Events

  • Smart Data Management for Biologists

    Sabrina Brown, MIT Libraries I Hands-on workshop will equip biological researchers with essential tools and strategies for effective data management
    • Professional Development
    Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
    01/07/2025 01:00 PM 01/07/2025 02:00 PM America/New_York Smart Data Management for Biologists Sabrina Brown, MIT Libraries I Hands-on workshop will equip biological researchers with essential tools and strategies for effective data management 68-181
  • “Preparing for the Job Market: CVs and Resume”

    Alexandria Yen, Ph.D., MIT Career Advising & Professional Development
    • Professional Development
    Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
    01/07/2025 01:00 PM 01/07/2025 02:00 PM America/New_York “Preparing for the Job Market: CVs and Resume” Alexandria Yen, Ph.D., MIT Career Advising & Professional Development 68-181
  • “Taking science from bench to business”

    This panel will focus on how to transition research from preliminary findings to the commercial sector.
    • Professional Development
    Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
    01/08/2025 04:00 PM 01/08/2025 06:00 PM America/New_York “Taking science from bench to business” This panel will focus on how to transition research from preliminary findings to the commercial sector. 68-181
  • Cultivating Everyday Mindfulness: Discovering Your Path to a Fulfilling Life and Career

    Michaela Bartusel, PhD, MIT Biology & Jia Jla Zhang, PhD, MIT Biology
    • Professional Development
    Thursday, Jan 9, 2025, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
    01/09/2025 10:00 AM 01/09/2025 11:30 AM America/New_York Cultivating Everyday Mindfulness: Discovering Your Path to a Fulfilling Life and Career Michaela Bartusel, PhD, MIT Biology & Jia Jla Zhang, PhD, MIT Biology 68-181
  • “Preparing for the Job Market: Strategically Engaging in the Job Search”

    Alexandria Yen, Ph.D., MIT Career Advising & Professional Development
    • Professional Development
    Monday, Jan 13, 2025, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
    01/13/2025 01:00 PM 01/13/2025 02:00 PM America/New_York “Preparing for the Job Market: Strategically Engaging in the Job Search” Alexandria Yen, Ph.D., MIT Career Advising & Professional Development 68-181
  • Hatha Yoga Class (Bring your own mat)

    Jia Jia Zhang, PhD, MIT Biology & Michaela Bartusel, Ph.D., MIT Biology
    • Professional Development
    Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025, 10:00AM - 11:00AM
    01/14/2025 10:00 AM 01/14/2025 11:00 AM America/New_York Hatha Yoga Class (Bring your own mat) Jia Jia Zhang, PhD, MIT Biology & Michaela Bartusel, Ph.D., MIT Biology 68-121
  • “Probing mechanical selection through accurate prediction of DNA mechanics in 3D”

    Taekjip Ha, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard Medical School
    • Scientific Presentations
    Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025, 4:00PM - 5:00PM
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    01/14/2025 04:00 PM 01/14/2025 05:00 PM America/New_York “Probing mechanical selection through accurate prediction of DNA mechanics in 3D” Taekjip Ha, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard Medical School 32-123
  • Communicating your science visually

    Sebastian Lourido, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Whitehead Institute, MIT Biology
    • Professional Development
    Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, 10:00AM - 12:00PM
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    01/15/2025 10:00 AM 01/15/2025 12:00 PM America/New_York Communicating your science visually Sebastian Lourido, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Whitehead Institute, MIT Biology 32-141
  • “Teaching with a PhD”

    Join our panel of educators as they share their experiences teaching at different academic institutions.
    • Professional Development
    Thursday, Jan 16, 2025, 3:00PM - 4:30PM
    01/16/2025 03:00 PM 01/16/2025 04:30 PM America/New_York “Teaching with a PhD” Join our panel of educators as they share their experiences teaching at different academic institutions. 68-181
  • Searching Successfully inPubMed

    Sabrina Brown, MIT Libraries
    • Professional Development
    Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025, 10:00AM - 11:00AM
    01/21/2025 10:00 AM 01/21/2025 11:00 AM America/New_York Searching Successfully inPubMed Sabrina Brown, MIT Libraries 68-181
  • “Complete erasure’ to ‘there is a place for us here’: How narratives in life science courses influence the experiences of trans-spectrum and intersex undergraduates”

    Dr. Sarah Eddy, Associate Professor, Department of Biology Teaching and Learning, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
    • DEI Events
    Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025, 1:00PM
    01/21/2025 01:00 PM America/New_York “Complete erasure’ to ‘there is a place for us here’: How narratives in life science courses influence the experiences of trans-spectrum and intersex undergraduates” Dr. Sarah Eddy, Associate Professor, Department of Biology Teaching and Learning, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 68-181
  • “Nucleic Acid-driven Self-Assemblies: from viral RNA sensors to transcription factors”

