Join Anthony Newman in an IBB Special Seminar entitled: “How to Get Published in Scientific Journals,” – refreshments and discussion will follow his presentation.  Newman will discuss the makeup of a good scientific paper and how to get it published, as well as publication ethics.  Anthony Newman is the Publisher responsible for Nineteen Elsevier Journals in the areas of Biotechnology, Applied Biochemistry, Free Radicals in Medicine and Metabolic Engineering.  Newman has been involved in publishing for the over 25 years, and in that time has helped journals develop, and introduced technological change into publishing.  Faculty host is Sheldon May.  The event will be hosted in the Suddath seminar room in room 1128. For more information visit the IBB website.

BioProductCampAtlanta – a 360 degree perspective of the life cycle of a drug or device

Registration courtesy of Georgia Bio http://bit.ly/2A9ti5

Saturday – October 3, 2009
8:30 am – 1:30 pm
Georgia Tech Research Institute
250 14th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
Twitter hashtag: #biopca

What is it? BioProductCampAtlanta has its roots in the tradition of the BarCamp http://barcamp.org. “BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event.” These kinds of events are self assembling in real time. The participants make the agenda on the day of the event – so come ready with a presentation and a laptop so you can share your knowledge. Service providers are encouraged to present but please refrain from using your company’s logo on your Powerpoint deck. You are here to share and learn – not sell your business. BioProductCampAtlanta is designed to develop leaders in our life science industry and promote the commercialization of our innovations.

Ann E. Schmierer, PhD

Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute
Strategic Partners Office

Email: ann.schmierer@innovate.gatech.edu
Phone: 404-385-2259

Bob Nerem will be giving an impromptu seminar today at 11:00am in IBB 1128, entitled “Biotechnology in the 21^st Century”.  Feel free to attend if your schedule permits.

Dear IBB Community,

Please join us in welcoming the IMPACT Seminar Series to the IBB Atrium on October 16, 2009.

William W. George
Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School;
former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Medtronic, Inc;
Author of several books, the latest, “7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis”

Seminar Title – “The Innovation Economy: Building on America’s Strengths”
October 16, 2009 at 3:30pm followed by a reception and book signing

The IMPACT Speaker Series welcomes local and international business and non-profit leaders to share their experiences with Georgia Tech students. The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders.

BIOGRAPHY

Bill George is a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, where he has taught leadership since 2004. He is the author of three best-selling books True North, Finding Your True North, and Authentic Leadership. Mr. George is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Medtronic. He joined Medtronic in 1989 as President and Chief Operating Officer, was Chief Executive Officer from 1991-2001, and Chairman of the Board from 1996 to 2002. Under his leadership, Medtronic’s market capitalization grew from $1.1 billion to $60 billion, averaging 35% per year. Earlier in his career, he was an executive with Honeywell and Litton Industries and served in the U.S. Department of Defense.

Mr. George currently serves as a director of ExxonMobil and Goldman Sachs, and also recently served on the board of Novartis and Target Corporation. He is also currently a trustee of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, World Economic Forum USA and the Guthrie Theater. He has served as chair of the board chair of Allina Health System, Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, United Way of the Greater Twin Cities, and Advamed.

He has been named one of “Top 25 Business Leaders of the Past 25 Years” by PBS; “Executive of the Year-2001″ by the Academy of Management; and “Director of the Year-2001-02″ by the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. George has made frequent appearances on television and radio, including: The Charlie Rose Show, The Today Show, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, NOW, CNBC, Bloomberg News, and NPR. His articles have appeared in Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, and numerous other publications.

Mr. George received his BSIE with high honors from Georgia Tech, his MBA with high distinction from Harvard University, where he was a Baker Scholar, and honorary PhDs from Georgia Tech and Bryant University. During 2002-03 he was professor at IMD International and Ecole Polytechnique in Lausanne, Switzerland, and executive-in-residence at Yale School of Management.

He and his wife Penny reside in Minnesota. They have two sons: Jeff George, who lives in Munich, Germany with his wife Renee Will and daughter Dylan; and Jon George, MD, who lives in San Francisco with his wife Jeannette Lager, MD, and son Freeman.

Join the Emory CF Center, CHoA 5w & The McCarty Lab for Great Strides for CF Charity Night at Thinking Man!

Saturday, May 2 6:30 pm
Thinking Man Tavern
537 W. Howard Ave, Decatur, GA

• Beer Specials with proceeds going to Great Strides
• Bingo with prizes
• Silent Auction including signed Georgia Tech & UGA items,  local art, photography & more!

Flyer attached:
great-strides-flyer-09

If you plan on attending this event, please email Megan McDevitt mcdevitt@ibb.gatech.edu  – due to space constraints, the first 30 people who RSVP can attend. Please read the announcement carefully and only respond if you are serious about this opportunity.

