tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147864124501158542024-03-05T04:00:26.980-08:00USC | Biological Sciences Graduate Programs BlogUSC BISCGRADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124075664990581535noreply@blogger.comBlogger640125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614786412450115854.post-70289080657593343422021-10-03T14:31:00.005-07:002021-10-03T14:39:15.130-07:00MEB Seminar | Dr. Patricia Schulte<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Dr. Patricia Schulte</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Professor, University of British Columbia </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/schultelab/" target="_blank">Lab Website</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Plasticity and adaption to environmental stressors: intraspecific variation as a window into climate change-resilience in fish</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday, October 5, 2021 </div><div style="text-align: center;">12 PM </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Abstract</b>:
As our climate warms, aquatic organisms such as fish are exposed to a complex set of interacting environmental stressors that may push them beyond their current tolerance limits. As such, the fundamental biogeographical principle of ‘adapt, move or die’ has perhaps never been more relevant. In this talk I will explore some of our ongoing studies examining how processes such as phenotypic plasticity, epigenetic effects, and genetic variation within and among populations influence the capacity of species and populations to cope with climate change stressors, and show how this information can be useful for managers and policy makers as we attempt to conserve fish biodiversity into the future.
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We are open to recent graduates without experience for a full-time position and/or seniors who will be graduating this year as part-time interns with intent to hire full-time based on performance after graduation. Anyone interested in the position can submit their resume and transcript directly to me. </p><p><b>David Winternheimer, PhD, PPM</b><br />General Manager<br />lab: (310) 538-2094<br />cell: (310) 430-8284<br />email: <a href="mailto:davidw@pacificstarlabs.com">davidw@pacificstarlabs.com</a><br />621 W Rosecrans Ave #104<br />Gardena, CA 90248</p><div><p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View Microbiologist Job Description - Pacific Star Labs on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/496528394/Microbiologist-Job-Description-Pacific-Star-Labs#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;" >Microbiologist Job Description - Pacific Star Labs</a> by <a title="View Adolfo De La Rosa Jr's profile on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/user/515424412/Adolfo-De-La-Rosa-Jr#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;" >Adolfo De La Rosa Jr</a> on Scribd</p><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" title="Microbiologist Job Description - Pacific Star Labs" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/496528394/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-yxDWNEQzDAY6zSPeSlS8" data-auto-height="false" data-aspect-ratio="0.7729220222793488" scrolling="no" id="doc_81919" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe></div>USC BISCGRADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124075664990581535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614786412450115854.post-28833144652713957672021-03-01T08:47:00.008-08:002021-03-01T08:47:51.946-08:00Nominations for GE Graduate Assistant Awards<p>The General Education Committee will resume naming recipients of Graduate Assistant Teaching Awards for contributions to the GE Program during the <b>Fall 2018 – Spring 2019 or Fall 2019 – Spring 2020 academic year</b>. The GE Committee will continue to recognize faculty who taught last year in the GE program, as was done for the year before. This year, we will add awards for graduate assistants, who are contributing in many ways through this challenging time. </p><p>Graduate Assistants who served as Teaching Assistants in labs or discussions sections during either of the two prior academic years are eligible to be recognized this spring, unless they have already received this award. If you have a graduate assistant in your academic unit who provided outstanding service to undergraduates in the GE Program, please nominate that person for an award. <b>Up to six recipients</b> may be selected, each of whom will receive an <b>award of $1000</b>. </p><p>This is a difficult time to gather materials, so we are asking for a simplified nomination. Please select a single recipient from your academic unit for a letter of nomination, plus any quantitative data you have on their teaching evaluations. If you have a syllabus or sample assignment from their lab or discussion section, please include that as well. All materials should be collected in a single pdf file so they can be shared among members of the selection committee, emailed to <a href="mailto:gened@usc.edu">gened@usc.edu</a>, by <b>5 pm on Wednesday, March 31, 2021</b>. </p><p>If you have any questions about the process, please feel free to contact me. </p><p>Thank you.</p><p><b>Richard Fliegel, Ph.D.</b><br />Director of General Education and<br />Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs<br />USC Dornsife College, <a href="mailto:fliegel@usc.edu">fliegel@usc.edu</a></p>USC BISCGRADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124075664990581535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614786412450115854.post-64967798193845568152020-12-03T14:20:00.004-08:002020-12-03T14:21:58.429-08:00Postdoctoral Opportunity: The Tufts Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards Program (IRACDA)We would like to tell you about an exciting postdoctoral training program that is in place at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. This program, called <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gsbs.tufts.edu/academics/TuftsIRACDA__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!9ZHZteaJDMw0KoZrKF47fs-UHfji1AV74-2Fn1wSPhQrA2MWVNb9uq4ZXZ1BSUgJEQJ11w$">IRACDA (Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards Program)</a>, is funded by the