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Computational and Systems Biology Institute (CSBSI) Announced - June 8 - August 1, 2008 (2/6/08 ts)
Computational and Systems Biology Summer Institute (CSBSI) at Iowa State University is jointly supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The purpose of this program is to provide undergraduate and graduate students majoring in sciences and engineering with an introduction to integrated biology and Systems Biology. No prior experience in these fields is required.

The ISU-CSBSI will award up to 12 studentships to CSBSI Fellows. To guarantee consideration, applications must be received by March 15, 2008.

Each studentship will cover a $4,000 stipend over the entire 8 weeks as well as costs of travel and living. Eligible students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Undergraduate students must have completed their sophomore year and graduate students must be within the first two year of entry into their graduate education program.

Complete information, applications and brochures on this opportunity can be found here: http://www.bioinformatics.iastate.edu/CSBSI/ . Questions? Applicants should contact: Mary Jane McCunn, 112 Office and Laboratory Building, Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3020; Phone: 1-515-294-7278; Email: mjmccunn@iastate.edu.

The Summer Institute has two parts:

1) a 2-week Short Course in Computational and Systems Biology (June 8 to 20, 2008)

Short Course in Computational and Systems Biology, June 8 - June 20, 2008 -- This intensive instructional course will review fundamental methods in computational and systems biology, describe applications to prominent research problems, and discuss recent accomplishments in genomics, genome informatics and systems biology. The course will consist of lectures by internationally renowned faculty, instruction in computer programming for bioinformatics, and computer laboratory sessions devoted to practical applications of the lecture materials. The Short Course will be attended by the CSBSI Fellows, and will have open enrollment for additional participants of all ranks from academia and industry on a fee basis until the course is full.

2) a 6-week Summer Internship (June 23 - August 1, 2008)

The CSBSI Fellows will work on individual research projects with ISU faculty and their groups. During this period, the students will also attend seminars by invited speakers and prepare their own final project presentations. Added sessions on professional development will include: "how to apply to a graduate school", "how to prepare a CV", bioethics, and other career considerations.

Thanks to all who have mentored BCB Graduate Students... (2/6/08 ts)
Thanks to those who have served as Major of Co-Major professors for BCB graduate students since the inception of the program in 1999 including:

Dean Adams, Srinivas Aluru, Amy Andreotti, Madan Bhattacharyya, Adam Bogdanove, Volker Brendel, Alicia Carriquiry, Hui-Hsien Chou, Dianne Cook, Jack Dekker, Jack Dekkers, Julie Dickerson, Drena Dobbs, Karin Dorman, Oliver Eulenstein, David Fernandez-Baca, M. Heather Greenlee, Xun Gu, Kai-Ming Ho, Vasant Honavar, Xiaoqiu Huang, Robert Jernigan, Doug Jones, Suresh Kothari, Susan Lamont, Dennis Lavrov, Gustavo Macintosh, John Mayfield, Leslie Miller, Kirk Moloney, Dan Nettleton, Basil Nikolau, Thomas Peterson, Gregory Phillips, Steve Proulx, Krishna Rajan, James Reecy, Peter Reilly, Patrick Schnable, Randy Shoemaker, Guang Song, Xueyu Song, Jonathan F. Wendel, Roger Wise, Zhijun Wu, and Eve Wurtele.

Some who served in this capacity have left the university or are off site including: Dan Ashlock, Parag Chitnis, Gloria Culver, Charles Link, Gavin Naylor, and Daniel Voytas.

Thank you one and all for your dedication to the BCB Graduate Program.

February First Thursday Scheduled for February 7 (2/6/08 ts)
All BCB Graduate Students and IGERT and MGET Fellows are invited to our February First Thursday supper which will be held this Thursday, February 7, at 5:30pm in 1102 Molecular Biology. We hope you will be able to join us as we talk about our prospective student visitors coming Feb. 21-23 and the progress of the BCB lab as their work continues across campus with life science researchers. Please let Trish know if you will be able to attend.

Congratulations go out to... (2/6/08 ts)
Yves Sucaet, BCB Graduate Student and Tamera Gatlin on their upcoming wedding, March 8, in Eufaula, Alabama !!! Congratulations !!! Have a wonderful celebration ! Wish we all could be there !!! The very best to you !!!

