Biology Weekly - Department of Biology

Biology Weekly
January 8, 2015
Please note there will be no edition of Biology Weekly next week Safety reminder for Laboratory Supervisors 1) Inventory of your first aid kit has to be done 4 times/year. 2) A guest account needs to be available to access your chemical inventory on MyLab. This account needs to be known by lab personnel and can be posted next to a computer for usage by guests and custodians. 3) It is good practice to inspect your laboratory a few times per year. The EHS form can be found here: http://www.mcgill.ca/ehs/files/ehs/ehs‐form‐003_v.2.2_labinspectionformehs.pdf 4) New Laboratory members When a new employee or student is starting to work in your lab, there are many things to consider and it is easy to forget some of them. A good way to let the new person know about the resources available is to make them fill the “Laboratory Safety Inspection Checklist” form that can be found here: http://www.mcgill.ca/ehs/programs‐and‐services/newpi It is always worth it to take time to visit the department with newcomers, introduce them to key people, and show them where the different kinds of waste needs to go. They also need to be trained according to the work that they will have to do and it is good to keep a training history with the date of the training and the name of the trainer. The following training is available from EHS:  WHMIS – mandatory for all users of chemical substances  Hazardous waste disposal  Laser safety training  Principles of Laboratory Radiation Safety  Introduction to biosafety  Safe use of a biological safety cabinet The complete list is available here: http://www.mcgill.ca/ehs/training The newcomers also need to be informed about safety rules such as:  Wearing personal protective equipment (when and where to use them and where to store them)  Rules about listening to music in the lab – Earbuds should not be used  The Working Alone Policy and the Unattended Experiment Poster  How to access to MyLab  How to work safely with safeguarded equipment  Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in use in the laboratory Melania Cristescu Biology Weekly – January 8, 2015
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Ask a CIANtist Did you know that... ...you can use the CIAN booking system to report an issue with an instrument? Running into a technical problem with one of the CIAN instruments, and nobody is around? That can be frustrating, and we are sorry that we can’t be there all the time. The fastest way to get our attention, short of tracking us down in person, is to use the CIAN instrument booking system, PPMS (https://ppms.us/cian). You can post an incident report, which will trigger an email alert to CIAN personnel, and help us track the issue and inform you (and others) when it is resolved. Contact Guillaume Lesage ([email protected], x5414, office N5/25) for details New TA training! Registration is open for the winter offering of the AGSEM TA Training session. The session will take place the afternoon of January 9, 2015 and new TAs will be paid for up to three hours of their training (see the registration page for details). There will be an open discussion with the Dean of Students, Andre Costopoulos and you can choose from a variety of topics to better prepare you for your role as a TA. Other optional (unpaid) MyCourses training is available for interested students on two separate occasions (see details in "Optional"). Spaces are limited and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis so register now! Register here. Torsten Bernhardt Molecular Seminars Date and Time: January 12, 2015 at 4:00 pm Location: Stewart Biology, N2/2 Name: Nam‐Sung Moon, Department of Biology, McGill University Title: Investigating Rb deficiency in fruit flies Host: Dr. Rodrigo‐Reyes Lamothe Date and Time: January 19, 2015 at 4:00 pm Location: Stewart Biology, N2/2 Name: Edward Ruthazer, Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute Title: Taking a closer look at NMDAR‐dependent plasticity in the developing visual system Host: Dr. Alanna Watt Date and Time: February 2, 2015 at 4:00 pm Location: Stewart Biology, N2/2 Name: Hans Larsson, Redpath Museum, McGill University Title: TBA Host: Dr. Rodrigo‐Reyes Lamothe Organismal Seminars Date and Time: ***JANUARY 21, 2015 at 3:00 pm Location: Stewart Biology, W4/12 Name: Hugh MacIsaac, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, University of Windsor Title: Informing risk of introducing non‐native species through consideration of propagule pressure and colonization pressure Host: Dr. Brian Leung Biology Weekly – January 8, 2015
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*** Please note this seminar will occur on a Wednesday Date and Time: January 29, 2015 at 3:00 pm Location: Redpath Museum Auditorium Name: Eric P. Palkovacs, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz Title: Ecological effects of intraspecific consumer biodiversity for aquatic communities and ecosystems Host: Dr. Andrew Hendry Date and Time: February 5, 2015 at 3:00 pm Location: Redpath Museum Auditorium Name: Spencer Barrett, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto Title: Plant reproductive evolution at range limits Host: Dr. Daniel Schoen PhD Seminars Date and Time: January 29, 2015 at 12:00 pm Name: Callista Yee (Hekimi Lab) Title: TBA Date and Time: February 5, 2015 at 12:00 pm Name: Lydiane Gaborieau (Brown Lab) Title: TBA Location: Stewart Biology, W4/12 Location: Stewart Biology, W4/12 Molecular and Genetics Works In Progress Seminars (WIPS) These seminars are scheduled every Thursday beginning at 12:00 p.m. in room W4/12, please see list below for dates and names of speakers. Date and Time: January 15, 2015 Name: Veronique Brule (Western Lab) Title: Investigating Hierarchical Properties of Water‐Based Actuation using Selaginella lepidophylla as a Model System Date and Time: January 15, 2015 Name: Anja Boskovic (Zetka Lab) Title: Characterization of Meiotic Chromosome Movement Date and Time: January 22, 2015 Name: Sami Chaaban (Brouhard Lab) Title: TBA Date and Time: January 29, 2015 Name: Callista Yee (Hekimi Lab) Title: The intrinsic apoptosis pathway mediates the pro‐longevity response to mitochondrial ROS in C. elegans Date and Time: February 5, 2015 at 12:00 pm Name: Lydiane Gaborieau (Brown Lab) Title: TBA Biology Weekly – January 8, 2015
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Ecology and Evolution Lunches (EEL) Unless otherwise indicated, all talks are scheduled on Wednesdays from 12:30 ‐ 1:30 pm in Stewart Biology, W4/12. Please contact Emmanuelle Chrétien ([email protected]) for details and scheduling. Date and Time: January 14, 2015 Location: Stewart Biology, W4/12 Name: Dr. Pierre Legendre, Université de Montréal Title: Partitioning beta diversity in landscape ecology and genetics [download abstract] How to subscribe and unsubscribe from the Biology Weekly E‐mails Please follow the instructions below if you would like to subscribe or unsubscribe from the Biology Weekly e‐mails To subscribe, send an e‐mail (from the e‐mail address where you would like to receive the Biology Weekly e‐mails), with a blank subject line to [email protected] containing the following text command:
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