Academic Honors and Fellowships, The Graduate School and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs present the 3rd Annual Research and Fellowships Week from November 6-10, 2017!
Are you interested in learning more about research at USC? Curious to find out how award opportunities like the Fulbright U.S. Student Program or fellowships for PhD students can fund future graduate study or research abroad? A variety of interactive sessions and panels will be offered to help answer these questions and more! Hear from fellow Trojans, USC Faculty, and Foundation Representatives about how research and competitive fellowships complement one another and help enhance your undergraduate, graduate, and professional career.
Monday, November 6
Sessions located in TCC 227.
Research and Fellowships 101 – 11:00-11:50am
Target Audience: Undergraduates
What is research? What is a fellowship? This presentation will offer an introduction to undergraduate research at USC and explain how research experience can be an asset when applying for competitive fellowships such as the Rhodes Scholarship and Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Warren Bennis Scholars Program – 12:00-12:50pm
Target Audience: Freshmen, Sophomores
The Warren Bennis Scholars Program is a two-year, honors leadership development experience for USC undergraduate students from all academic disciplines, who manifest high leadership potential and a passion for serving society. Each year, approximately 20 students are invited to begin the program in the fall semester of their junior year.
Focus on Ford Fellowships – 1:00-1:50pm
Target Audience: Juniors, Seniors, Early Career PhDs
The Ford Fellowship seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity. In this session, Dr. Rhacel Salazar Parrenas, USC Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies and Regional Ford Liaison will provide an overview of Ford Foundation opportunities that are available to traditionally underrepresented students.
External Fellowships for PhD Students in the Humanities and Social Sciences – 2:00-2:50pm
Target Audience: PhDs
A panel of funded PhDs will discuss opportunities and tips.
Tuesday, November 7
Sessions located in TCC 227.
Knight-Hennessy Scholars – 12:00-12:50pm
Target Audience: Undergraduates, Master’s
The Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program provides full funding for graduate study at Stanford University, with the goal of developing a new generation of global leaders.
Focus on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program – 1:00-1:50pm
Target Audience: Juniors, Seniors, Early Career PhDs
The NSF GRFP recognizes outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.
USC Stevens Center for Innovation – 2:00-2:50pm
Target Audience: Postdoctoral Scholars, PhDs, Doctoral, Master’s
Staff will present an introduction to working with USC Stevens and cover university intellectual property policies.
Wednesday, November 8
Sessions located in TCC 302.
Rotary Global Grant – 11:00-11:50am
Target Audience: Undergraduates, Master’s, PhDs
Rotary Global Grants are used to fund graduate level study as well as sustainable, measurable, and needs-based community service projects related to one of six areas of focus.
Boren Scholarship – 12:00-12:50pm
Target Audience: Undergraduates – U.S. Citizenship Required
The Boren Scholarship provides funding to study less commonly taught languages for at least six months in world regions critical to U.S. interests. Applicants should have an interest in national security and working for the federal government for at least one year after graduation.
Postdoc Funding Opportunities Workshop and Information Session – 1:00-1:50pm
Target Audience: Postdoctoral Scholars, PhDs
This session will cover postdoc funding opportunities, grant writing techniques, and tips from recent award recipients.
USC Advanced PhD Fellowships – 2:00-2:50pm
Target Audience: PhDs
The USC Graduate School will discuss competitively awarded fellowships for students who have successfully completed the first year of their PhD program.
Thursday, November 9
Sessions located in TCC 227 or, if noted, Health Sciences Campus NRT 503/504.
Focus on Asia: Research, Intern and Study Abroad – 12:00-12:50pm
Target Audience: Undergraduates, Master’s
Staff from the East Asian Studies Center and Academic Honors and Fellowships will discuss FLAS, Luce and Schwarzman Scholarships among other funding opportunities to support your studies in Asia.
Fellowships for International PhD Students – 1:00-1:50pm
Target Audience: International PhDs
Staff from the Graduate School will discuss funding available to international PhD students.
Postdoc Funding Opportunities Workshop and Information Session – 1:00-2:30pm *located in HSC NRT 503/504*
Target Audience: Postdoctoral Scholars, PhDs
This session will cover postdoc funding opportunities, grant writing techniques, and tips from recent award recipients.
