BIOL 3380 Summer Seats Available

Just FYI that there are a few seats left in BIOL 3380 this summer for those that need it as a biology or biochemistry elective.

Natural Science Career Fair Fundraiser

Dear students,

I wanted to remind you that our NSCF committee is having a wonderful Earth day fundraiser on April 22nd Thursday, from 11:30-1:30 that will be set up in the bio tech quad.
Students will give away flowers as well as decorated flower pots and seeds for people who want to plant their own herbs and tomatoes. They will also sell fresh baked pizza pizzeria again and soft drinks. Pizza is selling for only $1 slice!
Donations for flower pots are welcome!
Your support is essential for a successful Natural Science Career Fair event on September 28th in the Student Center Ballroom.
Hope to see you!

Sincerely,
--
Dr. Mirjana M. Brockett

The Tower--Applications

Interested in becoming part of The Tower, Georgia Tech's Undergraduate Research Journal? Whether you do research or not, we want you! We are currently accepting applications until Monday, April 26th for positions ranging from business manager to production and review. It's a great way to get involved on campus and keep up with all the interesting research that goes on here! For further information, please check out our website and application at http://gttower.org/

Tech Beautification Day

Students,

Tech Beautification Day 2010 is THIS Saturday, April 17th! If you haven't, you can still register to volunteer. Breakfast and lunch will be provided, as well as free T-shirts! Sign ins are from 9-10am Saturday morning at the campanile and projects will be completed by noon.

Thank you,
TBD 2010 Exec

Natural Science Career Fair Pizza Social

Thursday, April 15th
11:30--1:30
Between IBB and ES&T

Meet the Natural Science Career Fair committee and learn about the upcoming Career Fair in September.

Pizza = $1/slice
Coke = $1

LSAT Practice Exam

LSAT Practice Test!!

Interested in attending law school? Want to know how you'll do on the LSAT?
Take an LSAT practice test Tuesday, April 13th at 6:00pm at the Kaplan Center in the Student Center. Receive helpful feedback in a post-test analysis and find out what areas you need to work on before you pay to take the test! All majors welcome! Email dillon@gatech.edu to reserve your spot!

Sponsor: International Affairs Student Organization
Location: Kaplan Center in the Student Center
Date: 4-13-2010
Time: 6:00 pm
Contact Person/Email: Dillon Parker at dillon@gatech.edu

CDC Fellowships (BS level)

Two fellowships (up to 4-year appointments for graduates within 5 years of receiving their last academic degree) are available within the Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program (NSQAP), National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Chamblee, GA 30341) for bachelor's level chemist, biologist, biochemist, or microbiologist.

http://www.cdc.gov/labstandards/nsqap.html


1) Conduct immunochemical and mass spectrometric assays for hormone biomarkers of congenital disorders in dried blood spots as part of the quality assurance program provided to state public health laboratories and international laboratories. Prepare, certify, and distribute dried blood spot quality assurance materials; maintain instruments and dried blood spot inventories.

2) Provide support for amino acids and acylcarnitines tests as part of the quality assurance program provided to state public health laboratories and international laboratories. Prepare, certify, and distribute dried blood spot quality assurance materials; maintain instruments and dried blood spot inventories; assists evaluations for filter paper used to collect whole blood for newborn screening and epidemiologic studies.

NSQAP provides dried blood spots for quality control and proficiency testing to more than 470 laboratories in over 70 countries. The candidates should have a working knowledge of analytical chemistry, biochemistry, or biology, and basic statistics. Independent research and current laboratory experience are advantageous but not required.

Please send inquiries and CVs to Dr. Víctor R. de Jesus at VDejesus@cdc.gov or 770-488-7963.