Nature Network - Notices from Boston Area Fungal Forum http://network.nature.com/group/baff Latest group notices from the administrators of Boston Area Fungal Forum en-us 40 Last BAYM of the season: Next week June 12! Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:03:55 -0000 http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2008/06/05/last-baym-of-the-season-next-week-june-12 http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2008/06/05/last-baym-of-the-season-next-week-june-12 Our next (and last) meeting of the season is Thursday June 12, 2008 @ Harvard University, 7 Divinity Ave, Fairchild 177, Cambridge

Summertime dinner party at 6pm
Talks begin at 7pm

Irina Voineagu
Department of Biology, Tufts University (Mirkin lab)
“Replication fork pausing at DNA repeats.”

Laurie DiDonato
BIOBASE Corporation, Beverly, MA
“BIOBASE YPD, PombePD, and MycopathPD:
An Integrated Resource of Fungal Protein Information”

We’re also looking for volunteers to help run BAYM next year! Please contact Marcelo or Dawn if you’re interested.

Download announcement flyer here. We appreciate you spreading the word.

]]> BAYM tomorrow, Thursday April 19 at Harvard Univ., Cambridge Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:14:47 -0000 http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2008/04/16/baym-tomorrow-thursday-april-19-at-harvard-univ-cambridge http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2008/04/16/baym-tomorrow-thursday-april-19-at-harvard-univ-cambridge Thursday April 17, 2008 at Harvard University, 7 Divinity Ave, Fairchild 177, Cambridge

Dinner at 6pm
Talks begin at 7pm

Igor Bruzual
Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University (Kumamoto Lab)
”Candida albicans MDR1 drug resistance: The chicken or the egg.”

Michael LaFleur
Department of Biology, Antimicrobial Discovery Center, Northeastern University (Lewis Lab)
“Novel methods to eradicate Candida albicans biofilms.”

Please help us spread the word! Download flyer here and distribute to your colleagues!

]]> BAYM this week: Thursday March 20 at the Broad Institute Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:53:41 -0000 http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2008/03/10/baym-next-week-thursday-march-20-at-the-broad-institute http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2008/03/10/baym-next-week-thursday-march-20-at-the-broad-institute Thursday March 20, 2008 at The Broad Institute, Cambridge

Dinner at 6pm
Talks begin at 7pm

Charles Hoffman
Department of Biology, Boston College
“Practicing pharmacology without a license: Using fission yeast as a tool for high throughput drug screening “

Melissa Chesarone
Department of Biology, Brandeis University (Goode Lab)
“Control of in vivo Actin Architecture by a Novel Formin Regulator”

Please help us spread the word! Download and distribute our flyers here.

Feel free to RSVP by leaving a comment here. Not necessary, but helpful. Thanks!

]]> Boston Area Yeast Meeting: Thurs. Feb 21 at Harvard Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:06:31 -0000 http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2008/02/12/boston-area-yeast-meeting-thurs-feb-21-at-harvard http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2008/02/12/boston-area-yeast-meeting-thurs-feb-21-at-harvard BAYM

Thursday February 21, 2008 @ MCB (Fairchild Building), Harvard University, Cambridge

Dinner 6pm
Talks begin at 7pm

Primrose Boynton
Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University (Pringle Lab)
“Biogeography of native yeasts in Sarracenia purpurea pitcher plants”

Areez Mody
FAS Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University (Ramanathan Lab)
“Evolution and specificity of MAP kinase proteins in the environmental responses of yeast cells”

]]> Boston Area Yeast Meeting next week! Thursday Jan 17 at the Broad Institute Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:52:09 -0000 http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2008/01/11/boston-area-yeast-meeting-next-week-thursday-jan-17-at-the-broad-institute http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2008/01/11/boston-area-yeast-meeting-next-week-thursday-jan-17-at-the-broad-institute Dear BAYMers,
Happy 2008 to you all.
2 announcements:

1) Our next Boston Area Yeast Meeting is next week! PLEASE NOTE LOCATION: We are alternating meetings between Harvard and the Broad. This month it will be at the BROAD INSTITUTE.

Thursday January 17th, 2007 @ The Broad Institute
Free pizza, soft drinks and beer at 6pm
Talks begin at 7pm

Kevin Jefferies
Sackler School, Tufts University School of Medicine (Forgac Lab)
“Subunit H of the V-ATPase inhibits ATP hydrolysis by the free V1 domain by interaction with the rotary subunit F”.

Felix Lam
FAS Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University (O’Shea Lab)
“Chromatin decouples promoter threshold and dynamic range “

2) We need more speakers for 2008! Share a 30 minute talk about anything fungal. Please visit our website and click on “Schedule” to see the dates available, then e-mail us (Marcelo or Dawn).
http://www.lsdiv.harvard.edu/baym/index.html

Thanks!
Marcelo mvinces@cgr.harvard.edu
Dawn dawnt@broad.mit.edu

]]> Boston Area Yeast Meeting, POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW STORM! Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:20:03 -0000 http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2007/12/07/boston-area-yeast-meeting-thursday-dec-13-at-mcb-harvard-u-cambridge http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2007/12/07/boston-area-yeast-meeting-thursday-dec-13-at-mcb-harvard-u-cambridge POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW STORM!
New date will be announced at a later time.

Professor Charles Hoffman
Department of Biology, Boston College
“Practicing pharmacology without a license: Using fission yeast as a tool for high throughput drug screening “

Felix Lam
FAS Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University (O’Shea Lab)
“Chromatin decouples promoter threshold and dynamic range”

If you plan to come, please RSVP by leaving a comment here (just to get a count for food).

Also, we need more speakers for 2008. Please check out the website for dates.

]]> Mirkin lab post-doc position posting Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:47:02 -0000 http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2007/09/17/mirkin-lab-post-doc-position-posting http://network.nature.com/boston/groups/baff/notice/2007/09/17/mirkin-lab-post-doc-position-posting POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Description: Highly motivated and independent
individual to work in the areas of genome instability and repeat expansion diseases.

website
http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/labs/mirkin/

Requirements: Successful candidate should have a
Ph.D. and a strong background in molecular biology
and/or genetics. Experience in studies of DNA
replication, recombination, and/or transcription in
yeast or mammalian cells would be desirable. Areas
of laboratory focus include the mechanisms of the
instability of DNA repeats, which are responsible for hereditary disorders in humans, and the role of interplay between DNA replication and transcription in genome organization.
Send a cover letter detailing both your scientific
experience and your interest in this position, curriculum
vitae, and contact information for three references
to:
Professor Sergei M. Mirkin
White Family Chair in Biology
Tufts University
Biology, Barnum 101B
Medford, MA 02155
or e-mail: sergei.mirkin@tufts.edu.

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