The BMB Weekly
Vol. 42, No. 4, January 19-23, 2009
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Please send submissions to: Katie Gallagher at galla134@msu.edu or 212 Biochemistry (mailbox on 2 floor)
Calendar
** For a listing of all CNS Events, please click here **
Monday, January 19
Martin Luther King Day Observed – Classes Cancelled
Genetics Research Forum: Comparative toxicogenomic analysis of the hepatic effects and toxicity of 2, 3, 7, 8 –
tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. Tim Zacharewski and Ed Dere, Zacharewski Lab, 12:30 p.m., 1425 Biomedical and
Physical Sciences.
Tuesday, January 20
Physics and Astronomy Seminar: Electroweak physics at DO: Stories the W can tell. Andrew Askew, FNAL,
1:45 p.m., 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.
Center for Research on College Science Teaching and Learning Seminar: Science and religion: Muslim
students’, teachers’ and scientists’ conceptions of evolutionary science and evolution education. Anila Asghar,
The Johns Hopkins University; Jason Wiles, Syracuse University; and Brian Alters, McGill University, 3:00 p.m.,
1420 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Seminar: Beyond diversity: Coupling microbial communities and
functions in soils. Chris Schadt, Oak Ridge National Lab, 4:10 p.m., 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.
Wednesday, January 21
Chemistry Seminar: Arvind Jaganathan, Michigan State University, 3:00 p.m., 136 Chemistry.
Food Science and Human Nutrition Seminar: Mycotoxins: An agricultural problem that offers a novel
approach for regulating food intake, weight gain and obesity in humans. Anthony Krantis, University of Ottawa,
4:00 p.m., 1135 S. Anthony Hall.
BMB Graduate Student Forum: Presentation by Aaron Bradford, Atchison Lab, 4:30 p.m., 208
Biochemistry.
Thursday, January 22
Neuroscience Seminar: Human sex differences in visuospatial skill. Marcia Collaer, Middlebury College, 12:30
p.m., 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.
Physics and Astronomy Seminar: The measurement of CP violation parameter beta and search for the new
physics from Babar experiment. Chunhui Chen, Stanford University, 1:45 p.m., 1400 Biomedical and Physical
Sciences.
Chemistry Seminar: Conversion of carbon dioxide and water to fuels by sunlight. Jibin Sun, University of
California, Berkeley, 4:10 p.m., 136 Chemistry.
Epidemiology Seminar: A genome-wide association study for type 2 diabetes and related traits. Michael
Boehnke, UM Department of Biostatistics, 4:30 p.m., Patenge Room, C102 East Fee Hall.
Calendar continued
Thursday, January 22
The Graduate School: Creating a teaching philosophy you can use, Part II: Developing professional praxis.
5:30-7:00 p.m., Spartan Room C, International Center. For more information, please visit
http://grad.msu.edu/stuwork.htm.
Friday, January 23
Jointly Sponsored Special Seminar: Pentatricopeptide repeat proteins: A socket set for organelle gene
expression. Ian Small, University of Perth, 10:00 a.m., 101 Biochemistry.
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Seminar: Social learning alters sexual selection in field crickets. Nathan
Bailey, University of California, Riverside, 11:00 a.m., Stack Room 237, Kellogg Biological Station.
Science at the Edge: Engineering Seminar: Enzyme immobilization for bioelectrocatalysis. Shelley Minteer,
Saint Louis University, 11:30 a.m., 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.
Transcription Journal Club: Presentation by Sherif Ibrahim, 12:00 noon, 502 Biochemistry.
Chemistry Seminar: Ultra-performance liquid chromatography and its application to quantitative bioanalysis.
Yuijing Tan, Michigan State University, 12:40 p.m., 136 Chemistry.
Announcements
2009 AT&T Endowed Awards Competition: Michigan State University, Libraries,
Computing and Technology announces the fifth annual awards program to recognize and
encourage a wide variety of best practices in the use of online technology to enhance
teaching and learning. This awards program, generously funded by an endowment from
AT&T, recognizes outstanding contributions to the use and development of information
technology for teaching and learning in credit-bearing courses at Michigan State University.
For more information, please visit http://att-awards.msu.edu. The application deadline is
February 13, 2009.
