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Seminars, Grand Rounds, & Other Presentations*
(Campus building abbreviations and addresses at bottom)


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Friday, October 12

Radiation Oncology Grand Rounds
8:00am - 9:00am, Mount Zion, Radiation Oncology Conference Room H1031
With simulcast to Long Hospital Radiation Oncology Conference Room L-34, 505 Parnassus
"Palliative Care in Oncology"
Michael Rabow, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine Attending Physician, General Medicine Practice, UCSF / Mount Zion
Director, Symptom Management Service, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Care Center
Contact: Miriam Gray.

Hematology/Oncology Journal Club
(closed to non-UCSF attendees)
8:00am - 9:00am, Parnassus, Moffitt Hospital, #M1296
"Follicular lymphoma in situ: clinical implications and comparisons with partial involvement by follicular lymphoma"
Michael Nystrom, MD, Hem/Path Fellow
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 [ registration has closed for this event ]

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
Naomi Hoffer MA, MCHES, Program Mgr of the Cancer Resource Center will present on the New Patient Orientation program
Contact: Molly Berman.

Cancer Center Seminar
Seminar has been cancelled for this date
Contact: Geraldine Pacheco. [ view full schedule ]

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

Monday, October 15

Hematology/Oncology Clinical Case Conference
(closed to non-UCSF attendees)
8:00am - 9:00am, Parnassus, Moffitt Hospital, #M1296
Candidate Talk: Phase 1 - A Drilon
Contact: Christina Luu.

Immunology Seminar
9:00 am, Parnassus, N-225, simulcast to Mission Bay (GH-S271); live stream
Harry Greenberg, MD, Professor, Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine
[ view full schedule ]

GICD/CVRI Seminar
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Mission Bay, Gladstone Building, Mahley Auditorium
"The secret lives of stem cells: genomics and epigenetics of pluripotency"
Jeanne Loring, PhD, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Scripps Research Institute
[ view flyer | view full schedule ]

Cancer Epidemiology Seminar
3:00 - 4:00 pm, Mission Bay, HD-391
"Sequencing Data (Complete Genomics)"
Elad Ziv and Kyle Walsh
Contact: Elad Ziv.

Pediatric Malignancies Program Seminar
4:30 pm, Parnassus, M-666
"Optimizing MIBG Therapy for Children with Advanced Neuroblastoma"
Steve DuBois, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Hematology/Oncology), UCSF
Contact: JayDe Leonard.

UCSF Entrepreneurs Club Meeting
6:00 pm (5:30 meet and greet), Mission Bay, Byers Hall, Room 212
Hear from funded entrepreneur Surbhi Sarna about her personal journey in starting a company.
[ RSVP | view full schedule]

Tuesday, October 16

UCSF CAPS Poster Day
12:00 noon, CAPS, 50 Beale St/13th floor
Featuring CAPS posters from the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC
The posters will be up all day (and some will stay up). Authors will be near their posters to answer questions, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm.
Contact: Leslie Roos | view full schedule

QED@QB3 Seminar
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Mission Bay, Byers Hall, room 212
"Finding your direction with data: navigating from idea to proof of concept to funding"
Elaine Allen, Babson College
Contact: Sun Kwon, 476-5716 [ Register ]

Cancer Center Special Seminar
1:00 - 2:00 pm, Mission Bay, Bakar Auditorium, HD-160
"Traptamers: artificial transmembrane proteins that modulate cell behavior and inhibit HIV"
Daniel Dimaio, MD, PhD, Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor and Vice Chairman of Genetics, Professor of Therapeutic Radiology, and Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Scientific Director, Yale Cancer Center
Contact: Julianne Burkett, 502-1710.

Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Genentech Hall Auditorium; Simulcast to Parnassus S161
"CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF NATURAL GENETIC VARIATION"
Leonid Kruglyak, Chair, Graduate Program in Quantitative and Computational Biology, Princeton University
Questions / RSVPs to: Marilyn Hersh. [ view full schedule ]

Immunotherapy and Tumor Immunology Journal Club
4:00 pm, Parnassus, HSW 1057, refreshments served
Amy Jo Casbon: "Myeloid Cells Obtained from the Blood but Not from the Tumor Can Suppress T-cell Proliferation in Patients with Melanoma" Cancer Research Oct, 2012.
James Rubenstein: "Intraventricular Immunotherapy in the Treatment of CNS Lymphoma"
Contact: Lewis Lanier.

