Among different microbial habitats investigated, the highest density of microbial cells has been observed in the colon.  Gut microbes contribute to the hosts’ metabolism, modulate maturation and activity of the immune system and fight against pathogens.  In return, the hosts provide gut microbes a habitat that offers a constant supply of nutrients.  Colored particles are bacterial cells in the large intestine of a mouse.  Each color represents a unique taxonomic group of bacteria.  Larger  objects are partially digested food particles.

Columbia University (New York, NY), Division of Child Psychiatry, laboratory of Dr. Amir Levine, seeks a Postdoctoral fellow to study epigenetic/transcriptional regulation processes that mediate affective disorders/addiction.

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DON'T MISS THIS SPECIAL EVENT:

Planning for Career Satisfaction and Success 
Presenter: Sharon Milgram, Ph.D. Director Office of Intramural Training & Education at National Institutes of Health.  Thursday, February 28, 2013; 8:30-11:30AM;  Petteruti Lounge, Roberts Center.  An overview of the career planning process: How your personal interests, skills, and values contribute to future career success. Tips on developing critical networking and career exploration skills. How to define your transferable skills. Where to gain the credentials needed to pursue a variety of career paths. Register: http://bit.ly/14Qm3un

Brown/RISD Non-Profit Career Fair, Wednesday, February 20, 2013 11:00 AM-3:00 PM; Sayles Hall Auditorium, 79-81 Waterman Street.

Beyond the Hypothesis: Experimental Design & Critical Analysis, Develop skills in mechanistic hypothesis setting and experimental design.  Wednesdays: 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 4/3  from 4:00-6:00PM at BioMed Center (171 Meeting St.), Room 603.  Faculty Trainer:  Suzanne de la Monte.  Senior Scholar: Anika Toorie.  

Essential Laboratory Calculations, Learn pointers on accuracy, following protocols, and making measurements that are critical to experimental success and reproducibility.  March 25th – 27th, 2013 (M-T-W) from 9:00-11:00 AM at J. Walter Wilson, Room 403.  Faculty Trainer:  Elizabeth Harrington.  Senior Scholar: Heather Bennett. 

Born to Run: Experimental Evolution of Hyperactivity in Mice, Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:00-1:00 PM; Biomed Center, Room 291 (Eddy Auditorium), 171 Meeting Street.  Presented by Theodore Garland, University of California, Riverside.

Substance Use Over the Lifecourse: When and How Does Psychopathology Matter, Tuesday, February 19, 2013; 4:00-5:00 PM; 121 South Main, Room 245.  Presented by Magdalena Cerdá, DrPH, MPH, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

The Placebo Effect, Tuesday, February 19, 201;3 5:30-6:30 PM; Dr. Walter A. Brown, clinical professor of psychiatry, discusses his new book, The Placebo Effect In Clinical Practice.

How to Tumor Viruses Get Into Cells?, Wednesday, February 20, 2013 12:00-1:00 PM;  Sidney Frank Hall, Room 220 (Nathan Marcuvitz Auditorium), 185 Meeting Street.  Presented by Dr. Daniel DiMaio from the Yale University School of Medicine.

Transitions to Sustainability in Agriculture:  Ecosystem Science meets Sustainability Science, Wednesday, February 20, 201;3 4:00-5:00 PM; MacMillan Hall, Room 117 (Starr Auditorium), 167 Thayer Street.  Presented by Dr. Pamela Matson, Chester Naramore Dean; Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor; Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University.

Measuring and Understanding the Adoption of Culture Change Practices in U.S. Nursing Homes, Thursday, February 21, 2013; 12:00 -1:00 PM, 121 South Main, Conference Room 636.  Presented by Susan Miller.

Dissecting the DNA Damage Response Network, February 28, 2013; 4:00PM, 70 Ship Street, Room 107.  Preseneted by Alberto Ciccia, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School.

Evaluating the Effect of Training on Wagees in the Presence of Noncompliance, Nonemployment and Missing Outcome Data, Monday, March 4, 2013; 3:30-4:30 PM, 121 South Main, Room 245.  Presented by Donald Rubin, PhD, Department of Statistics, Harvard University.

AAAS 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Thursday, February 14-18, 2013; Boston, MA.

China STEM program, Johns Hopkins University offers a June 25-August 16 Chinese immersion program geared towards Health Sciences Chinese with experiential research trips to labs, hospitals, and academic institutions in China.  Deadline February 15, 2013.

Genetown Career Fair, Thursday, February 21, 2013;  11:00AM-4:00PM, Cambridge Marriott.  Job seekers can spend a day with HR representatives and Hiring Managers from top biotech, pharma, and medical device companies in the Northeast region.  Graduate students and postdocs welcome.

