Jan 10 - MHRC Trainee Competition Workshop

ATTENTION all Graduate Students, Postdocs and Clinical Fellows conducting Health Research. Need help with applying to MHRC for a funding award? Please attend the MHRC Trainee Competition Workshop
Thursday, January 10, 2013 12:30 – 1:30 pm, THEATRE C

Upcoming Workshop - June 10-19, 2013

Intermediate/Advanced Microscopy - Spectral imaging and SKY of mouse/human chromosomes, Multicolor banding analysis of a single chromosome, Conventional 3D imaging, Image quantitation of 2D and 3D fluorescent images, super resolution 3D imaging, interactive image analysis.
No application will be accepted after April 30, 2013
Early Bird Registration March 31, 2013 : $1500 (Cdn)
Registration deadline April 30, 2013 $1800 (Cdn)
Cancellations until April 30, 2013. Refund less a $500 administration fee.

YEAST IN SPACE!!

Dec 17, 2012 - MICB is VERY excited to announce a new collaboration with the International Space Station and Argyle School. Liz Henson, Eilean McKenzie-Matwiy and Dr Dan Gietz (UofM BMG) are working with Ms Leslie Fuerst and her grade five students Ryan, Avery and Ethan to send samples of yeast to the International Space Station on April 5, 2013. Argyle's entry is the only Canadian entry that won.

Today's Holiday Party

The MICB / BMG Holiday Celebration will be held at the Pedway cafe today from 2:30 - 4:30. A delicious assortment of finger goods and desserts will be provided.

Happy holidays!

Pharmo's Been Found

Congratulations to Jen Cabral for finding #KittyMagnet. Thank you to everyone for participating in this year's #WheresPharmo!

Where's Pharmo - Last Clue for Thursday

Molly found #CellMagnet, but no one has found me - even though lots of you visit, especially around noon! #WheresPharmo #KittyMagnet

1 PHARMO HAS BEEN FOUND!

Congratulations to Molly Pind who found #CellMagnet. Molly wins a $20 gift certificate to Cineplex Odeon, just in time for the release of Les Miserable!
#CellMagnet was hidden in Dr Mowat's Nature paper from 1985 where he was the first to describe the role of p53 as an oncogene in leukemia.
1 more magnet to find.... keep looking!

Where's Pharmo - Thursday's second clue

Why does everyone keep closing the blinds on me?
#WheresPharmo #KittyMagnet

Where's Pharmo - Thursday Clue

When I was published, "We are the world" by USA for Africa was top of the charts! http://www.birthdayjams.com/us/1985-04-18
#CellMagnet #WheresPharmo

Where's Pharmo - Wednesday Clue

Whoops! In the days before spellcheck, this typo got through. #WheresPharmo #CellMagnet

Where's Pharmo - Wednesday Clues

I get a lot more visitors than #CellMagnet does.
#WheresPharmo #KittyMagnet

Wheres Pharmo - final clue for Tuesday

Enjoying the sunset from my hiding place #WheresPharmo #CellMagnet

Where's Pharmo Clue

#CellMagnet has a better view than this! #WheresPharmo #KittyMagnet

Where's Pharmo Clue 1

I came after Tak Mak #WheresPharmo

Where's Pharmo Rules

1)There are 2 magnets to find.
2)Clues will be posted on the window at the front office every morning. Additional clues will be posted online on our website (www.micb.ca ), Twitter (@MICBmanitoba #WheresPharmo) and on MICB’s Facebook page.
3)Pharmo has been hidden in two locations somewhere in the library, the 5th floor or the 6th floor.
4)Pharmo is not located somewhere that you need a special keycard to gain access to (e.g. GCCRD and Animal Care are off limits), is not located inside someone’s lab, is not located inside a piece of equipment. You won’t need to take anything apart. Pharmo is not located somewhere that you need a ladder. Pharmo can be found by anyone at MICB.
5)Prizes will be awarded at the Christmas Party on December 14th at Pedway Cafe. There is 1 prize per magnet.

December 10th - Cell Biology Club today

Liz Henson presents "Western Blotting - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly." 101 things that can and do go wrong with Westerns and how to prevent them.

Followed by Sanzida Jahan.

Where's Pharmo!?!

An MICB tradition returns!! Our Christmas treasure hunt starts today at 2:00 in the Lecture Theatre. #WheresPharmo

December 10th - Edge of Science and Medicine Series

"Cutting Edge Physiology - Common features of myofibroblasts in different fibrotic organs" by Dr Boris Hinz, Associate Professor Laboratory of Tissue and Repair and Regeneration, Matrix Dynamics Group, University of Toronto.
12:00 - 1:00 Theatre C, BMSB

December 13 - Molecular Biology Seminars

Arnold Greenberg Lecture Theatre
Sponsored by Integrated DNA Technologies and D-Marks Biosciences
10:00 - 11:15 SciTools Web-based Design and Analysis Software. Design tools for PCR, qPCR, and gene knockdown applications.
11:30 - 12:15 The Power of Next Gen Polymerases and Sequencing Technologies. Solutions for amplifications and sequencing with KAPA Biosystems.
RSVP rsetter@idtdna.com or info@d‐markbio.com