Seminars, Grand Rounds, & Other Presentations* (Campus building abbreviations and addresses at bottom) > follow us on Twitter for breaking news and updates

Friday, September 28

Grand Multiple Myeloma Translational Initiative Symposium
8:00 am - 11:30 am, Mission Bay, GH-N114
Guest speakers:
Constantine Mitsiades, MD, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute; Sergio Giralt, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering
Mark Rolfe, PhD, Cleave Biosciences; Sagar Lonial, MD, Emory University
Contact: Cammie Edwards. [ view full schedule ]

Radiation Oncology M&M
8:00am - 9:00am, Mount Zion, Radiation Oncology Conference Room H1031
With simulcast to Long Hospital Radiation Oncology Conference Room L-34, 505 Parnassus
"Temporal Lobe Toxicity in a Patient Treated for Clival Chordoma"
Julian Johnson, M.D., Resident Physician, UCSF, Department of Radiation Oncology
Contact: Miriam Gray.

Hematology/Oncology Journal Club
(closed to non-UCSF attendees)
8:00am - 9:00am, Parnassus, Moffitt Hospital, #M1296
Research in Progress: Daniel K. Nomura, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of California at Berkeley
"Mapping Dysregulated Metabolic Pathways in Cancer Using Functional Proteomic and Metabolomic Platforms"
Contact: Christina Luu.

Psycho-Oncology Journal Club
12:00 - 1:00 pm, Mount Zion, 1600 Divisadero, H3906
Screening programs for distress
Contact: Molly Berman. [ view paper ]

Cancer Center Seminar
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Bakar Auditorium (HD-160) >> Live stream at 4pm for UCSF viewers <<
"Risk Stratification in Breast Cancer"
Christopher Benz, MD, Professor, Buck Institute
Contact: Geraldine Pacheco. [ view full schedule ]

Monday, October 1

Hematology/Oncology Clinical Case Conference
(closed to non-UCSF attendees)
8:00am - 9:00am, Parnassus, Moffitt Hospital, #M1296
Ross Okimoto, MD: "47 y/o Man with Sob and Facial Swelling"
Adil Daud, MD: TBA
Contact: Christina Luu.

Immunology Seminar
9:00 am, Parnassus, N-225, simulcast to Mission Bay (GH-S271); live stream
Julie Zikherman, M.D - UCSF
[ view full schedule ]

Tuesday, October 2

Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Seminar
1:00 - 2:00 pm, China Basin, Classroom, Suite 350, Lobby 6
"Imaging active proteases in cancer models using novel human antibodies"
Dr. Aaron M. LeBeau, Ph.D., Post-doctoral Fellow, Dept of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Contact: Susan Noworolski [ view full schedule ]

LBNL Life Sciences Division Seminars
4:00 - 5:00 pm, 717 Potter Street, room 141, Berkeley, CA 94710
"Differential Distribution of Dopamine D2 and D3 Receptors in the Brain Measured with PET and Autoradiography"
Robert Mach, Washington University School of Medicine
Contact: Judith Novak [ Full schedule ]

Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Genentech Hall Auditorium; Simulcast to Parnassus N217
Richard Axel
"Can the Brain Understand Itself?"
Questions / RSVPs to: Marilyn Hersh. [ view full schedule ]

Creative Discovery in Hematologic Malignancies
5:30-7:00 pm, Parnassus, UCSF Kalmanovitz Library, Lange Reading Room
Wei Ai, MD: "Targeting Signaling Pathways in Lymphoma"
James Rubenstein, MD, PhD: "Molecular Genetics and Therapy of CNS Lymphoma"
Jeffrey Wolf, MD: "The Grand Multiple Myeloma Translational Initiative - Past, Present, and Future"
RSVP by September 21 to Juanita Maldonado, (415) 502-0829 [ view UCSF Multiple Myeloma program ]

Wednesday, October 3

Head & Neck Tumor Conference
7:30 - 9:00 am, Mount Zion, 1600 Divisadero, H3805
Contact: 885-7879.

