Integrated Training in Cancer Model Systems (ITCMS)
Directors Career Symposium May 30, 2019
Joseph S. Pagano Conference Room, 00-002, UNC Lineberger 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDirectors Career Symposium will take place May 30, 2019. Join us for the annual Integrated Training in Cancer Model Systems Director’s Career Symposium, moderated by Hector Franco, PhD, and featuring career focused talks representing three different career paths: Research, Medicine, and Publishing. In addition to a full afternoon of career talks, we will be offering … Read more
Mouse Pathology Workshop
This course is designed for LCCC Training Grant Fellows and is led by Dr. Stephanie Montgomery, a board-certified veterinary pathologist and Faculty Director of the Animal Histopathology and Laboratory Medicine Core. Topics covered include best practices for necropsy techniques, tissue sampling & preservation, and tissue immunohistochemistry/immunofluorescence. Emphasis is placed on ensuring rigor & reproducibility in pathology. … Read more
Cancer Model Systems Workshop: Part 1 Invertebrate Models
LCCC 32-001 - Linebrger 3rd floor corner conference roomThis workshop, led by Bob Duronio and Brian Strahl, will highlight the power of smaller eukaryotes (e.g., yeast and flies) to uncover basic principles of cell biology, and thus, how discoveries made in these organisms have led the way in our understanding of disease pathways. We also will cover how model organisms have been a … Read more
ITCMS Post-Postdoc Day Social
Carolina Brewery 460 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NCJoin the ITCMS postdoc committee in welcoming our new program trainees! We’ve reserved space at Carolina Brewery on Friday, September 20th starting at 4pm. (460 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill) We’ll be serving up appetizers, and, if you introduce yourself to the organizing committee, one of them might be willing to get you a beer! … Read more
Research Study Group – Science Writing
Pagano Conference RoomPlease join us for a panel discussion on the career path of becoming a professional scientific writer and editor. Leslie Bunce, a consulting medical writer and editor for UNC’s Center for Women’s Health Research, will answer questions related to the field of scientific writing and editing. Leslie’s responsibilities are broad, encompassing the coordination of efforts … Read more
Postdoctoral Seminar Series: Jain, Gibson
Joseph S. Pagano Conference Room, 00-002, UNC Lineberger 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesOctober's seminar will feature the following speakers: Dr. Kanishk Jain - Strahl Lab Characterization of the plant homeodomain (PHD) reader family for their histone tail interactions Dr. Sara Gibson - Ting Lab NLRP12 Communicates with the Microbiome to Regulate Neuroinflammation Pizza will be served beginning at 11:45 am, please arrive early so the talks … Read more
Research Study Group: LinkedIn
Pagano Conference RoomOver 500 million professionals use LinkedIn to stay connected and grow professionally. Almost all employers use LinkedIn to share information, post job openings, and screen potential employees. Every grad student and postdoc can benefit from LinkedIn no matter what their intended career path. This hands-on LinkedIn workshop will lead participants through the following intermediate and … Read more
Postdoctoral Seminar Series: Butler, Klomp
Joseph S. Pagano Conference Room, 00-002, UNC Lineberger 450 West Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesNovember's seminar will feature the following speakers: Mitch Butler - Bear Lab Jenny Klomp - Der Lab Pizza will be served beginning at 11:45 am, please arrive early so the talks can begin on time. All ITCMS T32 funded postdocs are expected to attend the Monthly Seminar Series.
Cancer Model Systems Workshop Part 2: Vertebrates
LCCC 22-001 - Second Floor Conference RoomThe Models Systems II workshop will focus on the use of mice to model human cancer, discussing traditional xenograft studies, genetically engineered models, and patient-derived tumor xenografts (PDXs). We will discuss models of KRAS-driven cancer (pancreatic, lung); prostate cancer via the PTEN-deletion model; GBM models for low grade and high grade tumors; and models for … Read more