A happy new year to one and all. In light of a bit of work-life research that dropped late last year, we half expected to be inundated with tidings of recently published papers and other outcomes of a "break" spent with noses to grindstones, but, upon returning to work yesterday, we were pleasantly surprised to find this wasn't the case. Congratulations on an appropriately restful holiday closing. Below, please find brief updates on of-the-moment matters, and look to next week for the return of the chock-full-o'-science BroadCast you know and love:
In the news
Eric Lander discusses CRISPR, the human genome project, and DNA forensics on the podcast Stay Tuned with Preet. Joshua Weinstein describes his work on DNA microscopy in Discover magazine. Steve Hyman explains to Popular Science why we need to understand the mechanisms of psychiatric disease in order to create new classes of drugs. And Geraldine Van der Auwera discusses the interface of life sciences and technology in a Bio-IT World Q&A.
What to do next week (and beyond)
♲ Share your ideas about how to make Broad more sustainable in 2020 at Sustinability@Broad's meeting on Tuesday, January 7. Can't attend? Submit ideas using this form. Bonus points if you're still using your Retreat mug.
Learn about volunteering to teach hands-on biology and coding to local middle schoolers at the Bio-Coding Club's info session on Tuesday, January 7. (No coding experience required. Sweet.)
Missed Anna Greka and Flo Wagner’s Broad@15 talk? Join fellow Broadies for a lunchtime watch party on Wednesday, January 8.
️ Hear Remy Evard, Chief Information and Digital Officer at Flagship Pioneering, discuss “Changing science at Novartis, changing companies at Flagship” at the next Leaders in Data Science (LiDS) talk on Wednesday, January 8. Refreshments will be served.
Start 2020 with some culture: listen to current and past Broad artists-in-residence discuss how their time at Broad influenced their work at a gallery talk and reception on Tuesday, January 14.
If you are a grad student, postdoc, or junior faculty member looking to grow your research, check out the NHLBI BioData Catalyst Fellows Program, which aims to provide funding for heart, lung, blood, and sleep early career researchers. Learn more about this fellowship opportunity by visiting this blog article. The deadline for applications is Friday, January 17.
Want to take an emerging scientist under your wing? Attend an upcoming info session on Wednesday, January 15 or Thursday, January 30 to learn about mentoring an undergrad over the summer as a part of the Broad Summer Research Program or the Broad Summer Scholars Program.
Volunteer with co-workers, friends, and family at Cambridge's 2020 MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 20. Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy by joining in service projects to benefit those in need. To learn more and register, see the Intranet.
Send your compound submissions to PRISM by Friday, February 7 for their February 2020 screen on 750 cancer cell lines (including suspension and adherent lineages). Email the PRISM team for details.
There's a lot more going on. See the CalendarBroad for January 6–10 for more talks, meetings, and special events.
Have a good weekend.
–The BroadCast team
David Cameron
Allison Dougherty
Leah Eisenstadt
Amanda Dykstra Esposito
Alana Folsom
Corie Lok
Namrata Sengupta
Tom Ulrich
Karen Zusi
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