CCB Monthly News Listing: October 2015

Presenter: Simone Coughlan Title: A reanalysis of mouse ENCODE comparative gene expression data Reference: http://f1000research.com/articles/4-121/v1 http://www.pnas.org/content/111/48/17224.abstract Time and Venue: 2pm in ADB 1020.

Presenter: Haixuan Yang Title: Protein function prediction by massive integration of evolutionary analyses and multiple data sources References: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/14/S3/S1 ADB 1020 at 2 pm.

The call for applications for Hardiman PhD Scholarships is now open. More details available here. Candidates should make contact with a prospective supervisor as soon as possible to discuss potential projects (click on the ‘people’ tab for a list of…

Presenter: Liam Doonan Title: Hox genes in the Cnidarian Hydra References: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925477315300228 ADB 1020 at 2 pm.

For prospective postdoctoral researchers:  The Irish Research Council (IRC) is currently finalising details for the 2016 Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (see this link for more information). The deadline will be around the end of November (the precise date not yet released).

Presenter: Yaxuan Yu Title: Immunotherapy in cancer treatments References: 1. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v439/n7077/abs/nature04444.html 2. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1200690 3. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe1205943 4. http://www.pnas.org/content/107/9/4275.short   2.00 pm at ADB1020.