January 2013 - compbio-allhands@cgl.ucsf.edu

[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: Open Genentech internship position in the Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Department
by Andrej Sali 16 Jan '13

16 Jan '13

-- 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: Christina Chaivorapol <chaivorapol.christina(a)gene.com> > Subject: Open Genentech internship position in the Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Department > Date: January 16, 2013 6:31:33 AM GMT+01:00 > To: sali(a)salilab.org > > Hi Andrej, > > Happy New Year. I hope you are doing well. I am looking for a computational biology intern. Could you please circulate the following internship position at UCSF to graduate students who may be interested in a computational biology internship at Genentech? > > Thanks, > Christina > > Opening for a Genentech internship position in the Bioinformatics & Computational Biology department > ---------------------------------- > An internship at Genentech is a great way to get exposure to scientific research in an industry setting and meet industry folks from various departments at Genentech. > > The intern will focus on analyzing a large-scale sequencing data set in patients with lupus (an autoimmune disease that affects millions of people worldwide). The primary goals are to: > 1) compile a database of public non-coding RNAs from various sources > 2) explore existing R statistical methods and/or develop statistical methods to query differential expression of non-coding RNAs > 3) apply the database and the appropriate statistical methods to analyze differences in expression of non-coding RNAs across various subsets to further understand disease pathogenesis > 4) use (if time permits) public and in-house computational methods to understand function and pathways > > Requirements: > 1) Proficiency in high-level programming languages is essential (preferably in R), and a working knowledge of the UNIX operating system and version control systems (e.g. SVN) is desirable > 2) Strong knowledge of biology required, immunology a plus > 3) Experience with next generation sequencing data is preferred > 4) Ph.D. candidate in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or related field > > All interested candidates should send their CV to chrichai(a)gene.com. > -- > Christina Chaivorapol, Ph.D. > Genentech, Inc. > Bioinformatics & Computational Biology > phone: 650-225-6903 > chrichai(a)gene.com

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[Compbio-allhands] Junior faculty tenure-track position at U Michigan
by Katrina Lexa 14 Jan '13

14 Jan '13

The University of Michigan Department of Medicinal Chemistry is currently looking to fill two junior positions, and they are particularly interested in someone with a computational chemistry background. For those interested, they would need a CV and proposal by the end of this week. The general advertisement is here: http://umjobs.org/job_detail/75392/asst_professor Katrina Lexa Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSF 408.859.6993 katrina.lexa(a)ucsf.edu

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[Compbio-allhands] 1/17/13 Seminar with David Odde
by Nicole Takesono Flowers 14 Jan '13

14 Jan '13

BBC Graduate Programs Seminar Series Bioinformatics Biophysics Chemistry & Chemical Biology Complex Biological Systems Thursdays, 12 Noon Genentech Hall Auditorium Simulcast to Parnassus Campus S-161 David Odde University of Minnesota Microtubule self-assembly kinetics January 17, 2013 W. Marshall & D. Mullins, 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] Fwd: AMMA: positions and funding for young researchers
by Andrej Sali 14 Jan '13

14 Jan '13

-- 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: positions and funding for young researchers > Date: January 14, 2013 5:02:26 AM GMT+01:00 > Cc: "RecruitmentTeam-VIC(a)csiro.au" <RecruitmentTeam-VIC(a)csiro.au> > > Dear AMMA members, > > Happy New Year to you all. > > Please see below for: > > 1. CSIRO Graduate Fellow Program 2013 – positions in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth (Applications Close: 23 January 2013) > http://csiro.nga.net.au/?jati=d251656b-4a4d-5dac-42f7-6e3e5f1aa6c3 > > 2. CSA Trust Grant > See attachment > > Cheers, > Elizabeth > > ************ > Dr Elizabeth Yuriev > 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] Michael Grabe
by Jacobson, Matt 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

All, Michael Grabe from Pitt is doing a sabbatical here at UCSF, hosted by Bill DeGrado ... just want to make sure everyone knows this, so relevant people can interact with him. Research interests in computational membrane biophysics (roughly speaking) http://mgrabe1.bio.pitt.edu/publications.html I've cc'ed him here in case you want to contact him -- Matt 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] BBC Journal Club, January 15th
by Bass, Karche 09 Jan '13

09 Jan '13

BBC Journal Club, January 15th, 10:45 am Genentech Hall Auditorium Juan Perez Bermejo Hayashi, K., et. al. "For a fistful of frost." Reconstitution of the mouse germ cell specification pathway in culture by pluripotent stem cells. Cell, 146, pp. 519-532. (2011) Diego Garrido Ruiz Gorbunova , V. et. al. Cancer resistance in the blind mole rat is mediated by concerted necrotic cell death mechanism. PNAS, vol. 109 no. 47 19392-19396. (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: 415-502-4690 | *: Karche.Bass(a)ucsf.edu<mailto:Karche.Bass@ucsf.edu>

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[Compbio-allhands] 1/10/13 Seminar with Susan Marqusee
by Nicole Takesono Flowers 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

BBC Graduate Programs Seminar Series Bioinformatics Biophysics Chemistry & Chemical Biology Complex Biological Systems Thursdays, 12 Noon Genentech Hall Auditorium Simulcast to Parnassus Campus S-161 Susan Marqusee UC Berkeley Sequence Determinants of a Protein's Energy Landscape January 10, 2013 H. 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] BBC Journal Club, January 8th
by Bass, Karche 02 Jan '13

02 Jan '13

BBC Journal Club BP-BMI-CCB Tuesday, January 8th, 10:45am-GH Auditorium Alex Pankov Weeden, VJ, et. al. The Geometric Structure of the Brain Fiber Pathways. Science, Volume 335, No. 6076, pp. 1628-1634 (2012) Kate Southard Bacchus, W., et. al. Synthetic two-way communication between mammalian cells. Nature Biology, vol. 30 ,pp. 991-996 (2012) Karché K. Bass Karché K. Bass | Administrative Assistant 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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