Symposium

Genome Variation and Repetitive Sequences (IGM, USC, from 2005-11-03 10:00 to 2005-11-03 16:30)

9th Annual Symposium, November 3, 2005 Co-Sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Genomic Sciences (CEGS) "Genome Variation and Repetitive Sequences"

RNA Interference: Basic Biology, Functional Genomics, and Therapeutics (Beckman Research Institute City of Hope Cooper Auditorium 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte, CA 91010-3000, from 2005-11-04 08:30 to 2005-11-04 17:20)

15th Beckman Symposium "RNA Interference: Basic Biology, Functional Genomics, and Therapeutics" is the fifteenth Beckman Symposium to be held at the Beckman Research Institute. Supported by funds from the Beckman Endowment, the Beckman Symposia are arranged annually by the Research Staff Organization of City of Hope.

Tapestry of Life: Lateral Transfers of Heritable Elements (Beckman Center, Irvine, California, from 2005-12-12 07:00 to 2005-12-13 18:00)

What Darwin saw as a tree of life descending in a linear fashion, is now more accurately seen as a tapestry of life, an anastomosing network, with important lateral transfers of heritable elements among parallel lines of descent. These transfers range in complexity from small insertion sequences, to whole genes, gene islands, and portions of whole genomes which may be combined in symbiogenesis. The purpose of the colloquium is to bring together researchers, empirical and theoretical, working at all levels on genomics, comparative genomics, and metagenomics to identify common and differentiating features of lateral gene transfer and to examine their implications for science and for human concerns.

Aging and Cancer Symposium (School of Gerontology Auditorium, from 2006-04-28 08:30 to 2006-04-28 17:00)

The USC School of Gerontology is pleased to announce an important symposium on aging and cancer to be held April 28, 2006.

Frontiers in Live Cell Imaging (Natcher Conference Center, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A., from 2006-04-19 08:00 to 2006-04-21 18:00)

NIGMS would like to bring to your attention a comprehensive meeting on optical methods in cell biology. In addition to acquainting practicing microscopists with the newest developments, this meeting is also designed to introduce investigators in chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, and the physical sciences to opportunities for research and development in this expanding interdisciplinary field.

CEGS Research Symposium (MCB building, from 2006-04-08 08:00 to 2006-04-08 17:00)

You are invited to the 2006 CEGS Research Symposium. This year's retreat will take place on April 8th at the MCB building on the UPC Campus. The speakers include Richard Myers from Stanford and Terry Speed from Berkeley. There will also be a poster session comprised of students and post-docs from USC. Lunch and a light breakfast will be provided. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to John McCrow at mccrow@usc.edu. Since we are providing food, we need an accurate head count, so RSVPs are necessary. Please respond by March 17th. If you are interested in presenting a poster, please e-mail Matt Lebo at lebo@usc.edu. We still need more people who are willing to present.