Sunday, October 3, 2021

MEB Seminar | Dr. Patricia Schulte

Dr. Patricia Schulte
Professor, University of British Columbia 

Plasticity and adaption to environmental stressors: intraspecific variation as a window into climate change-resilience in fish 

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 
12 PM 

Abstract: 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.

Monday, March 1, 2021

Biology internship opportunity

We are a new cannabis testing lab near USC campus (110 Fwy & Rosecrans) and we are looking for candidates to join our microbiology department (job description attached).  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.  

David Winternheimer, PhD, PPM
General Manager
lab:  (310) 538-2094
cell:  (310) 430-8284
email:  davidw@pacificstarlabs.com
621 W Rosecrans Ave #104
Gardena, CA 90248

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Nominations for GE Graduate Assistant Awards

The General Education Committee will resume naming recipients of Graduate Assistant Teaching Awards for contributions to the GE Program during the Fall 2018 – Spring 2019 or Fall 2019 – Spring 2020 academic year.  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. 

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.  Up to six recipients may be selected, each of whom will receive an award of $1000

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 gened@usc.edu, by 5 pm on Wednesday, March 31, 2021

If you have any questions about the process, please feel free to contact me.       

Thank you.

Richard Fliegel, Ph.D.
Director of General Education and
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
USC Dornsife College, fliegel@usc.edu

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Postdoctoral 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 IRACDA (Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards Program), is funded by the IRACDA mechanism of NIH-NIGMS. 

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. 

The application deadline for positions beginning in the fall of 2021 is March 1, 2021. Later applications will be considered if positions are available. 

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 have strong 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. 

For additional information on the Tufts IRACDA Program and application procedures, please visit our website, or contact Claire Moore, the Program Director, or Jordan Wilkinson, the Program’s Research Administrator with questions. We have also attached a printable flier describing the program.

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