<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;">During January 2012, the Biology Department is sponsoring several seminar series and discussions.</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div apple-content-edited="true"><br><br><br><b>LIFE AFTER MIT: A SAMPLING OF CAREERS IN BIOLOGY</b><br><br>Tue. Jan 10th<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>A Career in the Biotechnology Industry <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00-2:30pm, 68-181<br><br>Fri. Jan 20th<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>A Career in Venture Capital/Enterpreneurship<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00-2:30, 68-181<br><br>Mon. Jan 23rd<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Government and Policy Panel<br> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>3:00-4:00pm, 32-155<br><br>Tue, Jan 24th<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Science Writing Panel<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00-3:00pm, 68-181<br><br>Thur, Feb 2nd<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Intellectual Property and Patent Law<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2:00-4:00 pm, Whitehead Auditorium<br><br>Fri, Feb 3rd<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Careers in Science Education & Outreach<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2:30–4:00 pm, 68-181<br><br><br><b>LIFE AFTER MIT: TAKING THE NEXT STEP IN ACADEMIC SCIENCE</b><br><br>Thu Jan 12<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Finding a Post Doc <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2:00-3:30pm, 68-181<br><br>Fri Jan 13<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>New Professor Experience<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:30-3:00 pm, 68-181<br><br>Wed Jan 18<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Finding a Faculty Position <br> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00-3:00pm, 68-181</div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">Thu Jan 19<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Protect and License Intellectual Property with MIT Technology</div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00-2:30 pm, 68-181</div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">Fri. Jan 27<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Grant Writing</div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2:00-4:00 pm, 68-181</div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">Wed Feb 1<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Work/Life Balance</div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1:00-2:00 pm, 68-181</div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br><br><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><h2 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">NOT ACQUIRED, BUT REQUIRED: A GUIDE TO INNATE IMMUNITY AND INFLAMMATION</font></h2></span><div style="font-weight: bold; "><br></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true">Fri Jan 13th<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><b>You can't catch me! The Red Queen and Other Evolving Concepts in Host Defense"</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Lynda Stuart, Assistant Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital<br><strong style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Fri Jan 13, 11:00am-12:00pm, Broad Auditiorium</strong></p></span><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">Tue, Jan 17th<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><b>DNA Drives the Innate Immune Response to Malaria"</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Douglas Golenbock, Professor/Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology in the Department of <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Medicine, Umass Worcester<br><strong style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Tue Jan 17, 11:00am-12:00pm, Broad Auditiorium</strong></p></span><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">Wed Jan 25th<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><b>Genes and networks of the immune system"</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Nir Hacohen, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital<br><em style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#4417f4">Please note: different building/room location</font></em><br><strong style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Wed Jan 25,11:00am-12:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium</strong></p></span><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div>Mon. Jan 30th<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; "><strong>Treg and Th17 cells in autoimmunity and tissue inflammation"</strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Vijay Kuchroo, Professor of Neurology at the Harvard Medical School and Associate Immunologist at the Brigham and <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Women's Hospital<br><strong><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Mon Jan 30, 11:00am-12:00pm, Broad Auditiorium</strong></p></span><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">Fri. Feb 3rd<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"> "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><b>Visualizing Anti-Viral Immunity"</b></span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Ulrich von Andrian, Mallinckrodt Professor of Immunopathology, Harvard Medical School</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><b>Fri Feb 3, 11:00am-12:00pm, Broad Auditiorium</b></p></span><div apple-content-edited="true"><br><br><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><br></b></span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><b>REPAIR OF BASIC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT</b></div><div apple-content-edited="true">Charles Moses <br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; ">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, Building 68, room 089.<br>Contact: Brenda Minesinger, 68-641, x3-4721, <a href="mailto:bminesin@mit.edu" class="mailto" style="color: rgb(164, 47, 17); ">bminesin@mit.edu</a><span class="mailto" style="background-image: url(https://biology.mit.edu/sites/all/modules/extlink/mailto.png); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 12px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; "><strong>Wed Jan 11, Wed Jan 25, 6:00pm-08:00pm, 68-089 (attend one session)</strong></p></span><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">Also among the Biology listings on MIT's IAP website and sponsored by the libraries:</div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Times; "><table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="4"><tbody><tr><td><font size="+1"><b>BIOBASE Knowledge Library and Explain Analysis System Training</b></font> <br><i>Courtney Crummett</i> <br><font size="-1">Thu Jan 26, 11am-01:30pm, 14N-132 DIRC<br></font><br><font size="-1">Enrollment limited: first come, first served</font> <br><font size="-1">Limited to 20 participants.