October Newsletter
Greetings from the Biology GSPA! In this monthly newsletter, we're featuring accomplishments from the Biology Department and announcing exciting October events!
Department Happenings
This summer, Rachana Bhave successfully defended their PhD Thesis on "Disentangling contributions of pre- and post-copulatory processes to male fitness in a wild population of Anolis sagrei." Rachana is currently working as an Equitable Assessment Specialist at the Center for Teaching and Learning in University of Colorado, Boulder. Congratulations, Rachana!
Congratulations to Roberta Onoharigho from the Cambell Lab who was awarded the Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society for Neuroscience!
Congratulations to Theresa Gibney from the Pani lab who was awarded a F31 Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development!
GSPA is thrilled to introduce this year's Buddy Program. This initiative aims to pair incoming graduate students with current graduate students and facilitate connections between 4th and 5th-year graduate students and postdocs. Please fill out this form by October 13th if you are interested in being part of the buddy program. For questions, email Maira or Daniel.
GSPA is still selling Bio T-shirts! See the link for the design. The number of shirts we have is limited; we are selling them on a first-come, first-served basis, and also based on the attached form. Payment is required on the day you pick up the shirt. All proceeds go to the GSPA Research/Travel fund. To purchase a shirt message Juliana Jiranek. Thank you!
October Events
* Bio Halloween Social: Monday, October 30th, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
GSPA is hosting a Halloween social in PLSB Commons. Costumes optional but appreciated! There will be a costume contest and baking contest for those interested in participating. We hope to see you there!
* Friday Seminar: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Hybrid - Gilmer 390 & Zoom
October 13th - Speaker: Dr. Mark Dombrovski, UCLA
Talk title: "Circuit Mechanisms and Molecular Determinants of a Visuomotor Transformation."
Host: Dr. Barry Condron
October 20th - Speaker: Dr. Josh Gross, University of Cincinnati
Talk title: "Sensory evolution in the dark: Touch, taste and adaptation in subterranean animals."
Host: Dr. Tracy Larson
October 27th - Speaker: Dr. Kacy Gordon, UNC Chapel Hill
Talk title: TBA
Host: Dr. Ariel Pani
* Recurring Event:
Coffee Hour: Thursday, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, PLSB 4th Floor Lounge
Take a break from your desk for coffee and afternoon snacks with your fellow biologists. All are welcome, just bring your own mug!
* GSPA Meeting: Monday, October 30th, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, location TBA
Join us for our October public forum meeting! Bodos bagels are provided! Come share your questions, concerns, and ideas about how we can improve department life, both academically and socially. If there are anonymous concerns you would like to share ahead of the meeting, please fill out this form. We will announce the room location soon.
Looking Ahead
One Day Symposium on Advanced Microscopy Techniques in Biomedical Sciences: Thursday, November 2nd 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Organized by The WM Keck Center for Cellular Imaging (Light microscopy) and Advanced Microscopy Facility (Electron & Light microscopy). Click here for details & registration.
Open House at the W.M. Keck Center for Cellular Imagine: Friday, November 3rd
Details
Have an announcement you'd like featured in the November newsletter? Contact Isabelle Sajonia.