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University of California, Berkeley | College of Natural Resources
A Newsletter for Faculty, Students, Staff and Friends of the Department |
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Issue No. 29
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October 23, 2014
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Research. Academics. Discoveries.
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Register now for Micro Retreat - 11.20.14
Come on out to the annual Berkeley Microbiology Retreat and explore the breadth of exciting research with your fellow microbiologists from throughout the UC Berkeley campus and UC Berkeley's affiliated research institutes.
The Retreat is sponsored by the Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, and microbiologists throughout the Berkeley community -- faculty, postdocs, students, affiliates and staff -- are invited to attend.
When: Thursday, November 20, 2014 9 am to 7 pm
Where: Tilden Regional Park - the Brazilian Room
$75 for faculty; $50 for postdocs, students, lab staff. Registration / RSVP is required. The deadline to RSVP is Friday, October 24, 2014.
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PMB Seminars Series Fall 2014
The Fall Semester Series for the department is in full swing. Coming up soon:
Proteomics | Salk Institute for Biological Studies "The Evolving Metabolic Coordination of Plant Shade Responses: Structure-guided Metabolic Engineering of Plant Ethylene-auxin Homeostasis"
Local Talent Molecular and Cellular Biology | UC Berkeley"Regulation of immune responses by Toll-like receptors"
Microbial Interactions, Cofactor Synthesis | University of California, Berkeley
"Corrinoids in Communities: Nutrient Sharing in the Microbial World"
Plant Cell Biology | University of California, Riverside
"Chemical Biology and Endomembrane System in Plants"
All seminars are in 101 Barker Hall from noon to 1 pm. To see the full seminar schedule, including Student / Postdoc, Plant Gene Expression Center and more, please visit pmb.berkeley.edu/seminars
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PMB Assistant Professor Position Open
The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, has an opening for an Assistant Professor (tenure track, nine-month appointment) with an expected start date of July 1, 2015.
We seek applications for a faculty member who will develop an internationally recognized, extramurally funded research program with a focus on whole plant biology.
Read more at: pmb.berkeley.edu/news/assistant-professor-position-plant-biology
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Apply Now for PMB Graduate Programs
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2014 Ph.D. program class
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The admissions application for the 2015 Graduate Program in Plant & Microbial Biology is now available.
To find out more about our outstanding Plant and Microbial Biology programs, please visit: pmb.berkeley.edu/graduate-programs
Deadline to apply: December 1, 2014
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Important Dates | Upcoming Events
11/5 - Tsujimoto Lecture
11/11 - Veterans Day Holiday
11/20 - Microbiology Retreat
11/27-11/28 - Thanksgiving Break
12/1 - Graduate Admissions Application Deadline
12/12 - PMB Holiday Party
Spring 2015
1/22/15-1/25/15 - Graduate Recruitment Weekend
(Faculty Interviews 1/23)
5/15/15 - PMB Spring Party
9/5/15 - PMB Retreat - Clark Kerr Campus, UC Berkeley
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111 Koshland Hall I Berkeley, California 94720 I 510.642.9999
pmb.berkeley.edu I pmbinfo@berkeley.edu
The PMB newsletter is produced by the Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley.
Professor Louise Glass, Department Chair
Professor Kris Niyogi, Associate Chair
Dana Jantz, Chief Operating Officer
Karyn Houston, Communications / Webmaster / Newsletter Editor
Rocio Sanchez, Graduate Program
Eva Wong, Undergraduate Majors
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