Advancing Cancer Genomics: The Impact of Personalized Genome Sequencing, Wednesday, February 25, 2013; 12 PM Eastern, Science webinar series.

European Career Fair at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, February 23-25, 2013;  Johnson Athletics Center, MIT Campus and Hyatt Regency Cambridge. 

How Payers and Patients Impact Medical Product Development, Tuesday, February 26, 2013; Genzyme Center, Roscoe Brady Lecture Hall - 500 Kendall Street, Cambridge, MA.

New England Science Symposium, Saturday, March 2, 2013; Harvard Medical School, 77 Ave Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA. 

9th Annual MicroRNA Targets and Tools for Therapeutic Development Conference on March 4-5, 2013; Boston Marriott, Cambridge, MA.

Experimental Biology 2013, April 20-24, 2013.  Scientists and researchers in the fields of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, nutrition, and pharmacology will meet to discuss the strides and contributions made to the field of science.  Boston, MA.

Register to attend NIH Grant Seminar Workshops:

1. Write Winning Grant Proposals, Saturday, April 20, 2013; 9:00AM - 5:00PM.  Deadline to apply - Friday, March 29, 2013.
2. F-Troop! F-Grants: Five Components, Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 1:00-4:00P.  Deadline to apply - Friday, March 29, 2013.

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, April 20-24, Boston, MA.

Protein Engineering Summit, April 29-May 3, 2013; Seaport World Trade Center in Boston; Cambridge Healthtech Institute is pleased to present its Ninth Annual PEGS, the essential protein engineering summit.

Science Outside the Lab, a policy immersion program in Washington, D.C. for graduate students, Monday June 3 - Friday June 14, 2013.

Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable’s Annual Science Writing Competition, have your work judged by Nature Biotechnology editors Dr Lisa Melton and Dr Laura DeFrancesco, and be published on the Roundtable Review.  Cash prize.

Get Connected to the National Institute of Health, Office of Extramural Research:

1. Rock Talk, Helping connect you with the NIH perspective, Dr. Sally Rockey is NIH's Deputy Director for Extramural Research, serving as the principal scientific leader and advisor to the NIH Director on the NIH extramural research program.  
2. Workshops & Training, Office of Extramural Research maintains resources for its business partners and supports a variety of outreach activities in all regions of the country
3. All About Grants Podcasts, conversations with NIH staff members. Designed for investigators, fellows, students, research administrators, and others, we provide insights on grant topics from those who live and breathe the information. In mp3 and updated monthly.
4. Join a listserv, RSS feed, Facebook page, Twitter feed, or YouTube station.

Sigma Xi, the international honor society of science and engineering, is hosting a virtual student research competition for students to share their research through multimedia presentations. A preliminary abstract submission is required for approval to participate.  Registration+ Submission Deadline: March 8, 2013.  Contact david_targan@brown.edu if you are interested in participating.

F30 Individual Predoctoral NRSA for M.D./Ph.D. Fellowships- Upcoming Deadline: April 8

F31 Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award- Upcoming Deadline: April 8. Diversity Deadline: April 13

R36 Dissertation Support: Mental Health Dissertation Research Grant to Increase Diversity (R36) Upcoming Deadline: April 22

The Sounds Conservancy Grants Program, dedicated to supporting the conservation and restoration of the sounds of Long Island, Fishers Island, Block Island, Rhode Island, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket and their adjacent coastlines in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island. Deadline:  May 1, 2013.

American College of Medical Practice Executives, supports individuals who, by virtue of experience, current position and plans demonstrate potential for contributing to the medical practice management profession. Deadline:  May 1, 2013.

American Society for Microbiology, Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship is aimed at highly competitive graduate students who are enrolled in a Ph.D. program and who have completed their graduate course work in the microbiological sciences.  Deadline:  May 1, 2013.

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Postdoctoral Training Program in Obstetric and Pediatric Pharmacoepidemiology (T32), PAR-13-112, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development..

Obesity Policy Evaluation Research (R01), PA-13-110, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute on Aging, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research.

Mechanistic Insights from Birth Cohorts (R01), PAR-13-109, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

American Public Health Association Public Health Fellowship - looking for candidates with strong public health credentials who wish to spend one year in Washington, D.C. working in a Congressional office on legislative and policy issues such as health, the environment or other public health concerns. The fellow will have the opportunity to see first-hand how public policy impacts public health and to offer their public health expertise to policymakers. Deadline: April 8, 2013