Presenations

April and May news!

Congrats Fellows!

Professional Development Awards:

IGP Career Day 2017: Call for Speakers

The 2017 IGP Career Day committee is now looking for suggestions for speakers.

If you know of someone who would be a valuable resource for current students, please email Christine Wachnowsky (Wachnowsky.1@osu.edu) with their contact information as we to put together another group of diverse and excellent speakers.

 

**Alumni, if you would like to speak about your experiences after OSBP, we would be happy to have you!

Post Doc Panel

Are you interested in doing a post doc after OSU?
 
Not sure what you need to do to prepare or apply?
 
Come to the post doctoral information session and panel.
 
 
Tuesday, September 13th at 12 PM
 
In 105 BRT 
 
Lunch will be provided.
 
 
 
An information session sponsored by the Buckeye Biochemistry Club and Marcela Hernandez, will be followed by a panel of current post docs, who will be happy to answer your questions!!
 
 
Questions or comments, please email Christine Wachnowsky (wachnowsky.1@osu.edu)

Thesis Defense for Brandon Crowe!

Friday 8/12 2pm, in 609 Biological Sciences
Brandon Crowe will be defending his PhD Thesis entitled:
Protein-Protein and Protein-Nucleic Acids Interactions Important for Catalytic Activity and Recruitment of Viral Genomes to Host Chromatin
The presentation in the fist part of the exam is open to the public.

Thesis Defense Announcement

THE OHIO STATE BIOCHEMISTRY PROGRAM

JASON PITARRESI DEFENSE

Disruption of Hedgehog signaling in Cancer Associated Fibroblasts Promotes Pancreatic Tumorigenesis

Thursday, June 30, 2016
1:00-2:00 p.m. 
Room 400 A&B Prior Health Sciences Library

myIDP Seminar

Starting this summer, all post-candidacy students will be required to develop an IDP as part of their annual committee meeting. We have the unique opportunity to learn about the tool and how to make the most of if from one of the developers. Cynthia Fuhrmann will join us on Apr. 26 at 4:00 pm in the US Bank Theater of the Ohio Union for a seminar entitled, “Using Individual Development Plans to Enhance Both Research Productivity and Career Development.”  Dr. Fuhrmann is the Assistant Dean for Career & Professional Development at UMass Medical School.  http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/

Faculty Speaker for IGP Plenary Talk

The nominations have been compiled and put into a convenient poll for you to select your TOP 3 CHOICES for this year’s plenary speaker. The professor with the highest vote total by this  Friday at 5 pm will be selected as our speaker!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XXSM6RY

If your nomination is not included in the list, it is because they were selected within the last 5 years to present at IGP by one of the graduate programs.

CMBP/Center for RNA Biology Annual Symposium

The registration site for the CMBP/Center for RNA Biology annual symposium is now live at:

http://bioserv.mps.ohio-state.edu/cmbpsym/2016/

We have a terrific group of speakers this year and will have a poster session for students and postdocs to present their work with judging and prizes awarded this year. As a reminder, all CMBP fellows are required to attend. In addition, all fellows in their second year or above who are not speaking at the symposium this year must present a poster.

Presentations from OSBP students Danny Dayeh and Alice Duchon and Faculty Karin Musier-Forsyth, Mark Parthun, Vicki Wysocki, and Mike Ibba.

The full schedule can be found at: http://bioserv.mps.ohio-state.edu/cmbpsym/2016/Agenda_2016.pdf

Student Talk

This week, Kevin McGarry from David Wood’s lab presents at the Chemical and Structural Biology and Biophysics Research Focus Group Seminars.

Third Year Talks

This week, Nathan Howell from Jane Jackman’s Lab, and Tasha Manesis from Hannah Shafaat’s lab present research in update talks at the Chemical and Structural Biology and BiophysicsResearch Focus Group Seminar

Hayes Forum Winners!

OSBP is excited to announce that two students were awarded for their Oral Presentations at the 30th Annual Hayes Graduate Research Forum

Biological Sciences Oral Presentations:

First Place: David Heisler

The Edward Hayes Graduate Research Forum awards luncheon on Feb. 26th, 2016. (Lauren Ando / Office of Student Life / Ohio State University)

Photo: Lauren Ando / Office of Student Life / Ohio State University

Second Place: Jason Pitarresi

The Edward Hayes Graduate Research Forum awards luncheon on Feb. 26th, 2016. (Lauren Ando / Office of Student Life / Ohio State University)

Photo: Lauren Ando / Office of Student Life / Ohio State University

To see a full list of winners, visit here.