UCSF CCMBM Events & Opportunities Newsletter - December 2023
FEATURED EVENTS & FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
New Application Deadline: December 4, 2023, 9:00 AM PT
Maximum Award Amount: $7,500
Award Notifications: December 2023
The UCSF Core Center in Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM) is accepting applications for its Tools and Technology (T/T) Grant Program. Research topics should be translational in nature within the musculoskeletal field. The goal of this grant mechanism is to encourage utilization of the many cutting-edge technologies or services now available through the CCMBM cores. There are three core facilities: 1) Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Study Design, 2) Imaging, and 3) Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics. Priority will be placed on proposals requesting T/T funds to add the use of a new technology/core service to an existing or recently-proposed project. Proposals requesting funds to support new project ideas should, instead, apply to the CCMBM Pilot and Feasibility Grant Program that will open December 2023.

Submit your application by December 4, 2023, 9:00 AM PT. Awardees will be notified by early December 2023.

Program guidelines can be found on online here.
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.

Sign up early to receive Outlook invites for future Hot Talks, Cool Science seminars!
December 8, 10:00-11:00am; Virtual Event
Investigators can present their clinical research grants or data and receive feedback and informal consultation from peers and senior investigators. This month's meeting will be dedicated to ASBMR presentation practice sessions. Please contact Lucy Wu to sign up for a practice slot.
Join via Zoom.
Hosted by the CCMBM
December 14, 12:00-1:00pm; Parnassus, Stem Cell Building (RMB), IRM Boardroom
Hope Welhaven, PhD Candidate, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montana State University
"Characterization of Osteoarthritis Metabolism: A Mass Spectrometry-Based Approach"
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the CCMBM and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
January 9, 2:30-3:30pm; Mission Bay, 500 Mission Bay Blvd. S, CVRI Conference Room
Elena Ambrogini, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
"Role of oxidized phospholipids in bone metabolism"
Register to attend.
Hosted by the CCMBM
Awards Given on a Rolling Basis - Apply Today!
The Grant Development Award provides funding for a junior CCMBM member to host a meeting (e.g., lunch or dinner) with 2-3 UCSF faculty members who are outside of the trainee’s current lab to: 

1) brainstorm/solicit informal feedback on a study idea or research direction
2) learn about the latest methods and techniques used in related fields
3) identify potential collaborators
4) promote inter-disciplinary MSK research
5) expand the trainee’s professional network

Apply via the online application form today! Contact Noah Bonnheim for questions on this funding opportunity.
The CCMBM would like to help investigators strengthen their grant proposals in advance of any upcoming NIH deadlines. We invite CCMBM members to participate in the Grants Review program to receive 1:1 feedback and/or live panel review with peers as well as coaching from experienced investigators. If you are not a member, you may concurrently join during your grants review period.

Upcoming NIH Cycle III deadlines include:

