The following message is official and has been approved by the appropriate authorities to be posted to this list. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear MCB'ers:
3 important notices 1. MCB Research Poster Session, Friday, April 21, 3-5 pm, VLSB Courtyard One week from today, on Friday, April 21, from 3-5 pm, we will hold our annual Poster Session. 50+ MCB students, most of whom are completing our major honors program, will be displaying their posters in the VLSB courtyard. We would like to invite you to stop by, ask questions, find out about the research that students are doing, support your fellow students, share in some refreshments and mix and mingle with students, faculty and staff of MCB. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2. Cal Day, Saturday, April 22, 10 am to 4 pm The entire campus will be open to students, staff, faculty & visitors on Saturday, April 22, from 10 am to 4 pm. Of particular note, Professor Hariharan, of MCB, will give a lecture in 2060 VLSB from 1-2 pm on "Fly Genetics and Human Cancer." See all of the MCB-sponsered events, and more, at http://www.berkeley.edu/calday/. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3. Research Associate Position, UCSF We are looking for Berkeley students interested in a research associate position at UCSF starting mid-May or June. The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years lab experience (beyond coursework) and familiarity with mammalian tissue culture and DNA cloning. We are looking for a 2 year time commitment, and candidates ultimately interested in graduate school and medical school are particularly encouraged to apply. We are studying how motile cells generate and maintain polarity during chemotaxis. Directed motility is essential for single-celled organisms to hunt and mate, axons to find their way in the developing nervous system, and cells in the innate immune system to find and kill invading pathogens. We are just beginning to understand the circuitry of the internal 'compass' used by eukaryotic cells to regulate polarity during chemotaxis. Our research focuses on identifying key missing components of the cellular compass and determining how the overall signaling network is wired together to coordinate the many activities involved in directed cell polarity. The employee will facilitate the pursuit of these goals. The first responsibility is to generate leukocyte cell lines containing fluorescently tagged reporters (and interfering constructs) to study the regulation of cell polarity and motility during chemotaxis. This primarily involves DNA cloning, cell culture, and some microscopy. In addition, the employee will support biochemical projects in the lab. Interested candidates should send a CV (containing 2-3 references) to Orion Weiner, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description of our research and a chemotaxis movie can be found at www.cvri.ucsf.edu/~weiner ---------------------------------------------------------------- The above message does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of MCBcDNA, mcbUSA, the MCB Department, or UC Berkeley. TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe mcb-infoline" in the message body. Please send questions or comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For a list of upcoming events and information about the student clubs: MCBcDNA http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbcdna/ mcbUSA http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbusa/
