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<div>During January 2005, the Biology Department is sponsoring several
seminar series and discussions.<br>
<br>
One series of events, called "LIFE AFTER MIT", will include
discussions that provide guidance for taking the next step in academic
research and examine some of the career options in biology outside of
academic research and clinical medicine. It will include a
selection of roundtables on the practice of science, navigating
academia, and balancing it all with a life outside the lab as well as
covering non-traditional paths for Biology PhD's. <br>
<br>
A second series, "The NEW BIOLOGY OF RNA" will highlight
recent developments in fieldsof biology relating to RNA and discuss
future directions. The recent discoveries of RNA interference
and microRNAs have identified unexpected new roles for RNA in
biological systems. At the same time, studies of regulatory mechanisms
involving RNA, from RNA editing to alternative splicing, are being<br>
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.<br>
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<div>Below is a list of the events, dates, and times. Specific
information on the Biology IAP offerings is at
http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns7.html. <br>
<br>
<br>
LIFE AFTER MIT: A SAMPLING OF CAREERS IN BIOLOGY<br>
<br>
Wed. Jan 12<x-tab> </x-tab>Science
Administration/Project Management in Academia<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>11am
- 1pm, 68-121<br>
Wed. Jan 19<x-tab> </x-tab>Careers in Consulting/Law<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>11am-1pm, 68-121<br>
Fri. Jan 21<x-tab> </x-tab>Biotech/Pharma<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>11am - 1pm, 68-181<br>
Wed. Jan 26<x-tab> </x-tab>Science Policy<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>11am - 1pm, 68-181<br>
Thu. Jan 27<x-tab> </x-tab>Science Writing and
Publishing<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>11am - 1pm, 68-121<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
LIFE AFTER MIT: TAKING THE NEXT STEP IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH<br>
<br>
Fri. Jan 7<x-tab> </x-tab>Life as a Postdoc at MIT<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>11am
- 1pm, 68-181<br>
<br>
Mon. Jan 10<x-tab> </x-tab>Balancing Family and
Science<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>11am
- 1pm, McGovern Auditorium<br>
<br>
Fri. Jan 14<x-tab> </x-tab>Women in
Science<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>11am
- 1pm, 68-181<br>
<br>
Tue. Jan 18<x-tab> </x-tab>Grant Writing, RO1s and
K/transitional awards<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>11am
- 1pm, McGovern Auditorium<br>
<br>
Mon. Jan 24<x-tab> </x-tab>Finding a
Faculty Position</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>11am
- 1pm, 68-121</div>
<div><br>
Tue. Jan 25<x-tab> </x-tab>Academic Teaching
Positions</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>11am
- 1pm, 68-181</div>
<div><br>
Fri. Jan 28<x-tab> </x-tab>Thesis Writing,
Choosing a postdoc lab, and writing successful<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>postdoc fellowships</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>11am
- 1pm, 68-181<br>
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<div>THE NEW BIOLOGY OF RNA:<br>
<br>
Wed. Jan 5<x-tab>
</x-tab>Systematic Identification and Analysis of Exonic
Splicing<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab></div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>Silencers</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium<br>
<br>
</div>
<div>Thu. Jan 6<x-tab> </x-tab>The mRNA
Export Machinery is Recruited to the 5' Terminus
of<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab></div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>Spliced mRNA in a Cap Dependent Manner</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium<br>
<br>
<br>
Fri. Jan 7<x-tab> </x-tab>Widespread A-to-I RNA Editing of
Alu-containing mRNAs in the<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>Human Transcriptone<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium<br>
<br>
<br>
Wed. Jan 12<x-tab> </x-tab>Suppressor tRNAs and Site-Specific
Incorporation of Unnatural<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>Amino Acids into Proteins<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>03:30pm-04:30am, McGovern Auditorium<br>
<br>
<br>
Wed. Jan 19<x-tab>
</x-tab>Prospects for Small RNA-based Therapeutics<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium<br>
<br>
<br>
Thu. Jan 20<x-tab> </x-tab>RNA Quality Control Mechanisms<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium<br>
<br>
<br>
Fri. Jan 21<x-tab> </x-tab>RNA Structure: The Early Years<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium<br>
<br>
</div>
<div>Tue. Jan 25<x-tab> </x-tab>Small RNAs
Orchestrating the Schedule of Development in a Worm</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>02:30-03:30pm, McGovern Auditorium</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Wed. Jan 26<x-tab> </x-tab>Using RNA9 to
study RNAi</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Thu. Jan 27<x-tab> </x-tab>MicroRNAs and
their Regulatory Roles in Animals and Plants</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>03:30-04:30pm,McGovern Auditorium</div>
<div> </div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Fri. Jan 28<x-tab> </x-tab>Functional
Analysis of MicroRNAs in C.elegans Development and<x-tab>
</x-tab></div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>Human Cancer</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>02:30-03:30pm, 68-181</div>
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<div align="center"><font color="#000000"><b>CSBi 2005 Symposium in
Systems Biology<br>
"Cells, Circuits & Computation"<br>
<br>
</b>Thursday, January 13th and Friday, January 14th<br>
08:30am-05:00pm, MIT Wong Auditorium</font></div>
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"Cells, Circuits & Computation" is a 2 day-symposium. A
detailed agenda is posted on the CSBi website. For all details,
registration information and deadlines, please refer to the
website.<br>
<br>
http://csbi.mit.edu/events/annualsymposium/2005<br>
Contact: csbi@mit.edu</font></div>
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<div align="center"><font color="#000000"><b>Biology Movies Gone
Bad</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">Melissa Kosinski-Collins &
Julia Khodor</font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">Thu Jan 6, 13, 20,
05:30-08:00pm, 68-181</font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">No enrollment limit, no
advance sign up</font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">Participants welcome at
individual sessions (series)</font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">Prereq: none</font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000"> </font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000"> </font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">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.</font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">Contact: Melissa
Kosinski-Collins, 68-139, x3-4956, kosinski@mit.edu</font></div>
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<div align="center"><font color="#000000">Thu Jan 6, 05:30-08:00pm,
68-181</font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">Thu Jan 13, 05:30-08:00pm,
68-181</font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000"> </font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">Thu Jan 20, 05:30-08:00pm,
68-181</font></div>
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<div align="center"><font color="#000000"><b>Senior 7.01x Survey: Free
Movie Tickets</b> </font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">HHMI Education
Group </font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000"><b>Mon Jan 10, Tue Jan 11,
10am-04:00pm, Lobby 10</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">No enrollment limit, no
advance sign up Participants welcome at individual sessions
(series) </font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000"> </font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">Drop by Lobby 10 for 15
minutes and fill out an anonymous survey about your experience with
7.012, 7.013, or 7.014 (7.01x). Help the Biology Department develop
these important GIR courses. Help make these courses effective and
valuable for future MIT students. The first 100 seniors (all majors)
who stop by will each receive 2 free Sony/Loews movie passes for
completing the survey.</font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">Contact: Brian White,
x4-0418, btwhite@mit.edu</font></div>
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<div align="center"><font color="#000000"><b>Repair of Basic
Laboratory Equipment</b> </font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">Charles
Moses </font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000"><b>Wed Jan 12,
06:30-08:30pm, Project Lab, Bldg 68</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">Enrollment limited: first
come, first served Single session event</font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">Prereq:
none </font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000"> </font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#000000">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</font></div>
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