 Science Newsletter December 4, 2006 |
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of the Week Murphy's Laws WARNING: Do not look into laser with remaining eye !"
"Things get worse under pressure." — Murphy's Law of Thermodynamics.
"Numbers written on restaurant bills within the confines of restaurants do not follow the same mathematical laws as numbers written on any other pieces of paper in any other parts of the Universe." — Douglas Adams (1952—2001).
"In order for something to become clean, something else must become dirty." — Imbesi's Law of the Conservation of Filth.
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Please apply on-line through our web site www.kleinfelder.com under Careers and People/Employment Opportunities. OPPORTUNITIES IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI The University of Cincinnati is offering new opportunities in biomedical research training for students with strong backgrounds in quantitative sciences. For students who are finishing up their undergraduate studies, four programs at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center offer training in the application of quantitative methods to current research problems in biomedical sciences. These programs, which lead to MS or PhD degrees, emphasize training in the use of biostatistical and bioinformatics tools to analyze genomic and epidemiological data, gene expression patterns in cancer and other conditions, and complex biological systems. A landing page with links to the different opportunities is available at: http://cellbiology.uc.edu/pages/ProgramsinQuantitativeBiologyatUCCCHMC.htm For sophomores and juniors who might be interested in exploring these possible career paths, our NIH-funded Research Opportunities for Undergraduates in Functional genomics and Cell Biology is an excellent opportunity to get a taste of biomedical research. A description of the program and application information is available at http://cellbiology.uc.edu/pages/ProgramsinQuantitativeBiologyatUCCCHMC.htm Thanks and best wishes, Bob Brackenbury (Cancer Genomics) robert.brackenbury@uc.edu Nelson Horseman (Systems Biology) nelson.horseman@uc.edu Mario Medvedovic (Biostatistics) medvedm@ucmail.uc.edu Jarek Meller (Bioinformatics) jmeller@cchmc.org VIRGINIA TECH SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM Virginia Tech's is offering another outstanding summer undergraduate program. This is an excellent opportunigy for a number of advanced undergraduates to participate in research during Summer, 2007. Application are being accepted in both the sciences and engineering. The program runs from May 21 through August 10, 2007. THE ABSOLUTE DEADLINE IS JANUARY 31, 2007.
For more information and to apply on-line, visit their website at: http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-dept/NSF/STCweb1/ Sponsored by the Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) and the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Programs of the National Science Foundation at Virginia Tech.
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