August 23 - MSc Oral Defence Jennifer Schacter

Title: ESTROGEN REGULATION OF ANTI-APOPTOTIC BCL-2 FAMILY MEMBER MCL-1 EXPRESSION IN BREAST CANCER
Date: Friday, August 23, 2013
Time: 9:30 AM
Place: 626 Basic Medical Sciences Bldg.

August 31st - Deadline for Simon and Sarah Israels Graduate Thesis Prize

The Simon and Sarah Israels Graduate Thesis Prize is an award of $2,000 for the best thesis submitted by a Graduate student at MICB.

Eligibility: All Graduate students whose supervisors hold appointments as a Senior Research Scientist or Research Affiliate Scientist at MICB and who have successfully completed a program of studies leading to a Master or Ph.D. degree at UofM in Sept 2012 - Aug 2013.

Submit three unbound copies to Cecile by August 31st.

August 15th - Dilshad Khan PhD Oral Defense

Title: Role of Histone Deacetylases in Gene Expression and RNA Splicing
Date: Thursday, August 15, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM
Place: 341 Basic Medical Sciences Bldg

August 15th - Dr Philippe Georgel

August 15th 2:00 - 3:00
Dr Phillipe Georgel
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Cell Differentiation and Development Center
Byrd Biotechnology Science Center
Marshall, University
"Investigating the complex interplay between diet, epigenetics and cancer"
CCMB Lecture Theatre

August 23 - MICB Annual BBQ Potluck

Friday, August 23rd, 11:30 am – 4:00 pm
Kildonan Park - 2012 Main Street. Exact picnic site to be determined.
RSVP by August 19th.

This is a family event so your spouse and kids are invited too.
Please sign up with what you will be bringing for the potluck and the number of guests.
BMG/MICB will be supplying the hamburgers and hotdogs.

Come out and enjoy the food and fellowship!

August 31 - Simon and Sara Israels Graduate Thesis Prize

All Graduate students whose supervisors hold appointments as a Senior Research Scientist or Research Affiliate Scientist at the Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology and who have successfully completed a program of studies leading to a Master or Ph.D. degree at the University of Manitoba in the year prior to the granting of the award (Sept 2012 - Aug 2013) are eligible for this $2000 prize.

Submit an unbound copy to Cecile Verrier in the main office.

July 5 - Tell us how Cell Biology Club was

Based on meetings we had with staff and trainees last year, we re-vamped Cell Biology Club. We would like to know what you think about these changes. The deadline to submit your opinions and suggestions on how to improve it is July 5th.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B88HJ78