Upcoming MCDB Thesis Defenses:
- April 2: Lily Nguyen, “TBD.” Advisor: Edward Chuong, Ph.D. and Benjamin Bitler, Ph.D.
April 2 @ 4:00pm – BioFrontiers Special Seminar, Sponsored by EMPOWERS & CU Café @ JSCBB A104:
- Anand Varma, Award-Winning Science Photographer, National Geographic Explorer, Founder of the WonderLab
- Bio: In Anand Varma’s hands, a camera is not just a tool to capture what he sees—it’s a way to illuminate the layers of beauty and complexity that are otherwise hidden from view. Armed with a degree in integrative biology, he has devoted years of his life to developing innovative techniques—even building some of his own equipment—to create intimate, dramatic and surprising images of nature. His ultimate goal: to spark a sense of wonder about our world. Through his work, Anand highlights creatures whose incredible details typically go unseen, and discovers new stories behind the science along the way. From the secret life cycle of the honeybee to the lightning-fast behaviors of hummingbirds, his images slow down the fast, speed up the slow and magnify the miniature to reveal life at the edge of our perception. He is a National Geographic Explorer and award-winning photographer based in Berkeley, California.
- Host: Tom Cech, Ph.D.
April 4 @ 4:00pm – Rose M. Litman Memorial Lecture in Science @ Chancellor’s Hall & Auditorium, CASE 4th Floor:
April 4 @ 5:30pm – Artists Talk! @ UMC Aspen Rooms:
April 9 @ 4:00pm – BioFrontiers Special Seminar, Sponsored by EMPOWERS & CU Café @ JSCBB A115 Butcher Auditorium:
- Blanton Tolbert, RNA Biochemist/Biophysicist at U Penn & HHMI VP of Science Leadership and Culture
- Bio: Tolbert leads HHMI’s Center for the Advancement of Science Leadership and Culture where he directs a portfolio of current and new programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, an initiative to better equip HHMI scientists to provide culturally aware mentorship, a curriculum to grow scientists’ skills to maintain inclusive environments, and activities to develop strategic equity-centered initiatives and partnerships. Tolbert is also a Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at University of Pennsylvania. The research in the Tolbert group focuses on the biochemical mechanisms by which RNA viruses replicate within the cellular environment. His group leverages their fundamental understanding of the molecular biology of these viruses to identify novel targets for therapeutic intervention. The team has collaborated with colleagues to develop compounds with the potential to delay or halt the replication of SARS-CoV-2 and EV-A71
- Host: Tom Cech, Ph.D.
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.
May 13 All Day – 17th Annual Signaling and Cellular Regulation Symposium @ JSCBB Butcher Auditorium:
- The all-day event is organized by the students of the Signaling training program and will feature plenary speakers Dr. Steven Henikoff (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center) and Dr. Nels Elde (Univ. of Utah).
- Additionally, there will be talks by graduate students and postdocs from the mentor labs of the Signaling and Cellular Regulation Training Program.
- New this year – the Signaling trainees will be hosting a poster session during the symposium.
- Additional details will be provided as the symposium nears.
- Signaling and Cellular Regulation Training Program