</font> <br><font size="-1">Single session event</font> <br><br>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: <a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/biobase-training-8/131/">http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/biobase-training-8/131/</a> <br>Web: <a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/get/biobase">http://libraries.mit.edu/get/biobase</a> <br>Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, (617) 324-8290, <a href="mailto:crummett@mit.edu">crummett@mit.edu</a> <br>Cosponsor: Libraries <br></td></tr></tbody></table><br><table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="4"><tbody><tr><td><font size="+1"><b>Big Docs in Word: Tips and Tricks to Format your Thesis</b></font> <br><i>Lourdes Aleman</i> <br><font size="-1">Tue Jan 24, 11am-12:30pm, 14N-132 DIRC<br></font><br><font size="-1">Enrollment limited: first come, first served</font> <br><font size="-1">Limited to 30 participants.</font> <br><font size="-1">Single session event</font> <br><br>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 <a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=378">http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=378</a> <br>Contact: Lourdes Aleman, NE48-308, 715-5348, <a href="mailto:laleman@mit.edu">laleman@mit.edu</a> <br>Cosponsor: Libraries <br></td></tr></tbody></table><br><table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="4"><tbody><tr><td><font size="+1"><b>Bioinformatics for Beginners</b></font> <br><i>Courtney Crummett, Amy Stout</i> <br><font size="-1">Wed Jan 11, 10-11:30am, 14N-132 (DIRC)<br>Tue Jan 17, 03-04:30pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)<br></font><br><font size="-1">Enrollment limited: first come, first served</font> <br><font size="-1">Limited to 20 participants.</font> <br><font size="-1">Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session</font> <br><br>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.<br><br>1/11 session taught by Bioinformatics Librarian, Courtney Crummett (please register at: <a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=346">http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=346</a>, and 1/17 session taught by Courtney Crummett<br>and Computer Science Librarian, Amy Stout (please register at <a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=347">http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=347</a>). <br>Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, x4-8290, <a href="mailto:crummett@mit.edu">crummett@mit.edu</a> <br>Cosponsor: Libraries <br></td></tr></tbody></table><br><table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="4"><tbody><tr><td><font size="+1"><b>Biotech Business Information for Engineers and Scientists</b></font> <br><i>Courtney Crummett</i> <br><font size="-1">Wed Feb 1, 02-03:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)<br></font><br><font size="-1">Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)</font> <br><font size="-1">Limited to 30 participants.</font> <br><font size="-1">Single session event</font> <br><br>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.<br><br>The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at: <a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=351">http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=351</a>. <br>Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, x4-8290, <a href="mailto:crummett@mit.edu">crummett@mit.edu</a> <br>Cosponsor: Libraries <br></td></tr></tbody></table><br><table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="4"><tbody><tr><td><font size="+1"><b>Get the most from your "omics" analysis: GeneGo MetaCore Software Training </b></font> <br><i>Courtney Crummett, GeneGo Trainer</i> <br><font size="-1">Thu Feb 2, 02-04:00pm, 14N-132 DIRC<br></font><br><font size="-1">Enrollment limited: first come, first served</font> <br><font size="-1">Limited to 20 participants.</font> <br><font size="-1">Single session event</font> <br><br>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: <a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=338">http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=338</a> <br>Web: <a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/get/metacore">http://libraries.mit.edu/get/metacore</a> <br>Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-M48, x4-8290, <a href="mailto:crummett@mit.edu">crummett@mit.edu</a> <br>Cosponsor: Libraries <br></td></tr></tbody></table><br><table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="4" style="position: static; z-index: auto; "><tbody><tr><td><font size="+1"><b>Learn to use IPA during IAP</b></font> <br><i>Courtney Crummett, IPA Trainer</i> <br><font size="-1">Wed Jan 18, 01-04:00pm, 14N-132 DIRC<br></font><br><font size="-1">Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)</font> <br><font size="-1">Limited to 20 participants.</font> <br><font size="-1">Single session event</font> <br><br>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 <a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=344">http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/events/?p=344</a> <br>Web: <a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/get/ipa">http://libraries.mit.edu/get/ipa</a> <br>Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-M48, x4-8290, <a href="mailto:crummett@mit.edu">crummett@mit.edu</a> <br>Cosponsor: Libraries <br><br></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="4" style="position: static; z-index: auto; "><tbody><tr><td><font size="+1"><b>Protocols and Methods: Recipes for Successful Research</b></font> <br><i>Howard Silver</i> <br><font size="-1">Wed Jan 18, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132<br></font><br><font size="-1">Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)</font> <br><font size="-1">Signup by: 17-Jan-2012</font> <br><font size="-1">Limited to 30 participants.</font> <br><font size="-1">Single session event</font> <br><font size="-1">Prereq: none</font> <br><br>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: <a href="http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/">http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/</a> <br>Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-136, x3-9319, <a href="mailto:hsilver@mit.edu">hsilver@mit.edu</a> <br>Cosponsor: Libraries <br><br></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br></span></font>MIT's IAP website: <a href="http://student.mit.edu/iap/nstoc.html">http://student.mit.edu/iap/nstoc.html</a></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">Biology Department IAP website: <a href="https://biology.mit.edu/about/iap">https://biology.mit.edu/about/iap</a><br>_______________________________________________<br><br></div><br></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Joyce Roberge</div><div>Undergraduate Program</div><div>Biology Education Office 68-120</div><div>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</div><div>31 Ames Street</div><div>Cambridge, MA 02139</div><div>617-253-4718</div><div>fax: 617-258-9329</div><div>email: <a href="mailto:roberge@mit.edu">roberge@mit.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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