Events

UCSF MSK Center & CCMBM Events

Bone Investigator Group

May 9, 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.

Please contact Lucy Wu for more information or if you'd like to present your research at an upcoming meeting.

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CCMBM SBB Core Workshop - Through the Looking Glass: Skeletal Imaging for the Novice and Expert
May 29, 1:00-3:00pm; Parnassus, S-214



Join the UCSF MSK Center CCMBM for a high-level overview of skeletal imaging best practices featuring guidance from the Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics Core and the Mouse Metabolism Core. Presenters will discuss the state-of-the-art in skeletal imaging assessment using ex vivo micro-CT and in vivo DXA, including how-to sessions, case study presentations, and dedicated Q&A periods.

This workshop will be presented by:

Mohamed Habib, PhD
Associate Specialist, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Jessie Turnbaugh, PhD
Manager, UCSF Mouse Metabolism Core

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MSK Center CCMBM Grant Review Sessions

Clipboard and pencil clipart for CCMBM grants review session

*If you are not a member, you may concurrently join during your grants review period.

MSK Center CCMBM would like to help investigators strengthen their grant proposals for the next RAP cycle deadline for Pilot grant applications and/or NIH deadlines. We invite CCMBM MSK Center 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.

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CCMBM Member Featured Publication Submissions

Are you a CCMBM member? Have you recently published new research that you're excited about sharing with the MSK Community? Let the CCMBM and UCSF Musculoskeletal Center help promote your science discoveries!

 

Simply complete the our submission form and we will spotlight your publication in a future newsletter and on social media. We are excited to learn about your research!

SUBMIT A PUBLICATION

 

Partner Events                                    


April 28, 9:00am-5:30pm & April 29, 9:00am-5:00pm; Mission Bay, MH-1400

UCSF Education Showcase

Welcome to Education Showcase 2025. The program offers workshops and peer-reviewed presentations of scholarly work in education, over two days, April 28 - 29, 2025. The Cooke Awards are presented during the Showcase plenary session.

Hosted by the Center for Faculty Educators


April 28, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, HSW-302

ImmunoX Seminar Series

Justin Eyquem, PhD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF

RSVP to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by ImmunoX


April 28, 11:00am-12:30pm; Mission Bay, Gladstone Institutes, Mahley Auditorium

2025 Lloyd “Holly” Smith Distinguished Lecture

Carolyn R. Bertozzi, PhD, Baker Family Director of Sarafan ChEM-H, Stanford University

"Targeting the Glycocalyx for Cancer Immune Therapy"

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes


April 29, 7:00-7:30am & May 1, 12:00-12:30pm; 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


April 29, 10:45am-12:00pm; Virtual Event

QBC Journal Club

William Johnson, Bioinformatics Graduate Student, UCSF

Harshu Musunuri, Biophysics Graduate Student, UCSF

RSVP to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics


April 29, 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


April 29 & 30, 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


April 29, 3:00-4:30pm; Virtual Event

New Postdoc Orientation

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.

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Office for Postdoctoral Scholars


April 30, 7:00am; Mission Bay, GenHall - Byers Auditorium

UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds Series

George Dyer, MD, Barry P. Simmons, MD, Endowed Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Join via Zoom.

Hosted by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery


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

Endocrine Grand Rounds

Michael Mingzhao Xing, MD, PhD, Founding Dean of School of Medicine and Chair Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)

Join via Zoom.

Hosted by the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism


April 30, 12:00pmMission Bay, RH-102

PSPG Seminar Series

Zhipeng Meng, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Watch via livestream.

Hosted by the Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics


May 1, 10:00-11:30am; Mission Bay, FAMRI Library

Data Manipulation in R: Session 3: How can I select or rename columns, or sum across columns?

This is an intermediate-level series on R on data manipulation in R, focusing on methods for merging and reshaping data. It will offer both base-R and tidyverse solutions.

Hosted by the UCSF Library


May 1, 11:00am-12:00pm; Mission Bay, Gladstone Institutes, Mahley Auditorium

Neuroscience Formal Seminar Series

Louis-Eric Trudeau, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology, Neuroscience, University of Montreal

"Exploring the Connectivity of Dopamine Neurons to Better Understand Their Vulnerability in Parkinson’s Disease"

Hosted by the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences


May 1, 11:00am-12:00pm; Virtual Event

iLab Office Hours

Have questions about iLab or need help registering? Join our virtual Office Hours and ask away! It's an open session for any questions you may have about navigating iLab.

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the UCSF Research Resource Program


May 1, 12:00-1:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-300

Craniofacial Seminar Series

Crystal Rogers, PhD, Associate Professor of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology, UC Davis

RSVP to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Program in Craniofacial Biology


May 1, 12:00-1:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-302

BMS Journal Club

Dymtro Dorovskyi, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF

Jeremy Libang, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF

Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program


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

BBC Seminar Series

Josefina del Mármol, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard University

"Structural determinants of odor sensing in insects"

Watch via livestream.

Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics


May 1-2, 1:00-3:00pm; Virtual Event

Statistics of Enrichment Analysis Methods

Gene set or pathway enrichment methods allow researchers to assign functional or mechanistic significance to results from high-throughput assays like RNA-sequencing. In this workshop, you’ll learn the theory behind some of these methods, and how to interpret the associated results.

Register to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes


May 1, 3:00-4:00pm; Mission Bay, Gladstone Institutes, Mahley Auditorium

GICD/CVRI Seminar Series

Ola Hammarsten, MD, PhD, Senior Physician in Clinical Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Gothenburg

"Why Is Stable Cardiac Troponin Levels Such a Powerful Predictor of Future Cardiac Disease"

Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes


May 2, 7:00am PT; Virtual Event

Avioli Musculoskeletal Research Seminar Series

Hicham Drissi, PhD, Professor of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine

Register to receive Zoom details.

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


May 2, 9:00-11:00am; Mission Bay, FAMRI Library

Analyzing COVID Testing Data with Python and SQL

This workshop will teach you how to use SQL and Python to analyze a COVID testing dataset. You’ll begin by using SQL to query and filter data from a database, and then move on to Python for cleaning, manipulating, and visualizing the data. We will also explore how to leverage AI-generated code to streamline and enhance your data analysis workflow. By the end of the session, you'll be able to combine these tools to extract meaningful insights from the dataset.

Hosted by the UCSF Library


May 2, 12:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-1057

Diabetes Seminar Series

Shabrina Amirruddin PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Sneddon Lab, Diabetes Center & Cell and Tissue Biology, UCSF

"Enhancing Stem-Cell Derived Beta Cells with Vascular Cells for Cell Replacement Therapy for Diabetes"

Hosted by the UCSF Diabetes Center


May 2, 4:00-5:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160

Cancer Center Friday Seminar Series

Maria Castro, PhD, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan

"Epigenetic reprogramming of the immune microenvironment in H3G34R pediatric high-grade gliomas.”

Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center


May 5, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, HSW-302

ImmunoX Seminar Series

Alexandra-Chloé Villani, PhD, Assistant Professor, Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Mass General Research Institute

RSVP to receive Zoom details.

Hosted by ImmunoX