Rich Lab:Lab Meeting Schedule

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Date	Name and Presentation	Snack Bringer?
	FALL 2016: Fridays 12:30-2, location = 9th floor conf room unless otherwise noted. AZ lab are members welcome any time, since this time works for ~everyone, and are expected to attend in weeks designated Unified.
2-SEP	12pm Byrd Polar Research Center, Thompson Group Mtg, in Byrd Center Learning Center (Room 177); pizza lunch; http://bpcrc.osu.edu/about#directions
9-SEP	Unified: updates on summer activities since last mtg July 8th: Kelsey-SPRUCE, Dawson-AquaDiva & MPI, Moira-ANS, Nicole-ANS; others? (Gary & Fen did updates earlier in the summer)
16-SEP	(1) Fen: on what she did before joining us (leftover from last time). (2) Fen and Ben: brief overview of preliminary analysis of Mire-wide survey, & discussion of what this data tells us and is useful for.
23-SEP	Ben: IsoGenieDB: (a) running simple and complex queries, (b) placing this db in context of other cross-disiplinary databases out there, (c) what's missing, (d) how can IsoGenieDB empower your research, (e) other key project (or non-project) tools you should be aware of and how to access them.
30-SEP	Unified: Gary: in preparation for Vic Orphan's visit next week, Gary leads paper discussion (& FYI JGI metaG course this week)
7-OCT	12pm Byrd Polar Research Center, Thompson Group Mtg, in Byrd Center Learning Center (Room 177); pizza lunch; http://bpcrc.osu.edu/about#directions
14-OCT	Kelsey: what can we say about the microbes in Rachel's incubations? (a) how similar are they to the in situ communities, (b) what's the basic stats on methane-cyclers & how does that relate to headspace concentrations, (c) what are some other interesting metabolisms encoded by the community, (d) what connections are we making between the communities and Rachel's high-res OM characterizations.
21-OCT	Unified: Moira: in preparation for Mary Firestone's OSU visit next Wednesdat, Moira leads paper discussion on Firestone & co's recent SIP work.
28-OCT	Miguel: presentation & group discussion of the final Caldiserica manuscript
4-NOV	12pm Byrd Polar Research Center, Thompson Group Mtg, in Byrd Center Learning Center (Room 177); pizza lunch; http://bpcrc.osu.edu/about#directions
11-NOV	Unified: Moira: presentation of SIP experiment: motivation, design, and results-to-date. (note daylight savings ended Nov 6th)
18-NOV	Ben B likely presents draft version of talk for early-Dec Micro symposium (Joanne represented lab last year)
25-NOV	Thanksgiving break
2-DEC	Unified: Dawson: update on CZO-Micro (likely deep drilling related)
9-DEC	AGU prep
16-DEC	AGU conference in SF
	SUMMER 2016: periodic summer lab mtgs, time noted, location = 9th floor conf room unless otherwise noted.
17-JUN	12pm - Gary lead discussion of Ballaud et al. 2015- pore-water viruses
1-JUL	12pm - Byrd Polar Research Center, Thompson Group Mtg, in Byrd Center Learning Center (Room 177); pizza lunch; http://bpcrc.osu.edu/about#directions
8-JUL	12pm - Fen tells us about what she learned while embedded at ACE for training, what she's doing now, and what she did before she joined us.
	SPRING 2016: OSU portion of lab meets weekly, Fridays 12-2 , and the whole group OSU+UA meet ~once/3 weeks on Mondays 11:30-1
8-JAN	welcome back, Jared rotation project, round-robin present-1-slide	gin
29-JAN	(i) Rodney rotation project (ii) Buckeye Box (Nicole)
2-FEB	Uni-SWES-MEL: visting CRREL scientist & lab alum Robert Jones describes some of CRREL's microbial ecology research
5-FEB	short lab mtg, bring your laptops: (i) get into SWES-MEL Buckeye Box (ii) tour of Lab Back-up System options (Nicole)
12-FEB	no lab mtg
19-FEB	IsoGenie practice talks: Ben B, and Gary
26-FEB	IsoGenie Workshop - no lab mtg
4-MAR	no lab mtg - post-workshop activities for many lab members
11-MAR	no lab mtg - Gin, Ben B and others at DC (DOE GRANTEES MTG) or other conferences etc this week
18-MAR	DOE once/3 yrs proposal due - no lab mtg
25-MAR	proposal highlights, and 1 slide/person check-ins
1-APR	Moira experimental plans discussion, & continuing proposal highlights
8-APR	Community Seminar (104 Aranoff, 12:30-1:30): Trinity Hamilton from University of Cincinnati (Wrighton hosting)
11-APR	Uni-SWES-MEL: Moira presents discussion of Averill, C., B. L. Turner, and A. C. Finzi. 2014. Mycorrhiza-mediated competition between plants and decomposers drives soil carbon storage. Nature.
15-APR	1) Kelsey rotation talk ; 2) Nicole debriefing on TapeStation and BioAnalyzer training
22-APR
25-APR	Uni-SWES-MEL: Gary presents discussion of Schuur et al 2015 review Climate Change and the Permafrost Carbon Feedback.
29-APR	no lab mtg - Gin at LBNL review panel in DC
6-MAY	Community Seminar (104 Aranoff, 12:30-1:30): Sabree Lab
13-MAY	no lab mtg - Gin in Tucson for commencement - Maggie receiving her MS and Darya her BS!!
