Upcoming MCDB Thesis Defenses:
- March 20 @ 2:00pm @ Gold A120: Alison Pashos, “H3K36 methylation regulates cell plasticity and regeneration in the intestinal epithelium.” Advisor: Justin Brumbaugh, Ph.D.
- March 21 @ 2:30pm @ JSCBB B231: Sam Holtzen, “Mapping the Zinc Dynamics and Requirements of the Mammalian Cell Cycle.” Advisor: Amy Palmer, Ph.D.
- April 2: Lily Nguyen, “TBD.” Advisor: Edward Chuong, Ph.D. and Benjamin Bitler, Ph.D.
March 19 @ 1:00pm – Slice of RNA @ JSCBB Butcher Auditorium
March 20 @ 12:30pm – Difficult Dialogues: Reparaations @ CASE E390 Center for Teaching & Learning:
- How do we repair harm when the harm is on a national scale?
- For this panel discussion, we will consider how various nations have provided reparations for systemic harm and how we can hold nations, governments, and communities accountable for it.
- Panelists:
- Benny Shendo Jr., Associate Vice Chancellor for Native American Affairs
- Danielle Hodge, Assistant Professor CMCI
- Jennifer Ho, Director of Center for Humanities & the Arts, Professor of Ethnic Studies
- RSVP: https://web.cvent.com/event/b8c9c16b-e64c-4768-a0e6-33dcc6e0629a/summary
April 4 @ 5:30pm – Artists Talk! @ UMC Aspen Rooms:
April 20 -- Rocky Mountain Branch of the American Society of Microbiology Annual Meeting:
- Registration will close on March 30th: https://www.rockymountainbranchasm.com/
- ASM Distinguished Lecturer: Dr. Karen Maxwell, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto
- Special Guest Lecturer: Dr. Anushree Chatterjee, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
- Special Guest Lecturer: Dr. DeAnna Bublitz, Scientific Review Officer, Immunology, and Infectious Disease B IRG, NIH
- If you have interesting science to present or you are interested in networking with local microbiologists, this meeting will be an excellent opportunity.
- There will be generous cash prizes for first, second, and third place presenters in several different researcher categories.
- Meeting registration: $5 for undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs, $15 for faculty.
April 25 @ 9:00am-5:00pm – Third Annual Rocky Mountain RNA Symposium @ Anschutz Medical Campus in AHSB:
- Oral talk registration is due Friday March 1st. Poster and attendee only registration is due Friday March 29th.
- Registration link: https://forms.gle/6Sfrk7FUEft862nV8
- The conference will feature 4 invited speakers and 4 selected oral talks. We will also have a poster competition with 3 cash prizes!
- Featured talks from: Homa Ghalei, Ph.D. (Emory University), Myriam Gorospe, Ph.D. (Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, NIA), Heather Hundley, Ph.D. (Indiana University), Kristin Patrick, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University).
- A social hour will follow at the T-Street Cafe also in AHSB.
