Microscopy (1): Quant Bio Instrumentation Lab
Want to learn the principles of microscopy? Jeff Gelles writes: Dear Life Sciences Ph.D. students, This semester we will again be teaching the Quantitative Biology Instrumentation Lab course, QBIO...
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Microscopy (2): studying molecular motors
An article in Cell by recent Molecular and Cell Biology Ph.D. graduate Susan Tran and coworkers demonstrates the power of single particle microscopy in combination with Drosophila genetics in studying...
View ArticleSpring 2011 course announcement: QBIO 120b — Quantitative Biology...
Ph.D. students from any science Ph.D. program at Brandeis have the opportunity to enroll in QBIO 120b, the Quantitative Biology Instrumentation Laboratory. This unique laboratory course, now in its...
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Lights, Camera, Splice!
In their paper “Ordered and Dynamic Assembly of Single Spliceosomes” appearing in Science this week, Brandeis postdoc Aaron Hoskins and co-workers use a combination of yeast genetic engineering,...
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Signals on the move
A hallmark feature of eukaryotic cells is their intricate subcellular membrane compartmentalization, which biochemically and spatially isolates cellular processes including signal transduction, protein...
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The Volen Center for Complex Systems Retreat, 2011
(co-written by Tilman Kispersky) Introduction and Location The annual Volen Center Retreat was held this week at the bucolic Warren Conference Center and Retreat in Ashland, Massachusetts. The purpose...
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MRSEC summer course in Optical Microscopy (June 20-24, 2011)
Optical microscopy has become a powerful experimental tool capable of simultaneously visualizing large scale structures such as entire cells, and fluorescently labeled single molecules within these...
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How to build a $250,000 Microscope for under $1000: Summer Microscopy Course
This past June the MRSEC Center offered a condensed summer course based on the popular graduate course QB120: Quantitative Biology Instrumentation Laboratory. The course was taught by Zvonimir Dogic of...
View ArticleMaterials in Motion: Engineering Bio-Inspired Motile Matter
Life is on the move! Motion is ubiquitous in biology. From the gargantuan steps of an elephant to the tiniest single celled amoeba, movement in biology is a complex phenomenon that originates at the...
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Ivanovic Receives 2017 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
photo: Mike Lovett Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Tijana Ivanovic has received a 2017 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award. This award is part of the NIH’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program,...
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