CCMBM Events and Opportunities

The Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology & Medicine (CCMBM) defines itself

by emphasizing musculoskeletal-specific education and services that are critical to its members but not available elsewhere in the university system.

January 15, 12:00-1:30pm PT / 3:00-4:30pm ET; Virtual Event

CCMBM/CSR Hot Talks, Cool Science Seminar Series

This seminar series focuses on musculoskeletal research from our Early Stage and Junior Investigators as an opportunity to share their research across UCSF and Harvard institutions through the CCMBM and CSR.

The January 2025 featured speakers are:

Eva González Díaz, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF

"Investigating the role of the gut microbiome in musculoskeletal tissue aging"

The speaker from CSR will be announced as soon as possible.

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the CCMBM and the MGH Center for Musculoskeletal Research

January 23, 11:00am-12:30pm; Mission Bay, MH-2100

CCMBM Imaging Core Workshop: Introducing BCAB-CT: The Body Composition and Bone CT Analysis Platform

This workshop will introduce and demo “BCAB-CT”, a new open-source image analysis tool to extract 3D metrics of bone and muscle health as well as adipose depot data from CT scans. This tool was developed to support analysis of dedicated research scans or opportunistic clinical scans. This program is freely available to the UCSF community, is easy to install and manage on a standard laptop or desktop, and is operable by users without significant computing or imaging experience. The design of the results archival process centers on easy extraction and statistical analysis of data and on the storage of image masks in a standard format accessible for training of NNs or ML algorithms.

Register to attend.

Hosted by the CCMBM

2024-2025 CCMBM Seminar Series

We are excited to host the above upcoming seminars and bring speakers to the UCSF community this 2023-2024 academic year. CCMBM members, including junior investigators, trainees and learners, have priority to meet with visiting faculty speakers. The CCMBM Seminar Committee will follow up with scheduling details as we near each speaker’s visit. Contact Pui Yee Law if you would like us to consider and invite potential speakers to visit UCSF.

2025 UCSF CCMBM & Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Scientific Retreat - Musculoskeletal Science Without Borders: Towards Health Equity

Please join us for our 2025 UCSF CCMBM and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Retreat to be held at Genentech Hall, Byers Auditorium at Mission Bay on Wednesday, March 19th, from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. There will also be an evening reception with event program on Tuesday, March 18th at 5:30 PM. All are welcome including members of the public who are interested in musculoskeletal research at UCSF.

Click below to check out the retreat agenda. Registration will open soon!

January 10, 10:00-11:00am; Virtual Event

Bone Investigator Group (BIG)

Investigators can present their clinical research grants or data and receive feedback and informal consultation from peers and senior investigators. Please contact Lucy Wu to sign up for a practice slot.

Join via Zoom.

Hosted by the CCMBM

January 8, 8:30-9:30am; Virtual Event

Endocrine Grand Rounds

Greg Ku, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, UCSF Diabetes Center

"A pooled shRNA screen in human beta cells identifies HTR1F as a novel target for islet transplant"

Join via Zoom.

Hosted by the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism

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January 9, 5:00-6:00am PT; Virtual Event

BIDMC Wilson C. Hayes Distinguished Lecture Series in Musculoskeletal Health

Leo-Paul Tricou, MS Candidate, University of Montreal

Maria Velasquez, MD, Postdoctoral Fellow in Orthopedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

RSVP to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the MGH Center for Musculoskeletal Research

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January 9, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, HSW-302

ImmunoX Journal Club

Alexis Combes, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology, UCSF

Hosted by ImmunoX

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January 9, 11:00am-12:00pm; Mission Bay, Sandler Auditorium

Neuroscience Formal Seminar Series

Christopher Harvey, PhD, Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School

"Cortical circuits for spatial navigation"

Hosted by the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

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January 9, 12:00-1:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-302

BMS Journal Club

Madeline McCanne, BMS Graduate Student, McManus Lab, UCSF

Sangeetha Ramachandran, BMS Graduate Student, Cadwell Lab, UCSF

Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

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January 9, 12:00-1:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160

BBC Seminar Series

Phil Cole, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School

"Chemical approaches to understanding lysine modifications"

Watch via livestream.

Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics

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January 9 & 23, 1:00-2:00pm; Mission Bay, Sandler Atrium - 3rd Floor (1/9) & Parnassus, S-488 (1/23)

IACUC Office Hours

Are you responsible for ensuring that your lab's IACUC protocol meets the highest animal welfare standards and will be approved as soon as possible? Are you wondering what the best blood collection technique for your study might be? Do you wish there was some way you could have someone show you how to use the RIO database for writing and submitting protocols? Get help with your questions at our bi-weekly office hours sessions.

Hosted by the UCSF Institutional Animal Care and Use Program

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January 10, 7:00am PT; Virtual Event

Avioli Musculoskeletal Research Seminar Series

Emily Eul, PhD Candidate in Molecular Cell Biology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Musculoskeletal Research Center

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January 10, 12:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-1057

Diabetes Seminar Series

Ruzbeh Mosadeghi, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF

"RainBar: a Fluorescent Barcoding System that Enables Optical Pooled Screening in Live Cells"

Hosted by the UCSF Diabetes Center

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January 10, 4:00-5:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160

Cancer Center Friday Seminar Series

Leonard Zon, MD, Grousbeck Professor of Pediatric Medicine, Harvard Medical School & Director of Stem Cell Program, Boston Children's Hospital

"Melanoma Initiation and the Cancer Niche"

Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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January 13, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, HSW-302

ImmunoX Seminar Series

Issac Chiu, PhD, Professor of Immunology, Harvard Medical School

RSVP to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by ImmunoX

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January 13, 11:00am-12:00pm; Mission Bay, MH-1401/2

Computational Cancer Community (C3) Invited Seminar

Núria López-Bigas, PhD, ICREA Research Professor, Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) Barcelona

"Computational analysis of cancer somatic mutations and biomarkers of immunotherapy response"

Join via Zoom.

Hosted by the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute and the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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January 13, 3:00-4:00pm; Mission Bay, Gladstone Institutes, Mahley Auditorium

GICD/CVRI Seminar Series

Doug Anderson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center

"Discovery and Therapeutic Applications of RNA Stitching"

Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes and the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute

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January 14, 10:00-11:00am; Parnassus, N-225

iMicro Seminar Series

Lark Coffey, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

"Evolutionary constraints on mosquito-borne alphaviruses and impacts on transmission dynamics, emergence, and vaccine development"

Hosted by iMicro

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January 14, 10:00-11:00am; Mission Bay, Gladstone Institutes, Mahley Auditorium

Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology Seminar Series

Deb Sen, PhD, Principal Investigator in the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Cancer Research & Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

"Dissecting Drivers of CD8+ T Cell Dysregulation in the Tumor Microenvironment"

Join via Zoom.

Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes and the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute

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January 14, 10:45am-12:00pm; Virtual Event

QBC Journal Club

Mingcheng Li, CCB Graduate Student, UCSF

Patrick Rockefeller Grimes, Biophysics Graduate Student, UCSF

Andreas Langen, CCB Graduate Student, Zaro Lab, UCSF

Abe Arab, PSPG Graduate Student, Gilbert Lab, UCSF

RSVP to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics

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January 14, 12:10-1:00pm; Parnassus, IRM Boardroom

IRM Science Session

Yoon-Gu Jang, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar in Cell and Tissue Biology, Bush Lab, UCSF

"Understanding the developmental and molecular basis for a craniofacial metabolic syndrome"

Kun Jia, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar in Surgery, Cromer Lab, UCSF

"Multiplex base editing enhances therapeutic potential of sickle cell disease therapies"

Hosted by the UCSF Broad Stem Cell Center

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January 14, 3:30-5:00pm; Parnassus, Cole Hall Auditorium

2025 Zena Werb Memorial Lecture in Cancer Biology

Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD, Baker Family Director of Stanford ChEM-H & Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences & Professor, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Radiology, Stanford University

"Targeting the Glycocalyx for Cancer Immune Therapy"

Register to attend.

Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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January 15, 7:00am; Mission Bay, GenHall - Byers Auditorium

UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds Series

Kiauntee Murray, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Onocolgy, UCSF

Join via Zoom.

