[bioundgrd] BIOLOGY IAP 2010

[Janice Chang]

>During January 2010, 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 talks on the practice of science, navigating academia 
>as well as covering non-traditional paths for Biology PhD's.
>
>A second series, focuses on Self-Assembly of macromolecules, notably 
>proteins, is of central importance for any living cell. These 
>self-organized systems come in an astonishing number of flavors and 
>many we are just beginning to appreciate. Technically often 
>challenging to study, this series highlights some of the most recent 
>findings from a broad spectrum of these systems. 
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>LIFE AFTER MIT: A SAMPLING OF CAREERS IN BIOLOGY
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>Thur. Jan 7th		Biotechnology 
>				2-3:30pm, 68-181
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>Fri. Jan 8th		Careers in Law
>				1-2:00pm, 68-181
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>Fri. Jan 15th		Careers Outside the Box
>  				1-2:30pm, 68-181
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>Thur, Jan 21st	Science Communication & Publishing
>				 2-3:30pm, 68-181
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>Tue, Jan 26th	Science Education & Outreach
>				3:30-5:00pm, 68-181
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>Fri, Jan 29th		Science Policy
>				1- 2:30pm, Whitehead Auditorium
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>LIFE AFTER MIT: TAKING THE NEXT STEP IN ACADEMIC SCIENCE
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>Mon Jan 11		Finding a Postdoc
>				1:00 pm-2:30pm, Whitehead Auditorium
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>Tue Jan 19		Family and Science
>				02-03:30pm, 68-181
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>Wed Jan 20		Finding a Faculty Position
>  				01-02:30pm, 68-181
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>Fri Jan 22		Postdoc Bootcamp
>				1-02:30pm, 68-181
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>SELF-ASSEMBLING BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
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>Tue, Jan 19th	Yeast Prions: Unexpected Biology and Surprising Structures
>				11:00am-12:00pm, Broad Auditorium
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>Mon, Jan 25th	The Structure of a Novel COPII Tubule
>				11:00am-12:00pm, Broad Auditorium
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>Tue, Jan 26th	Hexagonal Assemblies of the HIV-1 Capsid and its 
>Restriction Factor,TRIM5alpha
>				11:00am-12:00pm, Broad Auditorium
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>Thur, Jan 28th	Follow Nature's Lead: Designer Self-assembling Peptides
>				11:00am-12:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
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>Fri, Jan 29th		From Nuclear Pores to Biofilms-a Study of 
>Biological Filters
>				11:00am-12:00pm, Whitehead Auditorium
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>REPAIR OF BASIC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
>Charles Moses
>
>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 disassemeble, 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 7:00 p.m. in Project Lab, 
>Bldg 68. 
>Contact: Brenda Minesinger, 68-641, 
>x3-4721, <mailto:bminesin at mit.edu>bminesin at mit.edu 
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>
>Tue Jan 12, Thu Jan 14, 05-07:00pm, 68-077  (attend one session)
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>Writing and formatting your thesis: don't let WORD get you down 
>Lourdes Aleman 
>
>Enrollment limited: first come, first served 
>Single session event 
>
>Are you writing your thesis this year? This one-hour interactive 
>tutorial led by a recent PhD graduate will illustrate some simple 
>shortcuts you can take in Microsoft Word to make thesis formatting a 
>breeze (automatically generating/updating table of contents, 
>applying consistent formatting throughout the document, etc.), 
>saving you many precious hours.  Room where the workshop will be 
>held has 20 PC's available on a first-come first-serve basis or you 
>can bring your own laptop. 
>Contact: Lourdes Aleman, NE48-308, 
>715-5348, <mailto:laleman at mit.edu>laleman at mit.edu 
>Cosponsor: Libraries
>
>Wed Jan 13, 04-05:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
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>MIT's IAP website: 
> <http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns7.html>http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns7.html
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