F Series Fellowships: December 8, 2023
R13 & U13 Grants: December 12, 2023

Fill out the sign up form to attend an upcoming session.
PARTNER EVENTS
December 1, 10:00-11:00am PT; Virtual Event
Sabashini Ramchand, MD, Research Fellow, Endocrine Unit, Mass General Hospital
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Center for Musculoskeletal Research
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December 1, 12:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-300
Aimee Bastidas Ponce, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gloyn Lab, Stanford University
"A beta-cell journey: from birth to disease"
Hosted by the UCSF Diabetes Center
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December 1, 12:30-2:00pm PT; Virtual Event
Gayani Senevirathne, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
“Uncovering the transcriptomic, epigenomic, and spatial profiles of the developing human pelvic girdle at a single cell level”
Quentin Meslier, PhD Candidate, Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University
“Tools for investigation of bone mechanoadaptation”
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Center for Musculoskeletal Research
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December 1, 3:00-4:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160
Maya Graham, MD, PhD, Neurologist and Neuro-Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
"A window into oncohistone-driven gliomagenesis"
Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
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December 4, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, N-225
Jeff Rathmell, PhD, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Immunobiology and Director, Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology, Vanderbilt University
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by ImmunoX
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December 5, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, S-118
Peter Turnbaugh, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, UCSF
Hosted by ImmunoX
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December 5-6, 9:00am-5:00pm; Mission Bay, GenHall - Byers Auditorium
QBI seeks transformative results in biomedicine by supporting fundamental quantitative research in the biological sciences through significant collaborative efforts. PSL-Qlife brings together biologists, chemists, physicists, computational scientists, and mathematicians to understand biological processes in a quantitative, spatio-temporal and predictive manner. The Institut Pasteur strives to increase its global health impact by strengthening fundamental biomedical research activities and their translation into biomedical innovations and technologies. The joint symposium aims to facilitate collaborative relationships between scientists from each institution.
Register to attend.
Hosted by the UCSF QBI
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December 5, 10:00-11:00am; Parnassus, N-225
Mohamad Dandan, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar in Metabolic Biology, UCSF
"Context-specific Inhibition of Translation by Kasugamycin in Mycobacteria"
Hosted by iMicro
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December 5, 11:45am-1:00pm; Virtual Event
Kingsley Chow, PSPG Graduate Student, Ruggero Lab, UCSF
Isiac Orr, Biophysics Graduate Student, UCSF
Shreya Menon, Bioinformatics Graduate Student, Corces Lab, UCSF
Jeffrey Zheng, CCB Graduate Student, UCSF
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics
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December 5, 1:00-2:30pm; Parnassus, N-225
Miguel Ramalho-Santos, PhD, MSc, Senior Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and Professor of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
“Hypertranscription in Development and Stem Cells”
Hosted by the UCSF Broad Stem Cell Center
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December 6, 12:00pmMission Bay, RH-102
Marsha Rosner, PhD, Charles B. Huggins Distinguished Service Professor of Ben May Department of Cancer Research, University of Chicago
Watch via livestream.
Hosted by the Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
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December 6, 12:30-7:00pm & December 7, 9:00am-1:00pm; Mission Bay, Genentech Hall
The Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) at UCSF and the Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France in the United States present the "HealthAI Symposium," a French American Innovation event at the University of California, San Francisco from December 6-7, 2023. Supported by renowned research institutions, this science fair aims to bring together different actors from industry, academia and government from the United States and France to talk about AI applications for the health sciences.
Register to attend.
Hosted by the UCSF QBI
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December 6, 4:00pm; Parnassus, N-225
Teresa O'Meara, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan
Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
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December 6, 5:00pm; Mission Bay, MH-1407
Tamya Handal, DSCB Graduate Student, UCSF
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Graduate Program
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December 7, 6:00-7:00am PT; Virtual Event
Marc Wein, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology, Mass General Hospital
"Mineralization Disorders"
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Center for Musculoskeletal Research
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December 7, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, N-217
Sophia Miliotis, PSPG Graduate Student, Roan Lab, UCSF
Li Wang, BMS Graduate Student, Blelloch Lab, UCSF
Hosted by ImmunoX
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December 7, 9:00-10:00am PT; Virtual Event
Colleen Delaney, MD, Practicing Clinician at Fred Hutch, Founder and CSO at Deverra Therapeutics
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by L.I.S. BioConsulting
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December 7, 11:00am-12:00pm; Mission Bay, Sandler Conference Center
Matheus Victor, PhD, Research Scientist, Picower Institute for Learning & Memory, MIT
"Leveraging Big Data to Build Models of the Human Brain: How Perturbed Circuits Drive the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease"
Hosted by the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences and the Gladstone Institutes
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December 7, 12:00-1:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160
Nir London, PhD, Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science
"Covalent ligands - from binding to function"
Watch via livestream.
Hosted by the Biophysics Graduate Program
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December 7, 2:00-3:00pm; Mission Bay, Gladstone Institutes, Room 107A/B
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
December 8, 10:00-11:00am PT; Virtual Event
Harald Jueppner, MD, Chief of Pediatric Nephrology, Mass General Hospital
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Center for Musculoskeletal Research
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December 8, 12:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-300
Francois Mifsud, MD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Diabetes Center, Vaisse Lab, UCSF
"Hunting for needles in the hypothalamus haystack: genomic characterization of MC4R neurons and implications for body weight control"
Hosted by the UCSF Diabetes Center
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December 8, 12:00pm; Parnassus, N-217
Licia Sellari, MD, PhD, Professor of Orofacial Sciences, UCSF
Elysse Phillips, DSCB Graduate Student, Weiner Lab, UCSF
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Graduate Program
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December 8, 3:00-4:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160
Qing Richard Lu, PhD, Beatrice C. Lampkin Endowed Chair in Cancer Epigenetics & Scientific Director, Brain Tumor Center & Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
"Decoding Brain Cancer: from Developmental Origins to Targeted Therapies"
Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
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December 11, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, N-225
Avery Posey, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, University of Pennsyvlania, Perelman School of Medicine
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by ImmunoX
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December 12, 7:00-8:00am; Virtual Event
Sang (Sam) Pak, PT, DPT, ACHIP, Assistant Adjunct Professor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, UCSF
"Emerging Health Informatics: Connecting Data, People, Technology, and Science in Modern Healthcare"
Join via Zoom.
Hosted by the Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
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December 12, 10:00-11:00am; Parnassus, N-225