Hosted by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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January 15, 9:00-10:00am PT; Virtual Event

I Wish I Had Known...Women in Science Webinar Series

Liz Pecan, MBA, Co-Founder and VP of Corp Dev, Stealth Biotech

Feini (Sylvia) Qu, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Washington

Tanya Sharma, Co-Founder, Assurea

"In It for the Long Haul: Tips to Building a Sustainable and Satisfying Career"

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by L.I.S. BioConsulting

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January 15, 12:00pm; Mission Bay, RH-102

PSPG Seminar Series

Edmund Au, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Watch via livestream.

Hosted by the Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics

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January 16, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, HSW-302

ImmunoX Journal Club

Amrik Kang, BMS Graduate Student, Wiita Lab, UCSF

Tasha Tsao, BMS Graduate Student, Aguilar Lab, UCSF

Hosted by ImmunoX

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January 16, 12:00-1:00pm; Mission Bay, Sandler Auditorium

Neuroscience Formal Seminar Series

Weizhe Hong, PhD, Professor of Biological Chemistry and Neurobiology, UCLA

"Neural Basis of Prosocial Behavior"

Hosted by the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

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January 16, 12:00-1:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-303

Craniofacial Seminar Series

Linda Barlow, PhD, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

RSVP to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Program in Craniofacial Biology

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January 16, 12:00-1:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-302

BMS Journal Club

Simon Wong, BMS Graduate Student, Kwok Lab, UCSF

Michelle Seeler, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF

Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

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January 17, 7:00am PT; Virtual Event

Avioli Musculoskeletal Research Seminar Series

Chuan-Ju Liu, PhD, Charles W. Ohse Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Musculoskeletal Research Center

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January 17, 12:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-1057

Diabetes Seminar Series

Hasna Maachi, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Hebrok Lab, Technical University of Munich

Hosted by the UCSF Diabetes Center

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January 17, 12:00-1:30pm; Parnassus, S-214

DSCB Journal Club

Nicole Suren, DSCB Graduate Student, Singh Lab, UCSF

Tayma Handal, DSCB Graduate Student, Blelloch Lab, UCSF

RSVP to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Graduate Program

January 17, 12:00-3:30pm; Mission Bay, RH-102

HDFCCC Sarcoma Research Hub Symposium

The Sarcoma Research Hub of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center presents an in-person symposium at UCSF Mission Bay.

Register to attend.

Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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January 17, 12:10-1:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-300

Microbiome Ignite Talk

Sophia Levan, MD, PhD, Fellow, Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care, UCSF

"Phage therapy for treatment of multidrug resistant Burkholderia cenocepacia in a patient with cystic fibrosis"

Christine Olson, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Turnbaugh Lab, UCSF

"Oral antibiotics rescue a common side effect of Parkinson’s Disease treatment"

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine

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January 17, 4:00-5:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160

Cancer Center Friday Seminar Series

James Amatruda, MD, PhD, Interim Chief and Interim Director, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute & Head of Basic and Translational Research, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute & Dr. Kenneth O. Williams Chair in Cancer Research, Children's Hospital Los Angeles & Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine

Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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January 21, 10:00-11:00am; Parnassus, N-225

iMicro Seminar Series

Patty Champion, PhD, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame

"Conserved mechanisms of protein translocation and regulation in pathogenic mycobacteria"

Hosted by iMicro

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January 21, 10:45am-12:00pm; Virtual Event

QBC Journal Club

Sarah Ancheta, Bioinformatics Graduate Student, Kampmann Lab, UCSF

Yagmur Doruk Polcyn, Biophysics Graduate Student, Ashworth Lab, UCSF

Benjamin Ahn, CCB Graduate Student, UCSF

Garrison Asper, Biophysics Graduate Student, Pinney Lab, UCSF

RSVP to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics

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January 22, 7:00am; Mission Bay, GenHall - Byers Auditorium

UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds Series

Rob Brophy, MD, Chief, Division of Sports Medicine & Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Join via Zoom.

Hosted by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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January 22, 8:30-9:30am; Virtual Event

Endocrine Grand Rounds

Richard Dimarchi, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Gill Chair in Biomolecular Science, Indiana University Bloomington "Introduction to the Development of Incretin Therapy"

Join via Zoom.

Hosted by the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism

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January 22, 12:00pm; Mission Bay, RH-102

PSPG Seminar Series

Trevor Martin, PhD, Co-Founder/CEO, Mammoth Biosciences

Watch via livestream.