External Fellowship Opportunities for PhDs in Health Fields – 3:00-3:50pm *located in HSC NRT 503/504*
Target Audience: PhDs
A panel of funded PhDs will discuss opportunities and tips.
Friday, November 10
Sessions located in TCC 302.
Fulbright U.S. Student Program – 11:00-11:50am
Target Audience: Undergraduates, Master’s, PhDs – U.S. Citizenship Required
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides funding to carry out a research project, graduate study or teach English for an academic year in over 140 countries outside of the United States.
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Friday, June 17, 2016
Open Position: Lab Scientist, microbiome assay development
Hello hello!
First, for those of you who haven’t heard, I recently joined the small but mighty and growing ranks of Second Genome, a microbiome company out in the San Francisco area as a Bioinformatics Scientist [Shameless plug: Second Genome Solutions provides microbiome profiling research services for industry, clinical, govt and academic partners outside of the other drug-discovery/biotech activities.]
Second, the company is hiring for a number of positions and is especially looking for someone who can tackle protocol development and optimization for microbiome research (Laboratory Scientist, Microbiome Assay Development). Note, this is primarily a wet-lab position, but knowledge/understanding of data analysis/bioinformatics will be useful too. Please pass along this info to any potential MS- or PhD-level candidates. A complete description is below and applications can be submitted via: http://secondgenome.com/about/careers/
Cheers,
Cheryl
Laboratory Scientist, Microbiome Assay Development
Location: South San Francisco, CADepartment: Second Genome
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Experienced
The Second Genome Solutions team is a group of passionate individuals driven to bringing insightful microbiome science to discovery research. We are seeking a motivated Laboratory Scientist ready to join a fast-paced work environment, with experience in a wide range of analytical and experimental techniques, to investigate microbial community composition and function. The successful candidate shall be prepared to plan and execute initiatives to develop novel microbiome laboratory techniques and assays for advancing microbiome research in human health and disease.
The Laboratory Scientist shall also be responsible for:
• Devising new microbiome applications through the stages of concept, feasibility, development, and commercialization to build a competitive advantage
• On-going optimization of current assays and protocols to improve Second Genome’s overall microbiome profiling offering in terms of robustness, accuracy and scientific validity
• Conducting detailed studies to validate new protocols and confirm process changes
This is an outstanding opportunity for an enthusiastic Scientist with the following key attributes and skills:
• An MS (or higher) degree in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics or a related field
• Minimum 3+ years experience working as a research associate or lab technician in a academic or industrial laboratory setting, preferably in microbiology research
• Experience with next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a requirement, including operation of instrumentation (MiSeq, HiSeq, etc) as well as library preparation for a variety of applications (amplicon sequencing, shotgun sequencing, RNA-seq, etc)
• Hands-on experience in a range of molecular biology techniques (e.g. DNA and RNA work; RT-PCR; qPCR; Sanger sequencing)
• Experience in nucleic acid isolation techniques using manual and automated protocols
• Custom assay development experience including concept design, optimization, and validation
• Experience processing complex biospecimen samples, such as tissue, stool, swabs, soil and low biomass samples for molecular analysis work
• Proven capacity to work independently in a startup environment, embracing cross-organizational collaboration with data analysts, project managers, sales, marketing and management
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with end-users, customers and vendors
• Methodical with good attention to detail and exceptional documentation skills
• A passion to move the field of microbiome science forward through innovation in lab techniques and applications of genomic technologies
Other highly desirable skills/experience:
• Experience working in a CLIA/GLP laboratory environment
• Experience with basic genomic analysis software and bioinformatics tools
• Experience with complex microbial community analysis and interpretation
• Experience developing assays under ISO quality system and design control practices
• Experience working with genomic microarray and data analysis
First, for those of you who haven’t heard, I recently joined the small but mighty and growing ranks of Second Genome, a microbiome company out in the San Francisco area as a Bioinformatics Scientist [Shameless plug: Second Genome Solutions provides microbiome profiling research services for industry, clinical, govt and academic partners outside of the other drug-discovery/biotech activities.]
