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MAY 6, 2008
BioMedical Technology Club of Houston
May Breakfast Meeting
Dr. Stacey Kalovidouris, Executive Director of IBB
Rice's Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering - A Catalyst of Collaboration and Change
Trevisios in the Texas Medical Center, 7-8:30am
APRIL 24, 2008
IBB "Commercialize It" 2008 Thursday Sessions
Interested in commercializing your ideas? Then stop by, have a coffee, and chat with the commercializing specialists!
Keck 115, Rice Univ., 1pm - 3pm
APRIL 14, 2008
Deadline for IBB Mock NIH Study Section Grant Submissions
MARCH 25, 2008
IBB NIH Biotechnology Seminar Series, co-sponsored with the Rice Jones School Biotechnology and Health Care Club, presents:
Will Rosellini, Founder and Interim CEO
MicroTransponder, Inc.
Location: Jones School (McNair Hall's Anderson Family Commons), Rice Univ., 12pm-1pm
MARCH 24, 2008
Deadline for proposals for IBB seed grants
IBB Medical Innovation Awards & Hamill Innovation Awards and Morse Fellowship for IBB graduate students. Additional information on how to apply can be found on the main page of the IBB web site.
MARCH 20, 2008
IBB "Commercialize It" 2008 Thursday Sessions
Interested in commercializing your ideas? Then stop by, have a coffee, and chat with the commercializing specialists!
Keck 115, Rice Univ., 1pm - 3pm
MARCH 18, 2008
IBB NIH Biotechnology Seminar Series, co-sponsored with the Rice Jones School Biotechnology and Health Care Club and the The Ken Kennedy Institute of Information Technology, presents:
Dr. Ioannis Kakadiaris, Director of the Computational Biomedicine Lab
Eckhard Pfeiffer Professor of Computer Science & Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Houston
Recent Advances at the UH Computational Biomedicine Lab
Location: Jones School (McNair Hall's Anderson Family Commons), Rice Univ., 12pm-1pm
MARCH 11, 2008
IBB NIH Biotechnology Seminar Series, co-sponsored with the Rice Jones School Biotechnology and Health Care Club, presents:
Nila Bhakuni
Director of Technology Transfer, Rice Univ.
Commercializing Your Inventions with Rice's Office of Technology Transfer
Location: Jones School (McNair Hall, 104 Commons), Rice Univ., 12pm-1pm
FEBRUARY 21, 2008
IBB "Commercialize It" 2008 Thursday Sessions
Interested in commercializing your ideas? Then stop by, have a coffee, and chat with the HTC commercializing specialists!
Keck 115, Rice Univ., 1pm - 3pm
FEBRUARY 19, 2008
IBB NIH Biotechnology Seminar Series, co-sponsored with the Rice Jones School Biotechnology and Health Care Club, presents:
Leo Linbeck III, CEO, Aquinas Corporation
AlphaDev LLC, An Aquinas Corporation Business
TBA
Location: Jones School (McNair Hall's Anderson Family Commons), Rice Univ., 12pm-1pm
FEBRUARY 12, 2008
IBB NIH Biotechnology Seminar Series, co-sponsored with the Rice Jones School Biotechnology and Health Care Club, presents:
Dr. Tom Kraft, Director of Client Services
Houston Technology Center
The Relationship Between Entrepreneur and Technology - A Commercialization View
Jones School (McNair Hall's Anderson Family Commons), Rice Univ., 12pm-1pm
FEBRUARY 1, 2008
Keck Seminar Series, sponsored by Gulf Coast Consortia
Dr. Jennifer West, Director, Institute of Biosciences & Bioengineering, Cameron Professor of Bioengineering
Keck 102, Rice Univ., 4:00pm-5:00pm
JANUARY 24, 2008
Rice Alliance, Nanotechnology Venture Forum
Showcasing the Most Promising Nanotechnology Companies
Jones School (McNair Hall), Rice Univ.
