BIOLOGY BULLETIN
April 1, 2008
UPCOMING EVENTS
  SPECIAL SEMINAR

Deborah Schechtman, Ph.D.

Researcher
Heart Institute (InCor)-HCFMUSP
São paulo Brasil


“Peptide modulators of signal transduction pathways
and their application to stem cell research”

DATE:   Wednesday, April 2, 2008

TIME:  3:00 pm

LOCATION: Gold Auditorium of the BioScience Center


Host: Roland Wolkowicz


 GRADUATE STUDENT SEMINAR
 
There will not be a seminar held this week due Spring Break.

  SDSU Molecular Biology Institute
Invitrogen-MBI Seminar Series

There will not be a seminar held this week due Spring Break.


ANNOUNCEMENTS
"NOTE FROM THE OFFICE"

Just a reminder that when you need copying services from the Biology office,
please submit your original documents at least three days in advance.
We need enough time to copy and collate the documents before your deadline.

Thank you.

 

THESIS PROPOSAL

Kristen Hasenstab

"Phylogenetic Systematics of the genus Cryptantha (Boraginaceae)"

DATE:  Wednesday, April 9, 2008

TIME:  3:00 pm

LOCATION: North Life Sciences 101

Committee Members:

Mike Simpson (Chair), Biology
Tod Reeder, Biology

John O'Leary, Geography

Mike Mayer, USD, Department of Biology
 

2008
Cell & Molecular Biology
Graduate Student Symposium

Presenting:
Dr. Melvin I. Simon, Ph.D.
Division of Biology
California Institute of Technology

Friday, April 11, 2008
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
SDSU Faculty-Staff Club

For more info or to RSVP contact:
Mike Virata
mvirata@sciences.sdsu.edu

CATCH THE WAVE

Catch the Wave is a chance to learn more about the health profession.  If you are a pre health student you should attend to learn more about applying, how to get in, networking with specific schools of interest, more about your future career and meeting more students just like you.

See our website to find out more info about this great opportunity.
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cpo/conference/


Chris Mullin

San Diego State University
Council of Pre Health Organizations – Treasurer
American Medical Students Association –
Treasurer, Military Medicine Pre Med Rep. Pre-Med Lobby Day Coor.
Students of Osteopathic Medicine Association – College of Science Reep.

Catch the Wave Pre Health Conference
April 11-12 2008
 http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cpo/conference/

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

You won't want to miss the
 
13th Annual BioBanquet

Friday, May 16, 2008, from 5:00-9:00 p.m.

at San Diego State University, Scripps Cottage

The evening will begin with a cocktail reception followed by dinner,
and a program to honor department awardees, retirees, and guests.

 
Look for invitations to appear in your mail box soon.

For more information on this event, contact Patricia Swinford at (619) 594-5504 or swinford@sciences.sdsu.edu.

We hope to see you there!
 

Biological Science Technician (Plants)                                              

2-3 positions in Kalispell, Montana – Flathead National Forest
GS-05 (approx. $13.83/hour) or GS-07 (approx. $17.13/hour)

10 hr days – 4 days a week (7am-5:30pm Mon-Thurs.)

Temporary position: May 19 through September 30, 2008.

Duties and Responsibilities for this position:  This position conducts botanical surveys for rare plants, noxious weeds, and collection sites for revegetation material.  Work involves use of technical floristic key to identify plant species and requires strong plant identification skills.  This includes collecting field data and mapping populations and distributions of botanical resources.  Conducts pre-field analysis for sensitive plant and noxious weed inventories and documents the results. This analysis involves determining habitats present in survey areas and evaluating the potential for sensitive species or noxious weeds to occur in those habitats.  Update and maintain rare plants database.
 
Skills desirable for this position include:  Knowledge of northwest Montana flora (or Pacific Northwest flora or basic knowledge of plant taxonomy to be able to learn local flora), ability to work independently and self motivate, ability to hike long days (10 hour days) in rugged terrain, ability to navigate with map and compass (away from roads and trails), computer proficient including ArcMap.  Have a good happy attitude!!!
 
How to apply: 
https://www.avuecentral.com/
www.usajobs.opm.gov
 
Job closes April 9.  Selections will be made by April 21.
 
Apply to Job announcements:
GS-404-5 Bio Tech (Plants) DE-OCR-0404-5-PLNT
GS-404-7 Bio Tech (Plants) DE-OCR-0404-7-PLNT 
 
For information on this position, please contact Rebecca Whithed (406/758-5348 rwhithed@fs.fed.us) or Linh Hoang (406/329-3284 lhoang@fs.fed.us).

Botanist                                                                                 

1 position in Kalispell, Montana – Flathead National Forest
GS-09 (approx. $20.95/hour)
Temporary position: June 30, 2008 until November or December 2008. Please indicate your availability when applying.

Duties and Responsibilities for this position:  Performs a variety of tasks in support of the Flathead National Forest Botany program. Prepares reports, analyses, biological evaluations and assessments of botanical resources or conditions including threatened, endangered, and sensitive plants and noxious weeds.  Provides advice, guidance, and information as a member of an interdisciplinary team in project planning and NEPA document completion.  Studies, inventories, and investigates botanical and ecological conditions in support of botanical projects.  Maintains TES plant and noxious weed database.  Manages native plant revegetation program and database.  Supervises botany field crew of 2-5 people.
 
Skills desirable for this position include:  Experience writing botany documents for NEPA reports (Biological evaluations and assessments, and noxious weed specialist reports).  Experience with ArcGIS 9.   Knowledge of northwest Montana flora helpful but not required- botany and plant ecology background from a different region acceptable.  Ability to communicate well with others.  Please also see specific GS-9 requirements in the AVUE job announcement.
 
How to apply: 
https://www.avuecentral.com/
 
Apply to Job announcement:
DE-OCR-0430-9-BOT
Choose Kalispell as the duty station.
 
Please include with your application a cover letter addressing your experience with the skills above.
Closing date to apply for this position is April 4.
 
For information on this position, please contact Rebecca Whithed (406/758-5348 or rwhithed@fs.fed.us) or Linh Hoang (406/329-3284 or lhoang@fs.fed.us).
Please note that Medora will now be doing the BioBulletin.  Please send your items to her directly at bratlien@sunstroke.sdsu.edu by Friday at 4:00 p.m.