November 2017 - Bnc-grads-list

FW: Sandia
by Turner, Jaime J 06 Nov '17

06 Nov '17

From: Anthrop, Heather L [mailto:hanthrop@purdue.edu] Sent: Monday, November 06, 2017 2:12 PM To: Jamie Turner <jjturner(a)purdue.edu> Subject: Sandia Can you send the attached to BNC grad please. Thank you, Heather L Anthrop Administrative Assistant Institute for Global Security and Defense Innovation (i-GSDI) Purdue University Mann Hall - Suite 266 203 S Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 765-496-2009

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Toyota Yaris - dashboard light turned on!!
by Rahul Padavagodu Ramamurthy 03 Nov '17

03 Nov '17

FYI. The Toyota Yaris parked in the side parking lot of Birck has its dashboard light turned on. Hope this email catches the attention of the right person and a cold walk home can be avoided!!!

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NSAC Coffee Hour talk tomorrow on Cryo TEM
by Sajid Choudhury 03 Nov '17

03 Nov '17

Dear All, This year, Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson— won the Nobel prize in Chemistry for their work on developing *Cryo-Electron Microscope*. I am happy to announce that our next NSAC Coffee hour topic would cover work by Christopher on Cryo TEM. Please see below for title and abstract of his talk. *Also, we have GSOGA funding, so we will have special snacks for tomorrow's coffee hour.* *What: NSAC Coffee Hour talk* ** *When: Friday, November 3rd, 2017 3:30 pm* *Where: BNC Atrium* *Speaker: **Christopher J Benjamin* Topic: Development of Techniques Using Novel Bioorganic Materials for Protein Structure Determination ABSTRACT: Single-particle reconstruction has grown significantly with the improvements in various data collection and computational strategies including CTF fitting, the use of vitrified samples and the utilization of ultra-sensitive direct electron detectors. Although these improvements have contributed significantly to the recent evolution of 3D reconstruction analysis, the way samples are prepared for electron microscopy has remained largely unchanged. We report the development of TEM grids that are modified with non-fouling coatings bearing surface grafted nitrilotriacetic acid substituents that promotes specific capture of protein targets for high-resolution TEM analysis. The utilization of these grids for specific adsorption of the targeted protein onto the grid surface results in well-controlled surface concentration enhancements and a days-to-minutes reduction in time required for the preparation of a purified sample for cryoEM analysis from an *E. coli* expression system. The selective and reversible capture of his-tag T7 bacteriophage, RplL, and GroEL from crude lysates, as well as purified nanodisc-solubilized his-malFGK2, on these NTA-modified grids with an exceptionally low level of adsorption by non-target proteins, has been observed. Our data illustrate the utility of these grids for selective capture from complex mixtures, detergent-solubilized membrane protein isolates, and expression systems yielding low copy numbers of the desired target in a manner that is well-suited for single particle reconstruction analysis. Also, please feel free to sign up for the Spring coffee hour slots in the Google sheet <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/7fe51a6c721d6d80a12f5662bf5f73ed9de80dc0?ur…> by clicking here <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/6f43651d269a915008cf6b4751984f0a88b2c4f8?ur…> . [image: Inline image 1] Thank you. Sajid Choudhury President Nanotechnology Student Advisory Council (NSAC) https://engineering.purdue.edu/NSAC/ <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/f64a86a3462f87cc1469f2cb5e83ddbf9bc95065?ur…> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/f64a86a3462f87cc1469f2cb5e83ddbf9bc95065?ur…> and Ph.D. Candidate, School of ECE, Purdue University On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Sajid Choudhury <sajidmc(a)purdue.edu> wrote: > [image: Inline image 1] > We have NSAC Coffee hour this week, Mohamed Hagag from Peroulis group > will give a talk on his research. > > ** > > > >> > ‌ <https://mailtrack.io/> Sent with Mailtrack <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailtrack-for-gmail-inbox/ndnaehg…>

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[Mentoring_at_Purdue] Mentoring@Purdue - Mentoring Best Practices Workshop
by Vollmer, Dorothy L 01 Nov '17

01 Nov '17

Hello everyone! Please join Mentoring@Purdue (M@P) for the Mentoring Best Practices workshop on Wednesday, November 15th from noon-1:00pm in Pfendler Hall room 241! M@P is a mentoring program designed with women and minority graduate students in the College of Agriculture at Purdue University in mind. M@P aims to improve the quality of graduate education through fostering mentoring relationships between graduate students and faculty or staff members in the Agricultural and Life Sciences. Mentoring has played a crucial role in the success of many individuals, especially those that are generally underserved. The M@P program helps students grow professionally, academically, and personally to become successful individuals in their chosen area of study. M@P is designed to meet the mentoring needs of the mentors and mentees in the program through events, group forums, guest speakers, and workshops. As a participant in M@P, you will have numerous opportunities for academic and personal growth, support, encouragement, and assistance. M@P will provide training and guidance to both parties on how to have an effective mentor-mentee relationship. Productive mentoring does not just happen. Successful mentoring relationships depend on the following best practices: (1) Clear and open communication of perspectives and interests; increasing your awareness of others; active listening and being able to share your own experiences are key (2) High standards of ethics and professionalism. Mentors have the responsibility of teaching and role modeling the appropriate ethical behavior of academic professionals (3) Awareness of and the ability to openly discuss differences (4) Strategies for addressing challenges as they arise. Join us to hear about Mentoring Best Practices from our distinguish panel including Dr. Brian Farkas, Head of the Department of Food Science, James Foster, Outreach Coordinator of the University Residences Peer Mentoring Program, and Elise Lofgren, Ph.D. student in the Department of Youth Development and Agricultural Education. [cid:image003.jpg@01D35312.5E606A10] On behalf of the entire M@P team, Dottie Vollmer Master's Student Coordinator of On-Campus Activities, Mentoring@Purdue Program Youth Development and Agricultural Education Purdue University College of Agriculture _______________________________________________ Mentoring_at_Purdue mailing list Mentoring_at_Purdue(a)lists.purdue.edu https://lists.purdue.edu/mailman/listinfo/mentoring_at_purdue

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