16-MAY	Uni-SWES-MEL: Miguel research update
20-MAY	no lab mtg - G at friend's wedding
27-MAY	no lab mtg - G at kids' school event
3-JUN	Lab mtg - Gary research update and planned pore-water experiment
6-JUN	Uni-SWES-MEL: mock proposal review...
	SPRING 2015: Fridays 9-11, in SAGUARO 219
16-JAN	welcome back, & Joanne research talk (practice for SUNY Buffalo interview)	gin
23-JAN
30-JAN	guest speaker Junqin Wang (PhD applicant for Abisko project, in Scott's lab) & AGU recap	Cesar
6-FEB	Cesar reprises his PhD defense, with focus on this paper
13-FEB	paper plans for 2015 & discussion of authorship guidelines	Maggie
20-FEB	(i) practice talks for IsoGenie workshop (all lab members should attend), and (ii) workshop planning (only IsoGenie project lab members need to attend this second part of lab mtg)
27-FEB	no lab mtg (last-minute preparations for IsoGenie workshop this weekend)
6-MAR	lab mtg cancelled
13-MAR	(i) IsoGenie workshop recap and follow-up to-dos, (ii) DOE grantees mtg debriefing, (iii) round-robin check in
20-MAR	Spring break
30-MAR (NOTE Monday mtg)	Cesar: overview of microbial S cycling; diagnostic genes, upstream metabolisms, redox considerations, etc
3-APR	SWESx Poster Review
10-APR	Gin out of town - feel free to meet up (jo club?) without me.
17-APR	Darya, Review thesis and make group edits:)	Darya and something yummy I hope!
24-APR	lab mtg cancelled
1-MAY	(i) Rose, ten minute plant update, (ii) Dawson-Enzyme Paper Outline; (iii) Kristine, Methods-Opt figure run-through
8-MAY	Cesar presents on Caldiserica genome paper
15-MAY
	FALL 2014: Fridays 2-4, location in flux
5-SEP		gin
12-SEP	(i) Dawson - CZO Poster Feedback, (ii) lab tech search update	Maggie
19-SEP	discussion of Carrie's about-to-be-released IsoGenie Nature paper	Moira
26-SEP	(i) Darya - blitz practice presentation and some feedback; (ii) completion of Carrie's paper discussion; (iii) lab photo!!!	Maggie
3-OCT	(i) Kristine and Dawson discuss their developing ideas for their GRFPs, (ii) completion of Carrie's paper discussion;	Kristine
10-OCT	(i) Dawson - SSI Recap (ii) discussions of Kristine GRFP drafts, (iii) discussions of Maggie's GPSC draft	Kristine
17-OCT	(i) discussion of lab blog, wiki, & respective uses; (ii) discussions of Kristine and Dawson's GRFP drafts; (iii) OSU Transition Working Group 3:30-4:30 with TMPL in LSS	Maggie
24-OCT	(i) Briefly, final GRFP comments for Dawson and Kristine.. thank you everybody!! :) (ii) Part 1 of a discussion of challenges in authorship decisions; (iii) AJ presents and we discuss his summer and ongoing research; we can touch on his GRFP too if there's time; (iv) (3:30-4) Rose practices Abisko project presentation for class
31-OCT	boo! 3rd floor Halloween Party! 12-1 (i) Gary Poster feedback, (ii) Krystalle - poster feedback
7-NOV	Poster showcase for Grad students for Grad Blitz the following week on Nov. 13.
14-NOV	Gin away; feel free to meet in my absence!
21-NOV	(i) Kristine update (20-30") on Methods Opt paper; (ii) David updates (5-10") on his EM work with Gary; (iii) Gary Geobio summer update
28-NOV	No lab mtg! Happy Thanksgiving!
5-DEC	practice for AGU; + Kristine-- UNIS Summer Course recap,
12-DEC	practice for AGU
Items for next semester:	Recalcitrance/Lability discussion; Joanne E. seminar; possibly Cesar seminar; Gary update on virome analyses; Darya practice for UBRP poster; Rose practice for UBRP poster (conference is Jan 24); ancient viruses in permafrost and ice cores.
	SPRING 2014
20-Jan	Darya: UBRP Poster Presentation and subsequent feedback
27-Jan	SHORT Lab Mtg 11-12; 1. Recap conversation of Yooseph et al 2 Moira: Conceptual and Formal Microbial Models	Lynn!
3-Feb	cancelled due to illness
10-Feb	1. Hodgkins et al (Jeff Chanton paper) read as a group. 2. Lynn: ASLO Poster and subsequent feedback
17-Feb	Lynn: Round 2 ASLO Poster and subsequent feedback NOTE: ON 20 FEB GARY IS PRESENTING AT TMPL LAB MTG, TRY TO ATTEND
24-Feb	No lab meeting
3-Mar	Gary: Soil Viruses
10-Mar	Moira: Leaf hyperspectral measurements
17-Mar	SPRING BREAK!
24-Mar	1. RJ: The Wonders of Proteome Discoverer: Comparative Analysis using TARA ocean data 2. Paper: Hurwitz and Sullivan (with some recap of Yoospeh et al)
31-Mar	Akos: Lake Data
7-Apr	Practice presentations for AZ-NM-AS Meeeting
14-Apr	Dawson-Isotopic Metabolic Flux Analysis
21-Apr	Gary leads discussion on Noah Fierer paper
28-Apr	Compost Team?
5-May	Last Lab Mtg of the Spring! Hiatus til at least June...