October 2012 - compbio-allhands@cgl.ucsf.edu

[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: Advice much appreciated - Faculty position UW High resolution electron microscopy
by Andrej Sali 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: "Wim G. J. Hol" <wghol(a)uw.edu> > Date: October 11, 2012, 11:26:08 AM PDT > To: sali(a)salilab.org > Subject: Advice much appreciated - Faculty position UW High resolution electron microscopy >

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[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: The Rockefeller University - Fellow Position
by Jacobson, Matt 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

-- Matt Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Melanie Lee <leem(a)mail.rockefeller.edu<mailto:leem@mail.rockefeller.edu>> Date: October 11, 2012, 10:10:20 AM PDT To: Melanie Lee <leem(a)mail.rockefeller.edu<mailto:leem@mail.rockefeller.edu>> Subject: The Rockefeller University - Fellow Position Dear Colleague: The Center for Studies in Physics and Biology, at The Rockefeller University, expects to have a small number of postdoctoral fellowships available for appointments in September 2013. We are seeking theoretical physicists, mathematicians and computer scientists with a demonstrable interest in the interface between their discipline and biology. The Fellows are to be at that stage of career as to function as independent members of the Center, free to work alone or in collaboration with any members of The Rockefeller University faculty. Would you be so kind as to post the attached notice, and share this within your department and with your peers and colleagues. Many thanks! Melanie J. Lee Administrative Assistant Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Rockefeller University 1230 York Avenue New York, NY 10065-6399 Tel: 212-327-8636 Fax: 212-327-8544

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[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: AMMA: POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS (3 at CSIRO and 1 at the University of Orléans, France)
by Andrej Sali 10 Oct '12

