From csbi-events at mit.edu  Tue Sep  5 15:07:31 2006
From: csbi-events at mit.edu (CSBi events)
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 15:07:31 -0400
Subject: [CSBi-events] Fwd: CSBi-events post from lkn@mit.edu requires
	approval
Message-ID: <d39042dea91a5397006ace0b826a8b59@mit.edu>

> To: csbi-events at MIT.EDU
> Subject: Invited to Biology Symposium
> Dear Faculty, Postdocs & Staff,
>
>  This Saturday, September 9th, the Department is hosting a reunion 
> event for graduate alumni who entered the Biology program?30 years ago 
> this fall.? As part of the reunion, a number of the alumni will be 
> giving talks in the Stata Center, 32-123, starting at 9am.? It's a 
> very full schedule, so I have attached a copy of the day's agenda. 
> There are a couple changes to note from the poster advertisement: 
> Connie Cepko is replacing Margaret Baron as a speaker.? Also, lunch 
> will be at 12:45pm in 68-180 instead of 12 noon as originally 
> advertised. We hope that you can join us as this is shaping up to be a 
> terrific event.
>  ?
>  Sincerely,
>  ?Chris Kaiser					Alumni Symposium, Class Entering, 1976
> Agenda
> Saturday, September 9th, 2006	                          MIT-32 Stata 
> Center, Room 123
> 		
> 8:30-9:00		Continental Breakfast
>
> 9:00-9:05		Welcome  - Chris Kaiser, Professor
> 				Chairman of Department of Biology
> 				Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>
>  9:05-9:30		Ihor Lemischka, Professor
> 				Princeton University
>
> 9:35 -10:00		Connie Cepko, Professor
> 				Harvard Medical School
>
> 10:05: 10:30		 Mark Rose, Professor
> 				Princeton University
>
> 10:30-10:55		Douglas E. Koshland, Adjunct Professor and HHMI 
> Investigator
> 				Carnegie Institution of Washington
>
> 10:55-11:10		BREAK		
>
> 11:15- 11:40		William Shanabruch, Regional Biologist
> 			Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
>
> 11:45-12:10		David Goldenberg, Professor
> 			University of Utah
>
> 12:15-12:40		Pamela Fink, Associate Professor
> 			University of Washington, School of Medicine
>
> 12:45-1:40		Lunch, Biology Bldg, 68-180
>
> 1:45-2:10		David Raulet, Professor
> 			University of California, Berkeley
>
> 2:15: 2:40		Cynthia Kenyon, Professor
> 			University of California, San Francisco			
>
> 2:45-3:10		Sam Yin
>
> 3:15-3:30		BREAK
>
> 3:30-3:55		Tom Gridley, Senior Staff Scientist
> 			The Jackson Laboratory
> 				
> 4:00-4:25		Cliff Tabin, Professor
> 			Harvard Medical School
>
> 4:30-4:55		James Gusella, Professor
> 			Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
>
> 4:55-5:30		Phillip A. Sharp, Institute Professor
> 			Center for Cancer Research
> 			Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>
> 					
>
>
>


From csbi-events at mit.edu  Wed Sep 13 08:24:59 2006
From: csbi-events at mit.edu (CSBi events)
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 08:24:59 -0400
Subject: [CSBi-events] Fwd: [Fwd: Computational and Systems Biology at MSKCC
	- Faculty Recruitment]
Message-ID: <6c476f105b259ec95f06fff243739aa2@mit.edu>