Special Seminar: Career Opportunities in Technology at Monsanto Company
Janet Hogan, Technology HR Lead

Thursday, April 16
11:45 PM – 12:45 PM
Location – Cherry Emerson room 322

“Monsanto’s Technology organization is a multi-functional, multi-crop organization comprised of the five broad areas of Biotechnology, Breeding, Breeding Technology, Regulatory, and Chemistry.  The research and development these groups collaborate on is based on an unmatched technology platform of chemistry, biochemistry, genomics, biotechnology, and plant breeding.  The company’s R&D pipeline has a proven track record of products that are proprietary, first to market, and profitable.

Janet Hogan, HR Lead in the Technology organization at Monsanto Company, will be on campus to discuss career opportunities within Technology. Specifically, she will highlight a new rotational program that will engage incoming scientists in cross-functional training across three different areas of the organization over a 3 year period (e.g. Biotechnology, Breeding and Breeding Technology). This program is targeted to top talent who are recent PhD or Post-Doctoral graduates educated in one of the areas including, but not limited to, Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Breeding, Quantitative Genetics, Crop Science, Toxicology, Plant Pathology, and Plant Biology.  The purpose of this cross-functional experience is to broaden scientists’ understanding of the business and strategy so they can help deliver on Monsanto’s commitments while cultivating and enhancing their own leadership skills.

Monsanto is the world leader in agriculture biotechnology.  Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and operating in over 60 countries, Monsanto applies innovation and technology to help farmers around the world produce more while conserving more.  In addition, Monsanto helps farmers grow yield sustainably so they can be successful, produce healthier foods, better animal feeds and more fiber, while also reducing agriculture’s impact on our environment.”

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to remind you to clear up your schedules for Friday evening, and to please RSVP to Matt or Rolo (emails below) so that you can enjoy the FREE food and drinks BBUGS are going to be offering in the “Bar & Games Night” at the Independent Bar.  The details are as follows:

Where: ‘The Independent’ Bar at Midtown Arts Atlanta (next to Trader Joes and Grady High School on Monroe Drive)

http://www.independentatlanta.com/

What: FREE adult beverages, cold drinks, and plenty of great food.  The Independent is known for board games, old video game consoles (nintendo, super nintendo, etc) darts, pool, music, and good company.  It should be a great time.

When: 7:30-10:30 PM, Friday March 27th  - of course we can hang out longer, but after 10:30 PM the drinks are no longer on us.

Talk to your lab mates and friends and get excited; everyone is welcome.  Take this opportunity to kick back, relax, and enjoy a great FREE night on us.  If you need a ride just let us know.

We need to get an idea of how many people are coming so we know how much food to buy so MAKE SURE to RSVP.  Please send Matt (mmagnuson3@gatech.edu) or Rolando (rgittensi@gatech.edu) an email to RSVP.

See you soon,

Rolo and Matt
BBUGS Social Chairs

The Center for Bio-Imaging Mass Spectrometry at Georgia Tech presents:

” Innovative Ionization Sources for Imaging Mass Spectrometry  ”

Dr. David C. Muddiman from North Carolina State University

http://www.ncsu.edu/chemistry/people/WMKeck_FTICR.html

Tuesday, December 09, 2008, 10:00 AM,  3201A MS&E

All are welcome to attend.  The seminar should last ~30min with the time afterwards allotted to questions and general group discussion.  For more information and a list of upcoming seminars please visit our web site at http://web.chemistry.gatech.edu/~bims/index.html. To be added to the BIMS mailing list please e-mail me at yc40@mail.gatech.edu or Dr. Asiri S Galhena at asiri.galhena@chemistry.gatech.edu

The Division of Solid and Fluid Mechanics of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories has an opening in Silver Spring, MD for a mechanical, materials, or biomedical (with mechanics and materials science concentration) engineer.  Experience with orthopedic or cardiovascular devices is highly desirable.  We are seeking people with expertise in solid mechanics, fatigue and fracture mechanics, experimental mechanics, materials science and engineering and forensic analyses of failed components.  We highly value laboratory experience including forensic analyses and experience with designing and constructing test fixtures.  We will consider candidates at the M.S., and Ph.D. levels, though preference will be given to Ph.D. level candidates.  The positions involve approximately 50% laboratory research and 50% consulting support for reviews of new medical devices and analyses of failures with existing devices.  U.S. citizenship and excellent speaking and writing skills are required.

Please e-mail cover letter, resume, transcript (unofficial is o.k.)  or course list with grades, and references to terry.woods@fda.hhs.gov.

Call for Abstracts:  Hilton Head Workshop – Regenerative Medicine: Advancing Next Generation Therapies – now in its 13th year!

March 5 – 8, 2009, at the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island.

Abstract Deadline, November 15, 2008.

Keynote speakers include: Richard Boyd – Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories, Australia; Christopher Contag – Stanford; Thomas Celemens – University of Alabama at Birmingham; Ihor Lemischka – Black Family Stem Cell Institute; Regis O’Keefe – University of Rochester; Peter Zandstra – University of Toronto.

Visit www.hiltonhead.gatech.edu for more information.