Hosted by the Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics

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January 22, 12:00-1:00pm; Virtual Event

UCSF Pain and Addiction Research Center (PARC) Seminar Series

Brian Anderson, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF

"Classic psychedelic therapies for chronic pain: A review"

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the UCSF Pain and Addiction Research Center

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January 22, 4:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-302

BMS Seminar Series

Robert Lustig, MD, Recall Professor of Pediatrics, UCSF

"Growing Up With Obesity"

Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

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January 22, 5:00-7:00pm; Location TBD

DSCB Journal Club

Carine Joubran, DSCB Graduate Student, UCSF

Mika Matera-Vatnick, DSCB Graduate Student, Turnbaugh Lab, UCSF

RSVP to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Graduate Program

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January 23, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, HSW-302

ImmunoX Journal Club

Riana Hunter, BMS Graduate Student, Feeney Lab, UCSF

Julianne Lim, BMS Graduate Student, Bruno Lab, UCSF

Hosted by ImmunoX

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January 23, 11:00am-12:00pm; Mission Bay, Sandler Auditorium

Neuroscience Formal Seminar Series

Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, D.H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine

Hosted by the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

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January 23, 12:00-1:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160

BBC Seminar Series

Heng Li, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School

Watch via livestream.

Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics

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January 23, 12:00-1:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-302

BMS Journal Club

Paul Leclerc, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF

Caitlyn Dang, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF

Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

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January 24, 12:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-1057

Diabetes Seminar Series

Vasilis Ntranos, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, UCSF Diabetes Center

Hosted by the UCSF Diabetes Center

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January 24, 4:00-5:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160

Cancer Center Friday Seminar Series

Richard Adeyemi, DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor, Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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January 27, 11:00am-12:00pm; Mission Bay, Gladstone Institutes, Mahley Auditorium

Gladstone Convergence Seminar

Brian Hie, PhD, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Data Science, Stanford University & Innovation Investigator, Arc Institute

"Sequence Modeling and Design from Molecular to Genome Scale with Evo"

Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes

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January 27, 3:00-4:00pm; Mission Bay, Gladstone Institutes, Mahley Auditorium

GICD/CVRI Seminar Series

James Martin, MD, PhD, Vice Chairman and Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics & Vivian L. Smith Chair in Regenerative Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine

Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes and the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute

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January 28, 10:00-11:00am; Parnassus, N-225

iMicro Seminar Series

Ashley Wolf, PhD, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, UC Berkeley

"Interplay between the gut microbiome and infectious disease"

Hosted by iMicro

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January 28, 10:45am-12:00pm; Virtual Event

QBC Journal Club

Hannah Radhika Allegakoen, CCB Graduate Student, Ostrem Lab, UCSF

Marisol Contreras, PSPG Graduate Student, UCSF

Noah Baker, Bioinformatics Graduate Student, UCSF

Keana Davis, Biophysics Graduate Student, UCSF

RSVP to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics

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January 29, 7:00am; Mission Bay, GenHall - Byers Auditorium

UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds Series

Edgar Garcia-Lopez, MD, Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF

Join via Zoom.

Hosted by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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January 29, 8:30-9:30am; Virtual Event

Endocrine Grand Rounds

Suneil Koliwad, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine & Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, UCSF

Join via Zoom.

Hosted by the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism

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January 29, 12:00pm; Mission Bay, RH-102

PSPG Seminar Series

E. Richard Stanley, PhD, Renée E. and Robert A. Belfer Chair in Developmental Biology & Professor Emeritus of Developmental & Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Watch via livestream.

Hosted by the Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics

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January 29, 4:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-302

BMS Seminar Series

Taia Wong, MD, PhD, MSCI, Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine

"Adaptive control of innate immunity"

Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

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January 30, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, HSW-302

ImmunoX Journal Club

Cole Tharp, BMS Graduate Student, Phillips Lab, UCSF

Khang Nguyen, BMS Graduate Student, Roose Lab, UCSF

Hosted by ImmunoX

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January 30, 10:30am-5:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-300

Interdisciplinary Approaches in Microbiome Research

Join us for a full-day symposium featuring influential microbiome researchers and a keynote presentation by Dr. Rob Knight.

Register to attend.

