How to find a scientific meeting
Have you ever wondered what scientific meetings are “out there”? Are you attending the best meeting for your discipline or direction of research? What meetings are nearby, geographically?  What meetings might be good for finding new collaborators? While it is always important to keep these things in mind, it is especially important in the recent economic climate.  It is easy to fall into a regular pattern of going to the same conference(s) year after year.  Take a look at these conference calendars and see if you find a new meeting that looks interesting! EurekAlert! Meeting Calendar

Collaboration
The concept of collaboration seems to be on everyone’s mind these days, especially as research becomes more and more transdisciplinary in nature.  What “is” collaboration? How do I find collaborators?  How do potential collaborators find me?  What should I look for in a potential collaborator? Steven Wiley, a Pacific Northwest

Tips for communicating science
Michael Brooks has a good review of Randy Olson’s new book, Don’t Be Such a Scientist: Talking substance in an age of style. The review links to another feature which describes five of Olson’s tips for accomplishing what seems like the impossible at times: communicating science to the general public.

Partek seminar announcement
Identification of Differentially Expressed Transcripts using Next Generation Sequencing Technology and Integration of Multiple Genomic Assays using Partek Genomics Suite Speaker: Mike Lelivelt, Ph.D., Vice President of Genomics, Partek Inc. Location: Room 601A, Becker Medical Library Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM, Thursday, October 15, 2009 Abstract: As genomic technologies continue to evolve, the s

Check out NCBI’s new look!
Check out the new interface at NCBI. NCBI’s new home page and site guide provides a catalog of NCBI resources, a consistent menu bar at the top of each page, and step-by-step instructions for common tasks. I particularly look the clean look and feel and appreciate all of the helpful resources which are easy to find like the “How To” section (red arrows below) and the “Training and Tutorials”  (green arrow).  What do you think?