What's New @ HSLS MolBio | April 2016

Your Input Needed! Data Management Forum 5/5

Grab a cookie and join members of the University of Pittsburgh Data Management Committee on Thursday, May 5, 2016; 12:30-1:30 PM at Falk Library Upper Floor for a chance to provide in-person and candid input to the Committee regarding your views and experiences related to research data management requirements and practices including managing, storing, sharing, and archiving data.

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5/5: Molecular Cloning “How-To” talk

PostdocTalks-spring2016

POSTDOC WORKSHOP SERIES
The Molecular Biology Information Service (MBIS) of the Health Science Library System (HSLS) and the Center for Postdoctoral Affairs in the Health Sciences are pleased to present the fifth in a series of “how to” workshops taught by biomedical postdocs at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Variant Detection WKSP rescheduled to 6/1

Variant Detection & Analysis: CLC Genomics workbench, dbSNP, COSMIC, & more
by Ansuman Chattopadhyay, PhD

Wednesday, 1st June 2016 NOT 27th April
1-4 pm
Falk Library Classroom 2 (upstairs)

This hands-on workshop focuses on human genetic variations and cancer mutations.

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Pitt Data Management Survey

University researchers are invited to complete the University of Pittsburgh’s Data Management Survey.

The purpose of this survey is to gain a better understanding of research data held at the University. The responses collected will inform the University’s Data Management Committee, which was created to examine the University’s needs regarding managing, storing, sharing, and archiving research data.

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4/25: CRISPR “How-To” talk

PostdocTalks-spring2016

POSTDOC WORKSHOP SERIES
The Molecular Biology Information Service (MBIS) of the Health Science Library System (HSLS) and the Center for Postdoctoral Affairs in the Health Sciences are pleased to present the fifth in a series of “how to” workshops taught by biomedical postdocs at the University of Pittsburgh.

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NGS Webinar from Science/AAAS

scisem

Characterizing cancers from liquid biopsies and FFPE samples: The rise of targeted sequencing panels

WHEN: Wednesday, 13th April, noon-1pm

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The detection of cancer in the body, particularly early in its progression, can provide life-saving information for subsequent treatment.

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