LabArchives will provide the Penn community free online training sessions to help with your use of its electronic research notebook system. A professional LabArchives trainer will provide orientations and answer questions.
1:00pm – 2:00pm will be an introductory session
2:00pm – 3:00pm will be an advanced session
Find out more and register: https://researchnotebooks.upenn.edu/labarchives-training-july-2020/
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
JRNLclub is a new video platform allowing scientists to watch videos on new scientific literature. Critical to the success of scientific discovery is the ability for researchers to understand and build upon new discoveries, but with nearly 1 million new biomedical publications annually, this is often a difficult endeavor. By publishing short engaging talks by authors of recent research articles, they facilitate the dissemination of science and help researchers stay up to date on the scientific literature. They have published well over 100 videos from renowned labs around the world (including from the Brian Capell, Virginia Lee, Celeste Simon, Katalin Susztak, and Greg Beatty labs at Penn) and were recently approved by US National Library of Medicine to put our resource on PubMed such that articles with a corresponding video on JRNLclub will have a direct link to the video. Website: www.JRNLclub.org
Also note that JRNclub is actively recruiting video submissions for upcoming publications or those published in the last year. For more information, contact Victoria.Fang@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
The Fellows of the Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Grant would like to invite you to join us for our 2020 Chemistry-Biology Interface Summer Retreat on Friday, July 24th, which will be held virtually over zoom.The symposium will take place from 9:00am – 1:30pm. We are currently accepting abstract submissions for short (15 min) oral presentations. Talks may cover any topic within Chemistry and Biology. There will be no poster session this year due to the virtual event, so please consider giving a 15-minute talk (you will receive a CBI t-shirt if you participate)! The deadline to be considered for a talk is July 10th.
Our keynote speakers this year are Yael David (MSK), Cynthia Wolberger (Johns Hopkins SOM), and Alexis Komor (UCSD). Please see the current schedule attached.
Please register using the following link: https://forms.gle/JmXgYnhTVSNEz1ij8
You can visit our CBI website (https://www.med.upenn.edu/cbit32/) for information on past symposia.
Registration is now open for iBiology’s new course, “Share Your Research: How to Give a Good Talk.” This is a free, 5-week course hosted by iBiology staff that begins July 27th, 2020. Hear from practicing scientists and professional science communicators about how to give an engaging research talk.
Learn more about the course on the iBiology blog.
The NIGMS PRAT Program is a competitive three-year postdoctoral fellowship program that provides high quality research training in the basic biomedical sciences in NIH intramural research laboratories, and prepares trainees for leadership positions in biomedical careers. The program places special emphasis on training fellows in all scientific areas supported by NIGMS, including but not limited to biological chemistry, biophysics, bioinformatics, cellular and molecular biology, computational biosciences, developmental biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, physiology, and technology development. Appointments are made at competitive stipend levels, commensurate with experience and recognition of selection for this program, and fellows receive a travel and training allowance.
The webinar will be of interest to those with an interest in pursuing postdoctoral research at the NIH, especially graduate students likely to defend in the next year, or recent Ph.D. graduates.
Webinar information: The webinar will be on Tuesday, July 14, 2:00- 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the webinar, visit the WebEx meeting page and enter the meeting number (access code) 126 419 4975 and the password PRAT. You can also attend by phone by calling 1-650-479-3208 and entering the meeting number. Slides will be posted on the NIGMS PRAT Program website following the webinar.
More information can be found here: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/2020/06/webinar-for-postdoctoral-research-associate-training-prat-program-applicants-3/
The Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG) is a collaborative group aimed at improving healthcare provider genomics education. Currently, ISSC-PEG has over 180 members, which includes societies, institutes, individuals and industry members. The committee is supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).
The Scholars Program provides exposure to broader genomics community and experts in the field, with opportunities to work on a genetics/genomics-related education projects under the mentorship of an ISCC-PEG member. The appointment is for two years. Each scholar will have their travel funded for the annual ISCC-PEG in-person meeting (typically January or February) for a presentation on their project progress.
Program Flyer (PDF)
To apply, fill out the online application at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5Y3BBXH
Questions? Contact ISCCPEGScholars@nih.gov
Applications are due on September 1, 2020. Selected candidates will be notified by mid-October, 2020.
Regeneron is currently recruiting for two postdoctoral positions:
Regeneron Genetics Center: https://careers.regeneron.com/job/REGEA002619852BR5080/Postdoctoral-Fellow-Regeneron-Genetics-Center-RGC
As always, Career Services is happy to assist you in putting together application materials. Feel free to schedule an appointment via Handshake today!
