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NGP 4 DEI

Friday, September 17, 2021 at 1 - 2:30 PM

Jacqueline Quigley, PhD, - “Sex differences and the role of estradiol in animal models of addiction.” 

Jacque is a postdoctoral research fellow in Dr. Jill Becker's laboratory at the University of Michigan, where she also recently completed her PhD. Dr. Quigley's research interests include investigating the contributions of selective estradiol receptor subtypes in regulating drug-seeking behaviors in both males and females.

Lorraine Horwitz – “Identification of spinal neurons transmitting innocuous cool sensations.”

 Lorraine is a Neuroscience Graduate Program student co-mentored by Drs. Bo Duan and Susan Shore. She graduated from the University of California- Riverside with a B.S. in Biochemistry in 2015 and completed the PREP program at the University of Michigan in 2016. Since joining the Duan lab, she has shown an intense interest in multisensory integration of distinct sensory systems and a desire to uncover the mechanisms by which noxious versus innocuous temperature is encoded in the spinal cord.

Click HERE for the pdf.
                             NGP Community Conversation (all NGP students and faculty welcome)
 
Join us for an NGP Community Conversation on September 15th, 3-4:30 pm, to discuss the development of a NGP Code of Conduct. 
 
To prepare:
  • Give feedback on a current draft at this Qualtrics link by noon on September 10; this will guide our breakout discussions. A draft is also available here.
This conversation will be held by Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/94408415825; Passcode: 753187)
 
Our facilitator will be Mallory Martin-Ferguson, a Conflict Resolution and Academic Relations Specialist with Rackham. 
Zoom Meeting
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Stepping-in for Respect

September 13, 2021
9 - 11 a.m. via zoom

September 29, 2021
9 - 11 a.m. via zoom

Workshop participants will learn and practice strategies for how to step in when witnessing or directly experiencing disruptive behaviors. Facilitators will help prepare participants turn difficult conversations into productive ones in order to stop disrespectful behaviors, reinforce our core values, and create our desired culture.

You will learn to:

  • Determine when intervention is needed by analyzing scenarios of real events
  • Apply helpful strategies for stepping-in when witnessing or experiencing bias or discrimination
  • Role play scenarios to practice your new skills

You will benefit by:

  • Having a better understanding of the harm bias and discrimination causes
  • Being able to have open and honest conversations with peers on how to handle situations of disrespect
Register Now

Neuroscience Seminars

NGP Student Seminars
Monday, September 13th at 4 P.M.

The NGP seminar for Monday, September 13th is cancelled for NGP Faculty, 3rd Year Cohorts and above.

1st and 2nd Year NGP cohorts will be meeting with Audrey to discuss NGP requirements and answer questions about classes, rotations, GSI positions, qualifying exams, and NSF graduate research fellowship submission. The 1st and 2nd year cohorts, please see your separate email announcement for further details.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2021-2022 NGP STUDENT SEMINAR SCHEDULE

NGP Student Seminars
Monday, September 27th at 3 - 4:30 P.M.
Human Genetics Seminar Series
Tuesday, September 14, 2021  3:00 - 4:00 PM
Zoom Meeting
Biopsychology Colloquium
Tuesday, September 21st, 2021  at noon
2210 AB (Second Floor) Michigan Union

Matthew Gaidica, NASA TRISH Postdoctoral Fellow working with Dr. Ben Dantzer

Opportunities

Leading our Future Biologists

Developing Future Biologists (DFB) is currently recruiting new instructors!

Graduate students and postdocs from all departments and disciplines who are interested in teaching are encouraged to apply for a 2 year commitment. We put together a one-week immersive biology lecture and lab course for undergraduate students from colleges that have limited research programs. The past 2 years have been virtual, but we anticipate an in-person course for 2022.
 
Instructors will gain experience in:
  • Course design
  • Meaningful teamwork-based project experience
  • Budgeting and fundraising
  • Managing multifaceted projects
  • Engaging and impacting the next generation of scientists with a DEI focus 
Visit our website for more information or reach out to contactdfb@umich.edu.
Interested in Consulting Experience? Apply to miLEAD Consulting
 
Are you interested in a career in industry, business, consulting, patent law, or policy? Apply to the miLEAD Consulting Group – a nonprofit consulting firm of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at the University of Michigan. Our members have the opportunity to work with real clients to help guide business decisions in translating innovation to commercialization. Through miLEAD you will be able to gain invaluable professional development experience to help you move toward your career goals. 
 
Come attend a recruitment social on Sep 9, 5:30pm, at Conor O’Neill’s (318 S Main St) and meet current miLEAD members! (including the Vice President - Ishtiaq Mawla) Drinks and appetizers will be provided. RSVP here: https://forms.gle/y68Vvyhp6cFFoJ5TA
 
No prior business experience is required! We encourage motivated individuals with strong interests in business, entrepreneurship, consulting, and leadership to apply. To apply, go to https://www.milead.org/applyApplications open Sept 7 and are due Sept 21 at 11:59pm.
 
Please reach out to hr@milead.org with any questions. 
 

Health and Wellness

Upcoming Student Group
 
TRANSITIONING BACK TO IN-PERSON
Tuesday, September 28 | 5:30-7:00 p.m. ET | REGISTER HERE!

These FREE virtual education/support groups are a service of the U-M's Eisenberg Family Depression Center in partnership with the U-M Engineering’s C.A.R.E. Center, and are run by professional staff.

These Campus Mind Works wellness groups are open to any U-M student who is interested in obtaining information about stress, depression, anxiety and related conditions, and/or is interested in learning positive coping strategies to help address these issues. The groups are designed for education and support purposes only and are not intended to be a substitute for medical or m
ental health treatment. 
Register Here (Sept. 28)

Looking Ahead!

