UCSF MSK Center & CCMBM Events
Bone Investigator Group
December 12, 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 Tools & Technology Workshop: A Process Workflow for the Rapid Assessment of Bone Matrix Mechanical Properties
December 4, 2:00-3:00pm; Parnassus, CS-1111
The preparation of bone samples for the assessment of matrix mechanical properties is currently low throughput. To improve throughput and reduce investigator effort, we have designed a process flow that enables the simultaneous preparation and mechanical testing of up to 48 bone samples. We will discuss the advantages and versatility of this new tool for high-throughput assessment of bone matrix properties in a seminar-style format.
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CCMBM Seminar Series feat. Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD
December 17, 10:00-11:00am; Mission Bay, MH-1406
Join us for our next CCMBM seminar featuring Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD, The Klaus E. Kuettner, PhD, Chair of Osteoarthritis Research, Rush University.
Dr. Malfait will give a talk titled "Tissue crosstalk and cellular players in joint pain".
MSK Center CCMBM Grant Review Sessions
*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!
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Partner Events
December 1, 12:00-1:00pm; Virtual Event
Faculty Mentoring Lunchtime Series: A Conversation with Judith Hellman, MD
During this informal discussion Dr. Hellman, who was the co awardee of the 2025 UCSF Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award, will share her thoughts and experiences on how to be an effective mentor. The discussion will rely heavily on audience participation – so please bring your questions.
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Hosted by the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs
December 1, 1:00-4:00pm; Virtual Event
scATAC-seq and scRNA-seq Data Integration
This hands-on workshop will provide an introduction to integrating single cell ATAC-seq data and single cell RNA-seq data.
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Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes
December 2, 7:00-7:30am & December 4, 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
December 2, 10:00-11:00am; Parnassus, N-225
James Chen, DDS, PhD, Assistant Professor of Orofacial Sciences, UCSF
Hosted by iMicro
December 2, 10:45am-12:00pm; Virtual Event
William Johnson, Bioinformatics Graduate Student, UCSF
Sabine Cismoski, CCB Graduate Student, UCSF
Caroline Huang, PSPG Graduate Student, UCSF
Nikhil Gupta, Biophysics Graduate Student, UCSF
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Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics
December 2, 12:00-1:00pm; Mission Bay, MH-2100
Lunch and Learn: Preparing for an Informational Interview
Whether you're choosing a thesis lab, seeking research collaborators, exploring careers, or applying for jobs, informational interview (also known as "coffee chats") are an essential way to get information, identify mentors, and find opportunities. In this working lunch, you'll have protected time to prepare for an informational interview. Using our guide, you'll reflect on your goals and consider who would be helpful to talk to. Then you can develop the specific questions you'd like to ask. Once you're prepared, you can write your invitation and send it off! We'll provide templates, examples, live troubleshooting, and lunch.
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Hosted by UCSF Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs
December 2, 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.
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Hosted by the UCSF Center for Faculty Educators
December 2, 4:00-5:00pm; Mission Bay, GenHall - Cafe 24
Stop by our pop-up pantry at Cafe 24 on Dec. 2, 2025, at Mission Bay's Genentech Hall (600 16th St).
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Hosted by UCSF Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs
December 3, 12:00-1:00pm; Virtual Event
CPD Office Hours: Informational Interviews (for Graduate Students and Postdocs)
Do you have questions about how to have a successful informational interview or want feedback on questions you'd like to ask in a future coffee chat? Are you looking to debrief and troubleshoot a coffee chat experience that didn't feel good? Join this open discussion with CPD staff about informational interviews. Whether you have questions to ask us or want to just listen, we invite you to come!
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Hosted by UCSF Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs
December 3, 12:00-1:00pm; Virtual Event
Trainee-to-Tenure: The Faculty Search Committee’s Perspective
Have you ever wondered what the search committee for a faculty job is looking for or how they evaluate candidates? Learn from panelists who have been on the other side of the faculty search, as they share their experiences and advice for those who are on the job market.
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Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes
December 3, 12:00pm; Mission Bay, RH-102
Peter Yangxiao Wang, PhD, Dwight C. and Hildagarde E. Baum Chair in Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, University of Southern California
Watch via livestream.
Hosted by the Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
December 3, 4:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-301
Greg Allen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF
"Special Talk in Lung Cancer & Synthetic Biology - GEMS"
Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
December 4, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, HSW-302
Mackenzie Roberts, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF
Zachary Stensland, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF
Hosted by ImmunoX
December 4, 11:00am-12:00pm; Mission Bay, Neuroscience Conference Center
Neuroscience Formal Seminar Series
Tanya Sippy, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, NYU
"Segregated auditory cortico-striatal pathways undergo distinct learning-related plasticity"
Hosted by the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
December 4, 11:30am-12:30pm; Parnassus, HSW-302
Patrick Kennedy, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF
Julia Johanssen, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF
Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
December 4, 12:00-1:00pm; Parnassus, S-214
Carole LaBonne, PhD, Professor of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University
Hosted by the UCSF Program in Craniofacial Biology
December 5, 6:00am PT; Virtual Event
Avioli Musculoskeletal Research Seminar Series
Sheila Stewart, PhD, Gerty Cori Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology & Professor, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
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Hosted by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Musculoskeletal Research Center
December 5, 9:00-11:00am; Virtual Event
Sharing, Versioning, and Collaborating with Git and Github
This workshop will introduce Git and GitHub, two widely used tools for archiving, versioning, and collaborating on code and other documents. The session will cover how to use Git and GitHub for version control, including creating repositories, committing changes, and tagging releases. You’ll also explore how GitHub can be used to share your projects, collaborate with other developers, and create tutorials and simple web sites to present your work.
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Hosted by the UCSF Library
December 5, 10:00am-12:00pm; Mission Bay, GenHall - 2nd Floor Atrium
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Hosted by the Associated Students of the Graduate Division
December 5, 12:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-1057
Anita Qualls, Graduate Student, Gardner Lab, UCSF Diabetes Center & Medical Student, UCSF
"RORγt eTACs mediate oral tolerance and Treg induction"
Hosted by the UCSF Diabetes Center
December 5, 4:00-5:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160
Cancer Center Friday Seminar Series
Martin McMahon, PhD, Senior Director of Preclinical Translation and Principal Investigator, University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute
"Mechanisms of Progression and Maintenance in Preclinical Models of BRAF-driven Lung Tumorigenesis and NRAS-driven Melanoma"
Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center