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[Compbio-allhands] 2/6/2020 Seminar with Chuan He, PhD **HD 160**
by Flowers, Nicole 06 Feb '20

06 Feb '20

BBC Graduate Programs Seminar Series Bioinformatics Biophysics Chemistry & Chemical Biology Complex Biological Systems Thursdays, Noon Helen Diller 160 Livestream: http://tiny.ucsf.edu/WgjNou Zoom: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ucsf.zoom.us_j_8590630… Chuan He, Ph.D. University of Chicago RNA methylation in gene expression regulation February 6, 2020 A. Dai & P. Klauser, Hosts BBC Seminars are supported by the Biophysics, Bioinformatics, and Chemistry & Chemical Biology IFM, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, QBC, HARC Center, the Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, and the Gladstone Center for Cell Circuitry. Nicole Takesono Flowers Biophysics Graduate Program Manager UCSF MC 2240 600 16th St. Genentech Hall Room N474D San Francisco, CA 94143 P: 415.502.6518

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[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: 2020 West Coast Theoretical Chemistry Meeting at UC Davis
by Jacobson, Matt 23 Jan '20

23 Jan '20

— Matt Begin forwarded message: From: Lee-Ping Wang <leeping(a)ucdavis.edu<mailto:leeping@ucdavis.edu>> Subject: 2020 West Coast Theoretical Chemistry Meeting at UC Davis Date: January 23, 2020 at 8:12:45 AM PST To: Lee-Ping Wang <leeping(a)ucdavis.edu<mailto:leeping@ucdavis.edu>> Dear colleagues, It is with pleasure that I invite you and your students and postdocs to participate in the 2020 West Coast Theoretical Chemistry Meeting at UC Davis in Davis, California. WCTC aims to bring together graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and faculty for a 1-day meeting to discuss and present their research across all areas of theoretical chemistry in the form of talks and posters. This is the latest in of a series of meetings that has taken place at Stanford University and UC Berkeley in 2018-2019. The date of the meeting is Saturday, May 2, 2020. The schedule consists of ten combined invited and contributed talks and a poster session during and after lunch. Breakfast, coffee breaks and lunch will be provided. More information about the meeting, including the list of confirmed invited speakers, can be found at: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__chemistry.ucdavis.edu_… <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__chemistry.ucdavis.edu_…> Meeting registration and abstract submission are currently open, and links are available on the website. Registration is limited by the room capacity of our lecture hall (145 people), so please register early to ensure you have a spot! We anticipate having space for 4 contributed talks and about 80 posters. We look forward to seeing you in Davis! Sincerely, Lee-Ping Wang, on behalf of the organizing committee (myself, Davide Donadio, Alexei Stuchebrukhov, and Dean Tantillo)

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[Compbio-allhands] 1/30/2020 Seminar with Cynthia Wolberger- SPECIAL TIME 3:30 PM
by Flowers, Nicole 23 Jan '20

23 Jan '20

BBC Graduate Programs Seminar Series Bioinformatics Biophysics Chemistry & Chemical Biology Complex Biological Systems Thursday, 3:30 pm Genentech Hall Auditorium Livestream: https://lecture.ucsf.edu/ets/Play/3e8d2c60ecb647ed8043a39dedd9b2cc1d Zoom: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ucsf.zoom.us_j_8590630… Women in Discovery Science Lecture: Cynthia Wolberger, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins Medical Institute Histone ubiquitination in transcription and nucleosome dynamics January 30, 2020 **3:30 pm** D. Fujimori, H. Ingraham, & A. Manglik, Hosts Reception to follow With generous support from Michelle S. Rhyu, Ph.D. ‘94 BBC Seminars are supported by the Biophysics, Bioinformatics, and Chemistry & Chemical Biology IFM, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, QBC, HARC Center, the Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, and the Gladstone Center for Cell Circuitry. Nicole Takesono Flowers Biophysics Graduate Program Manager UCSF MC 2240 600 16th St. Genentech Hall Room N474D San Francisco, CA 94143 P: 415.502.6518

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[Compbio-allhands] 1/23/20 Seminar with Lingyin Li
by Flowers, Nicole 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

