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Meetings & Journal Clubs

  • Astrobiology Lecture Series
    • A highly interdisciplinary team of scientists at Johns Hopkins University, the Space Telescope Science Institute, and the Applied Physics Laboratory combine their expertise to address fundamental questions about the origins, evolution, and prevalence of life in the universe. The team hosts the Planets, Life, and the Universe (PLU) Lecture Series, which brings high-profile speakers from prominent universities and organizations to campus to discuss current topics in astrobiology. The presentations are available live and as webcasts online. CMDB faculty organizing this series are Drs. DiRuggiero and Fried.
  • Chesapeake Bay Area Single Molecule Biology Meeting
    • Every year, the single molecule biology enthusiasts from the greater Baltimore-Washington area, including Hopkins, NIH, Janelia Pharm, UPenn, UMBC and George Washington University gather for an all-day meeting. Each year, the meeting is held at a different location, rotating among the Johns Hopkins University, National Institutes of Health or Janelia Farm campuses. The goal of the meeting is to encourage scientific exchange, dissemination of ideas and knowledge in the community, and to engage young scientists including post-docs and students to discuss the most recent results. The participating CMDB researchers are from the Hung, Rangan, Trcek and Wu labs.
  • EvoPop Journal Club
    • EvoPop is a joint journal club that includes members of the McCoy, Andersen, and Langmead labs along with other students who are interested in evolutionary biology and population genetics. Meeting once every 2 weeks, the hour session features a presentation of a selected paper ranging over a wide variety of interests with active discussion throughout. Participants are expected to prepare some questions for the speaker to highlight different aspects of the research. The goal of the meeting is to focus on exploring and learning contemporary methods or datasets that allow for deeper investigation of “evopop” related patterns. With both Zoom and in-person option for all trainees, we welcome anyone who is interested in engaging with fellow scientists to learn more about the field.
  • Hopkins RNA Meeting
    • The RNA Salon program is an initiative by the RNA Society that provides financial support for RNA science-based events at academic institutions around the world. The program’s goals are to promote interaction and engagement among RNA scientists, advance the professional development and training of RNA researchers and focus on junior trainees. Hopkins is home to 26 RNA biology labs, several of which are world leaders in their respective fields. Every year, the Hopkins RNA Salon organizes the Hopkins RNA meeting. The meeting attracts over 100 participants from both the Homewood and the medical campuses with students, postdocs and research scientist presenting. The event is sponsored by the RNA Society, the Departments of Biology (JHU) and Biophysics (JHU) and the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (JHSoM). The participating CMDB researchers are from the DiRuggiero, J.Kim, Rangan and Trcek labs.
  • Lipid and Metabolism Club
    • CMDB students benefit from unique environment in Baltimore where there is a monthly meeting of local laboratories studying lipid metabolism (Lipid and Metabolism Club: Claypool, Espenshade, Farber, Kralli, Lutsenko, Lynch, Piacentino, Wolfgang and Wong labs) of which Farber is the organizer and started the effort in 2009. Each meeting consists of two-three 30-minute presentations accompanied by food and lively discussion. These meetings are in person, and they encourage participation by all trainees (e.g. faculty are not allowed to ask questions until at least 3 questions from trainees are asked). The participating CMDB researchers are from the Farber lab.
  • The Center for Computational Biology Joint Lab Meeting
    • The biweekly Center for Computational Biology joint lab meetings provide graduate students working with computational or genomic techniques the opportunity to present their current research to a supportive audience with a deep technical knowledge of computational methods. These meetings bring together an interdisciplinary group of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty from across the Engineering, Medical, and Arts and Science departments (including the Salzberg, Pertea, Kalhor, Ji, McCoy, Schatz, Fan, Florea, Battle, Timp, Langmead, Hansen, Goff, and Hicks labs). Topics covered at CCB meetings range from single-cell sequencing to population genetics and neurobiology. Each hour-long session features three graduate or postdoctoral presenters and provides time for both presentation of work and discussion with the audience. Meetings are held in a hybrid format, with food provided at the in-person presentation.
  • Worm Club
    • The Baltimore and Washington DC Area is home to a high concentration of worm labs. Nearly 30 other C. elegans labs in the area come together to participate in a Worm Club, where every other week trainees from two labs present their research. The Baltimore Worm Club has been an extremely valuable resource for discussing technical problems and available reagents and sharing new techniques. Participation at these meetings is consistently very strong, with most of the trainees and PIs attending. We have significantly benefitted from being a member of this Worm Club by obtaining feedback and experimental suggestions. The participating CMDB researchers are from the Andersen, Gordus, J.Kim, & Y.Kim labs.

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