Graduate School in Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Mayo Clinic’s Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Program (MPET) in the Mayo Graduate School has sent the following information to the chemistry department.

Are you seeking Ph.D. training for a career that melds the unparalleled thrill of discovering basic biological mechanisms with the excitement of translating those findings into the novel therapies for human diseases?  The Mayo Graduate School attracts outstanding students from across the world for a variety of reasons:

Exceptional Student Outcomes

Examples of our student’s successes include -

• Tremendous productivity during student training—Ph.D. (and M.D./Ph.D.) students graduating in the last 20 years averaged 5.6 publications, with publications in some of the very best journals in the world (e.g., Molecular Cell, Nature Immunology, Nature Genetics, Nature Cell Biology, PNAS, Neuron, Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Genes & Development, Nature Biotechnology).

• More than 90% of students go on to academic postdoctoral training at top-notch institutions.

• Former students now have careers as leaders in academia and industry.

• Funding of a highly competitive, peer-reviewed NIH pre-doctoral pharmacology training grant (T32GM072474)

• Students complete Ph.D. training in an average of 5.2 years.

Committed Mentors

Our faculty members are committed to fostering the intellectual development of students into future leaders in biomedical science (as demonstrated by our student outcomes!).  Our world-class investigators and mentors receive a total annual research budget of over $500 million every year. Students receive exceptional and focused mentorship and benefit from our outstanding 1:1 student-to-faculty ratio.

Cutting-Edge Research

Our research program in pharmacology is firmly rooted in basic science research that integrates across the disciplines of biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, physiology, structural biology, materials science, genomics, bioinformatics, proteomics, and systems pharmacology.  The goals of these programs are to discover the basic mechanisms of disease and to translate these findings into novel therapies. 

• Cancer Biology and Therapeutics – Discover the molecular underpinnings that drive cancers and new approaches to treat these diseases

• Regenerative Medicine – Harnessing bioengineered stem cells as an individualized in vitro platform to discover, diagnose, and ultimately treat mechanisms of degenerative diseases such as cardiomyopathy.

• Pharmacogenomics and Genetics – Employ cutting-edge genetic technologies to discover, at the molecular and genetic levels, why humans have vastly different responses to drugs

• Drug Discovery—Use supercomputers and chemistry to discover and develop mechanism-based drugs

• Neurobiology and Genetics of Addiction—Develop sophisticated genetic models and methods to understand and treat addictive behaviors

• Cardiovascular Biology and Therapeutics—Identify molecular mechanisms and genetic defects that contribute to heart disease and develop improved therapies

Full Student Financial Support

• Annual stipend of $26,750 per year
• Full tuition scholarships are given to all admitted students (valued at $24,000 per year)
• Tuition scholarship and stipend are guaranteed by Mayo Graduate School for 5 years

To Apply

Applications are due by December 1, 2013. (Be sure to indicate MPET as your first choice!)  http://www.mayo.edu/mgs/phd-admissions.html

To learn more about the MPET program and mentor’s research programs http://www.mayo.edu/mgs/mpet.html

NDSU Graduate Visitation Day

NDSU Graduate Visitation Day
Saturday, October 26th

RSVP by October 21^st

Dear Colleague

This email follows up a recent mailing sent by the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Chemistry and Biochemistry Department regarding our NDSU Graduate Visitation Day. 

We appreciate your help in getting this information out to your students. If possible, please forward this email to your Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biology undergraduate students.  Anyone looking for a M.S. or Ph.D. in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is invited to attend this event. 

To view our brochure, which outlines the details of this event, click on the attached link:    

http://www.ndsu.edu/chemistry/files/Visitation%20Day%20Brochure%202013.pdf

The RSVP deadline date is Monday, October 21^st. To reserve a spot, we ask that student’s contact the department’s administrative secretary, Wendy Leach, by email, wendy.leach@ndsu.edu or by phone, 701-231-8751.   

Thank you for your time and effort to help us make this a successful event.

_______________________________________
Sivaguru Jayaraman, Associate Professor

Graduate Admissions Chair
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Could YOU be an EXROP nominee?

The Exceptional Research Opportunities Program (EXROP) links the resources of HHMI's Science and Science Education departments to provide bright, motivated undergraduate students from disadvantaged backgrounds (from an under-performing high school or low income family) and groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences (such as Hispanics, Blacks, and Native Americans) with outstanding summer research experiences. HHMI continues to work with EXROP students after their summer study programs to encourage them to pursue careers in academic science.

St. Olaf chemistry faculty members are currently looking for interested and eligible students for possible nomination for an EXROP position. Students should be current sophomores or juniors and fit the eligibility requirements highlighted above.  Talk to any chemistry faculty member if you are interested.