Second, the company is hiring for a number of positions and is especially looking for someone who can tackle protocol development and optimization for microbiome research (Laboratory Scientist, Microbiome Assay Development). Note, this is primarily a wet-lab position, but knowledge/understanding of data analysis/bioinformatics will be useful too. Please pass along this info to any potential MS- or PhD-level candidates. A complete description is below and applications can be submitted via: http://secondgenome.com/about/careers/
Cheers,
Cheryl
~~~
Laboratory Scientist, Microbiome Assay Development
Location: South San Francisco, CADepartment: Second Genome
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Experienced
The Second Genome Solutions team is a group of passionate individuals driven to bringing insightful microbiome science to discovery research. We are seeking a motivated Laboratory Scientist ready to join a fast-paced work environment, with experience in a wide range of analytical and experimental techniques, to investigate microbial community composition and function. The successful candidate shall be prepared to plan and execute initiatives to develop novel microbiome laboratory techniques and assays for advancing microbiome research in human health and disease.
The Laboratory Scientist shall also be responsible for:
• Devising new microbiome applications through the stages of concept, feasibility, development, and commercialization to build a competitive advantage
• On-going optimization of current assays and protocols to improve Second Genome’s overall microbiome profiling offering in terms of robustness, accuracy and scientific validity
• Conducting detailed studies to validate new protocols and confirm process changes
This is an outstanding opportunity for an enthusiastic Scientist with the following key attributes and skills:
• An MS (or higher) degree in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics or a related field
• Minimum 3+ years experience working as a research associate or lab technician in a academic or industrial laboratory setting, preferably in microbiology research
• Experience with next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a requirement, including operation of instrumentation (MiSeq, HiSeq, etc) as well as library preparation for a variety of applications (amplicon sequencing, shotgun sequencing, RNA-seq, etc)
• Hands-on experience in a range of molecular biology techniques (e.g. DNA and RNA work; RT-PCR; qPCR; Sanger sequencing)
• Experience in nucleic acid isolation techniques using manual and automated protocols
• Custom assay development experience including concept design, optimization, and validation
• Experience processing complex biospecimen samples, such as tissue, stool, swabs, soil and low biomass samples for molecular analysis work
• Proven capacity to work independently in a startup environment, embracing cross-organizational collaboration with data analysts, project managers, sales, marketing and management
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with end-users, customers and vendors
• Methodical with good attention to detail and exceptional documentation skills
• A passion to move the field of microbiome science forward through innovation in lab techniques and applications of genomic technologies
Other highly desirable skills/experience:
• Experience working in a CLIA/GLP laboratory environment
• Experience with basic genomic analysis software and bioinformatics tools
• Experience with complex microbial community analysis and interpretation
• Experience developing assays under ISO quality system and design control practices
• Experience working with genomic microarray and data analysis
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Funding for Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program Available Now
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
BISC Inter-Section Seminar | Speaker: Dr. Barry Honig
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
4:00 PM
University Park Campus
HNB 100
213-740-1109
Barry Honig has been a professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons since 1981 and is director of the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (C2B2). He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator. He is recipient of the Founders Award of the Biophysical Society, the Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophsyics from National Academy of Sciences, Christian B. Anfinsen Award from the Protein Society, and DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the Biophysical Society.
The guiding hypothesis of Dr. Honig’s work is that combining information about protein sequence with biophysical analysis can reveal how biological specificity is encoded on protein structures. His laboratory uses methods from biophysics and bioinformatics to study the structure and function of proteins, nucleic acids, and membranes. His work includes fundamental theoretical research, the development of software tools, and applications to problems of biological importance.
4:00 PM
University Park Campus
HNB 100
213-740-1109
Barry Honig has been a professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons since 1981 and is director of the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (C2B2). He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator. He is recipient of the Founders Award of the Biophysical Society, the Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophsyics from National Academy of Sciences, Christian B. Anfinsen Award from the Protein Society, and DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the Biophysical Society.