> Subject:
> Computational and Systems Biology at MSKCC - Faculty Recruitment
> Date:
> Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:25:36 -0400
> From:
> Chris Sander <jobs at cbio.mskcc.org>
>
>
>
> Dear Colleague,
>
> We are continuing our drive to recruit several new faculty in
> computational and systems biology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
> Center. We are also looking for postdocs.
>
> Please have a look and pass this on to interested persons.
> The application deadline for faculty is Oct 1, 2006.
>
> Thanks very much,
>
> Chris Sander
> Chair, cBio at MSKCC
>
> Full announcements (feel free to print and post, or forward):
> http://www.cbio.mskcc.org/jobs/ads/faculty.pdf
> http://www.cbio.mskcc.org/jobs/ads/postdoc.pdf
>
> See also: http://www.cbio.mskcc.org
>
> -------------------- faculty-----------------------------
>
> Research Faculty Computational and Systems Biology
> Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), New York City
>
> The Computational Biology Program at MSKCC is seeking innovative
> investigators for tenure-track positions at the Assistant, Associate, 
> or
> Full Member level. Pursue basic research, solve biological problems 
> with
> emphasis on computational methods, and build bridges to experimental 
> and
> clinical research. Participate in a major expansion of research 
> programs
> at one of the best clinical-scientific institutions in the world. Work
> in a new research tower, the Zuckerman Research Center, on the Upper
> East Side, in proximity to Rockefeller University and the medical 
> school
> of Cornell University. Participate in graduate education in the 
> Gerstner
> Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the
> Tri-Institutional Graduate Program in Computational Biology and
> Biomedicine, as well as the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences 
> of
> Cornell University.
>
> Applications in computational physiology, computational neurobiology 
> and
> computational chemical biology are particularly encouraged.
>
> You should have a doctoral-level degree and the potential to develop an
> independent interdisciplinary research program, or a proven record of
> accomplishments. MSKCC offers a highly interactive, supportive and
> dynamic research environment with programs in Computational Biology,
> Immunology, Cancer Biology & Genetics, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis,
> Cell Biology, Molecular Pharmacology & Chemistry, Molecular Biology,
> Developmental Biology, and Structural Biology, as well as unparalleled
> clinical programs in cancer research, treatment and prevention.
>
> You should e-mail your application (PDF) by October 1, 2006, to
> cbio-faculty-search at cbio.mskcc.org. Include a CV, a description of past
> research (2-3 pages), of proposed research (2-3 pages), and copies of
> three representative publications. Candidates should arrange for three
> signed letters of reference to be sent by e-mail (PDF) to
> cbio-faculty-search at cbio.mskcc.orgor by paper mail to Chris Sander,
> Chairman, Computational Biology Program, c/o Kathleen Driscoll, MSKCC,
> 1275 York Ave, Box 494, New York City, NY, 10021. Need more 
> information?
> See www.ski.edu and www.cbio.mskcc.org or send email to 
> driscolk at mskcc.org.
>
> Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is an affirmative action, equal
> opportunity employer.
>
>
>
Linda K. Earle
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg.68-459
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617)324-0074
(617)324-0081



From csbi-events at mit.edu  Mon Sep 18 07:59:58 2006
From: csbi-events at mit.edu (CSBi events)
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:59:58 -0400
Subject: [CSBi-events] Fwd: MIT-Novartis Nanotechnology Symposium
Message-ID: <87c84b737dae6245dd6ecc47dad4a18f@mit.edu>



>
-------------- next part --------------
>
>
> November 3-4, 2006
> Tang Center, Wong Auditorium
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
>
> ?This event is sponsored jointly by the Chemistry Department at the 
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Novartis Institutes 
> for BioMedical Research (NIBR).
>
> More information and registration is available on the website: 
> http://www.mit-nibr-nanotech.org
> Please register before October 26, 2006.
>
> The Nanotechnology in Medicine and Drug Discovery Symposium will 
> showcase state-of-the-art nanotechnology research and applications to 
> drug discovery. Nanotechnology has a variety of definitions but is 
> most often described as the design, characterization and application 
> of nanoscale structures, devices and systems. In the past, medical 
> applications have predominantly been in the area of drug delivery. 
> With novel technologies emerging, the speakers, drawn from leading 
> institutions around the world, will discuss new developments in the 
> context of medicine and drug discovery including diagnostic devices, 
> research tools that could be applied to drug discovery, safety issues 
> and biomimetics. The symposium will also address the future of 
> nanotechnology and its impact on curing disease.
>
>  --------------------------------------------------------
>  Nika Stoop, Ph.D.
>  Communications
>  Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
>  400 Technology Square
>  7th Floor
>  Cambridge, MA 02139
>  (P) 617-871-3423
>  (F) 617-871-3114
>  --------------------------------------------------------
Linda K. Earle
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg.68-459
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617)324-0074
(617)324-0081


From csbi-events at mit.edu  Mon Sep 18 12:19:07 2006
From: csbi-events at mit.edu (CSBi events)
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:19:07 -0400
Subject: [CSBi-events] Fwd: For CSBi Events - Coudl you send this one
	instead?
Message-ID: <37edc254709d903dea437bf3cccfae82@mit.edu>