IRACDA mechanism of NIH-NIGMS. <div><br /></div><div>This NIGMS-funded program is designed to prepare talented young scientists for the multiple demands of an academic career in biomedical research. Scholars spend on average 75% of their time conducting bench research and 25% of their time in career development activities. Teaching skills are developed through programs involving mentored classroom assignments at minority-serving institutions in the Boston area. The training is further supplemented by workshops on essential skills such as grant and manuscript writing, mentoring, lab management, scientific presentations, and responsible conduct of research as well as on teaching methods that encourage active learning. The training components are sequenced to allow scholars to balance the activities and to build on previous experiences. The first year of support for IRACDA scholars is provided by the faculty research mentor and then up to three years of support, plus a yearly travel and supply allowance, comes from the IRACDA Program. </div><div><br /></div><div>The application deadline for positions beginning in the fall of 2021 is March 1, 2021. Later applications will be considered if positions are available. </div><div><br /></div><div>Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents with no more than two years of postdoctoral training at the time of their appointment to the program. The strongest candidates will<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gsbs.tufts.edu/academics/TuftsIRACDA__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!9ZHZteaJDMw0KoZrKF47fs-UHfji1AV74-2Fn1wSPhQrA2MWVNb9uq4ZXZ1BSUgJEQJ11w$"> have s</a>trong academic and research credentials, an interest in teaching, mentoring, and increasing diversity in STEM fields, and a commitment to the goals of the Tufts IRACDA program. </div><div><br /></div><div>For additional information on the Tufts IRACDA Program and application procedures, please visit our website, or contact <a href="mailto:claire.moore@tufts.edu">Claire Moore</a>, the Program Director, or <a href="mailto:IRACDA@tufts.edu">Jordan Wilkinson</a>, the Program’s Research Administrator with questions. We have also attached a printable flier describing the program.
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Over the last few years, a flow of structural information from crystallography and cryo-EM helped to establish a solid framework for computational modelling inquiry into GPCR functional mechanisms and 3D pharmacology of GPCR ligands. The quantitative understanding of atomistic details of GPCR structure-function is also directly applicable to the rational design of both receptors and ligands with new properties. This talk will describe several new approaches to GPCR computational modelling and design developed in my lab. Using sequence-based, structure-based, and machine-learning approaches we developed the CompoMug software for predicting stabilizing mutations in GPCRs, which has already helped to crystallize more than a dozen receptors. Discovery of new allosteric co-factors, including highly conserved sodium ion in the center of the 7TM bundle in Class A GPCRs, has opened a venue for rational design of highly potent bitopic ligands with unusual signalling properties. This design approach has yielded novel opioid receptor probes and can be applied to many GPCRs. Finally, we develop a conceptually new Virtual SYNTon Hierarchical Enumeration Screening approach, V SYNTHES, which enables fast and accurate screening in combinatorial REadily AvailabLe (REAL) chemical space as large as 10 Billion compounds and more. Tested in prospective screening for Cannabinoid receptor ligands, V-SYNTHES yielded 20 novel submicromolar ligands, while showing more than 100-fold improved speed and better hit rates than the traditional virtual ligand screening. The approach is scalable to the rapidly growing combinatorial libraries beyond 1010-1013 compounds, yielding better hits and also streamlining their optimization. We apply these computational tools to the key receptors in inflammation, sleep and pain modulation pathways, facilitating discovery of novel GPCR ligands with desirable functional profiles as molecular probes and lead candidates.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hosts: Dr. Charles McKenna and Dr. Remo Rohs</div>USC BISCGRADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124075664990581535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614786412450115854.post-163545154013732982020-09-20T11:17:00.004-07:002020-09-20T11:17:44.417-07:00New Marine Biology minor<iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" title="New Marine Biology Minor Flyer" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/476769915/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-rXRLXE4CbD2mmNDyblE7" data-auto-height="true" data-aspect-ratio="0.7729220222793488" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe><p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;" ><a title="View New Marine Biology Minor Flyer on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/476769915/New-Marine-Biology-Minor-Flyer#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;">New Marine Biology Minor Flyer</a> by <a title="View Adolfo De La Rosa Jr's profile on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/user/515424412/Adolfo-De-La-Rosa-Jr#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;">Adolfo De La Rosa Jr</a></p>USC BISCGRADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124075664990581535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614786412450115854.post-16874937659612085392020-09-06T00:29:00.005-07:002020-09-06T00:30:15.672-07:00Postdoc Position in David Chen Lab at City of Hope <p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View Postdoc Position in David Chen Lab at City of Hope on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/474984819/Postdoc-Position-in-David-Chen-Lab-at-City-of-Hope#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;" >Postdoc Position in David Chen Lab at City of Hope</a> by <a title="View Adolfo De La Rosa Jr's profile on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/user/515424412/Adolfo-De-La-Rosa-Jr#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;" >Adolfo De La Rosa Jr</a> on Scribd</p><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" title="Postdoc Position in David Chen Lab at City of Hope" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/474984819/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-nimcK4UFGp7AeTrUzBnm" data-auto-height="false" data-aspect-ratio="0.7729220222793488" scrolling="no" id="doc_64372" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe>USC BISCGRADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124075664990581535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614786412450115854.post-13556546640681726132020-05-22T10:15:00.001-07:002020-05-22T10:15:29.077-07:00Congratulations, 2020 QBIO Graduates!