UCSF MSK Center & CCMBM Events
CCMBM/CSR Hot Talks, Cool Science Seminar Series feat. Ashutosh Parajuli, PhD (San Francisco VA Medical Center and UC San Francisco) and Ebru Oral, PhD, FAIMBE, FNAI (Harvard Medical School)
May 21, 12:00-1:30pm (PT) / 3:00-4:30pm (ET); Virtual Event
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 May 2025 featured speakers are:
Ashutosh Parajuli, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, San Francisco VA Medical Center and UC San Francisco
“Abaloparatide in Fracture Healing”
Ebru Oral, PhD, FAIMBE, FNAI, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
"Translational concepts for developing anti-infective implants"
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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
Manager, UCSF MSK Center CCMBM Skeletal and Biomechanics Core
Jessie Turnbaugh, PhD
Manager, UCSF Mouse Metabolism Core
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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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*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
May 19, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, HSW-302
De'Broski Herbert, PhD, Professor of Immunology, Tulane University
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Hosted by ImmunoX
May 19, 12:00-1:30pm; Virtual Event
Taking Control of your Online Presence: Making an Online CV on GitHub Pages
This hands-on workshop will teach students, faculty and staff the basics around promoting oneself online. Attendees will learn about approaches to sharing their research on social media, on digital scholarship platforms like OrchidID or Google Scholar, and elsewhere on the web.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
May 19, 1:00-4:00pm; Virtual Event
Intermediate RNA-Seq Analysis Using R
RNA-seq is a powerful tool to interrogate cellular functions. In this intermediate workshop, you’ll learn the skills you need to get the most out of your RNA-seq data through analysis in R.
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Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes
May 19, 3:00-4:00pm; Mission Bay, Gladstone Institutes, Mahley Auditorium
Chris Ahern, PhD, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
"Chemical Biology in the Heart: Engineering High Affinity Inhibition Into Cardiac Sodium Channels"
Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes and the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute
May 20, 7:00-7:30am & May 22, 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
May 20, 10:00-11:00am; Parnassus, N-225
Bert Semler, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, UC Irvine
Hosted by iMicro
May 20, 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
May 20, 1:00-3:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-302
STEMCELL Technologies Basic Immunology Techniques
Discover how we can help scientists advance their research in the fields of cell therapy, immunology, cancer, and regenerative medicine. Topics include PBMC processing, immune cell isolation, immune cell culture, and genome editing of primary immune cells.
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Hosted by ImmunoX
May 20 & 21, 2:00-3:00pm; Virtual Event
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!
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Hosted by the UCSF Library
May 20, 2:30-7:00pm & May 21, 8:00am-5:00pm; UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center
Join top healthcare innovators, providers, and patients at the 9th Annual UCSF Rosenman Symposium to explore groundbreaking strategies that advance access and affordability. By uniting diverse perspectives, we will spark meaningful change and ultimately unlock new opportunities in the healthcare landscape.
Hosted by the UCSF Rosenman Institute
May 20, 3:00-4:00pm Virtual Event
The Bay Area Open Science Group is intended to bring together students, faculty, and staff from the Stanford, UCSF, and Berkeley community to learn about open science, discuss the application of open science practices in a research context, and meet other members of the community who are interested in (or already are) incorporating open science practices into their work.
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Hosted by the UCSF Library
May 21, 7:00am; Mission Bay, GenHall - Byers Auditorium
UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds Series
Donald Kephart, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF
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Hosted by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
May 21, 8:30-9:30am; Virtual Event
Estelle Everett, MD, Assistant Professor-in-Residence of Medicine, UCLA
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Hosted by the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism
May 21, 4:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-302
Kimberly Stegmaier, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
May 22, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, HSW-302
Alexander Vu, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF
James Asaki, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF
Hosted by ImmunoX
May 22, 11:00am-12:00pm; Virtual Event
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.
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Hosted by the UCSF Research Resource Program
May 22, 12:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-1057
Holger Russ, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Florida
"Modeling and treating human autoimmune diabetes using stem cell technology"
Hosted by the UCSF Diabetes Center
May 22, 12:00-1:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160
Parisa Hosseinzadeh, PhD, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, University of Oregon
"Protein/Peptide Design"
Watch via livestream.
Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics
May 22, 12:00-1:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-302
Monet Yuan, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF
Angel Ruvalcaba, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF
Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
May 22, 2:00-4:00pm; Virtual Event
C2C Seminar Series: The Nuts and Bolts of Being a PI on a Clinical Trial
This series of seminars will provide high-yield, practical information about designing, funding, and conducting patient-facing oncology trials.
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Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
May 23, 9:00-11:00am; Mission Bay, FAMRI Library
Python Background for Text Analysis and NLP
This workshop focuses on working with strings and text data in Python, building the skills needed for text processing and natural language processing (NLP) tasks. You’ll learn how to manipulate, clean, and transform text data using techniques like regular expressions, stop words, tokenization, and stemming/lemmatizing. This session will help you become comfortable handling text data in Python, laying the groundwork for more advanced work in NLP and document analysis.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
May 23, 4:00-5:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160
Cancer Center Friday Seminar Series
Frank Furnari, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Regenerative Medicine, Moores Cancer Center, UC San Diego
"iPSC-derived brain cancer avatars: lessons learned and opportunities for therapeutic discovery"
Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center