Dermatology Grand Rounds
8:00 - 10:00 am, Mount Zion, Herbst Hall, 1600 Divisadero St., 2nd floor
"Updates in Melamona: The era of Targeted Therapy"
Kim Chong, MD, Cutaneous Oncology Fellow, Department of Dermatology, UCSF
[ view full schedule ]

Breast Oncology Program Weekly Seminar
8:30 - 10:00 am, Mount Zion, Lurie Conference Room, 2340 Sutter Street
"Single Cell Analysis and Manipulation"
Nader Pourmand, PhD, Associate Professor, Biomolecular Engineering, Director, Genome Sequencing Center, UC Santa Cruz
Contact: Sarah Goins, 415-502-2986. [ view full schedule ]

UCSF Smoke Free Awareness (Wednesdays through Nov 14)
Parnassus, Mission Bay Farmer's Markets
All faculty, staff and students are invited pick up a free "UCSF smoke free" shirt or button from Millberry Union desk or Bakar Fitness Desk and show support. By wearing either the shirt or button to the Parnassus or Mission Bay farmers market on Wednesday, October 3 (or any following Wednesday, through November 14), individuals will receive a $5 voucher (per visit), to spend at any Pacific Coast Farmers market on campus, or in the bay area.
Contact: Wellness Coordinator Leeane Jensen

Tobacco Control Seminar
10:00am, Parnassus, Library 366
"Intro to Tobacco Control: Health Policy and Tobacco Policy"
Janine Cataldo, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiological Nursing - Gerontology
[ view full schedule ]

Chancellor's Health Policy Lecture Series
12:00 - 1:00 pm, Parnassus, Cole Hall
"The Affordable Care Act: A New Paradigm for Health Care in America"
Thomas A. Daschle, Former US Senator, Senior Policy Advisor, DLA Piper Global Law Firm
Contact: Ernestine Florence [ view flyer ]

Diller Building Journal Club
12:00 noon, Mission Bay, Bakar Auditorium
Craig Stumpf
Contact: Kim Tong, 514-4835. [ view full schedule ]

Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Seminar
3:00 pm, China Basin, Room 6704, Lobby 3, China Basin Landing, Wharfside Building
"META-ANALYSIS ON TRIAL: USING RESEARCH SYNTHESIS TO SWAY THE COURTS "
I. Elaine Allen, PhD, Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Statistics and Entrepreneurship UCSF; Babson College
Contact: Saunak Sen, PhD.

BMS Seminar
4:00 pm, Parnassus, N-225; simulcast to Mission Bay GEN-S271
Co-sponsored with Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (DSCB)
Oliver Rando, University of Massachusetts
[ view full schedule ]

Developmental Biology Journal Club
5:30 pm, Mission Bay, CVRI SC159
"TrxG and PcG Proteins but Not Methylated Histones Remain Associated with DNA through Replication"
Jake Freimer
[ view papers and full schedule ]

PSPG Program Pizza Talk
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, GH 2-204
Rada Savic; John Witte
[ view full schedule ]

Thursday, October 4

BMS Journal Club
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Parnassus, N-225; videoconferenced to Mission Bay GH-S271; live stream
Emily Bradford (student)
Ophir Klein (faculty): "No slow-cycling stem cells? That's hard to swallow"
[ view full schedule ]

Friday, October 5

Hematology/Oncology Journal Club
(closed to non-UCSF attendees)
8:00am - 9:00am, Parnassus, Moffitt Hospital, #M1296
Kim; Smith
Contact: Christina Luu.

"Winning Strategies in Life Sciences" Conference
8:00 am - 3:45 pm, Mission Bay, Conference Center
co-sponsored by QB3
Panels include:
"Vantage Point: Positioning Strategies to Maximize Investment Appeal"
"Tomorrow's Wireless Health Care Applications: Investment, Regulation, and Implementation"
"Life Cycle Management: Ensuring Global IP Protection"
"Big Pharma M&A: Replenishing Pipelines and Creating New Opportunities"
[ view flyer | Register ]

Center for Systems & Synthetic Biology Seminar
10:30 am, Mission Bay, GH N114
"Reprogramming the Genetic Code"
Jason Chin, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
[ view full schedule ]

Psycho-Oncology Journal Club
12:00 - 1:00 pm, Mount Zion, 1600 Divisadero, H3906
Contact: Molly Berman.

Thyroid Cancer Tumor Board,
2:00 - 4:30 pm Mount Zion, 1600 Divisadero, H3805
Contact: 885-7879.

Medical Physics Faculty Seminar
3:00 - 4:00 pm, Mount Zion, Rad Onc conf room H1031
Josephine Chen, PhD
"Applying Deformation Algorithms to Radiation Oncology"
Questions / RSVPs to: Nicole Robinson [ view flyer ]

Cancer Center Seminar
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Bakar Auditorium (HD-160) >> Live stream at 4pm for UCSF viewers <<
Hans-Guido Wendel, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering
"Modeling Tumor Suppression with RNAi"
Contact: Geraldine Pacheco. [ view full schedule ]

Monday, October 8

Hematology/Oncology Clinical Case Conference
(closed to non-UCSF attendees)
8:00am - 9:00am, Parnassus, Moffitt Hospital, #M1296
Raj; Fong
Contact: Christina Luu.

