The Timpano award is presented each year at the Oklahoma Microscopy Society (OMS) conference to the student with the best oral presentation. My name is Michael Anderson and I was awarded this in 2018. I offered to write these sentences for OMS to advertise this wonderful opportunity because it was a transformative experience for me and my career. Upon receiving the Timpano award in 2018, OMS provided a paid trip to the Microscopy & Microanalysis conference in Baltimore. I was invited to a platform presentation and my abstract was published by the Cambridge Press in Microscopy and Microanalysis (doi.org/10.1017/S1431927618007274). The Timpano award has opened many experiences and opportunities that I otherwise would have miss out on. So, I encourage every with microscopy data/images to prepare an oral presentation and compete for the OMS 2021 Timpano award!

Please join us to 2021 Oklahoma Microscopy Society Virtual Spring Meeting on April 22^nd and 23^rd, 2021. Free register meeting at https://okmicroscopy.org/2021-oms-virtual-spring-meeting-registration-form/

Call for entrees for the Timpano Best Student Presentation award and Best Student Micrograph award!

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I am trying to hire, on a part time basis, a staff scientist with experience in fluorescent imaging techniques and microscope operation in a core facility setting. The position is available immediately. For more information, please contact: Dr. Jody Summers, (jody-summers@ouhsc.edu)

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE:  Scientist, Staff

POSITION INFORMATION:  Staff Scientist: Microscopy Application Scientist

Required Degree: Ph.D. (preferred) or B.S. in Cell Biology, Biology, or related life science from an accredited university. The applicant must have an advanced working knowledge of microscopic applications as they apply to biomedical research.

Job Qualifications Include:

• Experience in fluorescence microscopy, confocal, and multiphoton microscopy.
• The applicant should be motivated to learn and teach state-of-the-art microscopic techniques as they apply to ongoing current biomedical research. 
• The applicant should be an innovative and creative problem solver.
• The applicant must have the ability to work in a team environment and interact professionally with faculty, staff, and students.
• The applicant should be capable of managing short-term and long-term projects while judiciously maintaining and managing microscopy equipment in a core facility setting.
• The applicant should have clear and effective written and oral communication skills.

The Timpano Award:

The First Prize: Mehrnoush Nourbakhsh-Rey from the University of Oklahoma

Oral presentation title: Metabolism Sensing Mechanisms in the Electric Organ Cells of a Weakly Electric Fish.

The Second Prize: Nathan Donahue from the University of Oklahoma

Oral Presentation title: Characterizing and Fine-tuning Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications. 

The Best Poster Award:

Gokhan Gunay from the University of Oklahoma

Poster title: Formation of Size-controlled Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Spheroids and Evaluation of Drug Resistance

The Best Student Micrograph Award:

The First Prize: Todd L. Green, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences

The Second Prize: Nathan Ong, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences

Thank you to the generous donation from Mlitenyi Biotec and the sponsorship from our corporate members!

Please signup the meeting at https://okmicroscopy.org/oms-2020-spring-meeting-registration-form/.

Graduate students are eligible for the Best Student Paper Award — Timpano Award.

Both graduate students and undergraduate students are eligible for the Best Student Micrograph Award.