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M-EID Events and Announcements
MRSA: What's all the Fuss?
Date: Friday January 25th, 2008 at 7:00pmLocation: Hamilton Performing Arts Center
Three experts in the spread and treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) will share the latest research and clinical information on this emerging public health problem during an upcoming community symposium sponsored by Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML). The presentation, "MRSA: What's all the Fuss?", is intended for a general audience and will take place on Friday, Jan. 25, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center of Hamilton High School, 327 Fairgrounds Road. A question-and-answer session will follow.
M-EID Activity Database
M-EID Activity Database is currently available for all MEID participants to log in and begin data entry on their accomplishments. This database is a simple way to track your work and accomplishments over the year and is formatted to follow the NSF IGERT end of year assessment. It is a nice warehouse for everyone to periodically update their work over the year to help with data collection at the end of the year.
M-EID NEW Small Grants Program
Guidelines for M-EID's new Small Grants Program are now available at M-EID Web Site. Trainees may apply for grants of up to $2,500, and proposals may be submitted at any time.
Funding for Graduate Students
We've made a few updates to the "Funding for Graduate Students" section of the MEID website. These include adding a few grant and fellowship opportunities to the spreadsheet compiled by OREOS (new additions are in red font), and some new links to lists of funding opportunities compiled by other institutions.
Departmental Events
Dissertation Defense
Date: Tuesday January 22nd, 2008 at 2:10pmLocation: SB 117
Brian Hall - Department of Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences - "Structure Activity Relationships for Intracellular Loop 2 of the 5HT1A Serotonin Receptor”
OBE Seminar - Dan Barton
Date: Wednesday January 23rd, 2008 from 12:00pm - 1:00pmLocation: SB 117
IMB Seminar
Date: Monday January 28th, 2008 at 4:10pmLocation: SB 117
Catherine Royer - "Probing the role of hydration in protein folding using pressure perturbation techniques"
OBE Seminar
Date: Wednesday January 30th, 2008 at 4:10pmLocation: UC Theater 3rd Floor
Jerry Jacobs - Neuroscience Research Institute - UC Santa Barbara - “Genes, photo pigments and the evolution of primate color vision”
Upcoming Conferences -
Please note that all MEID Fellows can receive up to $1,000 a year in funding to attend relevant conferences and symposiums.SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences
Dates: May 12 - 13, 2008Deadline:July 7, 2008
Where: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The life sciences have become increasingly quantitative as new technologies facilitate collection and analysis of vast amounts of data ranging from complete genomic sequences of organisms to satellite imagery of forest landscapes on continental scales. As a consequence, mathematics and computational science have become crucial technologies for the study of complex models of biological processes.
The SIAM Activity Group on Life Sciences brings together researchers who seek to develop and apply mathematical and computational methods in all areas of the life sciences. This conference of the activity group will provide a cross-disciplinary forum for catalyzing mathematical research relevant to the life sciences. It will facilitate rapid diffusion of new mathematical and computational methods in the life sciences, and may stimulate more researchers to work in these important areas. Mathematicians, life scientists, computational biologists, bioengineers and others interested in mathematical and computational analysis of biological systems are encouraged to attend.
Society for Mathematical Biology Conference
Dates: July 30th - August 2nd, 2008Where: University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building
Hosted by the Centre for Mathematical Medicine (CMM). This is one of the premier conferences on mathematics in biology and the biomedical sciences. This conference will integrate into the activities of the Fields Thematic Program on Mathematical and Quantitative Oncology with Cancer being one of the major themes of the conference. The themes for the meeting will include:
- Immunology
- Epidememiology
- Cancer Modeling
- Cancer Therapies
- Systems Biology
- Ecology
- Developmental Biology
- Cell Biology
- Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
- Imaging
- Neuroscience
- Physiology
- Genomics
- Undergraduate Education
New Courses
Fundamentals and Applications of Mass Spectrometry - BIOC 595-03 - CRN 35297
Credit(s): 3Taught By:Dr. Reggie Spaulding
Course Time: Time to be arranged
After taking this course the student should have a basic understanding of instrumentation used in mass spectrometry, the interpretation of mass spectral data, practical applications of mass spectrometry and the role of mass spectrometry as an analytical research tool, emphasizing the role of mass spectrometry in biochemical research. The student should also gain the ability to research current literature to find appropriate mass spectral techniques to solve research questions, and be able to implement those techniques using available
The Structural Basis of Amyloid Diseases - BIOC 595-02 - CRN 35295
Credit(s): 1Taught By:Dr. Michele McGuirl
Course Time: Time to be arranged
This is a literature-based course that will examine the biophysics of amyloid diseases, with particular emphasis on the prion protein. Students will take turns presenting papers for discussion.
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