MCDB Weekly News & Events - October 24, 2023

12:20pm – IPHY Colloquium @ GOLD A2B70:​

• David Cunningham, Ph.D, Case Western Reserve University, "Synergizing Neuromodulatory Therapies: Leveraging Homeostatic Neuroplasticity to Facilitate Post-Stroke Motor Recovery." (Host: Andrew Tan)

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

• Eleanor Browne, Ph.D., CU ANYL Faculty, "Impact of Sulfur on Planetary Haze: Implications for Habitability."
• Jose-Luis Jimenez, Ph.D, CU ANYL Faculty, "The pollution impacts of disinfection-only air cleaners, and applying frequency combs for aerosol analysis."
• Remote: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/576316856
• N95 or KN95 mask highly recommended. Masks will be provided if you don't have one. OK to take it off while eating.

4:00pm – Biophysics Supergroup @ JSCBB A115:

• Jon Faris (Sprenger Lab), “Computationally Designed HIV Antigens via Multi-Scale Affinity Maturation Models.”
• Ryan Messer (Luger Lab), “The Bachelor: PARP1 Edition.”

12:00pm – Office for Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Be Well Seminar via Zoom:

• Dr. Pui Fong Kan, "Benefits of Bilingualism."
• Register via Zoom: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcu6srTMrE9PNdNkI5JeAq56Z6WbWkRPi

12:30pm – AI Community of Practice via Zoom:

• Teresa Nugent, Ph.D. (CU Boulder, English), Lee Frankel-Goldwater, Ph.D. (CU Boulder, Environmental Design), “Teaching & Learning with AI.”
• Zoom: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/96124808241
• Are you curious about how AI tools can support your teaching practice and student learning? In this session, hear from faculty across both humanities and STEM disciplines about the ways they are effectively integrating AI into their curriculum. You’ll get a chance to ask questions, test an AI tool yourself, and participate in dialogue with your peers. Leave the session with concrete applications for using AI in the classroom and with increased confidence in using these tools to shape a positive learning environment for students.

3:30pm – Biochemistry/Biophysics Seminar @ JSCBB Butcher Auditorium A115:

• Arup K. Chakraborty, Ph.D, MIT, “The Antibody Response to Repeated Vaccination.”
• Register at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UBd4acpWKKZsdDlb0bWPPfPK-jfeE98NszQRW19s_bE/edit?usp=sharing
• He is one of 12 Institute Professors at MIT, the highest rank awarded to a MIT faculty member, and holds the John M. Deutch Institute Professorship.

5:30pm – Honors Program Distinguished Lecture Series @ Humanities 250:

• Zoe Donaldson, Ph.D., CU Boulder (MCDB/NRSC), “It’s not love, it’s just dopamine.”

9:00am to 5:00pm – MycoplasmaTesting @ Porter B254:

• $10/ sample
• https://www.colorado.edu/center/stemtech/events   
• Results will be emailed within 24 hours
• Please contact Mayela Gayosso, Director, for more information: Lucia.GayossoMiranda@Colorado.EDU

3:30pm – Center for Microbial Exploration Meeting @ CIRES Fellows Room:

• Ryan Fritts (Postdoctoral Fellow, Copley Lab), "The collateral consequences of gene duplication/amplification during bacterial evolution."
• Cliff Buena de Mesquita (Postdoctoral Scholar, Microbial Systems Group, Joint Genome Institute), "Disentangling the effects of sulfate and other seawater ions on microbial communities and greenhouse gas emissions in a coastal forested wetland."

No MCDB Seminar this week

4:00pm – MMB @ Gold A120:

• Phuoc Huynh (Whiteley Lab)
• Daniel Hassel (Copley Lab)