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Description: This training was developed by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) at University of Wisconsin Madison and provides evidence-based, interactive mentor training curricula that engages mentors in collective problem solving and connects them with resources to optimize their mentoring practices. Mentors engage in activities, assignments, case studies, and facilitated discussions to solve mentoring dilemmas and share successful mentorship strategies.

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Description: This training was developed by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) at University of Wisconsin Madison and provides evidence-based, interactive mentor training curricula that engages mentors in collective problem solving and connects them with resources to optimize their mentoring practices. Mentors engage in activities, assignments, case studies, and facilitated discussions to solve mentoring dilemmas and share successful mentorship strategies.

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Single atoms and molecules are the emerging frontier in engineering applications as they represent the ultimate limit of modern electronic and photonic devices. While controlling at these extremely small scales have become a reality, the understanding of energy transport, conversion, and dissipation properties of these systems is falling behind due to the lack of experimental tools.

Abstract: Fundamental research to understand how bacteria fight viral infections uncovered the function of CRISPR-Cas programmable proteins that detect and cut specific DNA or RNA sequences. CRISPR technology is now an indispensable tool in human, animal and agricultural research. Furthermore, the FDA’s approval of a CRISPR therapy for sickle cell disease marked the beginning of a new era in healthcare. I will discuss the scientific and societal advances that will expand both the applications and impact of genome editing across the globe.

Abstract: Prominent among biophysical techniques is the optical trap, for which Arthur Ashkin (Bell Labs) received a Nobel Prize in 2018. Among the successes of optical traps have been direct measurements of the steps taken by biological motor proteins, such as kinesin, and by nucleic-acid enzymes, such as RNA polymerase. Optical traps facilitate studies of replication, transcription, and translation at the single-molecule level. They’ve been especially useful in mapping the free-energy landscapes of folding by small, structured RNAs.

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