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A Database Curator Position Available at TAIR

2007-07-11T11:16:47Z

Curator, Biological Research Database, Carnegie Institution, Stanford, CA

TAIR, The Arabidopsis Information Resource (http://arabidopsis.org) is a
National Science Foundation-funded web resource for thousands of plant
biology researchers worldwide, providing free access to a wide array of
biological data and analysis tools for the model plant Arabidopsis,
including the first and most complete multicellular eukaryotic genome
sequence. The Carnegie Institution Department of Plant Biology is
co-located with the Department of Global Ecology on a seven-acre site on
the campus of Stanford University.

We are currently seeking applicants for the position of database
curator. The successful candidate will work with a team of curators,
software engineers, and database developers to provide data to over
16,000 users of the TAIR website and database.

Main Responsibilities:

• Read current research articles and extract gene function and plant
metabolic pathway data for loading into TAIR and related databases
• Contribute to the development of standard curation procedures
• Participate in data management processes such as bulk data processing,
data exchange with other databases, and new version releases
• Provide support to the research community including answering
questions, providing training on how to use the database and related
tools, and helping them with large data submissions
• Participate in design of new or improved web interfaces and tools

Requirements:

• A Ph.D in Biology or related discipline with research experience in
plant biology
• Demonstrated ability for independent, critical thinking
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Good basic computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, web browsers)

Recommended:

• Experience with Internet-based literature searching, Unix, HTML, Perl
and mySQL would be useful but is not required.

Qualified candidates should email a cover letter, CV and names of 3
references to Dr. Sue Rhee at rhee@....

The Carnegie Institution of Washington is an equal opportunity employer.

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plant metabolic pathway database curator position available

2007-05-14T14:26:29Z

A scientific database curator position is available immediately in Dr.

Sue Rhee's group at the Carnegie Institution, Department of Plant
Biology (Stanford, CA). This position is to develop a comprehensive
catalog of plant metabolic pathways and enzymes. The project expands the
coverage of metabolic pathways from AraCyc
(www.arabidopsis.org/biocyc/index.html) to all known pathways in all
plant species. This database will be used as a reference database to
generate other organism-specific plant pathway databases such as for
maize, wheat, and poplar. The curator will be responsible for:
i)researching new plant metabolic pathways and enzymes in the scientific
literature, and to evaluate, extract, organize, and enter that
information to the database; ii) contributing to the development of
standard procedure and operation rules on curation methods and to the
general development of the database, such as data integration, web page
enhancement, and data exchange with other databases; and iii)
communicating with the research community to improve the quality of the
data, to train them in using the database and related tools, and to
support user requests. The successful candidates will work with highly
trained metabolism curators (post-Ph.D. level biologists with an
expertise in plant metabolism), software developers and a number of
pioneering plant biochemists around the world.

Qualified candidates should have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in
biochemistry or related field. The successful candidate should also have
a demonstrated ability for independent and critical thinking, excellent
communication and teamwork skills. Experience with Unix operating
system, Perl, and web page editing is an extra asset.

Application Instructions: Please email a brief letter describing your
research experience, plus your CV and contact information for 3
references to Dr. Sue Rhee at rhee@....

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USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowships at Cornell University

2006-11-17T10:18:42Z

Cornell Plant Breeding invites applications for admission to its Ph.D.
program. USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowships are available for
U.S. citizens/permanent residents interested in combining plant
breeding, crop genomics, and bioinformatics. Participating faculty
conduct a broad range of research activities and encourage
interdisciplinary projects. Excellent facilities are available for
laboratory, computational, greenhouse and field studies. Fellows will
have opportunities for lab rotations, international activities and
interactions with industry.

Financial support includes a 12 month stipend of at least $26,000, full
tuition, and health insurance. Support is provided for the full duration
of the Ph.D. program.

Application deadline: January 5th, 2007

For additional information, please contact

Elizabeth Earle,
Director of Graduate Studies, Field of Plant Breeding
(ede3@..., ph:1-607-255-3102)

Mark Sorrells,
Chair, Dept. of Plant Breeding & Genetics
(mes12@..., ph:1-607-255-2180)

Plant Breeding web site: http://plbrgen.cals.cornell.edu/
Graduate School web site: http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/
Cornell University web site: http://www.cornell.edu/

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Posted by

Pankaj Jaiswal
G-15, Bradfield Hall
Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY-14853, USA

Ph. +1-607-255-3103 / 4199
fax: +1-607-255-6683

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Stadler Genetics Symposium on "The Genomics of Disease"

2006-06-09T11:29:05Z

Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:23:55 -0500
From: Perry Gustafson <pgus@...>

This is the second notice for the 24th Stadler
Genetics Symposium to be held on the University of
Missouri, Columbia campus October 2-4, 2006. We
would like you to please forward this to every
database and person you think would be interested.
A poster suitable for distributing as hard copy is
available at
http://wheat.pw.usda.gov/ggpages/calendar/Stadler_Flier_16.pdf

You can obtain additional information and
register at http://muconf.missouri.edu/stadler

An excellent group of speakers have agreed to
present their research and thought concerning
"The Genomics of Disease"

Stadler Genetics Symposium "The Genomics of
Disease" to be held October 2-4, 2006 on the
University of Missouri, Columbia campus.

Jonathan Jones, Sainsbury Laboratory, England
Jane Glazebrook, University of Minnesota
Pamela Ronald, University of California-Davis
Daniel Grenfell-Lee, Massachusetts General Hospital
Sophien Kamoun, Ohio State University

Regine Kahmann, MPI fuer terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Germany
Ulla Bonas, Institute of Genetics, Germany
Sally Leong, University of Wisconsin
Brett Tyler, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
Keith Murphy, Texas A&M University

Eric Hoffman, Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC
Edward Wakeland, Center for Immunology, UT
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
David Threadgill, University of North Carolina
Leslie Lyons, University of California-Davis
Hans Cheng, USDA-ARS

Susan Lamont, Iowa State University
Daniel Pomp, University of North Carolina
Steve O'Brien, National Cancer Institute
Roger Beachy, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
John Quackenbush, Harvard Medical School "

Jan Leach, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Margaret Mackinnon, Edinburgh, Scotland
Elaine Ostrander, National Human Genome Research Institute
Herman Raadsma, University of Sydney

We look forward to seeing you at the Symposium
and do hope that you will post this notice around
your Department. There are a very limited number
of postdoc and graduate student travel
scholarships.

Perry Gustafson
Gary Stacey
Jerry Taylor
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J. Perry Gustafson
USDA-ARS
206 Curtis Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri 65211
USA
Telephone: (573) 882-7318
Fax: (573) 884-7850
E-mail: pgus@...

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2006-04-04T12:32:10Z

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switchgrass

2006-03-09T23:02:39Z

hello can anyone name a better crop to grow for ethanol production? i saw
switchgrassis good.

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switchgrass

2006-02-19T04:23:00Z

does anyone have any oredictions on when the energy industry will start
using switchgrass for making fuel? will it grow in waycross GA?

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2006-01-28T09:37:32Z

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Salaries of Scientists

2005-12-31T17:35:19Z

The latest figures for the salaries of scientists including biologists
have been posted at

http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/sciencesalaries.html

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