    Sun Hur, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard Medical School
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025, 4:00PM - 5:00PM
    01/21/2025 04:00 PM 01/21/2025 05:00 PM America/New_York “Nucleic Acid-driven Self-Assemblies: from viral RNA sensors to transcription factors” Sun Hur, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard Medical School Whitehead Auditorium
  • Quantitative Image Analysis

    Both Cimini, PhD, Associate Director for Bioimage Analysis, Broad Institute
    • Professional Development
    Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, 10:00AM - 12:00PM
    01/22/2025 10:00 AM 01/22/2025 12:00 PM America/New_York Quantitative Image Analysis Both Cimini, PhD, Associate Director for Bioimage Analysis, Broad Institute 68-181
  • “Entering a Career Outside Academia”

    A career panel with PhDs working in biotech, patent law, editing, and other non-academic careers followed by an informal meet-and-greet.
    • Professional Development
    Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, 3:00PM - 5:00PM
    01/22/2025 03:00 PM 01/22/2025 05:00 PM America/New_York “Entering a Career Outside Academia” A career panel with PhDs working in biotech, patent law, editing, and other non-academic careers followed by an informal meet-and-greet. 68-181
  • New Tools for Managing Scientific Information

    lain Cheeseman, PhD ,Professor. Whitehead Institute, MIT Biology & Jessica Polka, PhD, Open Science Program Director, Astera Institute
    • Professional Development
    Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025, 2:00PM - 4:00PM
    01/28/2025 02:00 PM 01/28/2025 04:00 PM America/New_York New Tools for Managing Scientific Information lain Cheeseman, PhD ,Professor. Whitehead Institute, MIT Biology & Jessica Polka, PhD, Open Science Program Director, Astera Institute McGovern Auditorium, Whitehead Institute
  • “Effective and Ineffective Mentorship: Utilizing the Power of Saying “No”

    Dr. Antentor Hinton, Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University
    • DEI Events
    Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025, 1:00PM
    01/29/2025 01:00 PM America/New_York “Effective and Ineffective Mentorship: Utilizing the Power of Saying “No” Dr. Antentor Hinton, Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University 68-181
  • “Mechanisms of Aging: MICOS Complex and Mitochondrial Remodeling in Health and Disease”

    Antentor Hinton Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Thursday, Jan 30, 2025, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
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    01/30/2025 12:00 PM 01/30/2025 01:00 PM America/New_York “Mechanisms of Aging: MICOS Complex and Mitochondrial Remodeling in Health and Disease” Antentor Hinton Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University 32-155
  • Colloquium: Duojia Pan, UT Southwestern Medical Center

    "Solid-like condensates of tumor suppressor protein Merlin/NF2 in Hippo pathway regulation"; hosted by the Postdoctoral Association
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025, 4:00PM
    02/04/2025 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Duojia Pan, UT Southwestern Medical Center "Solid-like condensates of tumor suppressor protein Merlin/NF2 in Hippo pathway regulation"; hosted by the Postdoctoral Association 32-123
  • Colloquium: Joanna Wysocka, Stanford

    "Human development and evolution through the lens of gene regulation"; hosted by Yadira Soto Feliciano & Eliezer Calo
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025, 4:00PM
    02/11/2025 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Joanna Wysocka, Stanford "Human development and evolution through the lens of gene regulation"; hosted by Yadira Soto Feliciano & Eliezer Calo 32-123
  • Colloquium: Howard Chang, Stanford

    Hosted by Jonathan Weissman
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025, 4:00PM
    02/25/2025 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Howard Chang, Stanford Hosted by Jonathan Weissman 32-123
  • Colloquium: David Eisenberg, UCLA

    "Surprising mechanism of small molecules that disassemble pathological amyloid fibrils associated with neurodegeneration"; hosted by Amy Keating
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025, 4:00PM
    03/04/2025 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: David Eisenberg, UCLA "Surprising mechanism of small molecules that disassemble pathological amyloid fibrils associated with neurodegeneration"; hosted by Amy Keating 32-123
  • Colloquium: Ahmad Khalil, Boston University

    "Cooperation in native and synthetic biology"; hosted by Michael Laub
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025, 4:00PM
    03/11/2025 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Ahmad Khalil, Boston University "Cooperation in native and synthetic biology"; hosted by Michael Laub 32-123
  • Colloquium: Nicholas Bellono, Harvard

    "Taste by touch in octopus"; hosted by TBD
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Mar 18, 2025, 4:00PM
    03/18/2025 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Nicholas Bellono, Harvard "Taste by touch in octopus"; hosted by TBD 32-123
  • Colloquium: Isaac Chiu, Harvard

    "Role of nociceptor neurons in pain, immunity and host defense"; hosted by Erin Chen
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Apr 1, 2025, 4:00PM
    04/01/2025 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Isaac Chiu, Harvard "Role of nociceptor neurons in pain, immunity and host defense"; hosted by Erin Chen 32-123