MCDB Weekly News & Events - November 4, 2024 | Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology

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12:20pm – IPHY Colloquium @ Gold A2B70:

Gabi Diaz, Ph.D. candidate (Mechanical Engineering), “News from the Applied Biomechanics Lab.”
Marissa Ehringer, Ph.D., CU Boulder, “Alcohol-Related Behaviors in a Mouse Model Containing the Human GCKR SNP rs1260326 (P446L).”
Moni Fleshner, Ph.D., CU Boulder, “News from the Stress Physiology Lab.”
Remote Zoom option: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/96917097634

12:20pm – ANYL Seminar @ Ekeley W165/166:

Leo Bloxham, CU ANYL 1st year, "Freedom from Fluorocarbons: 2D Perovskites as the Next Generation of Refrigerants."
Natalie Couch, CU ANYL 1st year, "Rotational Spectroscopy of Water-Ketone Clusters."
Remote: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/576316856

1:00pm – Zachary Schiffman Dissertation Defense @ Ekeley S274 – CIRES Fellows Room:

Title: "Heterogeneous Nucleation and Light Absorption: Laboratory Studies of Atmospherically-Relevant Particles."
Chaired by Maggie Tolbert
Remote: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/98495772099

11:00am-1:00pm – Research Supplier Vendor Expo @ JSCBB Butcher Atrium & Gallery/Café:

20+ Lab Suppliers | Free Lunch | T-Shirts, Gifts & Raffles!
Pre-Register & Avoid Registration Line: Click Here
Free T-Shirt for the First 50 Attendees!
Bring your lab to enjoy the upcoming event and visit with the vendors we have listed below. Everyone will have a chance to play to win free door prizes, the new Lab Warrior T-Shirts or gift cards before you leave.
We bring the lab suppliers to you, eliminating the disturbance while in your lab. Speak to over 20 vendors, each offering unique lab products to enhance the quality and production of your lab.
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out to us. We look forward to a great Semi-Annual Research Supplier Product Show on campus!
Sponsored by: Life Science Exhibits: www.lifescienceexhibits.com/showinfo

9:00am-5:00pm – Mycoplasma Testing @ Porter B254:

$10/ sample: https://www.colorado.edu/center/stemtech/events
Results will be emailed within 24 hours
Please contact Melody Conde: melody.conde@colorado.edu
Note: For more information, contact Lucia-Mayela Gayosso-Miranda, Ph.D., Core Director: Luga3285@colorado.edu

4:00pm – MCDB Seminar @ Gold A2B70:

Naomi Lee, Ph.D., Northern Arizona University, "Designing vaccines to target Chronic and Infectious diseases in Native American communities." (Host: Josh Fandel, Naiara Doherty Garcia)

4:00pm – MMB at Gold A120:

SCOPE – Fall 2024 Volunteer Sign-Up:

Volunteer Opportunities: General Volunteer, Lead Volunteer and/or Site Coordinator
Training prior to volunteering
Food & Drinks provided
Free tie-dye shirt!
Come teach kids Chemistry! Science is fun!
November 4-8: Horizons K-8
November 14-15: Manhattan Middle School
December 10: Casey Middle School
Learn more and sign up on our website: https://colorado.givepulse.com/event/505756-scope-2024-fall-outreach

November 19, 6:00pm-8:00pm BioFrontiers Presents @ JSCBB A115 Butcher Auditorium:

Kristi Anseth (Ph.D., CU Boulder), "'If I Only Had a New...' Progress and Promise in Tissue Engineering Research."
Reception to follow talk from 7 - 8 PM in A115 lobby!
Tickets are required for entry, but are free! Reserve your ticket at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/biofrontiers-presents-kristi-anseth-tickets-965406144767
Visit the website: https://www.colorado.edu/biofrontiers/BioFrontiers-presents for more information!

December 3-5, from 8:00am-5:00pm – Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) Workshop (intensive course):

Application deadline: November 15, 2024
Prerequisite: Strong interest in working with iPS Cells , Stem Cells.
Space is limited to 10 participants.
Participants are responsible for travel and accommodation
Details, Agenda, and Registration: Mayela Gayosso, Ph.D., iPSC Core Director: Luga3285@colorado.edu

December 6, from 8:00am-5:00pm – Gene Editing IPSCs with CRISPR/Cas9 Workshop (intensive course):

Application deadline: November 15, 2024
Prerequisite: Strong interest in deriving and maintaining CRISPR-Cas9 genome-edited hPSCs
Space is limited to 10 participants.
Participants are responsible for travel and accommodation.
Details, Agenda, and Registration: Mayela Gayosso, Ph.D., iPSC Core Director: Luga3285@colorado.edu

May 12, 2025 – 18th Annual Signaling and Cellular Regulation Symposium:

April 26th, 2025 – The ASM Rocky Mountain Branch Meeting at Colorado State University in Fort Collins:

Our ASM Distinguished Lecturer will be Dr. Danielle Garsin.
The meeting brings together researchers in microbiology along the rocky mountain front range and highlights trainee presentations, posters and talks, across a wide spectrum of career phases, from advanced undergraduate researchers through to postdoctoral fellows.

August 7, 2025, 9:00am-4:00pm – MCDB Graduate Student Symposium @ JSCBB Butcher Auditorium A115 & Lobby:

Please send questions to MCDB Graduate Student Committee: Hope Townsend, Chelsea Drown, Colin Sempeck, Rachel Gessner