10 Oct '12

-- Andrej Sali, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences University of California, San Francisco UCSF MC 2552 Byers Hall Room 503B 1700 4th Street San Francisco, CA 94158-2330, USA Tel +1 (415) 514-4227; Fax +1 (415) 514-4231 Assistant: Ms. Hilary Mahon, hilary(a)salilab.org, Tel +1 (415)514-4228; Lab +1 (415) 514-4233, 4258 Email sali(a)salilab.org; Web http://salilab.org Begin forwarded message: > From: Elizabeth Yuriev <Elizabeth.Yuriev(a)monash.edu> > Subject: AMMA: POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS (3 at CSIRO and 1 at the University of Orléans, France) > Date: October 9, 2012 7:56:11 PM PDT > To: Undisclosed recipients: ; > > OCE POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS in the VNLab at CSIRO > > 1. OCE Postdoctoral Fellow - Modelling of Graphene Oxide Nanostructures > Closing Date: Open until Filled > Reference: VIC12/03679, > Salary: AU$78K - $85K per annum plus up to 15.4% Superannuation > Duration: 36 months > > CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering is seeking to appoint a highly motivated graduate who will take a substantive role in developing a theoretical and computational framework for modelling the formation, structure, porosity, and properties of graphene oxide nanosheets and membranes. The Fellow will play an important role in the graphene capabilities in the Virtual Nanoscience Laboratory (VNLab), under the direction of Dr. Amanda Barnard, and in the collaboration with Dr Dan Li at Monash University. > > Specifically you will: > • Use an electronic structure simulation to determine the structure of graphene oxide nanosheets, and different types of sheet/sheet interactions; > • Use CSIRO’s in-house package for dynamical modelling of aggregation behaviour, to explore the self-assembly of ensembles of exemplary nanosheets as a function of time, temperature, solvation conditions and concentration; > • Develop a rigorous classification system or different types of graphene oxide nanostructure, based on their conditions of formation, and ultimate properties; > • Produce high quality scientific and technical outputs including journal articles, conference papers and presentations, patents and technical reports. > You will be mentored by senior scientists as part of CSIRO’s Postdoctoral Fellows Program which aims to train early career scientists for a research role. > > LINK: http://csiro.nga.net.au/?jati=215fcf62-0176-9bfe-d1a4-6e0cc642b3de > > > 2. OCE Postdoctoral Fellow - Zinc Oxide Nanostructures > Closing Date: 31 October 2012 > Reference: VIC12/03140, > Salary: AU$78K - $85K per annum plus up to 15.4% Superannuation > Duration: 36 months > > CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering is seeking to appoint a highly motivated PhD graduate who will take a substantive role in developing a theoretical and computational framework for modelling the nanomorphology, environmental stability, and surface properties of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles. The Fellow will play an important role in the oxide nanomaterials capabilities in the Virtual Nanoscience Laboratory (VNLab), under the direction of Dr. Amanda Barnard, and become an important advisor and partner to the experimental effort under the direction of Dr. Phil Casey (CSIRO). This project is part of a collaboration with Dr Michelle Spencer at La Trobe University, and the Fellow will be encouraged to engage in the University research activities and interact with graduate students. > > Specifically you will: > •Using electronic structure simulations to determine the equilibrium structure and chemical terminations of ZnO surfaces, based on crystallographic orientations and chemical configurations; > •Predict the relative stability of each configuration as a function of temperature and partial pressure (or chemical species) using ab initio thermodynamics to generated a sets of surface phase diagrams under environmentally and industrially relevant; > •Establish the equilibrium morphology of ZnO as a function size and thermochemical conditions, and the relative stability of non-equilibrium morphologies (based on observations of the research team); > •Develop a range of different structure/property maps predicting efficiency of different ZnO nanostructures, under different conditions > •Work collaboratively with scientists in different domains, including computational members of the Virtual Nanoscience laboratory, computational and experimental scientists within CSIRO, and computational colleagues at La Trobe University. > > LINK: http://csiro.nga.net.au/publicfiles/csiro/jobs/B852DE11-66E2-B439-7321-6DE4… > > > 3. OCE Postdoctoral Fellow - Modelling of Inhibitor/Surface Interactions > Closing Date: 31 October 2012 > Reference: VIC12/03140, > Salary: AU$78K - $85K per annum plus up to 15.4% Superannuation > Duration: 36 months > > CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering is seeking to appoint a highly motivated graduate who will take a substantive role in developing a fundamental understanding of the interaction of inhibitors ( both organic and inorganic) with metal surfaces. > > You will combine both modelling of inhibitor/surface interactions with a targeted experimental program to investigate specific elements of binding of inhibitors to the surface and their role in controlling the electrochemistry of the metal/oxide/liquid interface. You will benefit from the established molecular modelling techniques in Dr Barnard’s Virtual Nano-Science laboratory and from both the experimental techniques and extensive data base on inhibiting performance within Dr Cole’s Environmental Surface Design team. > > Specifically you will: > •Predict the interaction of inhibitor molecules with metal and metal oxide surfaces using density functional methodologies; > •Determine the effect of interfaces and features within the metal/metal oxide surface on the interaction with inhibitors ; > •Determine the effect of surface charge and potential variation and the associated double layer effects on surface/inhibitor effects; > •Carry out experimental studies (incl. Electrochemical and analytical approaches) to verify the nature of surface/inhibitor interactions; > •Produce high quality scientific and technical outputs including journal articles, conference papers and presentations; > •Work collaboratively with scientists in different domains, including both computational members of the, computational and experimental scientists within Environmental surface design and Virtual Nanoscience. > > LINK: http://csiro.nga.net.au/?jati=639BF3DD-1BC5-9B3D-7185-6DFB1675D727 > > -Amanda > > > Post-Doctoral position at the University of Orléans in Structural Bioinformatics & Chemoinformatics group – please see attached > > > > Cheers, > Elizabeth > > > ************ > Dr Elizabeth Yuriev > Secretary, > Association of Molecular Modellers of Australasia (AMMA) > > Senior Lecturer > Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences > Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Action > Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences > Monash University (Parkville Campus) > 381 Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia > Tel: Int +61 3 9903 9611, Fax: +61 3 9903 9143 > E-mail: elizabeth.yuriev(a)monash.edu > www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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[Compbio-allhands] BBC Journal Club, October 16th, GH Auditorium
by Bass, Karche 10 Oct '12

10 Oct '12

[BBC Journal Club] [BP * BMI * CCB] [Tuesday, October 9- 10:45 am - GH Auditorium] Amy Jacobson Khare, S.D., et al. Computational redesign of a mononuclear zinc metalloenzyme for organophosphate hydrolysis. Nat. Chem. Biol. 8, 294-300 (2012). Andrew VanBenschoten Wang L et.al. Allosteric control of the ribosome by small-molecule antibiotics. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 19:9 957-963. (2012) Karché K. Bass Karché K. Bass | Administrative Assistant Asst. to John D. Gross, Charles Craik, Susan Miller, Thomas James Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Administration; Box 2280 | University of California, San Francisco 600 16th Street, Suite 512 (5th Floor) | San Francisco, CA *: 415-502-0943 | 7: | *: Karche.Bass(a)ucsf.edu<mailto:Karche.Bass@ucsf.edu>

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[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: PI position
by Andrej Sali 05 Oct '12