3M "Regulatory Analyst" Positions Available

Job Summary
3M Medical Department Material EHS is searching for individuals to be part of a team that provides product EHS business process support globally to 3M business units and international subsidiaries. The primary duties for a Regulatory Analyst include completing human health hazard assessments and authoring material safety data sheets, labels, and transportation documents.

Candidate Profile
 Have excellent written and verbal communication and customer service skills.
 Self motivated, highly productive and result‐oriented.
 Must be a team player.
 Possesses problem solving skills.
 Must have excellent computer and database skills.
 Must have the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
 Ability to follow standard operating procedures to provide support to product EHS business processes.

Education
 Bachelor’s degree in a natural science with at least two years of chemistry coursework including organic chemistry.

Experience
 The following are not required but will be considered a plus:
     o 0 – 1 years of experience in product EHS.
     o General knowledge and understanding of regulatory compliance at local, state, federal, and international levels.
     o Advanced degree in a discipline related to product EHS (toxicology, industrial hygiene, safety, environmental health, etc.).
     o Knowledge of 3M laboratory, manufacturing and EHS related information sources or data systems.

Contact
 These positions are contingent worker positions located at the corporate headquarters in St. Paul, MN.
 Accepting candidates now. Interviews will start the first week of October with start dates in early November.
 Contact Ann Thompson, Ph.D, Technical Manager, for additional information on the hiring process and vendor contacts
     o athompson@mmm.com
     o 651‐736‐8089

Student Contractor Position at USEPA - Duluth, MN

The US EPA Mid Continent Ecology Division laboratory in Duluth, MN has posted a student contractor position.  

The Mid Continent Ecology Division (MED), National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL), Office of Research and Development (ORD) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking individuals, at least 18 years of age who have completed a Bachelors degree with biochemistry, molecular biology, environmental science, toxicology, pharmacy, physiology, neuroscience or a related fields of study to provide services under a contractual agreement to assist in aquatic toxicology research such as: developing methods and models for assessing and predicting the bioaccumulation and effects of chemicals in aquatic organisms.

For more information about this position, click here.

For more detailed information regarding the Mid Continent Ecology Division, visit the MED home page.

A job opportunity at 3M

I need to hire 9 new contingent workers into my group at 3M in the next couple of weeks. I just hired two Oles from the recent graduating class and have other Oles on my staff as well. Due to the timing, we need to hire people who have already graduated with a degree in a natural science with at least two years of chemistry through organic and will likely not be able to wait for someone who is finishing mid-year.

Thank you for your help!

Best regards,

Ann '76

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Ann Thompson, Ph.D. | Technical Manager - Material EHS
3M Medical Department
3M Center, Building 220-06-E-03 | St. Paul, MN 55144-1000
Office: 651 736 8089 | Mobile: 612 207 8030 | Triminet: 736 8089
athompson@mmm.com | www.3M.com

This week's chemistry seminar (Sept 19th), Regents Hall 310 at 3:00

This week's chemistry seminar, Thursday Sept. 19th, Regents Hall 310 at 3:00

Science of Rock ’n’ Roll 

- Single Molecule and Nanoparticle Imaging in Biophysical, Surface, and Photocatalysis Studies 

Prof. Ning Fang 

Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy and Iowa State University 

The research in the Fang Laboratory aims to open up new frontiers in chemical and biological discovery through the development and use of novel optical imaging platforms, which provide sub-diffraction-limited spatial resolution, high angular resolution, excellent detectability, and/or nanometer localization precision for single molecules and nanoparticles. 

• Rotational Tracking: The knowledge of rotational dynamics in and on live cells remains highly limited due to technical limitations. The single particle orientation and rotational tracking (SPORT) technique has been developed for visualizing rotational motions of anisotropic plasmonic gold nanorods under a differential interference contrast (DIC) microscope. The SPORT technique is capable of extracting important information (including rotational rates, modes, and directions) on the characteristic rotational dynamics involved in complex biological processes, such as endocytosis and intracellular transport. 

• Fluorescence Super-Resolution and High-Precision Tracking: A fully automatic calibration and scanning prism-type total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) and scattering (TIRS) microscope has been constructed for high-precision tracking of single molecules and nanoparticles. Stable signals from non-blinking quantum dots under the automated TIRF microscope allows for continuous super-localization of single quantum dots with sub-10-nm precision in both lateral and axial directions. This system is also being used to reveal the nature and photocatalytic properties of the surface active sites on single Au-CdS hybrid nanocatalysts.