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Winners will receive credit toward a GENEWIZ service that applies to their project, including <b>next generation sequencing, synthetic DNA solutions, PCR + Sanger sequencing, Sanger-only sequencing, or 4titude consumables from Brooks Life Sciences</b>. To apply, simply submit a short abstract (up to 250 words) describing your project. See full grant <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/web.genewiz.com/grants_terms__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!8UnciMhHPRoNh4bfxI34exea61z8EThBiEeqfvLQ-MtySCQGd0q87Nm0EP4-MFc$" target="_blank">terms and conditions</a> for contest rules and eligibility.<br />
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USC BISCGRADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124075664990581535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614786412450115854.post-57861818055748651922020-05-11T11:44:00.000-07:002020-05-11T11:44:10.018-07:00Ingenuity Pathways Analysis online trainingPlease join us on Tuesday May 19 for an online training on the Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA).<br />
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Learn how you can leverage Ingenuity IPA’s expert curation of the scientific literature from the past 18+ years and the thousands of hours spent to validate and organize NGS data from sources such as the SRA database, GEO, TCGA and more. Researchers can easily analyze their own NGS data alongside public datasets and manual curation of literature to identify the best testable hypotheses, targets and biomarkers.<br />
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Time: Tuesday, May 19th, 10am-12:30pm Zoom Web Training<br />
Presenter: Devendra Mistry, PhD, Field Application Scientist<br />
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<b>10-10:15am: Introduction to IPA Database and Applications Supported</b><br />
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<b>10:15-11:00am: Live demo of IPA Analysis Workflow</b><br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Format, upload your data, and launch an analysis<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Identify pathways associated with your gene/protein/metabolite list<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Find causal regulators and their directional effect on genes functions and diseases<br />
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<b>11:30 -1pm: Advanced IPA Analysis Topics</b><br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Build pathways, make connections between entities, and overlay multiple dataset<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Multi-groups (treatments, time points etc.) and multi-omic comparisons<br />
o<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>How the pathways, biological processes and regulators are regulated across different time points, treatments, disease conditions?<br />
o<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Generating a list of biomarkers specific to a condition<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>How to gain insights from public data using Analysis Match and Activity Plot<br />
o<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Compare user analysis with analyses of public datasets from GEO, SRA, TCGA etc.<br />
o<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>How is the regulator, pathway, biological function of interest behaving across ~60,000 public dataset analyses<br />
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Please follow the link below to register for this training:<br />
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USC Libraries Bioinformatics Services<br />
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<br />USC BISCGRADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124075664990581535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614786412450115854.post-56545284634485947042020-04-27T09:28:00.000-07:002020-04-27T09:28:29.031-07:00Watershed Stewards Program recruiting for Year 27The California Conservation Corps Watershed Stewards Program in Partnership with AmeriCorp (WSP) is currently recruiting Members to serve in our 10.5 month program.<br />
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WSP offers exceptional training and hands-on experience for individuals interested in natural resources and watershed protection. The mission of WSP is to conserve, restore, and enhance anadromous watersheds for future generations by linking education with high quality scientific practices. <br />
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<a href="http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/resources.htm">http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/resources.htm</a><br />
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<b>COVID-19 Cases</b><br />
<a href="https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/">https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/</a><br />
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<b>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</b><br />
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the National Lead Agency for COVID-19. Visit their COVID-19 site for up-to-date information and guidance, including information for community organizations and community gatherings: <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html</a> <br />
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<b>World Health Organization</b><br />
<a href="https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019">https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019</a><br />
