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Stay up-to-date with with the growing body of nanotechnology literature with Nano, Penn Libraries’ newly acquired resource. Nano allows users to search for detailed information on patents, spec sheets about different nanomaterials and their properties, applications, toxicity, and preparation methods of thousands of nanomaterials and devices. Please reach out to https://faq.library.upenn.edu/ask with any questions!
Join the Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences online on April 28th beginning at 9AM for the all-day MINS Year of Brain Science Technology UnRetreat! Guest speakers include, Polina Anikeeva from MIT, Tony Zador from Cold Spring Harbor, and Michael Yartsev from UC Berkeley.
There will be mini symposia on recording/imaging and behavior with Penn faculty speakers, and parallel sessions with short talks. If you are at UPenn, please submit an abstract for short talk sessions. Submissions are open immediately as part of event signup.
The UnRetreat will also feature a “Brain Buddies” matchmaking program that will match registrants with others who have shared interests for future interaction. Regardless where you are, please submit an abstract for one-on-one matching.
Please sign up here (this is also where the meeting will happen and where all talks will be available afterwards): https://crowdcast.io/e/Yobst
The PSOM community is invited to join the next COVID-19 Population Sciences Journal Club virtual session.
Michael Z. Levy, PhD and Arman Oganisian, PhD candidate in Biostatistics, will lead a discussion of Estimating the number of infections and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in 11 European countries this Wednesday, April 15th 9:00-10:00AM EST.
Call-in instructions are outlined below. You can also watch the recording of last week’s session! Please contact Sue White with any questions.
Attendees should join with BlueJeans:
Join the Penn Center for Global Health on Thursday, April 16th, 2020 from 11am-12pm EST for a webinar with John H. Holmes, PhD, FACE, FACMI, Professor of Medical Informatics in Epidemiology who is currently on sabbatical at the University of Pavia in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. Dr. Holmes will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic as it has evolved in Italy and in Europe as a whole, highlighting testing, containment, and mitigation polices in Italy as compared with other countries around the world.
More info and options to join the call available here.
To support your professional and career development, Perelman School of Medicine will sponsor interested graduate students, postdocs and faculty for complimentary 1-year Membership to the New York Academy of Sciences. For over 200 years, the Academy has helped scientists, engineers, and innovators pursue successful careers.
SIGN UP AT NYAS.ORG/PERELMAN TO REQUEST A SPONSORED MEMBERSHIP
We’re committed to our mission to providing premier scientific content and career development resources during these challenging times. As an Academy Member, you’ll benefit from free or discounted access to:
Career Readiness Training: online courses, webinars and other career resources to help you acquire the skills you’ll need to succeed in a STEM-related field
Cutting Edge Content: digital access to our publications and eBriefings.
Networking & Resume Building: opportunities to present your research, apply intensive leadership training, become a mentor, and connect with other Members from our global Membership network, using an online Directory.
Upcoming Webinars & Programs: in an effort to support global initiatives to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Academy is presenting Spring 2020 events through online platforms and some of our previously scheduled events are being postponed to a later date. Please check our events listing for the latest information. For our programs and resources on COVID-19, click here
The Penn Center for Research on Coronavirus and Other Emerging Pathogens hosted their first symposium, titled “The Coronavirus Outbreak” on Friday, April 3, 2020 from 11am to 5pm. The symposium featured insights on coronaviruses from Penn experts.
Videos from the symposium are now available online.