[ccp4bb] Duax High School Program | Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute
Colleagues, This workshop is virtual this summer, and therefore available to students worldwide. Please share with your student science enthusiasts. -Lisa Lisa J Keefe, PhD IMCA-CAT <http://www.imca-cat.org/> Industrial Macromolecular Crystallography Association - Collaborative Access Team 630.252.0544 • Sector 17 @ Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory Vice President for Advancing Therapeutics Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute <http://hwi.buffalo.edu/> CEO (interim) American Crystallographic Association <http://www.amercrystalassn.org/> Chair-Elect Council of Scientific Society Presidents <https://www.sciencepresidents.org/> . > > https://hwi.buffalo.edu/duax-high-school-program/ > <https://hwi.buffalo.edu/duax-high-school-program/> > > Duax High School Program > > The Eleventh Annual Summer Workshop in Molecular Bioinformatics 2020 > > The 2020 HWI Duax Summer Workshop will be held online from July 6 to July 24 > from 9 AM to 1 PM five days a week. We can accommodate 60 students. Students > who commit to attend the entire three weeks will be given preference. > > Sessions will begin with the entire group at 9 AM for presentations and at 10 > AM break into study groups lead by HWI team leaders. The web accounts will > be provided by HWI. The program will culminate with students doing online > presentations for the full cohort as well as interested members of the > community. > > First-time students must complete an application form with essay questions > concerning their goals and motivations. COMPLETE THE APPLICATION HERE > <https://hwi.buffalo.edu/summer-workshop-in-molecular-bioinformatics-application/%20>. > We have been accepting students from 7th to 12th grades and have not > rejected anyone who completed the application. There are no other > prerequisites. Students will be accepted into the program in the order their > completed application is received. If more than 60 applications are received, > it may not be possible to accommodate the overflow. > > Description of Program > > Training is computer intensive. The students learn to use state of the art > computer programs for amino and nucleic acid sequence analysis of the genomes > of all bacteria and eukaryotes. The training includes the use of the most > heavily used programs for biological analysis on the World Wide Web and a > suite of unique programs developed in our laboratory for proteomic and > genomic analysis. The students mine the data in the gene and protein banks of > the world. > > The four major goals of the research are to determine (1) the origin and > evolution of the genetic code, (2) the order of evolution of all bacterial > species, (3) the nature of evolution of the sequence and function of families > of proteins present in all species, and (4) the amino acid residues > responsible for substrate specificity in families of enzymes. > > The students are not replicating previous experiments for which the results > are already known. They are conducting experiments that have never been done > before, that challenge basic tenets of structural biology. In this way > students learn that genuine research demands flexibility, adaptability, > creativity and patience. > > The students are given opportunities to present their research goals and > results and their interpretation of their data to coworkers, classmates, > laymen, and scientists. > > The Roy Carver Foundation and donations from various supporters make the HWI > Duax High School Program possible. We thank them for their philanthropy. > > There is an attendance fee of $100 for the 2020 school and should be paid at > the time of application. Fee waivers for students with demonstrated need are > available. To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/
[ccp4bb] Position Opening: Synchrotron Macromolecular Crystallographer @ IMCA-CAT
Dear Colleagues, POSITION: Synchrotron Macromolecular Crystallographer LOCATION: IMCA-CAT at the Advanced Photon Source (near Chicago, IL) The Industrial Macromolecular Crystallography Association - Collaborative Access Team (IMCA-CAT) and the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (HWI) seek an inventive macromolecular crystallographer to join the IMCA-CAT team in accelerating pharmaceutical drug discovery through synchrotron-based structural biology research. As an employee of HWI, you will be based at the center of the team’s operations at the Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory, near Chicago, IL. This is an ideal position for a motivated scientist who is passionate about delivering strategic value, developing new technologies, and working in a high- powered, collaborative environment. DESCRIPTION: This is an exciting time to join IMCA-CAT. Underway this summer is the first of a two-phase upgrade that will significantly increase throughput and establish a strong foundation upon which to build capacity. The second phase upgrade, currently in design, will profoundly increase capacity and dramatically expand capability for challenging research projects. The successful candidate will be an integral part of these upgrade activities while maintaining flow of diffraction data for pharmaceutical research projects. The candidate will work closely with IMCA-CAT colleagues in an inclusive and respectful environment, and is expected to take initiative and contribute to the team effort. On any given day, you will do one or all of these things: • Contribute to drug discovery research efforts using a growing portfolio of synchrotron sources. • Enhance the structural biology programs for pharmaceutical structure-based drug design. • Provide experiment support for scientists from the structural biology community who conduct research using the IMCA-CAT synchrotron beamlines. • Ensure beamline instrumentation is operational and produces data of the highest quality. • Expand the experiment envelope of the beamline. • Establish efficient protocols for accelerating data acquisition while enhancing data security. • Develop automated methods for acquiring quality data from challenging samples. • Participate in highly collaborative working groups. • Engage in the technical development of new strategies for ultra-high throughput. • Collaborate with staff on strategically-aligned research and development projects. • Communicate with researchers and present at meetings. • Conduct independent and/or collaborative research. DESIRED SKILLS and EXPERIENCE: • PhD in a relevant field. • Expertise in macromolecular crystallography. • Outstanding experimental skills. • Considerable mechanical skills. • Highly collaborative and team-oriented approach to conducting work and solving problems. • Excellent written and oral communication skills. • Deeply proactive approach to meeting and exceeding goals. • Ability to meet requirements for site access to Argonne National Laboratory. TO APPLY: Send an introductory email, cv, and contact information for three references to Lisa Keefe, IMCA-CAT Director and HWI Vice President of Advancing Therapeutics, at ke...@imca-cat.org <mailto:ke...@imca-cat.org>. LEARN MORE: Visit our websites to learn more about IMCA-CAT (www.imca-cat.org <http://www.imca-cat.org/>) and HWI (www.hwi.buffalo.edu <http://www.hwi.buffalo.edu/>). HWI is an equal opportunity employer. Lisa J Keefe, PhD Director IMCA-CAT <http://www.imca-cat.org/> Industrial Macromolecular Crystallography Association - Collaborative Access Team 630.252.0544 • Sector 17 @ Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory Vice President for Advancing Therapeutics Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute <http://hwi.buffalo.edu/> Past-President American Crystallographic Association <http://www.amercrystalassn.org/> . To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB=1