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<b>FEMA COVID-19 Best Practices</b><br />
FEMA has created a page for Emergency Management Best Practices for COVID-19: <a href="https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus/best-practices">https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus/best-practices</a><br />
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<b>Additional websites with useful information</b><br />
The following includes a list of websites with useful information on COVID-19<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/workplace-school-and-home-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">Workplace, School, and Home Guidance</a><br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/high-risk-complications.html" target="_blank">People at Risk for Serious Illness from COVID-19</a><br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/transmission.html" target="_blank">How COVID-19 Spreads</a><br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/symptoms.html" target="_blank">Symptoms</a><br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention-treatment.html" target="_blank">Steps to Prevent Illness</a><br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/testing.html" target="_blank">Testing</a><br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html" target="_blank">Frequently Asked Questions</a><br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/2019-ncov-factsheet.pdf" target="_blank">What You Need to Know</a><br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/share-facts.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fabout%2Fshare-facts-stop-fear.html" target="_blank">Facts about COVID-19</a><br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/index.html" target="_blank">Information for People at Higher Risk and Special Populations</a><br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/index.html" target="_blank">Communication Resources</a><br />
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USC BISCGRADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124075664990581535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614786412450115854.post-63194264823733886132020-04-20T08:54:00.000-07:002020-04-20T09:05:37.713-07:00COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund<b>OVERVIEW</b><br />
USC will be receiving funds under the CARES Act to provide emergency financial aid grants to students for COVID-related expenses, such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care. The Financial Aid Office is working closely with Student Affairs and Campus Support and Intervention to coordinate providing financial assistance to students.<br />
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<b>WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW</b><br />
Students facing extraordinary one-time costs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic should complete the COVID-19 Emergency Assistance for Currently Enrolled Students application. The application identifies common costs that are eligible for emergency grant funding. The current funding limit is $3,000. Students can access the form in the Document Library on the Financial Aid Summary and Tasks (FAST) page. A copy is also attached.<br />
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This funding is available to continuing undergraduates and graduate students, regardless of whether they are financial aid recipients. Newly admitted undergraduates and undergraduates facing a change in income that may affect their expected family contribution should upload a separate Appeal Concerning Expected Contribution through FAST, which may result in additional financial aid.<br />
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The Financial Aid Office, Student Affairs, and Campus Support and Intervention are working in collaboration to respond to student needs related to COVID-19. We are sharing information and providing referrals so that students may obtain appropriate assistance. Our goal is to assist the maximum number of students possible with financial assistance to meet their needs throughout the duration of the COVID-19 emergency.<br />
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<b>WHAT YOU NEED TO DO</b><br />
Students should be advised to complete and upload the COVID-19 application to their FAST page. We are aware that departments may be establishing their own emergency grants as well and are supportive of those efforts. In some cases, we may contact your department to determine if further assistance is available for a student. Please note that departmental grants are institutional funds that will need to be coordinated into a student’s financial aid package, although we will make every effort to preserve all existing sources of financial aid.<br />
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<b>WE ARE HERE TO HELP</b><br />
Please contact Diane Anchundia, Associate Dean, Outreach and Loans, or me if you have any questions about this funding or have a specific student situation that requires special attention.<br />
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Thank you for your support during this extraordinary time.<br />
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<b>Thomas McWhorter</b><br />
Dean of Financial Aid<br />
University of Southern California<br />
John Hubbard Hall MC 0914<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0914<br />
T: (213) 740-5445 F: (213) 821-3796<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:faodean@usc.edu">faodean@usc.edu</a><br />
Web: <a href="http://financialaid.usc.edu/">financialaid.usc.edu</a><br />
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<br />USC BISCGRADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124075664990581535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614786412450115854.post-68846968859468613522020-04-13T08:33:00.002-07:002020-04-13T08:33:56.981-07:00Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Scholarship 2020The graduate school is delighted to announce that the nomination site for the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Awards is now open. The scholarship recognizes <b>international students pursuing graduate degrees in the U.S. Recipients of the PBK award must be about to begin the final year of their program and be seeking a degree that is considered “terminal” in their field</b> (i.e. PhD).<br />
