DEM Weekly Snapshot

Weekly Snapshot

Week of June 13, 2022 | Edited by: Meredith Lew Tan

UCSF Closed - Juneteenth - 6/20

As of last year, Juneteenth is recognized as a national holiday. UCSF will be closed on June 20 in observance of the holiday.

Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, Black Independence Day, or Jubilee Day marks June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger arrived with federal troops in Galveston, Texas, and issued an order informing the last enslaved people in Texas that they were free. This came more than 2 months after the end of the Civil War and 2.5 years after President Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in the Southern states.

It wasn't until the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in December 1865 that slavery was abolished throughout the entire country. Juneteenth marks a date of major significance in American history and shows us that freedom and racial equality have always been a hard-fought battle for Black Americans - a battle that continues to this day.

Announcements

Supporting Trans and Gender Diverse People

This Friday, June 17, the COVID-19 Response Town Hall will feature a panel discussion on LGBTQIA issues and initiatives.

The meeting will be held on Friday, June 17, via Zoom from 4-5 PM.

WPSS 2022 Speaker Series - Dr. Sallie Permar, hosted by Dr. Mary Prahl - June 29, 3-4 PM

Join the SOM Summer Book Club

The Dean's Office is sponsoring book clubs for faculty and staff. If you are interested in participating, please click here. Books and their corresponding dates are below:

The Premonition - Michael Lewis

6/30 and 7/29

The Tyranny of Merit - Michael Sandel

7/28, 8/1, 8/26

How Women Rise - Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith

7/22 and 8/15

The Conversation - Robert Livingston

7/19 and 8/12

Think Again - Adam Grant

8/1, 8/2, 8/3

DEM AIDS Walk Team

This year, the Division has formed a team for the SF AIDS Walk.

Click here to register individually. Then, join the team "UCSF Division of Experimental Medicine". Family/friends are welcome to join too.

If you are joining the team, please also provide us with your t-shirt size by June 17th.

UCSF Active Threat Training

In response to recent mass shootings, UCSFPD is providing information on Active Threat Training options for the UCSF community. Three options are available:

Online training on-demand
Live hybrid in-person or Zoom training
Scheduled training for your specific department

The following resources are available online 24/7 through their website or the UC Learning portal.

UCSF Police Active Threat Training Website - Videos, Powerpoints, and Safety Guidelines
Active Shooter Procedure - Powerpoint created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Live Interactive Training

1-hour live interactive training for the UCSF community is available in-person or via Zoom. Click here to register. The in-person training will be held on Tuesday, June 21 from 12-1 PM, at Genentech Hall.

2022 SF Pride Parade - UCSF Contingent - 6/26

UCSF heads once again to this year's Annual SF LGBTQ Pride Celebration & Parade! The first 250 to sign up will receive instructions to pick up their event t-shirt; please sign-up before June 15. Exact staging time and location will be disseminated closer to the date. Open to all UCSF students, staff, trainees, faculty and friends/family.

Click here to register.

Resources during Infant Formula Shortage

We understand that the shortage of available safe formula is stressful for families.

UCSF lactation consultants, OB-GYNs, and pediatricians gathered information about national and local formula resources, formula-use best practices, human milk & donor milk program options, and UCSF lactation services resources. Click here to read these resources.

Columbia Sportswear Employee Store Access

The Columbia Sportswear Company Employee Store in Richmond opens its doors from 5/27-6/19 to UCSF faculty, staff, and students + up to 4 guests.

Click here for additional information.

3rd Annual DOM Poetry and Visual Arts Contest - Submissions Due - EXTENDED - June 22

For the third annual poetry contest, let's celebrate our unified spirit and inspirations, connections, and innovations that have come from it. We encourage you to reflect on our theme of "Further Together" for your submissions. This year, the DOM welcomes visual arts submissions (photography, painting, drawing, design, etc.) along with the traditional poetry focus.

Click here to view the contest entry form.

UCSF COVID-19 Policy Updates

Room capacity is now restored back to the Fire Marshal established capacity limits - no reductions are in place.

Food and drinks are still not allowed during meetings.

Staffing Updates

Departures

None

Arrivals

Marine Lyden - Student Intern - Henrich Lab

Current Openings

SRA I/II - CIL
Data Sharing & Compliance Analyst - DEM
Translational Research Faculty - DEM
Postdoc - Feeney Lab
SRA II - Hunt Lab
Specialist (Flow Cytometry) - Hunt Lab
Postdoc - Rutishauser Lab
SRA I - Vasquez Lab
SRA I/II - Feeney Lab (coming soon)

DEM in the News

Dr. Timothy Henrich discusses how "Body scan reveals HIV's hideouts" with BBC-Science in Action.

Click here to listen to the interview.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource

"Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee reflects on her journey to secure a national holiday

"At 95 years old, Opal Lee is showing no sign of stopping. Her life's story - including hre famous trek from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C., to call on lawmakers to make Juneteenth a national holiday - has since become legendary, earning her the name "Grandmother of Juneteenth."

Click here to read this article by Nikole Killion, CBS News.

Committee Updates

DEM Lab Manager's Meeting

A secondary chemical waste container is in the fume hood in Room 525.

Cell counter for BSL2 Room 511 will be shipped on 6/17. Updates to come

WiFi access points have been installed in the collaboration room and lactation room. One more will be installed in the conference room.Let Vanessa know if there are continuing issues with WiFi.