05 Oct '12

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: "Chandra, Verma" <chandra(a)bii.a-star.edu.sg> > Date: October 5, 2012, 4:27:22 PM PDT > To: sali(a)salilab.org > Subject: PI position > > dear prof sali > > we have an opening at a PI level for someone who has had at least 4-5 years postdoctoral experience in the field of biomolecular modelling and computational chemistry. if you do know of someone who may be interested I would be grateful if you could please ask them to contact me > > many thanks > > chandra verma > a*star, singapore >

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[Compbio-allhands] 10/11/12 Seminar with Caleb Bashor
by Nicole Takesono Flowers 05 Oct '12

05 Oct '12

BBC Graduate Programs Seminar Series Bioinformatics Biophysics Chemistry & Chemical Biology Complex Biological Sytems Thursdays, 12 Noon Genentech Hall Auditorium Simulcast to Parnassus Campus S-161 Caleb Bashor Clements Lecture Modular strategies for reprograming signal transduction pathways: rewiring the yeast mating pathway October 11, 2012 Wendell Lim, Host BBC Seminars are supported by the Biophysics, Bioinformatics, and Chemistry & Chemical Biology IFM, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, QBC, HARC Center, and the Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology. Nicole Takesono Flowers CCB Graduate Program Assistant AMBER Software Administrator UCSF MC 2280 600 16th St. Genentech Hall Room 522 San Francisco, CA 94158-2517 Phone: (415) 502-6518 Fax: (415) 514-1546

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[Compbio-allhands] reminder
by Jacobson, Matt 04 Oct '12

04 Oct '12

Talk by David Shaw, in Genentech Hall, noon Matthew P. Jacobson Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases Director, Graduate Group in Biophysics UCSF MC 2540 1700 4th St., Byers Hall, Room 408E San Francisco, CA 94158-2330 matt.jacobson(a)ucsf.edu<mailto:matt.jacobson@ucsf.edu> jacobsonlab.org<http://jacobsonlab.org>

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[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: multiple qBio positions at UCSD
by Andrej Sali 04 Oct '12

04 Oct '12

Begin forwarded message: > From: Terry Hwa <hwa(a)ucsd.edu> > Subject: multiple qBio positions at UCSD > Date: October 4, 2012 11:14:12 AM PDT > To: Terry Hwa <thwa(a)ucsd.edu> > > > Dear Colleagues, > > I am writing to tell you about some exciting opportunities at the interface of the physical and biological sciences at U.C. San Diego. This is the second year of a major campus-wide initiative in quantitative biology (qBio). Following five successful qBio hires last year, there will be another cluster of hirings conducted across biology, physics, chemistry, and bioengineering, as well as on-going searches for senior biophysics theory positions. We expect additional positions in complementary fields next year. > > It is our goal to use these positions to assemble a dream team in quantitative biology, building on the vast base of biological research in the La Jolla basin, and a well established tradition of collaboration between the physical and biological sciences at UCSD. We encourage you to pass this information to interested junior and senior colleagues to pursue these dreams together. > > thank you and best wishes, > > Terry Hwa > >

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[Compbio-allhands] BBC Journal Club, Tuesday, October 9th
by Bass, Karche 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

BMI ~ BP ~ CCB Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 10:45 am, GH Auditorium Thomas Stevens Santos, Silvia D M et al. Spatial Positive Feedback at the Onset of Mitosis. Cell 149.7 (2012): 1500-13. Marian Deuker A CXCL1 Paracrine Network Links Cancer Chemoresistance and Metastasis bioinformatics ~ biophysics ~ chemistry and chemical biology Karché K. Bass Karché K. Bass | Administrative Analyst Asst. to John D. Gross, Charles S. Craik, Susan Miller, and Thomas James Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Administration; Box 2280 | University of California, San Francisco 600 16th Street, Suite 512 (5th Floor) | San Francisco, CA *: 415-502-0523 | 7: | *: Karche.Bass(a)ucsf.edu<mailto:Karche.Bass@ucsf.edu>

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[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: FACULTY POSITIONS OPEN--Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
by Jacobson, Matt 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

-- Matt Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: imbwww <imbwww(a)imb.sinica.edu.tw<mailto:imbwww@imb.sinica.edu.tw>> Date: September 30, 2012 7:27:36 PM PDT Cc: vivi chiang <vivi(a)imb.sinica.edu.tw<mailto:vivi@imb.sinica.edu.tw>> Subject: FACULTY POSITIONS OPEN--Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan Dear colleagues, The Institute of Molecular Biology (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) is recruiting young and talented faculty to join the research groups. We would like to seek your help in distributing this advertisement to potentialcandidates in your laboratory or to those who you think might be interested in. Your kind assistance is highly appreciated. Best regards, ************************ The recruitment committee Institute of Molecular Biology Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

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