{"154831":{"#nid":"154831","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2012 Sigma Xi Monie A. Ferst Award Symposium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERSVP\u0027s due to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cecelia.jones@me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECecilia Jones\u003C\/a\u003E by \u003Cstrong\u003EFriday, October 19, 2012\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInvited Speakers:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EP. Shing Ho, PhD\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor \u0026amp; Chair of Biochemistry \u0026amp; Molecular Biology\u003Cbr \/\u003EColorado State University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge Rose, PhD\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKrieger-Eisenhower Professor\u003Cbr \/\u003EJenkins Department. Biophysics\u003Cbr \/\u003EJohns Hopkins University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201cKen van Holde, Organic Osmolytes, and Protein Folding\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESanford Leuba, PhD\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssociate Professor\u003Cbr \/\u003EDepartment of Cell Biology \u0026amp; Physiology\u003Cbr \/\u003EUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201cChromatin, Nucleosomes and Molecular Motors, One-at-a-time\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERaquel Lieberman, PhD\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssistant Professor\u003Cbr \/\u003EDeptartment of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201cStructural and Biophysical Insights into the Glaucoma-associated Olfactomedin Domain of Myocilin\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECynthia McMurray, PhD\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESenior Scientist\u003Cbr \/\u003EGenome Dynamics\u003Cbr \/\u003ELawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201cGenetics and Pathophysiology of Huntington\u0027s Disease: A Two-state Mechanism\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Shaw, PhD\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWilliam T. Miller Professor of Chemistry\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuke University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201cSeminal Discoveries from Ken\u0027s lab on Nucleosomes and Their Relevance Today\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENicholas Hud, PhD\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor, Department of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201cBiophysical Atudies of Nucleic Acid Assembly in Natural and Unnatural Systems\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJeffrey Hansen, PhD\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor Biochemistry \u0026amp; Molecular Biology\u003Cbr \/\u003EColorado State University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201cAnalytical Ultracentrifugation of Defined Chromatin Model Systems\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdegboyega Oyelere, PhD\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssociate Professor\u003Cbr \/\u003EDepartment of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201cZinc Metalloproteins, Epigenetic Histone Acetylation and mRNA Splicing - Lesson from Small Molecule Probes\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPatrick Varga-Weisz, PhD\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003ENuclear Dynamics ISP\u003Cbr \/\u003EBabrahim Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201cPeter Pan, Boys and Girls: Lessons from Chromatin Remodeling\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, founded in 1886 at Cornell University, is the honor society of scientists and engineers that recognizes scientific achievement. Its mission is to enhance the health of the research enterprise, foster integrity in science and engineering, and promote the public\u0027s understanding of science for the purpose of improving the human condition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Georgia Tech Sigma Xi Club was founded in 1946 and installed as a chapter of the national Society of the Sigma Xi in 1953. The Georgia Tech Chapter of Sigma Xi currently has over 250 active members.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMajor activities include hosting the Monie A. Ferst Award Symposium in the Fall in honor of the winner of the award and hosting the Sigma Xi Spring Awards Banquet where we honor the Georgia Tech Sigma Xi Research Award winners.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E2012 Sigma Xi Monie A. 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