Please 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
Join 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
The 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
This 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
November’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.
December’s seminar will feature the following speakers: LEIAH CAREY – CAMPBELL LAB “Oncogenic RAS Q61 mutants as novel targets for drug discovery efforts” AARON HOBBS – DER LAB “Atypical KRASG12R mutant is impaired in PI3K signaling and macropinocytosis in pancreatic cancer” Pizza will be served beginning at 11:45 am, please arrive early so the talks … Read more
October’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
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
Directors 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
