On Wednesday, we had a blast hosting a #scicomm workshop for our members, run by @TyFordFever! Participants practiced de-jargonizing a paper abstract, talking with a journalist, coming up with science metaphors, and more. 
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Welcome, Nomura lab! Happy to have you 😄 Dan Nomura @DanNomuraExcited to move to our new lab space in @igisci !! Come visit our lab on the third floor of the Innovative Genomics Institute Building @UCBerkeley ! https://t.co/ZpmnA6B24Y
Not a @UCBerkeley student, but want to learn more about #CRISPR? @UCBerkeleyExt is offering a six-week CRISPR course in SF! 🌉 Learn about emerging trends in CRISPR applications, ethics, and policy.
More info and registration: https://t.co/rpcB9yKPOQ 
New year, new job? We have *five* open positions at different levels!
We're looking for a comms director, a functional genomics postdoc, and three research assistants.
More info & application links here: https://t.co/KBCO9TvU9NInnovative Genomics Institute @igisciDo you know how to fit all the pieces together into a strategic #scicomm plan? We're #hiring a comms director—come work with us! Please RT and tell qualified friends and colleagues.
Apply here: https://t.co/g1CHYz18Wb https://t.co/7Hy9sHGw6s
#TBT to @UCBerkeley Asst Prof @lianafaye receiving the 2019 SCKF Faculty Scholar award! The Lareau lab is investigating how "silent mutations" cause disease.
More on her project: https://t.co/A1jDpdl3BF
About the SKCF program (apply next year!): https://t.co/Ht1Zr6yXLD 
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We've had a great year! We received $20 million to create CRISPR therapies for radiation sickness ☢️, made a major push on delivery with our RIDER awards 🚚, and funded early career researchers with our SKCF and entrepreneurial fellowships 👩🔬!
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Happy holidays! We're hope you're having as much fun celebrating as we did at our holiday party earlier this month. 