Grand Challenges in Organismal Biology
NSF has presented the SICB with a significant opportunity to initiate the framing of the "Grand Challenge" questions to drive funding in Organismal Biology. The timeline, however, is short. To facilitate input from all members of SICB, a discussion board/chat room has been set up where possible articulations of "Grand Challenge" questions can be posted, discussed and honed.
Read "Grand Challenge" Document
Go to Discussion Board
SICB Members on NBC Today
SICB members
Lou Burnett and
David Scholnick appeared on the NBC Today Show to talk about their work on shrimp physiology using a treadmill that has been made famous on the internet through YouTube. They are interested in how disease processes can influence performance in shrimp and other crustaceans. They appeared on two segments of the show. Click to view:
Segment 1 Segment 2
2009 Dorothy M. Skinner Award goes to Jessica E. Garb
Jessica E. Garb has been selected this year's winner of the Dorothy M. Skinner Award. Dr. Garb is giving a paper at the 2009 Boston meeting:
Session 26.6, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, 10:00 am in Commonwealth B.
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2009 Meeting Highlights