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Highlight: 2016 Breeze Against Wheeze 5K Run / 3K Walk


2016 marks the 15th Annual Breeze Against Wheeze 5K Run / 3K Walk. The charity race was started in 2001 by a Brown University Medical student to raise funds for the Hasbro Children’s Hospital’s Asthma Camp, a project of the Community Asthma Program. At the camp, underprivileged Rhode Island children with asthma learn how to control their asthma under the guidance of physicians, therapists, and EMTs. Additionally, they have the opportunity to share ideas and concerns about asthma with each other while participating in fun outdoor activities to build self-reliance and confidence.

There are several ways you can help this great organization:

There will be kids' races too! Please visit the event's website to learn more.

Saturday, April 30, 2016
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Nelson Fitness Center, 235 Hope Street

Save the Date: Academic Search Panel

Wednesday, April 27 at 3:30 pm

If you're looking to secure a faculty position, come get some advice from the best--scholars who have successfully secured faculty positions (and those who hired them) here at Brown! OGPS will be hosting a panel of Brown faculty from the life sciences, physical sciences, and public health offering advice and insight on mounting your own academic search. Keep reading the Weekly Update for more information to be announced soon!

Notices

A Note from our University Ombudsperson
Have you considered coming and talking to the University Ombudsperson but are not sure whether you should or need more information?  Please watch this new four minute video, it may answer you questions.

The Keystone Symposia Fellows Program
This highly unique, research-driven, diversity-centered program educates early-career scientists regarding the inner workings of the life sciences community and provides a venue for high-level interaction with established and leading scientists nationally and globally. The Fellows Program provides context, understanding and insight regarding the development of high-powered research meetings, utilizing shadowing experiences with scientist organizers and key Keystone Symposia staff members. These experiences allow for learning how the research agenda is set, how to engage in high-level discourse on research topics and how to broaden perspectives in life science research. Apply here before May 20.

Save the Date: OWIMS Professional Development Conference
The Office of Women in Medicine and Science will hold its 12th Annual Professional Development Conference, The Road Taken – Advancing Your Career in Medicine, Science, Research and Beyond, on Wednesday, June 15 from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Keynote speaker Stephanie Spangler '73, MD'76 is Deputy Provost for Health Affairs & Academic Integrity at Yale University and Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Yale School of Medicine. There will be excellent opportunities for networking too. More information to follow.

Campus Events

DEANS Award Translational Research Seminar Series
An ongoing seminar series that highlights the cutting edge translational research being conducted by DEANS Award recipients. This week features: Immune Dysfunction in Critical Illness/Injury: Role of Alternative Splicing (Sean Monaghan and William Fairbrother); CHI3L1, The Chitosome, and Sexual Dimorphism in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (Corey E. Ventetuolo and Chun Geun Lee). Tuesday, April 12 from 5:30 - 8:00 PM in Room 270, 222 Richmond Street, Room 270.

SACNAS Abstract Writing Workshop
Are you interested in presenting your research at a National Conference? Then join the Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) for its Abstract Writing Workshop, presented by Rachel Toncelli, Writing Center Director of ELL. Ms. Toncelli will provide instructions on how to write a clear and concise abstract. Please register here. Wednesday, April 13 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM in J. Walter Wilson Room 203.

Grant Finding Workshop
Join library staff for an overview of university wide grant finding resources, tips on searching for grants in Pivot and FDO, and assistance creating and managing profiles and notifications in Pivot. Please register here. Thursday, April 14 from 12:00 - 12:50 PM in the Rockefeller Library's Hecker Room, 10 Prospect Street.

Data Science Initiative Lecture with Gunnar Carlsson
Come hear Gunnar Carlsson, PhD, Professor, Department of Mathematics, Stanford University and Co-founder, Ayasdi, talk about "Topology and the Big Data Problem." Please register here. Friday, April 15 from 4:00 - 5:00 PM in MacMillan Hall
Room 117, 167 Thayer Street.

Manage your scholarly identity with ORCID
An ORCID ID is a persistent identifier that will distinguish you from other researchers throughout your scholarly career. In this workshop, you'll find or create your ORCID ID, link your publications to it, and set up auto updates for your ORCID profile. We'll also discuss ORCID integrations with funder and publisher systems. Please register here. Monday, April 18 from 1:00 - 2:00 PM in the Digital Scholarship Lab, Rockefeller Library, 10 Prospect Street.

