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August 2007 Archive
Shannon Schlueter Joins Faculty at Purdue (8/31/07 kmw)
We've just heard from BCB and IGERT alumnus Shannon Schlueter (PhD Fall06, GDCB Department, major professors Brendel and Shoemaker) who has been appointed assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University. "So it's grants and stressing about tenure for me for the next few years," says Shannon. Congratulations, Dr. Schlueter!
Get Well Wishes to BCB Chair Tuggle (8/31/07 kmw)
Get well wishes to BCB Chair Chris Tuggle, who broke his collarbone in a bicycle mishap earlier this week. We wish you a full and speedy recovery, Chris!
BCB Leadership Change (8/31/07 kmw)
BCB leadership had its biennial changing of the guard earlier this month. Chair Srinivas Aluru stepped
aside after serving two years as chair, preceeded by two years as associate chair. Chris Tuggle moved up from associate chair to chair, and Volker Brendel took over the associate chairmanship.
Our thanks and deep appreciation to Dr. Aluru for his effective leadership. We look forward to continued progress under the Tuggle-Brendel leadership team. Welcome!
BCB Lab Meeting August 28 (8/28/07 kmw)
The Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Lab will hold its first meeting of '07-'08 on August 28 at 5:15pm in 1102 Molecular Biology. This will be a special introductory meeting for first year students, but all students interested in participating in the BCB Lab are encouraged to attend. Meeting organizer Matt Moscou says "for those of you taking Bioinformatics 3, don't worry! We will wait for you." The BCB Lab is doing exciting stuff (including publishing research papers!), so you'd be wise to check this out!
Dr. Allen Miller Receives Honor (8/24/07 kmw)
Congratulations to BCB faculty member Allen Miller (Plant Pathology Department) on being named a fellow of the American Phytopathological Society. Dr. Miller's selection is in recognition of his significant contributions to plant pathology and to the society.
Baker Center Requests Proposals for Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships (8/22/07 kmw)
The Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics has posted announcements for three 2008 Pioneer Graduate Fellowship for BCB Students and two Baker Center Postdoctoral Fellowship. Application deadline for both the graduate fellowship and postdoctoral fellowships is October 1, 2007. Follow the links for application details.
Baby Announcement (8/20/07 kmw)
Congratulations to new BCB student/IGERT trainee Jon Hurst and wife Jenny on the arrival of their beautiful new son Jefferson. Jefferson weighed in at 7 pounds 2 ounces, and will join big brother Nathan in keeping things lively at the Hurst house. Our best wishes to Jon, Jenny, Nathan and Jefferson!
Welcome to our New IGERT Trainees (8/17/07 kmw)
Here's a hearty ISU welcome to our new IGERT trainees beginning graduate study this Fall:
Scott Boyken, BCB major (BA, Computer Science and Biology, Luther College)
Tim Goodman, BCB major (BS, Bioinformatics, Duke University; MS, Computer Science, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Jon Hurst, BCB major (BA and MS, Biology, Utah State University)
Tonia Schwartz, Genetics major (BS, Zoology, Iowa State University; MS, Zoology, University of South Florida)
We're so glad you're here. Best of luck as you set off on this great new adventure!
Research Excellence Award to Scott Emrich (8/8/07 kmw)
Congratulations to Scott Emrich (BCB and IGERT, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Aluru and Schnable) on his selection to receive an Iowa State University Research Excellence Award. The Research Excellence Awards recognize graduating students for outstanding research accomplishments as documented in their theses and dissertations.
Great work, Scott!
Congratulations to our Summer Graduates! (8/7/07 kmw)
Hats off to our students who were awarded degrees at the ISU commencement ceremony on Saturday, August 4:
Lisa Borsuk, MS in BCB; Genetics, Development and Cell Biology Department; major professors Drs. Patrick Schnable and Hui-Hsien Chou
Tyra Dunn-Thomas, PhD in BCB; Biomedical Science Department; major professors Drs. Heather Greenlee and Vasant Honavar
Scott Emrich, PhD in BCB; Electrical and Computer Engineering Department; major professors Drs. Srinivas Aluru and Patrick Schnable
Ling Guo, PhD in BCB; Genetics, Development and Cell Biology Department; major professors Drs. Patrick Schnable and Daniel Ashlock
Myron Peto, PhD in BCB; Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Department; major professors Drs. Robert Jernigan and Drena Dobbs
Congratulations to each of you for a job well done, and to your major professors for their guidance along the way!
BCB Lab Meeting August 7 (8/6/07 kmw)
The BCB Lab meeting will be held 5:15-6:15pm Tuesday, August 7, in 2034 Molecular Biology. This group is doing cool stuff, and new participants are always welcome. Check it out!
useR! 2007 to be held August 8-10 at ISU (8/2/07; updated 8/6/07 kmw)
Dr. Dianne Cook, conference organizer, has invited BCB-IGERT-MGET students to drop in for any of the sessions that may be of interest - without registration! She says:
As a local you should feel free to stop into the talks of your choice, without the need to register. The final program will be available on the web site (www.user2007.org) on Wednesday morning. One stream of talks will be held in the auditorium, and there will be space for sure. The second stream of talks will be in Howe 1304, and that might get a bit crowded at times. Friday has a more
bioinformatics flavor than Thursday, with some good talks and posters.
If you're into R, don't miss this!
The first North American useR! will be held at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, August 8-10, 2007. It follows on from successful meetings in Vienna, Austria, in 2006 and 2004. The meeting brings users and developers of R together to describe and discuss the latest developments in R and R packages. All R users are invited to attend and we encourage attendees from all disciplines to come along.
Student registration is $100. Although online registration has closed, you can still register onsite! See the useR! 2007 website for all the details.
Special kudos to Michael Lawrence (BCB and MGET, Statistics Department, major professors Diane Cook and Eve Wurtele) for all his hard work as a member of the userR 2007 program committee!
First Thursday August 2 (8/1/07 kmw)
Our August First Thursday, to be held at 5pm on August 2 in 1102 Molecular Biology, will honor our students graduating this summer. Please let Trish know whether you will be able to attend. See you there!
August Birthdays (7/30/07 kmw)
Happiest of birthday wishes to all of our August celebrants! May this be the best year ever!
Jianmin Feng, BCB alumnus
Ben Lewis, new BCB student
Erin Myers, MGET student
Brad Powers, BCB alumnus
Justin Recknor, BCB alumnus
Kyoungmin Roh, BCB student
Nathan Romine, MGET student
Yves Sucaet, BCB student
Thomas Vigdal, BCB alumnus
Tan Xia, BCB student
Wu Xu, BCB alumnus
Wengang Zhou, BCB student
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