Thursday 31 January 2013

Feb 4th - Cell Biology Club

The next Cell Biology Club will be on February 4th with a special presentation by Michelle Brown on PCR 101, followed by a project update by post-doc Sara Beiggi.
Arnold Greenberg Lecture Theatre 2:00

Wednesday 23 January 2013

Jan 29 - NGS Workshop

Jan 29 1:00 - 5:00 Executive Boardroom, 4th floor CancerCare Manitoba
A panel of academic and industry speakers experienced in NGS will provide an overview of NGS, a more detailed look at instrumentation and consumables, and hear directly from academics putting local NGS platforms to work. The workshop is open to anyone who is interested in or is already using NGS in their research or diagnostic programs. Each talk will last 20‐30 minutes, and ample time will be made available for discussion. Registration is required due to limited seats – please email rsetter@idtdna.com (604‐309‐5116)

Wednesday 16 January 2013

Jan 21 - Cell Biology Club

What is Next Generation Sequencing and how can I use it for my research?
Presentation by Debbie Tsuyuki followed by Tarek Bader - Dr Murphy's lab
Arnold Greenberg Lecture Theatre
Jan 21 @ 2:00

Feb 1 - MHRC Funding Competition

Just a reminder that the MHRC Funding Competition for Studentships, Fellowships and Dissertation Awards is Feb 1. The University deadline is January 21st.
All applicants must use the CommonCV and submit their applications through GMS.
For more information, please go to http://mhrc.mb.ca

Jan 28 - CIHR Cafe Scientifique

NATURE AND NURTURE (NOT VERSUS): THE NEW SCIENCE OF EPIGENETICS
January 28, 2013 – 7:00 pm
McNally Robinson Booksellers, 1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg
Expert panelists Dr Jim Davie, Dr Kirk McManus, Dr Mojgan Rastegar.
Moderator Dr Peter Cattini
Seating is limited, RSVP to: Research_Communications@umanitoba.ca, (204) 474-6689

Wednesday 2 January 2013

Welcome back!

Happy New Year! Hoping 2013 is the year your western blots run straight, your cells aren't contaminated, there's room in the -80 and p is less than 0.05.