Current Announcements and Events

• Meet with 200+ recruiters in many disciplines
• Apply in advance for interviews at the Fair

Fairs are held in early January in:  DC, Los Angeles, NY City, Chicago, and Boston

For more info and to apply for interviews visit:  cic.experience.com

Log-In Token - CIC2010

The registration deadline is November 30.

Chemistry Seminar

Monday, November 30, 10:00 am, CNS 112

•  FREE PIZZA at noon.
  • RSVP to Akiko Fillinger if you want to attend and meet with Mark

Mark Hedglin (Biochem ’05)

Department of Biological Chemistry University of Michigan

“Human Alkyladenine DNA Glycosylase (hAAG) Employs a Two Dimensional Processive Search for DNA Damage”

 DNA is remarkably stable but is nevertheless susceptible to spontaneous damage. If left uncorrected, this damage can lead to cell death, mutation, and cancer. To protect the integrity of the genome, cells have evolved numerous DNA repair pathways, each responsible for the repair of a specific type of DNA damage. Our lab focuses on the base excision repair (BER) pathway, which is responsible for the repair of small chemical modifications to the base moiety of DNA nucleotides. My research focuses on how BER efficiently locates these very small and extremely rare sites of damage which occur only once in every 1 million nucleotides on any given day. Specifically, my work has shown that a DNA glycosylase, the initiating enzyme in the BER pathway which is responsible for conducting genome-wide searches to detect and remove chemically modified bases, does so by a combination of “Hopping” and “Sliding” mechanisms.   

FLEFF LAB: The Open Space Project 

Offered Block I, Spring 2010
Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies

• CRN# 43172, Course#  DIIS -12000-01 is a block one FLEFF Lab for first year students.
• CRN# 43174, Course # DIIS-12000-02 is a block one FLEFF Lab for sophomores, juniors and seniors
  
  This course explores the concept of open space through a range of theories and practices of social media, social networking, emerging technologies, user-generated content, and other structures. Students will engage in group projects that combine conceptual investigation of open space modes with digital interfaces and social media. Finished projects and prototypes will be mounted on the FLEFF website. Course will be team taught by new media theorist/designers.
  
  Students will work on projects probing open space that will be judged by an international jury of new media artists and practitioners who will award prizes to the top projects for their innovation, execution, and conceptual moxy.  It's a chance to get your work and ideas seen by the top thinkers and do-ers in the field of new media across the globe. It's a chance to be part of larger conversation about things that matter, where the classroom is just one nodal point in a network of people, ideas, and flows.
  
  Two sections. One section is reserved for first year students and has 20 seats. The other section is for sophomores, juniors and seniors and has 20 seats. 40 seats total--be sure you secure one of them.
  
  And remember, FLEFF LAB is not only a think tank and innovation cluster to consider open space but also an unique experience you can list on your resume. You are a MEMBER of FLEFF LAB and not simply a student.  You are a RESEARCH TEAM member of FLEFF LAB and not just picking up an extra credit.
  
  Note:  We will open seats for this course during Fall registration.  Don't wait until Spring--we anticipate high demand for this one-time only mini-course. This year, we will not be offering the FLEFF internship one credit courses. Students who are former or future interns should enroll in FLEFF LAB.
  
  For more information, contact Patricia Zimmermann, codirector, FLEFF, at patty@ithaca.edu, with the subject line "FLEFF LAB"

CUR's Registry of Undergraduate Researchers -- for juniors and seniors

The Council on Undergraduate Research hosts a Registry of Undergraduate Researchers. The purpose of this registry is to facilitate matchmaking between undergraduates who have research experience and a desire to pursue an advanced degree, with graduate schools seeking high quality students who are well prepared for research.

The Registry is open to students and graduate schools in the fields Biochemistry, Biology, and other science areas. 

* Find out complete details here.