Stefan Rothenburg, MD, PhD, Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, UC Davis
"Species-Specific Host–Virus Interactions and Enhancing the Host Response by Recombinant Antiviral Proteins"
Hosted by iMicro
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December 12, 11:45am-1:00pm; Virtual Event
Joseph Pepe, Biophysics Graduate Student, UCSF
Henry Scott, Biophysics Graduate Student, DeGrado Lab, UCSF
Dani Rodea, Biophysics Graduate Student, UCSF
Joaquin Magana, Bioinformatics Graduate Student, Quigley Lab, UCSF
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics
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December 13, 7:30am; Mission Bay, GenHall - Byers Auditorium
Alex Markes, MD, Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF
Hosted by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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December 13, 5:00-7:00pm; Mission Bay, Conference Center, Fisher Banquet Room
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the UCSF Discovery Fellows Program and enjoy fifth-year Discovery Fellow presentations highlighting their research. The presentations will be followed by a poster session and receiption.
Register to attend.
Hosted by the UCSF Foundation
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December 14, 6:00-7:00am PT; Virtual Event
Bita Zahedi, MD, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Endocrinology, Mass General Hospital
"Hypercalcemia: Diagnosis and Therapy"
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Center for Musculoskeletal Research
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December 14, 11:00am-12:00pm; Mission Bay, Sandler Conference Center
Baljit Khakh, PhD, Professor of Physiology & Neurobiology and Associate Director of Research, Brain Research Institute and Vice Chair, UCLA Neuroscience and Director, UCLA Physiology Outreach Program
“Astrocyte Diversity in Neural Circuits: Identity, Form, Function, and Disease”
Hosted by the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences and the Gladstone Institutes
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December 14, 12:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-303
Eric Van Otterloo, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa
Hosted by the Department of Orofacial Sciences
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December 15, 10:00-11:00am PT; Virtual Event
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Center for Musculoskeletal Research
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December 15, 12:10-1:00pm; Parnassus, S-214
Join via Zoom.
Hosted by the UCSF Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine
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December 15, 12:30-2:00pm PT; Virtual Event
Chris Fry, PhD, Associate Professor of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition, University of Kentucky
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Center for Musculoskeletal Research
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December 15, 3:00-4:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160
Andrew Hsieh, PhD, Associate Professor, Human Biology Division and Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch
"mRNA Translation From Two Perspectives in Genitourinary Malignancies"
Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
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December 18, 4:00-5:00pm; Parnassus, IRM Boardroom
Brian Black, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF
"Injury-responsive enhancers promote heart regeneration in zebrafish"
Hosted by the UCSF Broad Stem Cell Center
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December 20, 7:30am; Mission Bay, GenHall - Byers Auditorium
Nick Hatamiya, DO, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF
Hosted by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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December 21, 6:00-7:00am PT; Virtual Event
Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Endocrine Division, Mass General Hospital
"Disorders of Phosphate Metabolism"
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Center for Musculoskeletal Research
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December 21, 2:00-3:00pm; Mission Bay, Cardiovascular Research Building, Lobby
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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December 22, 10:00-11:00am PT; Virtual Event
Mary Bouxsein, MD, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Center for Musculoskeletal Research
CAREER & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
December 1, 9:00am-12:00pm; Virtual Event
This workshop will review the process of preparing, cleaning, and formatting text for natural language processing projects. Topics will include stop words, n-grams, stemming, lemmatization, and other techniques for pre-processing text. Although we will populate and evaluate a machine learning text classification model, empahsis will be on the programming work involved in preparing text to build and populate the model rather than algorithms or analysis.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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December 4, 10:00am-12:00pm; Virtual Event
In this Flow Cytometry Core workshop with Jane Srivastava, you’ll explore the practical application of running a cytometer and how different experimental parameters—such as flow rate, thresholding, and event collection—can affect the quality of the data. You’ll learn how to analyze the data, from the display and gating to the statistical approaches you need to find answers to your questions.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes
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December 5, 12, 19, 26, 7:00-7:30am & December 7, 14, 21, 28, 12:00-12:30pm; Virtual Event
Schedule time to meet with an Educator. Bring your coding and documentation concerns. We are here to help you.
Join via Zoom.
Hosted by the Office of Healthcare Compliance and Privacy
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December 5, 11:30am-1:00pm; Mission Bay, Gladstone Institutes, Room 107 C/D
Join this workshop for an engaging conversation with Benoit Bruneau and Steve Finkbeiner to learn about conflict of interest in research. This interactive session leads with examples to help you better understand conflicts of interest and how they can impact your research. Lunch will be served to those who attend in person.
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes
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December 5, 6, 12, 13, 2:00-3:00pm; Virtual Event
Introducing the virtual DSI Help Desk, a place to ask your general questions about data science including how to download software or code packages, prep for upcoming DSI classes, get started with programming, connect with data science expertise, and more.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
December 8, 9:00am-12:00pm; Virtual Event
Google Cloud and AutoML offer a wide variety of tools for data analysis, including python workbooks, SQL, machine learning, document classification, OCR (text extraction), translation, sentiment analysis, and more. In this workshop, we'll review how to access and use these services using Google Colab, BigQuery, and AutoML. To fully participate in the workshop exercises, you'll need SQL and Python knowledge at the level of the DSI intro workshop series. However, feel free to enroll if you'd like to learn more about Google Cloud services without these prerequisites.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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December 11, 1:00-4:00pm; Virtual Event
This hands-on workshop will provide an introduction to integrating single-cell ATAC-seq data and single-cell RNA-seq data. To attend this workshop, participants must have experience analyzing transcriptomics and scATAC-seq data and familiarity with R and RStudio.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes
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December 13, 12:10-1:00pm; Virtual Event
Let us show you how to get the best results from your search. Go beyond Google search methods to get a handle on database logic. Build complex search strategies; try some PubMed tricks and tips, and set up alerts to stay informed when new articles are published in your field. Use Web of Science to identify articles, find where an author or article has been cited, and find articles an article has cited. Access Embase to review EU publications in the fields of medicine, biomedical sciences, drugs and pharmacy.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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December 14, 12:00-1:30pm; Virtual Event
Join Makers Lab staff for the holiday edition of 3D Printing at UCSF Part 2: Intro to 3D Modeling, where we will be covering the basics of 3D design & modeling using the web-based application
Tinkercad. This pop-up is for beginners, but all skills levels are welcome to attend. Can’t make it to this pop-up? Self-enroll in the Makers Lab On-Demand CLE course to watch the recording.
Hosted by the UCSF Library


