A generous gift from Dr. Raymond and Mrs. Beverly Sackler allowed the establishment of an institute for the biological, physical and engineering sciences in the fall of 2008. The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Institute for Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences brings together faculty from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, The School of Medicine and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences enabling transformative research and teaching initiatives. Members of the Sackler Institute are committed to a new paradigm that transcends traditional boundaries both between disciplines and between research, teaching, and learning. So far, there are 25 faculty members from 12 departments affiliated with the Institute, but anyone whose research or teaching interests mesh with the vision of the Sackler Institute is welcome to participate and suggest new initiatives. Faculty from the following departments are currently affiliated with the Institute: Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, Physics, and Therapeutic Radiology. Current initiatives of the Sackler Institute are closely coordinated with Yale's Integrated Graduate Program in Physical and Engineering Biology (IGPPEB) and are listed below.
Members of the Sackler Institute pictured above are:
Front row: Corey O'Hern, Elizabeth Rhoades, Mark Gerstein, Lynne Regan, Simon Mochrie, Christine Jacobs-Wagner
Back row: Michael Levene, Thierry Emonet, Nigel Grindley, Corey Wilson, Eric Dufresne, Chinedum Osuji
This monthly forum brings together researchers from biological, physical and engineering backgrounds to present their research and discuss current literature.
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Contacts:
Eva Sevcsik
Adam Trexler
We recently launched the Sackler Undergraduate Fellowship Summer Program. The fellowship provides financial support to enable undergraduates (primarily rising juniors and seniors) from Sackler/IGPPEB partner institutions and Yale to conduct interdisciplinary research at the interface of the biological, physical, and engineering sciences under the direction of Sackler/IGPPEB affiliated faculty for a 10-week period during the summer.
Details of the fellowship program are highlighted below:
How To Apply:
To apply for the Sackler Fellowship Program, interested students should first fill out an application form. After filling out the application form, you will be emailed a login and password that you must use to upload your CV. Complete applications including application form, uploaded CV, and submitted letters of recommendation are due March 1 each year and decisions will be made by April 1.
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Sackler Fellows and Affiliates:
Michelle Bebrin, McGill University
Jin Chen, Yale University
Yuan He, Yale University
Alicia Morgan, Connecticut College
Neema Hooker, Claflin University
Jennifer Ozonma, Claflin University
Dorothy Shi, Boston University
Jocelyn Traina, Yale University
Sackler Institute Mentors:
Prof. Chinedum Osuji
Prof. Michael Levene
Prof. Andrew Miranker
Prof. Lynne Regan
Prof. Corey Wilson
Prof. Andrew Miranker
Prof. Elizabeth Rhoades
Prof. Elizabeth Rhoades
Dr. Raymond Sackler and 2009 Sackler Undergraduate Fellow Jocelyn Traina from Yale discuss intrinsically disordered proteins during a recent visit by Raymond and Beverly Sackler.
We announce the Sackler Institute and IGPPEB Inaugural Symposium to celebrate the establishment of the Sackler Institute for Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences and to welcome the first class of students to the Integrated Graduate Program in Physical and Engineering Biology. This one-day symposium will feature outstanding speakers who are leaders in using integrated approaches to study the grand challenges in the biological sciences. The symposium will also feature poster sessions from symposium attendees and IGPPEB students and postdocs. There is no charge for attendance.
Thank you for interest in attending the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Institute and IGPPEB Inaugural Symposium at Yale University. Response has been tremendous such that we are now at capacity and have closed registration effective 22-September. Please be watching this site for future symposium announcements.
Date:
October 16, 2009
Location:
West Campus, Yale University
Transportation from Main Campus to and from the Symposium:
On Friday Oct 16th a bus will leave 10 Hillhouse Avenue (outside engineering) at 8am, continuing to the Lot 22 parking lot (outside the Bass building) at 8:15am to take attendees who need transportation to West Campus. A bus will also be available to take attendees back to these stops at the end of the symposium.
Confirmed Speakers:
Hotels:
Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale
www.omnihotels.com
155 Temple Street
New Haven, CT 06510
203-772-6664
Directions and Parking Information:
Directions to Auditorium B25 and conference facilities on Yale University's West Campus can be found here. Ample parking is available on site.
Schedule:
Friday, October 16: Symposium
8A-9A: Breakfast
9-10:30:
Howard Berg, "E Coli Moving in the Limelight"
Michelle Wang, "DNA Accessibility in Nucleosomes"
10:30-11: coffee break, poster session
11-12:30:
Dennis Discher, "From Matrix elasticity & Stem Cell Differentiation to a Mass Spec Analysis of the In Situ Foldome"
Alexander van Oudenaarden, "Variability in gene expression underlies partial penetrance in Caenorhabditis elegans"
12:30 - 2P: lunch and poster session
2P-3:30:
Susan Lindquist, "Protein Folding Sculpting Evolutionary Change"
Terrence Hwa, "Understanding Bacterial Growth: Constraints & Consequences"
3:30 - 4P: coffee break, poster session
4-5:30:
Daniela Rhodes, "Chromatin Higher Order Structure and Regulation of its Compaction"
Martin Chalfie, "GFP: The Other Green Revolution"
5:30 - 6:30: Cocktails and informal discussions