GICD/CVRI Seminar
12:00 pm, Mission Bay, Gladstone Building, Mahley Auditorium
Holger Gerhardt, Ph.D., London Research Institute "Branch, expand or regress? Regulation of endothelial cell dynamics in vascular patterning"
[ view full schedule ]

Tuesday, October 9

Diller Building Research-in-Progress Seminar
(closed to non-UCSF attendees)
10:00-11:15 am, Mission Bay, Bakar Auditorium, HD-160
Robyn Wong, Weiss Lab
Contact: Laura Yee, 502-4180.

Stem Cell Journal Club
12:00 noon, Parnassus, Room TBA
"Clonally dominant cardiomyocytes direct heart morphogenesis"
Christina Theodoris, Srivastava Lab
[ view papers and full schedule ]

Wednesday, October 10

Head & Neck Tumor Conference
7:30 - 9:00 am, Mount Zion, 1600 Divisadero, H3805
Contact: 885-7879.

Breast Oncology Program Weekly Seminar
8:30 - 10:00 am, Mount Zion, Lurie Conference Room, 2340 Sutter Street
Zev Gartner, PhD, UCSF Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCSF
Contact: Sarah Goins, 415-502-2986. [ view full schedule ]

Diller Building Journal Club
12:00 noon, Mission Bay, Bakar Auditorium
Erin Richman
Contact: Kim Tong, 514-4835. [ view full schedule ]

CPMCRI: Albert R. Jonsen Bioethics Symposium
2:00 - 5:00 pm, The City Club, 555 Sansome St., SF
"The Journey of Bioethics: Past, Present and Future"
Speakers include Daniel Callahan, PhD, Senior Research Scholar and President Emeritus of The Hastings Center; William J. Winslade, PhD, JD, Professor of Philosophy of Medicine, Institute for the Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; Ruth Faden, PhD, Director, John Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, and others.
Contact: Elin Horwedel [ view flyer ]

Thursday, October 11

BMS Journal Club
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Parnassus, N-225; videoconferenced to Mission Bay GH-S271
Nicolas Strauli (student); JJ Miranda (faculty)
[ view full schedule ]

Friday, October 12

Hematology/Oncology Journal Club
(closed to non-UCSF attendees)
8:00am - 9:00am, Parnassus, Moffitt Hospital, #M1296
HemPath Fellow: Michael Nystrom; Bergsland
Contact: Christina Luu.

Health Disparities Research Symposium VI at UCSF
8:00 am - 1:00 pm, Laurel Heights, Conference Center
Keynote Speaker: Anne C. Beal, MD, PhD, COO, Patient-Centered Outcomes Institute
An exciting scientific program and a showcase of UCSF's stellar disparities research and researchers
Contact: Eliseo Perez-Stable [ Please RSVP by Sept 28 ]

Sharecase@UCSF
9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Conference Center
Sharecase has been created to expose the technology and IT services available to the UCSF community. The day will feature an exhibition area, how-to sessions, hands-on tutorials, demos on specific software you use every day, answers to your most challenging IT questions, and presentations by UCSF IT service providers, researchers, and industry leaders.
Keynote addresses from UCSF's Chancellor, Susan Desmond-Hellmann and Indiegogo's Danae Ringelmann.
view website for full details

CPMCRI Seminar
12:00 noon, CPMC, 475 Brannan Street, Conference Room 214
"Challenges in HIV Vaccine Development"
Girish Vyas, Ph.D., FRC Path (UK), Professor, UCSF School of Laboratory Medicine; Therabiol, President and CEO
Contact: Virginia Giblin.

Psycho-Oncology Journal Club
12:00 - 1:00 pm, Mount Zion, 1600 Divisadero, H3906
Contact: Molly Berman.

Cancer Center Seminar
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Bakar Auditorium (HD-160) >> Live stream at 4pm for UCSF viewers <<
Contact: Geraldine Pacheco. [ view full schedule ]

Men in Nursing event
5:00 - 8:00 pm, Parnassus, Nursing Mezzanine
Kick-off Social Event
[ view flyer ]

* Unless noted otherwise, events are free and open to all interested researchers both within and outside UCSF.