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Events for January 2022

  • Staying at the Bench: Non-PI Careers that Keep You Doing the Work You Love

    Boryana (Bory) Petrova, Stuart Levine, Christina Steadman
    • Professional Development
    Tuesday, Jan 4, 2022, 12:30PM - 2:00PM
    https://mit.zoom.us/j/96695361761
    01/04/2022 12:30 PM 01/04/2022 02:00 PM America/New_York Staying at the Bench: Non-PI Careers that Keep You Doing the Work You Love Boryana (Bory) Petrova, Stuart Levine, Christina Steadman https://mit.zoom.us/j/96695361761

  • How to Carve Your Path in the Biopharmaceutical Industry

    Tamara Reyes-Robles, Nina Leska, Amaris Torres Delgado, Cynthia Barber
    • Professional Development
    Monday, Jan 10, 2022, 3:00PM - 5:00PM
    https://mit.zoom.us/j/94822544788
    01/10/2022 03:00 PM 01/10/2022 05:00 PM America/New_York How to Carve Your Path in the Biopharmaceutical Industry Tamara Reyes-Robles, Nina Leska, Amaris Torres Delgado, Cynthia Barber https://mit.zoom.us/j/94822544788

  • Gene Regulation and Expression Talk Series: “Fundamental Principles During the Egg-to-embryo Transition”

    Dr. Andrea Pauli, Group Leader at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Tuesday, Jan 11, 2022, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    Virtual
    01/11/2022 12:00 PM 01/11/2022 01:00 PM America/New_York Gene Regulation and Expression Talk Series: “Fundamental Principles During the Egg-to-embryo Transition” Dr. Andrea Pauli, Group Leader at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna Virtual

  • Impact of AI in Drug Discovery

    Dr. Pat Walters, Dr. Gevorg Grigoryan, Dr. Eric Ma
    • Professional Development
    Wednesday, Jan 12, 2022, 1:30PM - 3:00PM
    hybrid, 68-181
    01/12/2022 01:30 PM 01/12/2022 03:00 PM America/New_York Impact of AI in Drug Discovery Dr. Pat Walters, Dr. Gevorg Grigoryan, Dr. Eric Ma hybrid, 68-181

  • Postponed, new date TBD—New Positions, New Perspectives

    Meet 9 New faculty members joining the Biology Department
    • Special Events
    Thursday, Jan 13, 2022, 3:00PM - 5:00PM
    68-181
    01/13/2022 03:00 PM 01/13/2022 05:00 PM America/New_York Postponed, new date TBD—New Positions, New Perspectives Meet 9 New faculty members joining the Biology Department 68-181

  • Cancelled — Gene Regulation and Expression Talk Series: “Single-cell Epigenomics: Gene Regulation at Unprecedented Resolution”

    Dr. Jason Buenrostro, Assistant Professor at Harvard University
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Tuesday, Jan 18, 2022, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    KI Luria Auditorium, 76-156
    01/18/2022 12:00 PM 01/18/2022 01:00 PM America/New_York Cancelled — Gene Regulation and Expression Talk Series: “Single-cell Epigenomics: Gene Regulation at Unprecedented Resolution” Dr. Jason Buenrostro, Assistant Professor at Harvard University KI Luria Auditorium, 76-156

  • Whitehead Director’s Dialogues with Ruth Lehmann

    Featuring Jill Shah, Shah Family Foundation. "Using Philanthropy to Spark Government Innovation in Food Access, Education, and Guaranteed Income."
    • Special Events
    Tuesday, Jan 18, 2022, 7:00PM
    Virtual Event
    01/18/2022 07:00 PM America/New_York Whitehead Director’s Dialogues with Ruth Lehmann Featuring Jill Shah, Shah Family Foundation. "Using Philanthropy to Spark Government Innovation in Food Access, Education, and Guaranteed Income." Virtual Event

  • Restorative Justice: ICEO Community Dialogues

    Register in advance. Led by Nina Harris, Restorative Resolutions Coordinator (Institute Discrimination Harassment & Response).
    • Special Events
    Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    Virtual Event
    01/19/2022 12:00 PM 01/19/2022 01:00 PM America/New_York Restorative Justice: ICEO Community Dialogues Register in advance. Led by Nina Harris, Restorative Resolutions Coordinator (Institute Discrimination Harassment & Response). Virtual Event

  • Arcadia Science: A New Institutional Model for the Research and Translation of Biological Discovery

    Featuring Prachee Avasthi, Arcadia Science, Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer and Director of Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Thursday, Jan 20, 2022, 12:00PM - 1:30PM
    Virtual Event
    01/20/2022 12:00 PM 01/20/2022 01:30 PM America/New_York Arcadia Science: A New Institutional Model for the Research and Translation of Biological Discovery Featuring Prachee Avasthi, Arcadia Science, Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer and Director of Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Virtual Event

  • Special Seminar: Brandon Weissbourd, California Institute of Technology

    Hosted by Troy Littleton. "A genetically tractable jellyfish model for systems and evolutionary neuroscience."
    • Special Events
    Monday, Jan 24, 2022, 12:00PM
    Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)
    01/24/2022 12:00 PM America/New_York Special Seminar: Brandon Weissbourd, California Institute of Technology Hosted by Troy Littleton. "A genetically tractable jellyfish model for systems and evolutionary neuroscience." Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)

  • Using Your PhD to Combat Climate Change

    Dr. Rachel Fraser, Impossible Foods, VP Downstream Process Development and Hélène Berges, Inari Agriculture, Vice President of Research & Development
    • Other Scientific Presentations
    Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022, 2:00PM - 3:30PM
    Virtual Event
    01/26/2022 02:00 PM 01/26/2022 03:30 PM America/New_York Using Your PhD to Combat Climate Change Dr. Rachel Fraser, Impossible Foods, VP Downstream Process Development and Hélène Berges, Inari Agriculture, Vice President of Research & Development Virtual Event

  • Special Seminar: Ai Ing Lim, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    Hosted by Jianzhu Chen. "Pre-birth immune education."
    • Special Events
    Thursday, Jan 27, 2022, 10:00AM
    Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)
    01/27/2022 10:00 AM America/New_York Special Seminar: Ai Ing Lim, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Hosted by Jianzhu Chen. "Pre-birth immune education." Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)

  • How to Navigate the Biotech Startup Network

    Featuring Ohad Yosefson, Nathan Young, and Megan Warner
    • Professional Development
    Friday, Jan 28, 2022, 3:00PM - 5:00PM
    Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)
    01/28/2022 03:00 PM 01/28/2022 05:00 PM America/New_York How to Navigate the Biotech Startup Network Featuring Ohad Yosefson, Nathan Young, and Megan Warner Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)

  • Special Seminar: Yiyin Erin Chen, Stanford University

    Hosted by Mike Hemann. "Understanding and engineering commensal-host interactions using bacterial genetics"
    • Special Events
    Monday, Jan 31, 2022, 12:00PM
    Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)
    01/31/2022 12:00 PM America/New_York Special Seminar: Yiyin Erin Chen, Stanford University Hosted by Mike Hemann. "Understanding and engineering commensal-host interactions using bacterial genetics" Virtual Event (password: MITBiology)