BGS Students, please see the updates below from the Penn Libraries and contact Manuel de la Cruz Gutiérrez with any questions you may have:
Manuel de la Cruz Gutiérrez, PhD, MLS
Director of Data & Innovation Services
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LIBRARIES
Biomedical Library
3610 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-746-2459
@MDelaCG
orcid.org/0000-0001-8796-941X
DELIVERY AND PICK-UP OF LIBRARY MATERIALS
Beginning July 7, we will launch the following services for physical books located in Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, the Libraries’ Research Annex (LIBRA), Fisher Fine Arts Library, and the Museum Library.
FacultyExpress will provide home delivery of books (Books by Mail) and digital delivery of articles and book chapters (Scan & Deliver) for all tenured and tenure-track Penn faculty members.
The Scan & Deliverservice will be available for current students, faculty, and staff. The service will have a cap of five articles per day from our own and other collections. In adherence with US copyright law, we can scan and deliver articles and book chapters (but not entire books) from our collections for members of the Penn community.
Books by Mail will be available for current Penn students and staff (and faculty through the Faculty Express Service), within North America. International requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Register
In addition, we will also offer a new service, Pickup@Penn,that will make it possible for members of the Penn community to request books and pick them up outside Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. This will include books requested before March 12, which are currently on our hold shelves, and circulating books and personal materials in offices and carrels in Van-Pelt Dietrich Library Center.
Please note: For health and safety reasons, the libraries will remain closed to all but a limited number of library staff beyond the designated Pickup@Penn location.
At this time we continue to have access to digital editions in copyright from other libraries’ collections through the Hathi Trust’s Emergency Temporary Access Service. Please note that this expanded access to digital materials in copyright through the Hathi Trust is temporary, and we will not have access in perpetuity to digital materials in copyright beyond the Penn Libraries collections.
PURCHASE OF DIGITAL CONTENT
If you are teaching a course in the fall semester and have chosen your required texts, be sure to share this information with me so that I can investigate the possibility of purchasing digital editions for our collections.
ACCESS TO SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MATERIALS
REFERENCE, INSTRUCTION, AND CONSULTATION SERVICES
As your subject librarian, I am available to work with all of you—undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty—throughout the summer and into the fall. I can answer reference questions, provide research assistance, advise on purchase and delivery of digital materials, and troubleshoot access to our electronic resources.
Email me any time.
I am also available to assist students who may be working on research or course work over the summer and into the fall—whether we will be working in person or virtually.
A full summary of current services is available on our Virtual Support page. You will find additional information about forthcoming services in our Phased Re-Start FAQ. Over time, as public health guidance and building logistics allow, we will introduce additional services, and I will continue to share updates.
If you have questions about any of these services, please let me know. You may also contact our access services staff at vpcircdk@pobox.upenn.edu.
Research Square is seeking individuals with a strong editing and research background in neuroscience or clinical sciences for the following full-time, work-from-home positions:
Academic Editor (Neuroscience): https://researchsquare.applytojob.com/apply/PA5K7AKXus/Academic-Editor-In-Neuroscience-Remote?source=team
Academic Editor (Clinical Sciences): https://researchsquare.applytojob.com/apply/j2HgZ0ECmS/Academic-Editor-In-Clinical-Sciences-Remote?source=team
Developmental Editor (Clinical Sciences): https://researchsquare.applytojob.com/apply/L7wpRr3VBM/Developmental-Editor-In-Clinical-Sciences-Remote?source=team
Michael Paine, PhD, is an NGG alum who has worked at Research Square for the past 5 years and is happy to discuss these opportunities with anyone who is interested. Please see Michael’s contact information below:
Michael Paine, PhD
Editing Services | Team Manager
michael.paine@researchsquare.com
Research Square, the company behind AJE
601 West Main St., Ste. 102 | Durham, NC USA | 27701
Making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful.
www.researchsquare.com
Oncora Medical, a company started by David Lindsay, an MD/ PhD student within the School of Engineering at Penn, to “fight cancer with data,” is currently hiring two full time (remote) positions.
The first is for a Senior Software Engineer to work on the Data Platform (which integrates data from various health system data sources, including PACS): https://hire.withgoogle.com/public/jobs/oncoramedicalcom/view/P_AAAAAACAAKQJfnNzVvW4T4
They are also hiring a Product Manager with domain expertise in radiation oncology:
https://hire.withgoogle.com/public/jobs/oncoramedicalcom/view/P_AAAAAACAAKQPSFdQ6e8zTV