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About us: The Huck Institutes catalyze innovation and excellence in interdisciplinary research and education in the life sciences at Penn State.
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Upcoming seminars/talks: Tue Jul 07 at 10:30AM in 100 Life Sciences Building (Berg Auditorium): John P Nolan (La Jolla Bioengineering Institute) — Molecular Analysis of the Host-Pathogen Interface: Multiplexing Approaches for a System-wide View » details…; Wed Sep 09 at 04:00PM in 108 Wartik Laboratory, CG623 Hershey: James Bamburg (Colorado State University) — Title to be announced » details…; Wed Sep 16 at 04:00PM in 108 Wartik Laboratory, CG623 Hershey: Ulrike Heberlein (University of California, San Francisco) — Of Flies and Mice: What Have Flies Taught Us About Drug Addiction? » details…; Tue Sep 22 at 04:00PM in 100 Life Sciences Bldg (Berg Auditorium): Norman Arnheim (University of Southern California) — Title to be announced » details…; » More events like these

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Conferences and workshops: Tue Jul 07 to Wed Jul 08 in Althouse Lab: Zeiss microscopy workshop — Penn State's Center for Cellular Dynamics and Cytometry Facility will be hosting a Zeiss microscopy workshop July 7 and 8, 2009. » details…; Mon Aug 03 to Fri Aug 07 in 3 Althouse Laboratory: Proteomics short course — Introduces users to commonly used proteomics techniques and providing basic skills that can be applied in your research projects. » details…

Sponsored events and other types of event: Sat Jul 18 at 04:00PM in The State Theatre: Under Our Skin — A gripping tale of microbes, medicine & money. » details…; Sat Jul 18 at 07:00PM in The State Theatre: Under Our Skin — A gripping tale of microbes, medicine & money. » details…; Sat Jul 18 at 09:30PM in The State Theatre: Under Our Skin — A gripping tale of microbes, medicine & money. » details…; » More

News: Vacancy: Faculty Appointment in Infectious Disease - The Evolution & Dynamics of Pathogens
We are seeking interactive, interdisciplinary candidates who are Mathematicians, Physicists, Statisticians, Climate Modelers or Biologists, to work across disciplines and identify novel insights and solutions to managing the disease burden. » Full article…; Time Tree: the timescale of life
TimeTree is a public knowledge-base for information on the evolutionary timescale of life. » Full article…; Peter Hudson interviewed on emerging diseases
Huck Institutes director, Peter Hudson, was interviewed by WPSU on emerging diseases and what's being done to stop the spread of infectious diseases. » Full article…; Melissa Rolls honored as Pew Scholar
Melissa Rolls, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, has been selected as a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. » Full article…; Researchers Schuster and Webb on TIME's Top 100 Most Influential People
Stephan Schuster and Webb Miller have ranked in the TIME Magazine Top 100 Most Influential People of 2008. » Full article…; Earth's earliest flowering plants
Claude dePamphilis hosted the final Research Unplugged conversation of the spring season in the gallery of Penn State's Downtown Theatre discussing lessons from Earth’s oldest flowers. » Full article…; » More News