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| SBE would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in SBE's 3rd International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering (ICBE) in San Francisco which was co-chaired by Kurt Deshayes (Genentech) and Jeff Varner (Cornell University). A special thank you to our wonderful keynote speakers which included: Frances Arnold, Vishva Dixit, Lee Hood and Roger Tsien! For more info visit http://icbe.aiche.org. |
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| Register today for February's webinar on Cell Therapy Bioprocessing, presented by Professor Peter Zandstra (University of Toronto) and Dr. Robert Deans (Athersys Inc.). This webinar is presented by the International Society for Cellular Therapy and the Society for Biological Engineering. Join us on Tuesday February 8, 2011 from 11:00 am-12:30 pm EST. | |||||||||
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| The engineering profession's highest honors for 2011, presented by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), recognize three achievements that led to developments in guiding cell evolution, sequencing the human genome, and better preparing students for the engineering work force. Congratulations to Frances H. Arnold and Willem P.C. Stemmer for receiving the prestigious Charles Stark Draper Prize, Leroy Hood for the the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize and Edward Crawley for the Bernard M. Gordon Prize! | |||||||||
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| Call for Nominations: SBE's James E. Bailey Award For Biological Engineering. Submit your nomination package by June 1st. | |||||||||
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| Vote today! SBE is holding elections for two new SBE Managing Board Members. You can cast your vote online at: http://www.aiche-xtranet.org/divisions/index.asp. Deadline is February 14th. | |||||||||
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| It's not too late! AIMBE's 20th Annual Event: Medical and Biological Engineering in the next 20 Years: The Promise and the Challenges, February 20-22, 2011 at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
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| Register now! The 6th International Conference on Ethical Issues in Biomedical Engineering will take place on April 1-3 in Brooklyn, NY. | |||||||||
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| Congratulations to Pat Walton from Michigan State for correctly answering last month's What Protein Am I! The correct answer was Ribosome. Try to answer January's protein today — the first correct answer will be featured in next month's SBE newsletter. http://www.aiche.org/sbe/education/wpai.aspx |
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| SBE is looking to add new Student Chapters. If you think your college or university may be a good fit, please email Arjun Gopalratnam at arjug@aiche.org. http://www.aiche.org/SBE/Students/Start.aspx |
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| SBE's e-Connections is edited by Adrian Andrew Fay, Web Science Editor, with input from SBE staff. Contact us at bio@aiche.org. | |||||||||
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| Not a current SBE member? It's never too late to join or renew. Costs are $75 for regular members, $25 for graduate students, $10 for AIChE, ACS and IBE members, or free for undergraduates. Join now at http://www.aiche.org/apps/ecommerce/bio/index.asp. Member benefits include:
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