Applications are due by December 1, 2020. Learn more here.
Regeneron Postdoctoral Training Program
NIGMS Early Career Investigator Lecture
The NIGMS invites you to attend their annual Early Career Investigator Lecture, featuring Michael D. L. Johnson. His talk “Microbes, Metals, Music, and Lessons in Disproving Your Hypothesis,” will take place on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 1 p.m., via Zoom (registration is required). He will discuss the mechanisms of metal toxicity in bacteria followed by a Q&A session on his research and career path. The goal of this series is to expose students to energetic investigators working on the cutting edge of science. For more information and on how to register, please see the attached flyer.
For questions, please contact Jyoti Singh at jyoti.singh@nih.gov.
Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group is proud to present Penn Climate Action Symposium, an event designed to foster community engagement with issues of climate change through global and local routs. Come together with students from University City and members of the greater Philadelphia community to participate in this event featuring World Climate Simulation, a UN-style simulation of climate agreement negotiations, as well as talks and panels on environmental justice and community-based activism.
Climate Action Symposium will take place fully online and will span over two days with World Climate Simulation taking place on October 26 1:00pm-6:00pm and talks and panels taking place on October 27 1:00pm-6:00pm.
Read more here: https://pennsciencepolicy.squarespace.com/climatesymposium
Register for the Symposium here: www.eventbrite.com/e/penn-climate-action-symposium-tickets-123208691513
Email any questions to penn.science.policy@gmail.com
Postdoc Position – Ruggero lab, UCSF
A postdoctoral research fellow position is available in the Ruggero lab at the University of California, San Francisco at the Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center (Mission Bay Campus), to study the molecular mechanisms of post-transcriptional gene expression in health and disease. Several open questions in the lab include: how does oncogenic signaling remodel the ribosome and the translation machinery to drive cell growth and cellular transformation? What is the translational landscape of cancer cells during distinct steps of tumor evolution? What are the mechanisms in cis and trans for “onco-mRNA” translational selectivity?
The potential candidate will utilize mouse models for components of the translation machinery in combination with novel proteomics, ribosome-profiling, and pharmacological strategies to study the dynamics of translation control in gene expression, in normal and cancer cells. Highly motivated individuals with a recent Ph.D., M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. and a background in mouse genetics, biochemistry, or cellular and molecular biology are encouraged to apply. Evidence of scientific accomplishment is required and bioinformatics skills are desirable. Requests should be addressed to: Davide Ruggero (davide.ruggero@ucsf.edu) and Jane Jayme (krizlyjane.jayme@ucsf.edu).
Please visit our webpage at https://ruggerolab.ucsf.edu/.
Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean (PLAC) 5th Annual Symposium
The Penn in Latin America and Caribbean’s 5th Annual Symposium RSVPs are open! Please RSVP here to attend the virtual conference. The following sessions (social, scientific, and cultural) will each take place from 12-1:30 PM. See the full program here.
- 9/30: Social – Cities, Economics, Politics, Law, and Education
- 10/1: Scientific – Science, Technology, and Health
- 10/2: Cultural – Arts, Culture, and Humanities
PSPDG Workshop 1: Scientific Storytelling
The first workshop in the PSPDG SciComm Workshop Series is September 30, 2020 from 5-7 PM! Hear from workshop leader Dr. Rafael Luna, Associate Dean, Boston College and author of “The Art of Scientific Storytelling.”
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scientific-storytelling-workshop-registration-122401926457
Learn more about future workshops in the series:
https://pennsciencepolicy.squarespace.com/workshop-series