JANUARY 16, 2008
IBB Internship Fair
RMC Grand Hall, Rice Univ., 11:30am - 1:30pm
NOVEMBER 13, 2007
IBB NIH Biotechnology Seminar Series presents:
Dr. Carol J. Farhangfar, Director, Research Planning & Development for the Division of Cancer Medicine, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Perspectives on Research Planning and Development in Cancer Medicine
Keck 102, Rice Univ., 10:30am - 11:30am
NOVEMBER 9, 2007
IBB NIH Biotechnology Seminar Series presents:
Prof. Peter J. Little, Head of Cell Biology and Diabetes Laboratory in the Atherosclerosis and Vascular Division at the Baker Medical Research Institute in Australia. He is also President of Diabetes Australia.
Diabetes - why is it such a big deal and what can be done about it?
Keck 102, Rice Univ., 10:30am - 11:30am
NOVEMBER 6, 2007
IBB NIH Biotechnology Seminar Series presents:
Dr. Diane Markesich, Associate Director of Target Validation, Clone Production, OmniBankII, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
From Phenotypes to Pharmacology: Drug Discovery at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
Keck 102, Rice Univ., 10:30am - 11:30am
OCTOBER 15 & 16, 2007
2nd Annual France-USA Science and Technology Workshop at Rice University
Duncan Hall, Room 1054, Rice Univ.
OCTOBER 17, 2007
France-USA Science and Technology Luncheon for Faculty & Students
Would you like to do research in France? Come to lunch and find out how!
Space Science 337, 12-1pm, Rice Univ.
OCTOBER 9, 2007
IBB NIH Biotechnology Seminar Series presents:
Dr. Upendra Marathi, Vice President of PLx Pharma Inc.
Next Generation NSAIDS Innovations - Improving GI Safety
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 - CANCELLED
IBB NIH Biotechnology Seminar Series presents:
Mr. Christopher L. Wasden, CEO and Founder of SimplexityMD
SEPTEMBER 24, 2007
Career Development Workshop: Conducting an Academic Job Search
Designed for postdoctoral fellows and graduate students; presented by
Dr. Jennifer L. West, Bioengineering Dept and Dr. Joff Silberg, Biochem & Cell Biol Dept
Location: George R. Brown Hall W100D, Rice Univ., 10:00am - 12noon
AUGUST 15-18, 2007
Advances in Tissue Engineering 2007, 15th Annual Short Course
Please visit the course web site at http://tissue.rice.edu/ to view the program and list of lecturers. Location: Duncan Hall, Rice Univ.
JULY 27, 2007
Alliance for NanoHealth General Meeting
Location: Institute for Molecular Medicine (IMM) Building, 1825 Pressler Street, IMM Auditorium, 9-10am. For more info go to The Alliance for NanoHealth website: www.nanohealthalliance.org
JULY 23-24, 2007
Faculty Workshop
Are you interested in biological and biomedical areas? Was high school your last biology class? Either way, please join us for an intensive introduction to cell biology, including laboratory modules in mammalian cell culture and microscopy. Space is limited. Registration is free.
JULY 12, 2007
IBB 3rd Annual Symposium
Location: McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall, Rice Univ., 1pm
JUNE 6, 2007
Rice Alliance Life Science Technology Venture Forum
Location: McNair Hall, Jones Graduate School, Rice Univ.
MAY 21-23, 2007
Translational Optical Molecular Imaging: Nano to Macro Short Course
Location: Duncan Hall, Rice Univ.
APRIL 24, 2007
Scientia Seminar Series
Kyriacos Athanasiou, Ph.D., Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Bioengineering, Rice Univ.
Bioengineering Toward Mending the Human Being: Is Arthritis Indeed Incurable?
APRIL 17-18, 2007
1st Annual Global Health Design Challenge Symposium: Integrated Technology Solutions to Advance Global Health
Sponsored by: Beyond Traditional Borders & The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Location: James A. Baker III Hall, Rice Univ.
APRIL 13, 2007
10th Anniversary Symposium for BIOE
Keynote Address: Prof. Jeffrey A. Hubbell, Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient
Location: McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall, Rice Univ., 9am-5pm
APRIL 4, 2007
Dean's Summit
NSF Advance/NSF AGEP Programs
Location: Rice Univ.