Cultural Humility

Friday, September 24th at 10 - 11 a.m.

DESCRIPTION

In this session, facilitated by OHEI’s Michael Herrington, cultural humility is defined, and behaviors and practices that foster better relationships are explored. Through self-reflection and dialogue, participants will examine how our respective cultures and identities influence our interactions with others and how to better navigate cultural interactions and relationships. Open to all but please register here to receive the Zoom link prior to this workshop.

Register
Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 974 5193 3184          Passcode: 646289

Monthly MNI Seminar - Data Blitz Presentation

 
Thursday, October 14th, 3-4 PM

We invite the greater University of Michigan Neuroscience community to join us and participate in our newly launched MNI seminar series. These will occur the second Thursday of each month, from 3:00 – 4:00 PM. We intend to feature multiple data blitz presentations at each seminar, so that neuroscientists campus wide can learn more about each other’s science. 
Link to RSVP and Symposium Agenda

Reconnect at Neuroscience 2021

One Meeting, Two Experiences — Participate Online, November 8-11, and in Chicago, November 13-16
 



The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is excited to announce details for Neuroscience 2021, with opportunities to participate online and in person. SfN’s Annual Meeting Focus Group, led by the Program Committee Chairs, has reimagined the digital experience, specifically virtual poster sessions, and we're excited to celebrate SfN's 50th anniversary meeting with neuroscientists around the world at our most inclusive experience to date.

Join the nearly half a million neuroscientists from around the world who have propelled their careers by presenting an abstract at an SfN annual meeting — the premier global neuroscience event.

External Postdoc Openings

Brown University Carney Institute for Brain Science
Postdoctoral Fellowship
: Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience of Disease
Location: Laboratory of Eric Morrow MD PhD, Brown University Campus - 70 Ship Street, Providence RI
Department: Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry; Center for Translational Neuroscience, Carney Institute for Brain Science
Link to Position Description and Application Here


National Institutes of Health (Neuroscience @ NIH)

Development and Regulation of the GnRH Neuroendocrine System
Cellular, Developmental or Molecular postdoctoral fellow positions for Intramural Training Awards (< 2 years from degree) in the Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology Section (CDNS,  https://dir.ninds.nih.gov/Faculty/Profile/susan-wray.html). Lab focuses on mechanisms directing development and regulation of the GnRH neuroendocrine cells which arise in olfactory regions and migrate into the brain, where they control reproductive function.  Download Posting HERE.

Internal Postdoc Openings

AHMED and SARTER LAB

The labs of Drs. Omar Ahmed (http://www.omarlab.org/) and Martin Sarter (https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/msarter/) at the University of Michigan are seeking two outstanding, driven postdoctoral fellows for research on a newly funded, five-year project on cortico-striatal circuitry and the integration of cognitive, spatial and motor functions. Together, the two labs combine state-of-the art methods and research approaches to conduct systems and behavioral neuroscience research. Our labs have enjoyed a record of continuous, high productivity and successful pre- and postdoctoral training. Our joint research is embedded in a larger, well-funded multi-disciplinary research program aimed at determining the neuronal circuitry underlying complex movement disorders in Parkinson’s disease. Therefore, trainees and their research will benefit from intense interactions with clinical researchers conducting converging research in patients. We seek trainees with prior training in systems and behavioral neuroscience in rodents and who aspire to a productive and visible career. For more information please contact Omar or Martin (ojahmed@umich.edu; msarter@umich.edu).  

APOSTOLIDES LAB
Information here


LI  LAB
The laboratory of Dr. Peng Li at the Life Sciences Institute is seeking postdoctoral fellows to study neural control of breathing. The Li lab uses a combination of state-of-the-art approaches, including viral circuit tracing, optogenetics, chemogenetics, pharmacology, single cell RNAseq, and functional imaging, to dissect the heterogeneity and functions of neuronal populations in the breathing control circuit, and to identify the mechanism underlying the interactions between breathing behaviors and emotional and physiological states (http://www.lsi.umich.edu/labs/peng-li-lab). Interested applicants please contact penglium@umich.edu

LOWENSTEIN LAB
Information here

RAPHAEL LAB
Postdoctoral position is available for gene editing of auditory neurons in cultured explants and in vivo. Please contact Yehoash Raphael for more information.

BORJIGIN LAB
Please email Dr. Borjigin directly for more information.

EBAN-ROTHSCHILD LAB
Neuronal Circuitry of Sleep and Wakefulness using highly innovative techniques. For details please contact: adae@umich.edu. 

WALDHAUS LAB
Seeking a postdoctoral candidate with interest in Regenerative Medicine of the inner ear. The study is about tracing the process of auditory hair cell regeneration at single cell level and whole transcriptome resolution. Information
 

SATIN LAB
A NIH-funded POSTDOCTORAL position is available immediately in the Satin Lab for a PhD or an MD to study stimulus-secretion coupling mechanisms and ion channels in mouse and human pancreatic islets. Candidates should have experience in live cell imaging, image acquisition and analysis, molecular biology, and using adenoviruses to express novel optical probes in cells, as well as other proteins. Experience in patch clamping would be an additional strength, as is knowledge of ion channel physiology, metabolic biochemistry, and/or familiarity with mathematical models. 
Interested individuals should supply a current CV and the names of 3 individuals who could be used as references directly to Les Satin, PhD

SHORE LAB
Research fellow Kresge Institute

 

Faculty Openings

The Center for RNA Biomedicine, a pioneering program of the $150M University of Michigan Biosciences Initiative, solicits applications for faculty positions at the assistant professor level. The faculty positions will be on the tenure track with university year appointments starting Sep. 1, 2022, or Jan. 1, 2023.  Downloadable PDF HERE.

Funding Opportunities

Please refer to this list of predoctoral funding opportunities for more information.

  


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