Hosted by the Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine

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January 30, 11:00am-12:00pm; Mission Bay, Gladstone Institutes, Mahley Auditorium

Gladstone Special Seminar

Mathew Blurton-Jones, PhD, Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, UC Irvine

Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes

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January 30, 12:00-1:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160

BBC Seminar Series

Lindsey Ingerman James, PhD, Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry & Director, Chemical Biology, the Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, UNC Chapel Hill

"Altering the H3 Methylation Landscape through Degradation of Methyl-Lysine Reader Proteins"

Watch via livestream.

Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics

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January 30, 12:00-1:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-302

BMS Journal Club

Emily Chen, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF

Hlene Huynh, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF

Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

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January 31, 7:00am PT; Virtual Event

Avioli Musculoskeletal Research Seminar Series

Iannis Adamopoulos, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Musculoskeletal Research Center

January 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 2:00-3:00pm; Virtual Event

Data Science Help Desk

Introducing the virtual Data Science Help Desk, a place to ask your general questions about data science including how to download software or code packages, prep for upcoming data science classes, get started with programming, connect with data science expertise, and more. No appointments required, just walk/drop in!

Join via Zoom.

Hosted by the UCSF Library

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January 9, 16, 23, 30, 12:00-12:30pm & January 14, 21, 28, 7:00-7:30am; Virtual Event

Compliance Educator Office Hours

Schedule time to meet with an Educator. Bring your coding and documentation concerns. We are here to help you.

Join via Zoom (Tuesdays).

Join via Zoom (Thursdays).

Hosted by the Office of Healthcare Compliance and Privacy

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January 10, 10:30am-12:00pm; Virtual Event

The PhD Faculty Experience at UCSF: Mentoring through Opportunities and Challenges

The session is aimed at PhD mentors and mentees with the goal of sharing experiences, tips, best practices, and resources for career development at UCSF. PhD includes other doctorates, such as PharmD, DrPH, ScD, etc.

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Campus Council on Faculty Life and the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs

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January 12, 9:00am-6:00pm; Mission Bay Conference Center

2025 CERSI Innovations in Regulatory Science Summit: Regulatory Frontiers in Healthcare Innovation

The UCSF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (UCSF-Stanford CERSI) is pleased to present the sixth annual CERSI Innovations in Regulatory Science Summit, a gathering of leaders in the academia, industry, and regulatory sectors to discuss the role of regulatory science in medical product development. The 2025 CERSI Innovations in Regulatory Science Summit will highlight the latest developments in regulatory science, with a particular focus on generative artificial intelligence and women’s health.

Register to attend.

Hosted by the UCSF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation

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January 14, 21, 28, 12:00-1:00pm; Virtual Event

Education Scholarship Conference (ESCape)

Education Scholarship Conference (ESCape) is a weekly group consultation for scholarly work in health professions education with CFE faculty and other members of the UCSF education community.

RSVP for Zoom details.

Hosted by the UCSF Center for Faculty Educators

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January 15, 12:00-1:30pm; Virtual Event

CAB2 ChatnChew: Quarterly Lecture from the Office of Community Engagement

William Brown III, PhD, DrPH, MA, Associate Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF

"Talking to AI: Introduction to Prompt Engineering"

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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January 22, 12:00-1:30pm; Parnassus, CL-220

Optimizing the CV for Success: Tips & Tricks for Faculty Mentees and Mentors

This session is for faculty mentees and mentors interested in improving the style and content of their own and/or their mentees CVs/promotion packets. We will offer concrete tips for mentees on how to maximize your chances of advancement and promotion and for mentors to help educate and coach their mentees on how to improve the style and content of their CVs/promotion packets.

Register to attend.

Hosted by the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs

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January 23, 2:00-4:00pm; Virtual Event

HDFCCC K12 Career Development and Leadership Seminar Series

Kim Rhoads, MD, MS, MPH, Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF; Director, Office of Community Engagement and Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Michael Potter, MD, Professor, Clinical Family and Community Medicine, UCSF

Samuel Washington III, MD, MAS, Assistant Professor of Urology; Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Community Engagement Liaison, Prostate Cancer Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; Associate Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Department of Urology, UCSF

"Engaging Community in Your Work - How to do it and Why it Matters"

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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January 24, 10:00-11:30am; Virtual Event

A Slower Introduction to R: Session 1: Do math

This session is the first in a 7-session learning series on R, A Slower Introduction to R. The series is designed for UCSF researchers who intend to begin using R in their research. The series is intended to be a (relatively) slow-paced introduction to R. It does not assume any prior exposure to R or computer programming.