Tableau for Data Visualization
The library will offer a 90-minute workshop on Tableau, a software package that allows users to upload and explore their data, and quickly put together a variety of visualizations that can be published to the web. Please register here. Tuesday, April 19 from 3:00 - 4:30 PM in the Digital Scholarship Lab, Rockefeller Library, 10 Prospect Street.

Out Of This World Biology - Thinking Out Loud
The 21st century has been proclaimed the century of biology by Venter and Cohen who in 2004 outlined the fantastic potential of genomic research to define this new millennium. Wondrous as these predictions were, and as rapidly as they have played out and over-delivered during this past decade, these predictions were too parochial. Come hear Jill talk about discovering biology as we don’t yet know it -- beyond this world. Wednesday, April 20 at 5:30 PM in 85 Waterman Street, Room 130.

Facilitating Difficult Conversations
In this workshop, led by Sheridan Associate Director Jessica Metzler, participants will explore strategies for discussing sensitive topics in the classroom, including those related to issues of race, gender, class, sexuality, and religion. Participants will discuss ways to create inclusive classroom environments and evaluate techniques for framing and facilitating class discussions. Please register here. Thursday, April 21, 12:00 - 1:00 PM at the Sheridan Center, 96 Waterman Street.

Venture Capital 101 & University Startups
Please join the Technology Ventures Office for a lively two part discussion with Kirsten Leute, MBA, Senior Vice President for University Relations for Osage University Partners. She will be discussing Venture Capital 101 and University Startups. Pizza will be served. Please register here. Friday, April 22 from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM in Barus & Holley, Room 190, 182 Hope Street.

For more information about events, visit the University Calendar

Events Outside Brown

Tricks of the Trade: How to Peer Review a Manuscript
Few of us have been formally trained to review research papers. If you want to learn how to properly review a paper or sharpen your skills, register for this webinar, Tricks of the Trade: How to Peer Review a Manuscript, and explore the additional resources about reviewing available on Neuronline. The webinar is open only to Society for Neuroscience members; for more information and to register, please visit the webinar's website.
Thursday, April 14, 1:00 PM
Location online

Protein Folding in the Cell
Understanding how proteins fold and misfold, and defining the mechanism of action of the cellular protein quality control machinery, are major goals in the quest to understand how to keep cells healthy, and how to correct diseased cells. This FASEB conference is devoted to bridging the gap between understanding how proteins fold and the consequences for the cell should they misfold. For more information and to register, please visit the event's website.
July 24-29, 2016
Horowitz Performing Arts Hall and Nita Choukas Theater
10 Long Walk, Saxtons River, VT 05154

The Genomics of Common Diseases 2016
This meeting will feature leading examples of genetic discovery efforts for common diseases using a range of technologies and study designs. The program will also highlight approaches to characterize regulatory variation, strategic uses of experimental systems to increase mechanistic understanding of disease, and important recent efforts in clinical translation. For more information and to register, please visit the event's website.
September 25-28, 2016
Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel
202 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

Transcriptional Regulation by Chromatin and RNA Polymerase II
This ASBMB Special Symposium invites principal investigators from academia and industry, postdoctoral researchers, and students (graduate and undergraduate), working in the fields of eukaryotic gene transcription and chromatin regulation to submit their most exciting and recent findings for oral and poster presentation. For more information and to register, please visit the symposium's website.
October 6-10, 2016
Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort
Highway 210, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Snowbird, UT, 84092

Community Events

The New England Family Fun Festival
Rated a Top 25 New England event, the New England Family Fun Festival: Bounce A Palooza edition is family fun for everyone. The price of admission is jam packed with great stuff for the family on April School Vacation week including: four Bouncy Houses (free all day with admission cost), live Performances by The Toe Jam Puppet Band, educational exhibits by Sylvan Learning Center, Save The Bay, Activities like Lego Building, Hula Hooping, Family Simon Says and more. For more information, please visit the event's website. Saturday, April 16, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM and Sunday, April 17, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM at the Alex and Ani City Center, 2 Kennedy Plaza, Providence.

IBES Atmospheres Program
On April 28-30, the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society will be hosting a multidisciplinary program called Atmospheres, focused on air, climate and the environment. It will explore such topics as atmospheric circulation and weather; air as habitat—insects and birds; air pollution and quality of air; and legislating, governing and controlling air. The activities will include sound and theatre performances, a PechaKucha program, and, as last year, a poster competition. The program is open to students and faculty, policy makers, community members, and others who care about the environment, and thrive on scientific discovery, debate, controversy and sound. Please visit the event's website for more information. April 28-30, IBES Building, 85 Waterman Street.