BCB 690 Student Seminar - February 8 at 2:10 p.m. in 296 Town Engineering (2/6/08 ts)
Presenters will include Saras Saraswathi, a First-Year BCB Student who will present: "An Improved Gene Selection Method for Accurate Classification of Microarray Gene Expression Data" and Matthew Moscou, a BCB student who works with Roger Wise in the Department of Plant Pathology. The title of his talk is: "Gene-For-Gene-Mediated Transcriptome Reprogramming In Barley-Powdery Mildew Interactions".

Please join us for this and other student presentations this Spring semester. A schedule can be found on the class website located at: http://www.bcb.iastate.edu/courses/BCB690-S2008.htm

Nilsen-Hamilton named AAAS Fellow (2/6/08 ts)
Marit Nilsen-Hamilton, professor, and BCB faculty member, has been awarded the distinction of being named Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. More

New Mexico Bioinformatics Symposium (NMBIS), March 6-7, 2008 (2/6/08 ts)
IGERT participants and associates (BCB students) are encouraged to attend the NMBIS conference to be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico. IGERT and BCB funding may be available to offset some of the costs for students who attend this conference. The focus of this year's symposium is Next Generation Sequencing Technologies, Analysis, and Applications. Website: http://www.nminbre.org/pages/events/nmbis/2008/ . The cost to attend is $75.00 for students, and registration is free for those students who submit posters. Be sure to apply for PAG funding as well. See PAG Travel application news directly below.

Changes in PAG Travel Application Process (2/6/08 ts)
As of January 1, the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) has made a few changes to the Professional Advancement Grant (PAG) program that you should be aware of:

• A new PAG application form can be found here . GPSS is responsible for the application form, guidelines and the contents of their website.
• An application checklist has been added to the application form to help students successfully complete their application.  The GPSS Executive Board has made the decision to only allow students one chance to submit a complete application.  Those applications that are denied will not be accepted for resubmission to the same conference.
• As of January 1, 2008, GPSS will fund presenters with $50 each day for up to 4 days for maximum support of $200; non-presenters receive $30 each day for up to 4 days for maximum support of $120.  The Graduate College portion will remain the same: $50 for non-presenters and $100 for presenters.
• Reminder:  Students must be registered for classes during the term they are traveling before applications will be approved and returned.
• Apply as soon as possible as funds sometimes can be exhausted for a particular semester.
• If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact: Alissa Stoehr Executive Board Member Professional Advancement Chair gpsspag@iastate.edu.

Baker Center Seminar - Feb. 28 (2/6/08 ts)
On Thursday, Feb. 28, Dr. Terry Therneau from the Mayo Clinic will speak on "Normalization for Proteomics Data". This seminar will be held in Gilman 1652 from 2:10 - 3:00 p.m. A complete listing of the Spring 2008 seminars can be found here: http://www.bioinformatics.iastate.edu/seminars/index.html .

BCB 593 Workshop for Spring 2008 (2/6/08 ts)
The Spring 2008 speakers for the Baker Seminar series are the basis for the Spring offering of BCB 593. Those registered for this course should plan on 1) attending a class session with Bob Jernigan in 115 Office and Lab at 4:10 p.m. on the Tuesday before the speaker's seminar on Thursday, 2) attending a luncheon with the speaker on the Thursday of the seminar, typically in 2034 Molecular Biology Building (the Feb. 28 luncheon will be in 1102 Molecular Biology Building), and 3) attending the seminar:

Baker Center Seminars (Note: additional seminar added on Feb. 28)

Feb. 28 , 2008, Thursday
Gilman 1652, 2:10 - 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Terry Therneau
Mayo Clinic
"Normalization for Proteomics Data"

Mar. 13, 2008, Thursday
Howe Hall, Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, 2:10 - 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Cynthia Gibas
University of North Carolina-Charolotte
"Biophysical Optimization of Oligonucleotide Microarrays"

Mar. 27, 2008, Thursday
Howe Hall, Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, 2:10 - 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Craig Benham
University of California, Davis
TBA

May 1, 2008, Thursday
Howe Hall, Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, 2:10 - 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Timothy Hughes
University of Toronto
"Complexity, Diversity, and Conservation in the Protein-DNA Interactome"

BCB Library books can be checked out ! (2/9/08 ts)
There are a number of books that can be checked out from the BCB library located in 2014 Molecular Biology Building. Here is a current list. Those checked out are indicated. Stop by between 10 and 5 p.m. to check one out !

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