Brain Function and Repair Symposia
The 2nd Symposium on Brain and Mind Research in the Asia/Pacific (BMAP) and 6th Asia Pacific Symposium on Neuroregeneration (APSNR) will be held from 1-3 September 2008 and 3-5 September 2008 respectively.
For more details, please visit http://lsi.nus.edu.sg/brainfunction/
BMRC-NMRC Joint Grant Call 2008
A*STAR’s Biomedical Research council (BMRC) and the MOH’s National Medical Resarch Council (NMRC) are making a joint grant call for research proposals on 2 May 2008. This collaborative effort serves to create synergy among the basic researchers and clinician scientists.
Application to A*STAR can be made electronically at
http://bmrcgrants/a-star.edu.sg. An original application (hard copy) endorsed by the Host Institution and a soft copy (word format) must be submitted to BMRC, A*STAR through LSI.
For application to NMRC, the application forms can be downloaded from the NMRC website at : http//www.nmrc.gov.sg. An original application (hard copy) endorsed by the Host Institution and a soft copy (word format) must be submitted to NMRC through LSI.
The deadline for submission to LSI is 29 May 2008. For queries, please contact the following LSI staff :
BMRC applications: Rachel Koh (lsiklh@nus.edu.sg)
NMRC applications: Thandar Soe Lwin (lsitsl@nus.edu.sg), Mashidah Soo Pa Mad (lsimspm@nus.edu.sg)
Lim Chwee Teck
Ellice Lim
Siti Haryanti
Aziz Salim
2nd ASEAN-China International Bioinformatics Workshop & 3rd East Asia Bioinformation Network Meeting
Associate Professor Tan Tin Wee, a member of the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Programme and Deputy Head of Biochemistry Department, recently co-chaired the 2nd ASEAN-China International Bioinformatics Workshop and the 3rd East Asia Bioinformation Network Meeting, 17-18 April 2008, held at the NUS CIT Auditorium. [READ MORE]
SBPR & Cardiovascular Inter-Programme Workshop
A joint LSI Structural Biology and Proteomics Research & Cardiovascular Inter-Programme Workshop was held on 25 April 2008 at the Department of Biological Sciences Conference Room. The objective of the workshop was to enable investigators from both programmes to discuss and develop areas of common interests. [READ MORE]
“MicroRNA Functions”
Dr Stephen Cohen
Executive Director, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
Date: Thursday, 15 May 2008
Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pm
Venue: CeLS Auditorium, Level 1
LSI Distinguished Lecture Series
“Inflammation and Cancer: Interactions of The MicroRNA, p53 and Cytokine Pathways”
Professor Curtis C. Harris
Chief of the Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute
Professor, Department of Medicine (Oncology), Georgetown University School of Medicine,
USA
Date: Thursday, 8 May 2008
Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pm
Venue: CeLS Auditorium, Level 1
LSI Distinguished Lecture Series
An LSI Distinguished Lecture was held on 29 April 2008 at the CeLS Auditorium. The speaker was Professor Jamie Rossjohn from the Australian Research Council Federation and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University. He delivered a lecture titled “Immune Recognition and the Atkins Diet”. Professor Michael Kemeny, Immunology Programme Leader chaired this lecture.
Cardiovascular Biology Seminar
Prof Corvol delivering
his talk.
Professor Pierre Corvol from Collège de France, Paris delivered a talk titled “Vasoactive Peptides and Angiogenesis” on 24 April 2008 at the CeLS Seminar Room 1. The seminar was chaired by A/Prof Madhav Bhatia, Cardiovascular Biology Programme Leader.
LSI Seminar
A seminar on the “Evaluation and Publication of Manuscripts in Life Sciences” was given by Dr Pernille Rørth, Senior Principal Investigator with the Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Adjunct Prof at the Dept of Biological Sciences and Executive Editor of the EMBO Journal.
Dr Rørth giving her talk.
About 150 participants enrolled for the seminar which was held on Monday 28 April at the CeLS Auditorium.
Dr Rørth spoke on the manuscript submission and the editorial process, mostly based on her work as the Executive Editor of the EMBO Journal for 3 1/2 years. Topics that were covered included:
• Types of manuscripts and what journals looks for
• Journals and impact factor
• Roles of editors and reviewers
• Interactions with editors: Rebuttals, cover letters etc
• Open access vs subscription
BMRC initiated a Grants Management Road show on Friday, 4th April 2008 at the Centre for Life Sciences (CeLS) Auditorium.
