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Upcoming seminars/talks
Fri May 09 at 12:00PM in 301 Life Sciences: Kristen Verhey (University of Michigan) — Road signs for kinesin motor transport » details…
Fri May 09 at 02:30PM in 101 ASI: William Conner (Wake Forest University) — Sound strategies: acoustic aposematism, mimicry, and sonar jamming in the bat-moth arms race » details…
Fri May 09 at 04:00PM in 510 Mueller Lab: Svenn-Erik Mamelund (University of Oslo) — Geography may explain the age pattern of death during the 1918-20 influenza pandemic » details…
Tue May 13 at 12:00PM in 301D Life Sciences Building: Andretic Rozi (The Neurosciences Institute, San Diego, California ) — Flying high: dopaminergic control of arousal in Drosophila » details…
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Conferences and workshops
Sat May 10 at 09:00AM in Life Sciences Building, University Park: 2008 Genetics Symposium — An all-day event featuring 3 keynote speakers, poster sessions and a dinner reception. Open to all Penn State faculty, postdocs, students and staff. Register by April 25 (it's free). Parking is free. » details…
Wed Jun 18 to Sat Jun 21 in Life Sciences Building, University Park: Symposium: Inflammation, innate immunity, and disease — Open to faculty, postdocs, technical staff, graduate students and undergraduates. Registration required. Early-bird discount for registration before May 21. Registration deadline June 13. » details…
Training and orientation events
Tue May 13 to Wed May 14 in Life Sciences Building: Workshop: creating a successful postdoc experience — A 2-day workshop open to postdocs on all Penn State campuses. Aims to help postdocs on how to establish meaningful goals, and manage research projects and laboratories. Also covers the principles of responsible conduct of research. Registration deadline: May 5. » details…
Mon Jun 02 to Fri Jun 13 in 203-L1 Life Sciences Building, University Park: Techniques in molecular biology: laboratory workshop — A two-week intensive laboratory workshop supplemented with lectures and discussions. No previous laboratory experience necessary. Space is limited, so apply early. » details…
News
HIV discovery
Penn State researchers and their collaborators have made a discovery that could lead to new treatments for HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus that causes AIDS. Knocking out a particular enzyme (a tyrosine kinase) makes immune cells less vulnerable to infection with the virus. » Full article…
Marshall elected to National Academy of Sciences
Barry Marshall, who has a visiting appointment as the Francis R. and Helen M. Pentz Professor of Science at Penn State, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. » Full article…
Initial round of CTSI projects awarded, Spring 2008
Out of 70 applications received, Penn State's Clinical and Translational Science Award Initiative has selected 13 pilot projects for funding. These projects involve 57 faculty members in 8 colleges on 3 campuses. » Full article…
Tropical reservoir for human influenza?
Analysis of more than 1300 complete genomes of human influenza A suggests that new viral strains arise in a reservoir in the tropics, and move out to temperate regions. » Full article…
Shuttle service change
From May 12, the free shuttle between University Park and Hershey will run three times daily rather than four. » Full article…
Cell membrane lipids involved in allergic response
A Penn State team is the first to show in living cells, under physiological conditions, that lipid molecules in cell membranes are involved in mammalian cells' reactions to allergens. » Full article…
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