BBC Graduate Programs Seminar Series Bioinformatics Biophysics Chemistry & Chemical Biology Complex Biological Systems Thursdays, Noon Genentech Hall Auditorium Livestream: http://tiny.ucsf.edu/WgjNou* Lingyin Li, Ph.D. Stanford University Understanding the anti-cancer STING pathway and harnessing it to treat metastatic cancers January 23, 2020 A. Dai, Host BBC Seminars are supported by the Biophysics, Bioinformatics, and Chemistry & Chemical Biology IFM, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, QBC, HARC Center, the Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, and the Gladstone Center for Cell Circuitry. Nicole Takesono Flowers Biophysics Graduate Program Manager UCSF MC 2240 600 16th St. Genentech Hall Room N474D San Francisco, CA 94143 P: 415.502.6518

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[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: Tenure-Track Faculty Position at the University of Zurich
by Andrej Sali 19 Jan '20

19 Jan '20

Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Ben Schuler <schuler(a)bioc.uzh.ch> > Date: January 19, 2020 at 6:17:45 AM PST > To: "sali(a)salilab.org" <sali(a)salilab.org> > Subject: Tenure-Track Faculty Position at the University of Zurich > > > Dear Andrej, > > The University of Zurich will soon announce an opening for a tenure-track assistant professor position at the Department of Biochemistry (https://www.bioc.uzh.ch) Your field of research is among the directions that will be of great interest in this search. I would thus be grateful if you could inform excellent candidates of this opportunity or send me their names, so I can contact them directly. The University of Zurich is aiming to increase the number of female faculty members, so we would especially like to encourage the application of women. > > We have a tenure-track system similar to the US, where assistant professors can be promoted to associate and full professor upon successful evaluation. Furthermore, the University of Zurich offers generous research support, including a competitive start-up package, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and annual core funding for personnel and research expenses. Below please find the preliminary advertisement for the position with additional details. > > I will inform you once the position will be announced officially on the university website, but since the application deadline will already be in March, we would like to give potential candidates enough time to prepare a research summary and the documents required for the application. > > Thank you very much for your support! > > Best wishes, > > Ben > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > Ben Schuler, PhD > Professor of Molecular Biophysics > Chair, Department of Biochemistry > University of Zurich > > Winterthurerstr. 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland > Tel: +41 44 635 5535, Fax: +41 44 635 5907 > Web: http://www.bioc.uzh.ch/schuler > Email: schuler(a)bioc.uzh.ch > > > > The University of Zurich invites applications for a faculty position as > > Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biochemistry. > > The University of Zurich is committed to further strengthening biomolecular research at the Department of Biochemistry. We seek candidates that complement the current strengths of the department and have an outstanding track record in research addressing the molecular mechanisms of important biological and biomedical problems with innovative biochemical and biophysical techniques. Research areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to, integrative approaches for studying biomolecular interactions, assemblies, and machines, protein engineering, synthetic biology, and systems biology. > > The Department of Biochemistry is located on the lrchel campus, in direct vicinity of the biological, biomedical, and physical science departments of the University of Zurich. Strong ties in research and teaching are in place with the nearby ETH Zurich, the Paul Scherrer-Institute, and the University Hospitals. With its stimulating and attractive environment for interdisciplinary research, Zurich is a leading European center in biomedical research, including structural biology and biophysics. > > The University of Zurich offers generous research support, including a competitive start-up package, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and annual core funding for personnel and research expenses. Successful candidates are expected to develop an internationally competitive research program supported by additional external funding, and to commit to excellence in teaching of students at the Faculties of Medicine and Science. The University of Zurich has an established program for career progression allowing promotion to associate and full professor upon successful evaluation. > > The employment conditions for this position follow the legal regulations of the University of Zurich (www.prof.uzh.ch/en) The University of Zurich is an equal opportunity employer and implements specific measures in the selection process to increase the percentage of women within its faculty (www.mnf.uzh.ch/en/mnf-gleichstellung.htm) Female candidates are thus particularly encouraged to apply. > > Please submit your application, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, publication list, and a summary (3-4 pages) of current and proposed research, at https://www.recruiting.med.uzh.ch/position [details will be announced]. Applications by mail or e-mail cannot be considered. For additional information, please contact the head of the Department of Biochemistry, Prof. Dr. B. Schuler, Tel. +41 44 635 5535, E-Mail: schuler(a)bioc.uzh.ch.