Ms Lydia Law and Ms Lee Wanyu from BMRC briefed PIs and grant administrators on the new website launched by BMRC on 1 April 2008. They took the opportunity to show the system to BMRC grantees and administrators from NUS/NUH on how to manage their grants better. This website, other then allowing PIs to submit grant application during grant calls, will also allow PIs to submit their grant variation/extension requests, progress/final reports online, and also access an E-Learning Portal on IP Management.
You may access the presentation slides for the briefing by clicking here.
The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the NUH Office of Biomedical Research are jointly organizing an Admin Clinic for the upcoming BMRC/NMRC joint grant call in May 2008. Details of the clinic are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Time: 5.00 pm- 6.00 pm
Venue: CRC Auditorium, MD11 Level 1
The CeLS Safety Slogan competition has attracted 22 entries from staff working in the CeLS building. The entries will be consolidated and presented to the CeLS Safety Committee who will choose the winner. The results will be announced in early May.
The new Chair for the CeLS Safety Committee’s is Dr Gavin Dawe from the Neurobiology Programme. Under his able leadership, we are certain that the Committee will be able to move safety at CeLS to greater heights.
Life Sciences Institute (LSI) in partnership with the National Healthcare Group (NHG) Research & Development Office, participated in the trade exhibition at the BioMedical Asia 2008. It was held on 15 & 16 April 2008 at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre.
The partnership showcased NHG’s and LSI’s collaborative efforts in research. The collaborative effort was aimed at encompassing the entire spectrum of research from basic sciences to clinical applications, facilitating discoveries which can be moved across the spectrum in a seamless manner creating interest in many potential collaborators and sponsors for both laboratory-based and patient-based research in NUS and NHG.
The booth was visited by many delegates from other academic institutions and the biomedical industry, many of whom were interested to look into collaborations with our researchers. Members of the NUS Industry Liaison Office (ILO) were also present at the booth. They had the opportunity to meet many potential partners for commercialization of inventions by NUS researchers.
Cardiovascular Biology Seminar
Prof Corvol delivering
his talk.
Professor Pierre Corvol from Collège de France, Paris delivered a talk titled “Vasoactive Peptides and Angiogenesis” on 24 April 2008 at the CeLS Seminar Room 1. The seminar was chaired by A/Prof Madhav Bhatia, Cardiovascular Biology Programme Leader.
LSI Seminar
A seminar on the “Evaluation and Publication of Manuscripts in Life Sciences” was given by Dr Pernille Rørth, Senior Principal Investigator with the Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Adjunct Prof at the Dept of Biological Sciences and Executive Editor of the EMBO Journal.
Dr Rørth giving her talk.
About 150 participants enrolled for the seminar which was held on Monday 28 April at the CeLS Auditorium.
Dr Rørth spoke on the manuscript submission and the editorial process, mostly based on her work as the Executive Editor of the EMBO Journal for 3 1/2 years. Topics that were covered included:
• Types of manuscripts and what journals looks for
• Journals and impact factor
• Roles of editors and reviewers
• Interactions with editors: Rebuttals, cover letters etc
• Open access vs subscription
LSI Distinguished Lecture Series
An LSI Distinguished Lecture was held on 29 April 2008 at the CeLS Auditorium. The speaker was Professor Jamie Rossjohn from the Australian Research Council Federation and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University. He delivered a lecture titled “Immune Recognition and the Atkins Diet”. Professor Michael Kemeny, Immunology Programme Leader chaired this lecture.
SBPR & Cardiovascular Inter-Programme Workshop
A joint LSI Structural Biology and Proteomics Research & Cardiovascular Inter-Programme Workshop was held on 25 April 2008 at the Department of Biological Sciences Conference Room. The objective of the workshop was to enable investigators from both programmes to discuss and develop areas of common interests. [READ MORE]
2nd ASEAN-China International Bioinformatics Workshop & 3rd East Asia Bioinformation Network Meeting
Associate Professor Tan Tin Wee, a member of the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Programme and Deputy Head of Biochemistry Department, recently co-chaired the 2nd ASEAN-China International Bioinformatics Workshop and the 3rd East Asia Bioinformation Network Meeting, 17-18 April 2008, held at the NUS CIT Auditorium. [READ MORE]