Hosted by the UCSF Library

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January 27-28, 1:00-3:00pm; Virtual Event

Introduction to R Data Analysis

The scripting language R is considered one of the most powerful languages for quantitative analysis, statistics, and graphics. This workshop will help you get started using R to analyze your datasets and create graphs for visualization. You’ll do hands-on exercises to demystify data analysis using R.

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes

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January 29, 5:00-7:00pm; UC Berkeley (Location Forthcoming)

QBI Pre-Hackathon Mixer

Join us for an exciting pre-hackathon mixer at University of San Francisco! Get ready to mingle, form teams, and start brainstorming ideas for your projects before the QBI Hackathon kicks off in the fall of 2024.

Register to attend.

Hosted by QBI

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January 31, 12:00-1:00pm; Virtual Event

Tips for Success: Faculty Mentoring Lunchtime Series

‌‌Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine, UCSF

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs

January 13, 12:00-4:30pm; Mission Bay, MH-2106, 2108, and 2109

Career and Professional Development Writing Retreat

We know that writing can be hard to find time for, especially when you’re writing something non-scientific. But we also know there are certain things that every scientist needs to write at some point – like a personal bio, a cover letter or résumé, a conference proposal, or a teaching statement. If you are working on applications for jobs, internships, fellowships, or anything else, now is the perfect time to join us!

Register to attend.

Hosted by the Office of Career and Professional Development

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January 15, 1:00-2:30pm; Mission Bay, Gladstone Institutes, 107C/D

Developing an Effective Job Search for Industry and Other Non-Academic Careers

Learn how to prepare for and conduct an effective industry job search. This session begins with a focus on questions that you, as a job seeker, should ask yourself to ensure a focused search on roles and organizations aligned to your values, interests, and skills. You’ll learn how to find and research organizations and how to identify job titles relevant to your career interests. You’ll also gain the tools you need to create a job search checklist and discover the value of formally tracking your progress over time to maintain focus and accelerate your job hunt.

RSVP to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes

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January 22, 12:00-1:30pm; Virtual Event

The Coffee Chat Protocol

Most of us find it daunting to reach out to a stranger; but most potential mentors start as people you don’t know yet. Whether you’re choosing a thesis lab, seeking research collaborators, exploring careers, or applying for jobs, “coffee chats” (also known as “informational interviews”) are an essential way to find mentors and opportunities. Fortunately, there’s a straightforward protocol you can follow. We’ll walk you through how to contact people, ask to talk, and use a 30-minute conversation as the foundation for future mentorship and opportunities. We’ll provide templates, examples, and an opportunity to troubleshoot your first “invitation to connect.” You’ll also hear from a student leader about their experience with some common challenges of conducting coffee chats.

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Hosted by the Office of Career and Professional Development

January 22, 4:00pm; Parnassus, CS-1111

Seminar Series for Junior Scientists

The Junior Scientist Seminar is a monthly seminar series and networking event exclusively for early-career researchers (pre-doctoral school). Our mission is to provide a career development and training opportunity for Junior Scientists to gain experience presenting scientific research in a supportive environment.

Hosted by the Research Development Office

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January 24, 2:00-3:00pm; Virtual Event

OCPD Office Hours (for Graduate Students and Postdocs)

Join the OCPD team for drop-in office hours. Bring an application you are working on, questions on any subject, or just pop in to say hi! Depending on attendance, you can meet with our staff in small groups or individually. Our office hours are casually structured get you immediate support- feel free to arrive late and/or leave early.

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Hosted by the Office of Career and Professional Development

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January 28, 12:15-1:30pm; Virtual Event

Now You’re an Assistant Professor: What You Wish You’d Known!

You nailed the interview and got the faculty position, but now it’s time to set up your lab! Join this panel discussion with investigators who have recently started as assistant professors. They’ll share tips and best practices based on their personal experiences. You’ll also learn what you can do now to prepare yourself for starting your own lab or teaching position.

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Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes

> Office for Postdoctoral Scholars Events

> Office of Career and Professional Development Events

> OCPD Opportunities and Job Board