MARCH 20, 2007
NIH Biotechnology Seminar Series presents:
Raymund Eich, Ph.D., Patent Agent, Williams, Morgan and Amerson, P.C.
What Does a Patent Agent Do?
Location: Keck 102, Rice Univ., 10:30am - 11:30am
MARCH 15, 2007
BioHouston Breakfast Forum
Eugene H. Levy, Ph.D., Provost, Howard Hughes Chair & Prof. Physics
and Astronomy, Rice Univ.
Collaborative Research Center
Location: Rice Univ., Jones School - Anderson Family Commons, 7:30-9:00am
FEBRUARY 14, 2007
BioHouston Breakfast Forum
Donald Birx, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor/Vice President of Research at The University of Houston
Location: M.D. Anderson South II, 7435 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77054
FEBRUARY 12, 2007
NIH Biotechnology Seminar Series presents:
Heather Myler, Scientist, Ambrx
Biotherapeutic Drug Development: The Bioanalytical Perspective
Location: Keck 102, Rice Univ., 10:30am - 11:30am
FEBRUARY 7, 2007
Trekker & IBB Seminar:
Dr. Jeanette Pritchard, BioNanotechnology Manager at NanoVic
NanoVic: Leading Australian BioNanotechnology
Location: Keck 102, Rice Univ., 4:00 - 5:00pm
FEBRUARY 6, 2007
NIH Biotechnology Seminar Series presents:
Yasmin Wadia, M.D., CEO and Director of R&D, Laser Tissue Welding Inc.
Liver Repair and Hemostasis using Laser Soldering of Albumin in a Porcine Model
Location: Keck 102, Rice Univ., 10:30am - 11:30am
JANUARY 18, 2007
IBB's Second Annual Summer Internship Fair
Location: Grand Hall of the Rice Memorial Center, Rice Univ., 11am-3pm
BIOHOUSTON'S BREAKFAST FORUM
December 13, 2006, 7:30am-9am
MD Anderson South Campus Research Building II
7435 Fannin, Houston, TX 77054
Featuring Peter G. Traber, M.D., President and CEO
of Baylor College of Medicine
NOVEMBER 28, 2006
Collaborative Research Symposium
Location: Conference Center at Trevisio-McGovern TMC Commons, Houston, TX
Sponsored by Rice, hosted by Drs. Rebecca Richards-Kortum and Neal Lane.
Register for free at http://www.collaborativeresearchcenter.org/
NOVEMBER 14, 2006
BioHouston's Breakfast Forum
Location: MD Anderson South Campus Research Building II
7435 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77054
Featuring Mauro Ferrari, PhD, President of the Texas Alliance for NanoHealth, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas Health Science Center.
Register at http://www.biohouston.org
NOVEMBER 9-10, 2006
BioHouston's Texas Life Science Conference
Location: Brown Foundation - Institute of Molecular Medicine
1825 Pressler St., Houston, TX 77030
Featuring keynote speakers, George B. Abercrombie, Present and CEO, Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc., and Cynthia Robbins-Roth, PhD, Founding Partner, BioVenture Consultants.
Register at http://www.biohouston.org
AUGUST 16-19, 2006
14th Advances in Tissue Engineering Short Course
Information and online registration at http://tissue.rice.edu
JULY 26-27, 2006
Special Faculty Workshop
You are invited to a Special Faculty Workshop! Are you interested in biological and biomedical areas? Was high school your last biology class? Either way, please join us for an intensive introduction to cell biology, including laboratory modules in mammalian cell culture and microscopy. Space is limited. Registration is free.
JULY 13, 2006 (Thursday)
The 2nd Annual IBB Symposium
1:00pm-7:00pm
McMurty Auditorium
MAY 2, 2006
Mock NIH Study Section
Sponsored by IBB. To provide assistance to faculty submitting NIH proposals. Draft proposals are due by 5 PM on April 17. Three hard copies of the proposal as well as a PDF copy must be turned into IBB at George R. Brown Hall, Room W100F. Faculty interested in submitting proposals must send an email to jwest@rice.edu with the title of their proposal and a very short description by April 1 so that we can arrange for appropriate reviewers. Each proposal will be reviewed and scored as well as discussed at the study section meeting. Investigators will attend the study section to listen to the discussion to learn more about the NIH process and to receive additional feedback on their proposal.