CAREER & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
(STUDENTS, POSTDOCS, RESIDENTS, FELLOWS)
December 7, 12:00-1:00pm; Parnassus, CL-220
Join us to learn about the NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award application process, learn about grant writing support and resources at UCSF, and participate in an open discussion with recent NIAID K99/R00 recipients. Lunch will be provided. Walk ins are welcome!
Register to attend.
Hosted by the UCSF Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine


December 19, 3:30-5:00pm; Virtual Event
Gain important knowledge about the following topics: Human Resources information and resources, Research grants – resources for finding your own funding, Careers – how to get the best job after UCSF, Ideas for maximizing your productivity and minimizing conflicts with your PI, and UAW Union Presentation.
Hosted by the Office for Postdoctoral Scholars

FUNDING & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Application Deadline: December 30, 2023
Conference Dates: January 27-28, 2024
The Bones and Teeth GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators. The seminar will feature approximately 10 talks and 2 poster sessions. All attendees are expected to actively participate in the GRS, either by giving an oral presentation or presenting a poster. Therefore, all applications must include an abstract.

For more information and to submit an application, visit the GRC website.
Application Deadline: January 4, 2024, at 11:59pm EST
This program aims to support basic science, pre-clinical research, and clinical research that advances medical knowledge and clinical knowledge of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) pathophysiology, co-morbidities associated with the disease, and innovative approaches to diagnose, manage, and treat NASH as well as support academic research development of promising emerging and established scientists around the globe. Up to $140,000 will be awarded, for projects 2 to 3 years in duration.

View the RFP here. If you're interested in applying, please confer with your UCSF Grants Officer/Industry Contracts Officer as needed.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2024, at 9:00am PST
The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is a public-private partnership that is authorized to serve by the Department of Defense to promote the development and delivery of innovative medical technologies to improve the health and safety of military personnel, veterans, and civilians.

MTEC is currently accepting project proposals for medical techniques, knowledge products, and materials (medical devices, drugs, and biologics) in the following focus areas: combat casualty care, military infectious diseases, military operational medicine, and aerospace medicine.

View the RPP here, and direct all questions to Kathy Zolman.
Recognizing the need for collaboration of MSK scientists with experts outside of the MSK field, we are providing support to MSK Center members to host a meal for a creative and enjoyable in-person networking meeting to stimulate these interactions and to further develop new research ideas and plans to fund them. Faculty, staff, and trainees who are MSKC/CCMBM members are encouraged to apply to host an event.

If you are not a member, you may concurrently apply for membership while your Open MIKE application is being reviewed.

Apply via the online application form today! Contact Cristal Yee for questions on this funding opportunity.
UCSF Talks is a new resource for anyone interested in learning about the latest seminars happening at UCSF. It lists all seminars open to the entire UCSF community including regular seminar series, special seminars, supergroups, and thesis talks. If you would like to receive weekly event listing emails, you can sign up for the USCF Talks Google Group. To add an event to the website, please contact Jon Zhang.
ACKNOWLEDGING THE CCMBM

If you have received a CCMBM grant, used one of our cores, or formed a collaboration at one of our events that led to a publication, please acknowledge our Center in related publications and presentations. We suggest stating:

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30AR075055. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.