The Graduate School: Navigating the PhD: A Writing Workshop: This is a two-part workshop series. The series
is targeted to doctoral students in the early stages of their graduate program. The titles of the parts are: Part
1: Demystifying the Dissertation, Personal Management, Forming Committees, Working with Committees, &
Comprehensive Exams; Part 2: Topics and Proposals, Writing Strategies, Revision Strategies, The Defense...and
Beyond, & Graduate Writing Groups. Each part will be limited to 25 doctoral students. Although it is highly
recommended that you attend both parts, you may register for only one part. Lunch will be served during the
sessions. This workshop series is offered every semester. Registration is required. To register, please send an email
to gradwrsp@msu.edu and include your name, phone number, email address, and department.
Series 2
Part 1: Friday, January 30, 2009
Part 2: Saturday, January 31, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Writing Center, 300 Bessey Hall
The Graduate School: Integrating writing into science courses. January 30th, 8:30 a.m., Red Cedar Room AB,
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. For more information, please visit http://grad.msu.edu/stuwork.htm.
Registration is required. To register, please send an e-mail to gradwrsp@msu.edu and include your name,
department, e-mail address, and the name of the session you wish to attend.
The Graduate School: Responsible Conduct of Research Series: Responsibility to the subjects of research:
Animals. Tuesday, February 3rd, 6:00-8:30 p.m., Lincoln Room, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. For more
information, please visit http://grad.msu.edu/all/respfeba.htm. Registration is required. To register, please send an email to gradwrsp@msu.edu and include your name, department, e-mail address, and the name of the session you wish
to attend.
Announcements continued
The Graduate School: Responsible Conduct of Research Series: Responsibility to the
subjects of research: Humans. Thursday, February 5th, 6:00-8:30 p.m., Lincoln Room,
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. For more information, please visit
http://grad.msu.edu/all/respfebh.htm. Registration is required. To register, please send an
e-mail to gradwrsp@msu.edu and include your name, department, e-mail address, and the
name of the session you wish to attend.
The Graduate School: Thesis/Dissertation formatting and graduation requirements.
Friday, February 6th, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Lincoln Room, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. For more
information, please click here. Registration is required. To register, please send an e-mail to gradwrsp@msu.edu
and include your name, department, e-mail address, and the name of the session you wish to attend.
The Graduate School: Career Selection and Professional Skill Development Workshop Series: Networking or
not-working for Ph.D.’s: Building relationships for your future. Wednesday, February 11th, Room 6, Student
Services Building. For more information, please visit http://grad.msu.edu/prep/eveningworkshops.htm. Registration
is required. To register, please send an e-mail to gradwrsp@msu.edu and include your name, department, e-mail
address, and the name of the session you wish to attend.
The Graduate School: Banishing burnout: From stress to strength. Monday, February 16th. For more information,
please visit http://grad.msu.edu/stuwork.htm. Registration is required. To register, please send an e-mail to
gradwrsp@msu.edu and include your name, department, e-mail address, and the name of the session you wish to
attend.
The Graduate School: Responsible Conduct of Research Series: Objectivity and conflicting interests in academic
research. Wednesday, February 18th, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Lincoln Room, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. For
more information, please visit http://grad.msu.edu/stuwork.htm. Registration is required. To register, please send an
e-mail to gradwrsp@msu.edu and include your name, department, e-mail address, and the name of the session you
wish to attend.
Position Vacancies (copies of notices are in maroon binder in Room 302A)
A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the laboratory of Beronda Montgomery-Kaguri in the
Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory at Michigan State University. Plant responses to light are among
the most important adaptations for these organisms. The successful applicant will work as a part of dynamic team on a
project aimed at developing new insights into cell- and tissue-specific light responses in Arabidopsis
(http://prl.msu.edu/Facultypages/Montgomery-K.html). The postdoctoral scientist will use genetic, biochemical and
cell biological approaches to study light signaling pathways. Education and Experience Requirements: PhD in plant
biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, or a related field. Prior experience with genetic engineering, gene
functional analysis and/or biochemistry is desirable. The initial grant-funded position is for a period of 1 year, with
the possibility of renewal. For more information, please contact Beronda Montgomery-Kaguri at
montg133@msu.edu.
Quote for the Week
Don’t be discouraged by a failure. It can be a positive experience. Failure is, in a sense, the highway to
success, inasmuch as every discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly after what is true, and
every fresh experience points out some form of error which we shall afterwards carefully avoid.
~ John Keats ~