Dr. Travis Thomson Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Massachusetts “Dueling Transposons Regulate Structural Synaptic Plasticity” Abstract: Transposons are parasitic genome elements that can also serve as raw material for the evolution of new cellular...
Dr. Kyoko Yokomori Professor, SOM - Biological ChemistryUniversity of California, Irvine “CRISPR-Engineered mutations and MERFISH single cell spatial transcriptomics reveal key processes of FSHD pathogenesis” Abstract: Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) is a...
Register below to attend the 2025 Graduate Honors Banquet. This formal event will include the presentation of awards and scholarships to recognize the remarkable accomplishments of our graduate students. It will be an evening of reflection, acknowledgment and...
Register below to attend the 2025 BioSci Ambassadors and Alumni Mixer. Event Details:Date: Tuesday, May 20Time: 6 p.m.Location: Aria Kitchen 2636 Dupont Dr, Irvine, CA 92612 Register for the BioSci Ambassadors and Alumni Mixer If you have questions about this event,...
Dr. Dennis Discher Robert D. Bent ProfessorUniversity of Pennsylvania “Mechanobiological insights into fat, genome integrity, and tumoricidal macrophages” Abstract: Fat is usually considered soft, but fat droplets accumulate within cells and remain round as they...
Dr. Scott Atwood Associate Professor, Developmental & Cell BiologyUniversity of California, Irvine “Defining tumor recognition and regression in basal cell carcinoma” Abstract: The Atwood lab is interested in how skin cancer develops and the ways to...
Dr. Ru Gunawardane Executive DirectorAllen Institute for Cell Science “Towards understanding cell states and transitions in hiPSCs: an integrated spatiotemporal approach” Abstract: The Allen Institute for Cell Science aims to understand the principles by which human...
Dr. Kaelyn Sumigray Assistant Professor of GeneticsYale School of Medicine “Fate and Form: Intestinal Morphogenesis and cell fate specification” Abstract: The mammalian intestinal epithelium undergoes constant renewal while simultaneously balancing cell fate...
Exercise is Medicine: Exploring Exercise in the Treatment and Prevention of Chronic Disease, is a lecture part of the Mind, Body, World & You lecture series. This presentation will examine how regular physical activity enhances cardiovascular, metabolic, and...
Please join us for pizza at the Mentor Program Closing Event. This event will be located at Natural Sciences 1, Room 1114.