the challenges of designing a global climate policy that is effective in terms of cost and implementation. Here we will learn how political values drive climate policy.
Three of our speakers decided to take on the challenging task of predicting what the weather would be like decades from now by looking at certain processes of the climate.
Our final session will explore the costs and competitiveness of various energy generation technologies in a low-carbon future.
Please use the following lik to sign-up
You can sign-up for all the courses or just select the courses that you would like to attend. These are non-credit courses.
SING-UP HERE
Sponsor(s): Joint Program/Science and Policy of Global Change
Contact: Dimonika Bray, E19-411R, 617 324-7375, DBIZI@MIT.EDU
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Jan/16 | Tue | 05:30PM-06:30PM | Bldg E51, Room 325 |
An overview of climate science: what comprises climate, relevant factors in climate system, how climate has changed in the past versus how it is changing now.
Ellen Lalk, Meghana Ranganathan - Physicist
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Jan/16 | Tue | 06:30PM-07:30PM | Bldg E51, Room 325 |
In order to address climate change, policy makers must be able to address the economics of implementation, risk uncertainty, and information assessment. This session will give a brief overview of these tools and their relationship to the foundation of climate policy.
Sika Gazanku - SM Candidate in Technology and Policy, Anthony Fratto Olyler
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Jan/17 | Wed | 05:30PM-06:30PM | Bldg E51, Room 325 |
Climate feedbacks and tipping points
Embedded within the climate system are many nonlinear feedback systems and possible tipping points in the climate system, making prediction of future climate difficult. We will discuss such mechanism of the climate system, Earth system models; role of clouds, oceans, land cover, and biology in the climate system, and how extreme weather relates to climate change.
Ali Ramadhan, Warittha Panasawatwong
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Jan/17 | Wed | 06:30PM-07:30PM | Bldg E51, Room 325 |
A global perspective
Political values and priorities drive climate policy. In this session, we will use examples from the European Union and African countries to highlight the very real challenges of designing effective climate policy.
Sika Gazanku - SM Candidate in Technology and Policy, Anthony Fratto Olyler
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Jan/18 | Thu | 05:30PM-06:30PM | Bldg E51, Room 325 |
When weather forecasting is difficult enough
The weather in a few days can be difficult to predict, especially with certain processes such as thunderstorms. So how can we trust climate projections over several decades? We'll discuss the similarities and differences between predicting next week's weather and the climate in 2100 and how they allow us to make confident climate projections.
Ali Ramadhan, Warittha Panasawatwong
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Jan/18 | Thu | 06:30PM-07:30PM | Bldg E51, Room 325 |
The role of energy efficiency
Local governments are uniquely positioned to curb greenhouse gas emissions. This discussion will review policies and programs in energy efficiency and their important role in mitigating climate change.
Philip Eash-Gates - Director of Projects for CVAL Innovations
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Jan/19 | Fri | 05:30PM-06:30PM | bldg E51, Room 325 |
This section will explore the costs and competitiveness of various energy generation technologies (including fossil-fuels, renewables, nuclear, and newer technologies) in a low-carbon future and give participants tools to be able to analyze other technologies. Included in this discussion will be topics on intermittency, energy storage, and distributed generation.
Jessica Farrell
MIT.nano Tool Talks: Advanced Technologies for Analysis and Metrology in Nanotech, Life Science, and Material Science Applications
Dennis Grimard, MIT.nano, Managing Director;, Michael Georgalis, TMC
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Jan/25 | Thu | 09:30AM-03:45PM | 34-401A |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/24
The MIT.nano Tool Talks are a seminar series to engage the MIT.nano community before the facility even opens, introducing the latest, transformative technologies, tools, methods, and even new sciences emerging from these advances. Join us for the January Tool Talks with experts from Ametek: EDAX, Spectro, Zygo, Cameca, and TMC — come for one seminar or stay for all!
Agenda and registration here.
Sponsor(s): MIT.nano
Contact: MIT.nano, mitnano@mit.edu
Sharing Research Materials: Best Practices to Maximize Collaborations
Viqar Hussain, MTA/ Technology Licensing Associate Officer, Andrew Moomey, Technology Licensing Associate, Janine Gilkes, Technology Licensing Associate
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Jan/26 | Fri | 11:45AM-12:45PM | 3-370 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/26
Are you a researcher? Do you utilize and share biologics, chemical compounds, and/or devices?
Come join Viqar, Andrew, and Janine to learn how to:
Lunch will be served at the beginning of the session. Viqar, Andrew, and Janine will be happy to answer any specific questions following the presentation.
