[Bioundgrd] Biology IAP 2005

Tue Jan 4 16:13:10 EST 2005

During January 2005, the Biology Department is sponsoring several 
seminar series and discussions.

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. 

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
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.

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. 

LIFE AFTER MIT:  A SAMPLING OF CAREERS IN BIOLOGY

Wed. Jan 12	Science Administration/Project Management in Academia
		11am - 1pm, 68-121
Wed. Jan 19	Careers in Consulting/Law
		11am-1pm, 68-121
Fri. Jan 21	Biotech/Pharma
		11am - 1pm, 68-181
Wed. Jan 26	Science Policy
		11am - 1pm, 68-181
Thu. Jan 27	Science Writing and Publishing
		11am - 1pm, 68-121

LIFE AFTER MIT:  TAKING THE NEXT STEP IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH

Fri. Jan 7	Life as a Postdoc at MIT
		11am - 1pm, 68-181

Mon. Jan 10	Balancing Family and Science
		11am - 1pm, McGovern Auditorium

Fri. Jan 14	Women in Science
		11am - 1pm, 68-181

Tue. Jan 18	Grant Writing, RO1s and K/transitional awards
		11am - 1pm, McGovern Auditorium

Mon. Jan 24	Finding a Faculty Position
		11am - 1pm, 68-121

Tue. Jan 25	Academic Teaching Positions
		11am - 1pm, 68-181

Fri. Jan 28	Thesis Writing, Choosing a postdoc lab, and writing successful
		postdoc fellowships
		11am - 1pm, 68-181

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THE NEW BIOLOGY OF RNA:

Wed. Jan 5	Systematic Identification and Analysis of Exonic Splicing
		Silencers
		03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium

Thu. Jan 6	The mRNA Export Machinery is Recruited to the 5' Terminus of
		Spliced mRNA in a Cap Dependent Manner
		03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium

Fri. Jan 7	Widespread A-to-I RNA Editing of Alu-containing mRNAs in the
		Human Transcriptone
		03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium

Wed. Jan 12	Suppressor tRNAs and Site-Specific Incorporation of Unnatural
		Amino Acids into Proteins
		03:30pm-04:30am, McGovern Auditorium

Wed. Jan 19	Prospects for Small RNA-based Therapeutics
		03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium

Thu. Jan 20	RNA Quality Control Mechanisms
		03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium

Fri. Jan 21	RNA Structure: The Early Years
		03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium

Tue. Jan 25	Small RNAs Orchestrating the Schedule of Development in a Worm
		02:30-03:30pm, McGovern Auditorium

Wed. Jan 26	Using RNA9 to study RNAi
		03:30-04:30pm, McGovern Auditorium

Thu. Jan 27	MicroRNAs and their Regulatory Roles in Animals and Plants
		03:30-04:30pm,McGovern Auditorium

Fri. Jan 28	Functional Analysis of MicroRNAs in C.elegans Development and
		Human Cancer
		02:30-03:30pm, 68-181

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CSBi 2005 Symposium in Systems Biology
  "Cells, Circuits & Computation"

Thursday, January 13th and Friday,  January 14th
08:30am-05:00pm, MIT Wong Auditorium

"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.

http://csbi.mit.edu/events/annualsymposium/2005
Contact: csbi at mit.edu

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Biology Movies Gone Bad
Melissa Kosinski-Collins & Julia Khodor
Thu Jan 6, 13, 20, 05:30-08:00pm, 68-181
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none

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.
Contact: Melissa Kosinski-Collins, 68-139, x3-4956, kosinski at mit.edu

Thu Jan 6, 05:30-08:00pm, 68-181

Thu Jan 13, 05:30-08:00pm, 68-181

Thu Jan 20, 05:30-08:00pm, 68-181

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Senior 7.01x Survey: Free Movie Tickets     
HHMI Education Group    
Mon Jan 10, Tue Jan 11, 10am-04:00pm, Lobby 10
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up Participants welcome at 
individual sessions (series)   

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.
Contact: Brian White, x4-0418, btwhite at mit.edu

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Repair of Basic Laboratory Equipment     
Charles Moses    
Wed Jan 12, 06:30-08:30pm, Project Lab, Bldg 68
Enrollment limited: first come, first served Single session event
Prereq: none   

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 at mit.edu

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