The guiding hypothesis of Dr. Honig’s work is that combining information about protein sequence with biophysical analysis can reveal how biological specificity is encoded on protein structures. His laboratory uses methods from biophysics and bioinformatics to study the structure and function of proteins, nucleic acids, and membranes. His work includes fundamental theoretical research, the development of software tools, and applications to problems of biological importance.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Celebrating 20 Years of the USC Wrigley Institute
This event features Tony Michaels, inaugural director of the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, and current director Roberta Marinelli talking about how the institute has grown from a fledgling regional marine laboratory into a dynamic, cross-disciplinary research institute with global reach.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
The Los Angeles Yacht Club (off campus)
$15.00 per person
A conversation with Inaugural Director Dr. Tony Michaels and Current Director Dr. Roberta Marinelli In the twenty years since its establishment, the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies has grown from a fledgling, regional marine laboratory into a dynamic, cross-disciplinary research institute with global reach, poised for its next phase of trailblazing environmental solutions.
In an interactive discussion, Dr. Tony Michaels, who served for twelve years as the inaugural director, will reminisce upon the founding vision and formative years of the Institute. Building upon this success, current director Dr. Roberta Marinelli will highlight the remarkable accomplishments achieved in recent years and present her vision for the Institute’s future. Together, they will celebrate and share how the Wrigley Institute has become a world-class program in environmental research and education at USC over the last two decades, and is driving change with decision-makers in society, business and government.
To RSVP, click here.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
The Los Angeles Yacht Club (off campus)
$15.00 per person
A conversation with Inaugural Director Dr. Tony Michaels and Current Director Dr. Roberta Marinelli In the twenty years since its establishment, the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies has grown from a fledgling, regional marine laboratory into a dynamic, cross-disciplinary research institute with global reach, poised for its next phase of trailblazing environmental solutions.
In an interactive discussion, Dr. Tony Michaels, who served for twelve years as the inaugural director, will reminisce upon the founding vision and formative years of the Institute. Building upon this success, current director Dr. Roberta Marinelli will highlight the remarkable accomplishments achieved in recent years and present her vision for the Institute’s future. Together, they will celebrate and share how the Wrigley Institute has become a world-class program in environmental research and education at USC over the last two decades, and is driving change with decision-makers in society, business and government.
To RSVP, click here.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
PhD Fellowships at Oregon State
Attached: position announcement for three Ph.D. fellowships in Systems Biology at Oregon State University.
These fellowships are supported by the USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowship and are available in the Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences at OSU. Please circulate the announcement with your graduate students. In lieu of circulating the pdf announcement, you are welcome to share the link from our website announcement at http://anrs.oregonstate.edu/content/phd-fellowships-systems-biology-0.
I appreciate your time and effort to help us attract top quality students to Oregon State University. If you have any questions or comments regarding this fellowship announcement or OSU, please let me know.
Thank you again,
Lindsey Hollinger
Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences
118 Withycombe Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
(541) 737-5327
lindsey.hollinger@oregonstate.edu
These fellowships are supported by the USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowship and are available in the Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences at OSU. Please circulate the announcement with your graduate students. In lieu of circulating the pdf announcement, you are welcome to share the link from our website announcement at http://anrs.oregonstate.edu/content/phd-fellowships-systems-biology-0.
I appreciate your time and effort to help us attract top quality students to Oregon State University. If you have any questions or comments regarding this fellowship announcement or OSU, please let me know.
Thank you again,
Lindsey Hollinger
Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences
118 Withycombe Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
(541) 737-5327
lindsey.hollinger@oregonstate.edu
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Upcoming Fulbright U.S. Student Program Information Sessions
Undergraduate, graduate students are welcome to attend. Must have U.S. citizenship to apply for Fulbright.
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Information Sessions
Thursday, July 17, 2014
12-1pm, VKC 109
Monday, July 28, 2014
4-5pm, VKC 109
During these sessions staff from the Office of Academic & International Fellowships will cover Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Programs including Research/Study, ETA, Fulbright-Clinton and Nat-Geo. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply. No RSVP needed. **The 7/28 event will also be a Google Hangout. If you cannot attend in person, go to: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/101158914904419536644/events/c5br30mae78l9pnvlbpgurojs7o
USC Deadline: September 15, 2014
Instructions can be found on our website: http://www.usc.edu/programs/ugprograms/aif//fellowships
Office of Academic & International Fellowships * aifstaff@usc.edu * 213-740-9116
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