This session is part of the Intellectual Property Lunch and Learn Series co-sponsored with the MIT Libraries.
To register for this event please contact Katrina Khalil via email: kmkhalil@mit.edu
Sponsor(s): Technology Licensing Office, Libraries
Contact: Katrina Khalil, NE18-501, 617 253-6966, kmkhalil@mit.edu
The Next Step in Academic Science
Prof. Jing-Ke Weng, Assistant Professor of Biology
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
MIT Biology presents a selection of talks on the practice of science, naviagating academia, and balancing it all with a life outside the lab.
Sponsor(s): Biology
Contact: Jing-Ke Weng, WI-361C, 617-324-4921, wengj@wi.mit.edu
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Jan/12 | Fri | 01:00PM-02:30PM | McGovern Auditorium |
We have invited speakers who have launched successful & rewarding careers after being trained as biologists.
McGovern Auditorium, Whitehead Institute
Dr. Mary Ellen Wiltrout - Lecturer/MITxCurriculum Development Specialist for Biology, Dr. Jiaying Tan - Senior Scientific Editor, Dr. Priya Budde - Senior Corporation & Foundation Relations Officer, Dr. Kateryna Kozyrytska - Field Marketing Manager
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Jan/18 | Thu | 12:00PM-01:30PM | McGovern Auditorium |
When considering applying to faculty positions, how targeted should your search be? How can you tell a good fit from a bad one? How can you get your application to the YES pile? How should you prepare for the interview? What are the most important steps after you have accepted a faculty position? Come hear the perspectives of recently hired professors at MIT.
McGovern Auditorium, Whitehead Institute
Michael Birnbaum - Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering, Eliezer Calo - Assistant Professor of Biology, Rebecca Lamason - Assistant Professor of Biology, Stefani Spranger - Assistant Professor of Biology
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Jan/29 | Mon | 12:00PM-01:30PM | 68-181 |
Leadership - Lessons academics could learn from business schools
Do you aim to lead a creative, scientific or engineering team in the near future but do not quite know where to start? Come to hear the advice from leadership and mentoring experts on DO and DON¿Ts for successful team leadership.
Teresa M. Amabile - Professor of Business Administration, Carl M. Cohen - President, Ann Herrmann-Nehdi - CEO, Charles E. Leiserson - Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, John Olson - Director, Genetic Validation
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Jan/31 | Wed | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 68-181 |
Aligning Assessments to Course Goals: An Interactive Workshop
A vital first step to becoming an effective and efficient instructor is knowing what you want your students to learn, & how to measure their achievement. During this interactive workshop, participants will work with their own course materials to define learning goals & objectives & design effective assignments.
Darcy G. Gordon - MITx Biology Digital Learning Lab Fellows, Swati B. Carr - MITx Biology Digital Learning Lab Fellows
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Feb/04 | Sun | 01:00PM-02:30PM | 68-181, This is actually on Friday, February 16th |
Join four distinguished faculty as they discuss their perspectives on how science has changed over the course of their careers. Whether you are an undergrad considering science, a grad student or postdoc finding your way in academia, or a young professor looking to build a legacy, come hear and discuss about the past, present, and future of this joint venture we call academic science.
Phillip A. Sharp - Institute Professor, JoAnne Stubbe - Novartis Professor of Chemistry and Biology, Joan Brugge - Louise Foote Pfeiffer Professor of Cell Biology, Frank Solomon - Professor of Biology
The Rollercoaster Ride of RNA Biotech Companies: From Obscurity to a $20B Industry
Tod Woolf, MIT Technology Licensing Officer
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Jan/17 | Wed | 12:30PM-02:00PM | 3-370 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Novel therapeutic platforms usually go through the phases of initial enthusiasm, followed by a trough of disappointment to meet the initial hype, and then after years of solving the technical challenges commercial clinical success is achieved.
Nucleic acids drugs targeting RNA and the genome provide excellent examples of these cycles.
Tod Woolf (Technology Licensing Officer) will describe work of his biotech teams and other biotechs in the area of antisense, RNAi and therapeutic editing that reflect phases of these boom bust cycles, with an emphasis on how chemical modification of nucleic acid drugs contributed to the enablement of nucleic acid therapeutic platforms.
This session is part of the Intellectual Property Lunch and Learn Series co-sponsored with the MIT Libraries. Food will be served.
To register for this event please contact Katrina Khalil via email: kmkhalil@mit.edu
Sponsor(s): Technology Licensing Office, Libraries
Contact: Katrina Khalil, NE18-501, 617 253-6966, kmkhalil@mit.edu
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