>
>
-------------- next part --------------
>
>
> November 3-4, 2006
> Tang Center, Wong Auditorium
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
>
> ?This event is sponsored jointly by the Chemistry Department at the 
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Novartis Institutes 
> for BioMedical Research (NIBR).
>
> More information and registration is available on the website: 
> http://www.mit-nibr-nanotech.org
> Please register before October 26, 2006. There will be a registration 
> fee of $50.
>
> Speakers include:
> Moungi Bawendi
> Professor of Chemistry
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>
> Eric K. Drexler (Saturday)
> Chief Technology Advisor
> Nanorex, Inc.
> Bloomfield Hills, MI
>
> Jean M.J. Fr?chet
> Henry Rapoport Chair of Organic Chemistry
> Chemistry Department
> University of California-Berkeley
>
> Christopher R. Lowe
> Director of the Institute of Biotechnology
> Professor of Biotechnology
> Cambridge University
>
> Wolfgang Peter Meier
> Professor of Chemistry
> University of Basel
>
> Samuel I. Stupp
> Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science, Chemistry, and 
> Medicine;
> Director, Institute for Bionanotechnology in Medicine (IBNAM)
> Northwestern University
>
> Timothy M. Swager
> John D. MacArthur Professor
> Department Head of Chemistry
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>
> Ralph Weissleder
> Director, Center for Molecular Imaging Research
> Massachusetts General Hospital
> Professor of Radiology
> Harvard Medical School
>
> Jennifer L. West
> Isabel C. Cameron Professor of Bioengineering
> Rice University
>
> George Whitesides (Friday)
> Woodford L. and Ann A. FLowers University Professor
> Harvard University
>
> The Nanotechnology in Medicine and Drug Discovery Symposium will 
> showcase state-of-the-art nanotechnology research and applications to 
> drug discovery. Nanotechnology has a variety of definitions but is 
> most often described as the design, characterization and application 
> of nanoscale structures, devices and systems. In the past, medical 
> applications have predominantly been in the area of drug delivery. 
> With novel technologies emerging, the speakers, drawn from leading 
> institutions around the world, will discuss new developments in the 
> context of medicine and drug discovery including diagnostic devices, 
> research tools that could be applied to drug discovery, safety issues 
> and biomimetics. The symposium will also address the future of 
> nanotechnology and its impact on curing disease.
>  --------------------------------------------------------
>  Nika Stoop, Ph.D.
>  Communications
>  Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
>  400 Technology Square
>  7th Floor
>  Cambridge, MA 02139
>  (P) 617-871-3423
>  (F) 617-871-3114
>  --------------------------------------------------------
Linda K. Earle
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg.68-459
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617)324-0074
(617)324-0081


From csbi-events at mit.edu  Wed Sep 20 08:54:10 2006
From: csbi-events at mit.edu (CSBi events)
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:54:10 -0400
Subject: [CSBi-events] Special CSBi Seminar
Message-ID: <27130277f8e28ae14949e82d2d04ae04@mit.edu>

Special CSBi Seminar - All are Welcome!

Mohan K. Balasubramanian
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
The National University of Singapore
									Singapore

				 "Spatial and Temporal Regulation of Cytokinesis"
			 will be in 68-180 at 11 am. on Thursday, September 21st

				Hosted by Paul Matsudaira





From csbi-events at mit.edu  Wed Sep 20 15:12:52 2006
From: csbi-events at mit.edu (CSBi events)
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:12:52 -0400
Subject: [CSBi-events] Friday's 9/22/06 Seminar by Dr. Erik Winfree
Message-ID: <c250374a2fc742583cad54703402c52f@mit.edu>

Reminder !  Fall 2006 Seminar Series on Computational and Systems 
Biology!

Friday, September 22, 2006
Dr. Erik Winfree
California Institute of Technology
Computer Science and Computational and Neural Systems
Title, "In vitro biochemical circuits"

Dr. Erik Winfree's abstract is on the CSBi website 
(http://csbi.mit.edu/)!
Please join us in our new location (6-120) for this seminar.

Friday 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
M.I.T. 6-120
(Eastman Laboratories)
Light refreshments to be served at 2:45 p.m.

Host:  Dr. Gerald Sussman
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science