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[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: Group Leader Position in Computational Biology at the Center for Genomic Regulation (Barcelona). Reminder deadline approaching
by Jacobson, Matt 12 Jan '20

12 Jan '20

— Matt Begin forwarded message: From: Roderic Guigo <roderic.guigo(a)crg.cat<mailto:roderic.guigo@crg.cat>> Subject: Group Leader Position in Computational Biology at the Center for Genomic Regulation (Barcelona). Reminder deadline approaching Date: January 7, 2020 at 8:46:31 AM PST To: undisclosed-recipients:; Dear colleagues I would like to bring to your attention to new group leader positions in Computational Biology and Genomics available at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG-CNAG) in Barcelona. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__recruitment.crg.eu_con… The junior group leader positions are ideal for young researchers starting their career as independent researchers. All positions are supported by a generous and very competitive package. While we are prioritising candidates in the areas of Statistical Genomics, Image Bioinformatics and Phenomics, all outstanding candidates in computational biology will be considered The CRG is located at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) with six other institutes including a newly created EMBL Outstation. Barcelona ranks among the top European cities to do science. It is also a great place to live. The capital of Catalonia, it is a cosmopolitan city, rich in history, culture, art, sports, food, .... It has lively streets. It is socially and politically strongly motivated. A rich and complex environment, which is intellectually very stimulating. Catalonia has great outdoors, and within one day trips you can find yourself in a secluded beach or hiking a solitary peak. Skiing is within two hours drive. Please help us to get this message to candidates that you may know, and to distribute it as widely as possible. Best regards Roderic Guigo, Bioinformatics and Genomics Center for Genomic Regulation and University Pompeu Fabra -- (1) Centre de Regulacio Genomica (2) Universitat Pompeu Fabra Dr. Aiguader, 88 +34 93 3160110 ph E-08003 Barcelona, Catalonia email: roderic.guigo(a)crg.cat<mailto:roderic.guigo@crg.cat> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__big.crg.cat&d=DwIDaQ&c=…

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[Compbio-allhands] 1/9/20 Seminar with Cassandra Quave
by Flowers, Nicole 08 Jan '20

08 Jan '20

BBC Graduate Programs Seminar Series Bioinformatics Biophysics Chemistry & Chemical Biology Complex Biological Systems Thursdays, Noon Genentech Hall Auditorium Livestream: http://tiny.ucsf.edu/WgjNou* Cassandra Quave, Ph.D. Emory University Ethnobotany-guided discovery of novel natural products for infectious disease January 9, 2020 D. Julius, Host BBC Seminars are supported by the Biophysics, Bioinformatics, and Chemistry & Chemical Biology IFM, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, QBC, HARC Center, the Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, and the Gladstone Center for Cell Circuitry. Nicole Takesono Flowers Biophysics Graduate Program Manager UCSF MC 2240 600 16th St. Genentech Hall Room N474D San Francisco, CA 94143 P: 415.502.6518

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[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: Call for Scholarship Applicants
by Andrej Sali 02 Jan '20

02 Jan '20

> Begin forwarded message: > > From: shannonw(a)keystonesymposia.org > Subject: Call for Scholarship Applicants > Date: January 2, 2020 at 10:53:10 AM PST > To: sali(a)salilab.org > Cc: sali(a)salilab.org > > > Dear Dr. Sali, > > The Cryo-EM meeting is right around the corner and we would like to ask for your help in spreading the word to your colleagues. > > In particular, the scholarship deadline is only 2 weeks away (Jan. 14), and we would like to provide this opportunity to as many students and post-doctoral fellows as possible. Please help attract rising stars in your community by reaching out to graduate programs and other networks with the flyer below. > > http://www.keystonesymposia.org/DTK-creative-assets/Flyer-Revisions/Scholar… > > Also, please post to your social media channels with the links: > > http://bit.ly/KSassistance > > http://bit.ly/KScryoem20 > > Not only are KS Scholarships prestigious, but they also provide up-and-coming scientists with invaluable networking and career-development opportunities to advance their research, and careers. Awardees will present their work alongside field leaders, and be introduced to scientific and technological frontiers to inspire new, fruitful research directions and collaborations. > > > Thank you for your participation and support of the meeting, and we look forward to seeing you soon! > > Shannon Weiman, PhD > Scientific Communications Manager > Keystone Symposia

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