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One award in the amount of $1,000 will be given to a graduate student at USC<br />
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Students should complete the attached Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Awards application and upload it to <a href="https://provost.sma.usc.edu/prog/gs_pbk">https://provost.sma.usc.edu/prog/gs_pbk</a> by <b>Friday, May 8, 2020</b>.<br />
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Two letters of reference should uploaded to the application site by <b>Sunday, May 10, 2020</b>. One of these letters should be from the student’s faculty advisor. Students will be able to send a request to their recommenders to upload letters directly through the application site.<br />
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Please let me know if you have any questions.<br />
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<b>Kate Tegmeyer</b><br />
Assistant Director of Graduate Programs<br />
The Graduate School<br />
Office of the Provost<br />
University of Southern California<br />
Tel: (213) 740-9037 | Fax: (213) 740-9048<br />
gradfllw@usc.edu<br />
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USC BISCGRADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124075664990581535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614786412450115854.post-63513607892410949312020-04-13T08:25:00.001-07:002020-04-13T08:25:47.707-07:00Bioinformatics Self-learning Resources GuideThe USC Libraries Bioinformatics Services is pleased to announce the availability of the <a href="https://libguides.usc.edu/LearnBioinformatics" target="_blank">Bioinformatics Self-learning Resources Guide</a> as part of our ongoing efforts to support the COVID-19 Research Continuity Plan by the university as well as by the Keck School of Medicine.<br />
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This <a href="https://libguides.usc.edu/LearnBioinformatics" target="_blank">Bioinformatics Self-learning Resources Guide</a> has been compiled for students and researchers who are interested in learning how to carry out some of the most common bioinformatics tasks. This resource provides links to our previous workshops and training on our licensed commercial bioinformatics software. It also includes the links to our hand-picked list of high-quality publicly accessible bioinformatics tutorials and webinars from other institutions, focusing on open-source tools.<br />
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We will continue to update this resources guide and we welcome any comments and suggestions.<br />
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Stay safe and healthy!<br />
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<b>USC Libraries Bioinformatics Services</b><br />
<a href="mailto:nmlbio@usc.edu">nmlbio@usc.edu</a><br />
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“We’ve teamed with a Bay Area company to make a phone app to record and analyze coughs and symptoms and compare it to an individual’s social interactions using GPS,” Kuhn said. “It’s all about using data from individuals that becomes a source we can use to help stop the spread of coronavirus.”<br />
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He added:<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Work at USC’s Convergent Science Institute in Cancer (CSI-Cancer) laid a foundation for tracking health performance across populations.<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>CSI-Cancer is partnering with San Francisco-based HealthMode to develop the app.<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The app would work by linking an individual’s symptoms to their previous locations and contacts.<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The data can help identify sick people and prevent the spread of disease.<br />
•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Privacy protection measures will be included in the app.<br />
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Stay tuned!USC BISCGRADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124075664990581535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614786412450115854.post-22302264931954290642020-03-30T09:18:00.002-07:002020-03-30T09:18:22.754-07:00Move! It will help your mental health and boost immunityDavid Raichlen, a USC expert on exercise and human evolution, is in the same boat as anyone whose county or state have enacted a stay-at-home mandate to reduce the spread of infection. It can make you feel trapped. He has this advice for boosting both mental and physical health:<br />
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"These are highly stressful times, with anxiety levels increasing, and few outlets to help us maintain our mental health. One thing we can do, even when we are housebound, is to engage in physical activity and exercise. Exercise is not only good for your physical health and immune system, but exercise can play a key role in improving mental health. In fact, recent work has shown that exercise can be an effective treatment option for mild depression and anxiety disorders.<br />
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"Why does exercise affect your psychological state? One possibility is that exercise increases the activity of neurotransmitters like endorphins and endocannabinoids which are associated with reductions in stress and improvements in mood. These neurotransmitters activate the same receptors as drugs like opioids and marijuana, but with milder effects that can lead to more general feelings of well-being in most people.<br />
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"How can you take advantage of these effects? Moderate intensity aerobic exercise is the most commonly studied activity shown to activate these systems. A brisk walk or jog will do it, and will get you outside (while keeping a safe 6 feet of distance from others). You know you’re at a moderate intensity if you can talk but not sing. If you can only manage a few words without having to catch your breath, you are going too hard."<br />
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