CSB is searching for an Assistant Professor – Plant and/or Microbial Systems Biology
The Department of Cell & Systems Biology at the University of Toronto invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment in the field of plant and/or microbial systems biology at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning July 1, 2018. The successful candidate will be nominated for a Canada Research Chair (tier II). To view the details and requirements in the complete job advertisement and to apply, please click here. All application materials including letters from referees should be received by the closing date, November 30, 2017, 11:59 p.m. (EST).
Professor Melanie Woodin Appointed Associate Dean, Undergraduate Issues and Academic Planning
Professor Melanie Woodin has been appointed Associate Dean, Undergraduate Issues and Academic Planning for the period beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2022.
Congratulations Professor Woodin!
Professor Ulrich Tepass is the new Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Epithelial Polarity and Development
Prof. Ulrich Tepass is the new Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in Epithelial Polarity and Development. This is a well deserved recognition for one of our distinguished scientists.
Congratulations Prof. Tepass!
REM Sleep Cells Linked to Disorders – Findings by Professor John Peever featured in Live Science
Professor John Peever’s research on cells in the brain stem that are responsible for controlling dreaming sleep has garnered some recent media attention. It has been featured in The Huffington Post, Science Daily, and Live Science among several others including The Bulletin.
Click here for the complete story published in Live Science.
Congratulations to Professor Jennifer Mitchell on being awarded tenure!
The Department of Cell & Systems Biology is very happy to announce that Prof. Jennifer Mitchell has been awarded tenure and promoted to the rank of Associate Professor as of July 1, 2017.
Congratulations Prof. Mitchell!
Congratulations to Belinda Chang, Eiji Nambara, Melanie Woodin and Keiko Yoshioka on their promotions to Full Professor!
The Department of Cell & Systems Biology is very happy to announce that Belinda Chang, Eiji Nambara, Melanie Woodin and Keiko Yoshioka have all been promoted to Full Professor effective July 1, 2017. Congratulations on this well-deserved promotion!
Congratulations to Dr. Kenneth Yip, recipient of the Faculty of Arts and Science Superior Sessional Instructor Teaching Award
Dr. Kenneth Yip is the recipient of the Faculty of Arts and Science Superior Sessional Instructor Teaching Award for 2016-2017.
Dr. Yip is well-known for his teaching contributions to several of our undergraduate courses, especially BIO130 and BIO230 and as his course evaluations attest, has been an outstanding Sessional Lecturer for CSB for many years.
Congratulations Dr. Yip!
Congratulations to Prof. Ashley Bruce on being awarded the Faculty of Arts and Science Outstanding Teaching Award
Prof. Ashley Bruce has been awarded the Faculty of Arts and Science Outstanding Teaching Award for 2016-2017.
In addition to her achievements in curricular development and co-curricular initiatives (e.g., POP), this award recognises Ashley’s excellence in course instruction as well as supervision and mentorship in student research at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Congratulations Prof. Bruce!
Congratulations to Peggy Salmon and Jim Dix - recipients of two of the Dean's Outstanding Staff Awards
We are very fortunate to have fantastic staff in CSB that help us fulfill our potential for research and teaching excellence every day! This year, two of our staff members have been recognized for their contributions with the Dean’s Outstanding Staff Award:
- Peggy Salmon is the recipient of the Outstanding Administrative Service Award
- Jim Dix is the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award
Congratulations to Peggy and Jim on this achievement!
Prof. Alan Moses’ new book "Statistical Modeling and Machine Learning for Molecular Biology" published with CRC Press
Congratulations to Professor Alan Moses on the publication of his book Statistical Modeling and Machine Learning for Molecular Biology with CRC Press. Molecular biologists are performing increasingly large and complicated experiments, but often have little background in data analysis. The book is devoted to teaching the statistical and computational techniques molecular biologists need to analyze their data. It explains the big-picture concepts in data analysis using a wide variety of real-world molecular biological examples such as eQTLs, ortholog identification, motif finding, inference of population structure, protein fold prediction and many more. The book takes a pragmatic approach, focusing on techniques that are based on elegant mathematics yet are the simplest to explain to scientists with little background in computers and statistics.
For a link to the publisher's website to order Prof. Moses book, click here.