APRIL 21, 2006
BioHouston Chili Cook-Off
Information at www.biohouston.com
APRIL 11, 2006 (Tuesday)
Career Development Workshop for Post-Doctoral Fellows and Senior Graduate Students: Starting a New Laboratory
9:00am-12:00pm
Sponsored by IBB. The workshop will be run by Dr. Joff Silberg. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP via email to ibb@rice.edu. ALSO - Ideas for future workshop topics can be sent to ibb@rice.edu.
MARCH 29, 2006 (Wednesday)
IBB NIH Biotechnology Annual Retreat and Poster Session
6:00pm-9:00pm
Keck Hall, First Floor Foyer
MARCH 13, 2006 (Monday)
IBB Post-Doctoral Fellows Reception
George R. Brown Hall, W100D, 5:00pm
FEBRUARY 23, 2006 (Thursday)
Career Development Workshop for Post-Doctoral Fellows:
Interviewing for Faculty Positions
10:00am-11:30am
George R. Brown Hall, W100D
Sponsored by IBB. The workshop will be run by Cain Project Instructor Tracy Volz. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP via email to ibb@rice.edu.
FEBRUARY 24, 2006 (Friday)
Bioscience and Bioengineering Career Day
10:00am-4:00pm
Rice Memorial Center
FEBRUARY 25, 2006 (Saturday)
NSF IGERT in Cellular Engineering Annual Retreat/Poster Session
10:00am-12:30pm
Keck Hall, First Floor Foyer
FEBRUARY 16, 2006 (Thursday)
TX-UK-IBB Workshop on Motor Proteins and Protein Imaging
9:30am-5:00pm
Keck Hall, Room 102
Workshop Agenda All members of the Rice community are welcome, but organizer Kate Beckingham requests RSVP's be sent to kate@rice.edu.
FEBRUARY 14, 2006 Breakfast Forum
BioHouston
Dr. James T. Willerson, President of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, will be the featured speaker at the February 14th Breakfast Forum. His work with adult stem cells and damaged heart tissues is something truly revolutionary, and his insights into the biotech industry are not to be missed! IBB graduate students interested in attending, please RSVP to Sherry Nassar at nassar@rice.edu.
DECEMBER 12, 2005
Advances in Cellular Imaging
Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center
8:00am-12:00pm
DECEMBER 12-13, 2005
Sixth Annual UT Biomedical Engineering Conference
Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center
8:00am-5:00pm
DECEMBER 5, 2005 (Monday)
Biochemistry and Cell Biology and IBB Distinguished Seminar: Dr. Robert E. Pruitt
Associate Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University
"Non-Mendelian Inheritance of DNA Sequence Information in Arabidopsis"
Keck Hall 102, 12:00pm
OCTOBER 12, 2005
Career Development Workshop: Conducting an Academic Job Search
George R. Brown Hall W100D, 10:00am
Dr. Jennifer West (Bioengineering Dept) and
Dr. Joff Silberg (Biochemistry and Cell Biology Dept)
will host a workshop focused on academic job searches
and starting a new faculty position. If you are interested
in attending, please RSVP via email to ibb@rice.edu.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
Microcosm: Virtual Voyage Through the Human Body
at the Burke Baker Planetarium
Produced in conjunction with Evans & Sutherland Corporation, with collaboration and support from Rice University's CBEN, CNST, IBB and others.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 - CANCELLED
IBB Distinguished Seminar Series: Dr. Elaine A. Ostrander
Senior Investigator and Chief, Cancer Genetics Branch
Head, Comparative Genetics Section, National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
"Genetic Mapping of Complex Traits in the Domestic Dog"
Keck Hall 100, 3:00pm
Reception immediately following in Keck Hall rotunda
SEPTEMBER 8, 2005
IBB Special Seminar
Ms. Courtney Stevens
Human Resources Specialist
"Opportunities at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation"
(for Post-docs, Graduate Students, and Technicians)
12:00 noon, Keck Hall Room 102, Pizza at 1:00 p.m.
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