Wednesday, October 17

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
Zena Werb, PhD, Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Anatomy, UCSF
Contact: Sarah Goins, 415-502-2986. [ view full schedule ]

Qualtrics Day at UCSF
9:00 am - 12:00 noon, Parnassus, HSW-301
Choose from three 45-minute sessions to learn how to best utilize this free online survey tool.
[ RSVP ]

Forte Webinar Series
10:00 am - 11:00 am (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CDT), webinar
"Disclosure Requirements for ClinicalTrials.gov: What Institutions Need to Know"
[ Pre-register now | more info ]

Dermatology Research-in-Progress
11:00 am - 12:00 noon, Mount Zion, Lurie Conference Room, 2340 Sutter St.
"From Studying Large Cohorts to Analyzing Single Molecules"
Pui-Yan Kwok, MD, PhD, Henry Bachrach Distinguished Professor, UCSF
Contact: Ernesto Llamado [ view flyer ]

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

Biostatistics Seminar
3:00 pm, China Basin, Room 6704, Lobby 3, China Basin Landing, Wharfside Building
"Bayesian hierarchical models of 'omics' data"
Jennifer Tom, PhD, Department of Statistics, University of California Berkeley
[ view full schedule ]

BMS Seminar
4:00 pm, Parnassus, N-225; simulcast to Mission Bay GEN-S271
"Mutation, Network, and the Regulation of Evolvability"
Susan Rosenberg, Baylor College of Medicine
[ view full schedule ]

Developmental Biology Journal Club
5:30 pm, Mission Bay, CVRI SC159
Kate Woronowicz, Schneider Lab
[ view papers and full schedule ]

Thursday, October 18

Fundraiser: Lashes for a Cause
Lashfully, 1954 Union Street
Makeup demo and Lash-a-thon, benefits HDFCCC
view flyer

Pediatric Grand Rounds
8:00 - 9:00 am, Parnassus, N-217
"Partnering with Children's Hospital of Oakland"
Donna Ferriero MD, MS, Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, Chair, Dept. of Pediatrics Physician-in-Chief of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Sam Hawgood MBBS, Dean, UCSF School of Medicine
[ view full schedule ]

UC Davis Cancer Biology Research Seminar
9:00 - 10:00 am, UCDMC, Ellison (ACC) bldg., rooms 3015 A & B
"microRNAs at the crossroads between cancer and induced pluripotency"
Lin He, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
Affiliate, Division of Immunology & Pathogenesis, University of California, Berkeley
Contact host: Dr. Wolf Heyer

BMS Journal Club
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Parnassus, N-225; videoconferenced to Mission Bay GH-S271; live stream
Ysbrand Nusse (student): "A Game of Niches"
Jeff Bush (faculty): "A sense of closure in the neural-tube or just a polarized view?"
[ view full schedule ]

Deloitte QB3 Award for Innovation
4:00 - 5:15 pm, Mission Bay, Genentech Hall, Byers Auditorium
The Deloitte QB3 Award for Innovation recognizes high-impact research with the potential to improve human health. It is awarded to a student, postdoc, staff scientist, or team from the University of California campuses at Berkeley, San Francisco, or Santa Cruz.
[ Free registration ]

Friday, October 19

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

Psycho-Oncology Journal Club
12:00 - 1:00 pm, Mount Zion, 1600 Divisadero, H3906
"Future Directions in Research in Psycho-Oncology"
Laura Dunn MD, Director of Psycho-Oncology
Contact: Molly Berman.

Cancer Center Seminar
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Bakar Auditorium (HD-160) >> Live stream at 4pm for UCSF viewers <<
J. Gregory Cairncross, MD, Professor and Head of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Calgary
"Evidence of Altered Metabolism and pH Deregulation in IDH-Mutant Oligodendroglioma"
Contact: Geraldine Pacheco. [ view full schedule ]

Saturday, October 20

ATHENA Outreach Event
10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Safeway, Pleasanton: 6790 Bernal Ave, Pleasanton 94566
October Breast Cancer Wellness Events at Northern California Safeway Stores
The ATHENA Breast Health Network is partnering with Safeway stores during Breast Cancer Awareness month to provide wellness and risk assessment information at in-store events.
For more information, visit http://athenacarenetwork.org/ or contact Allison Stover, (415) 476-0267.

Monday, October 22

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

Immunology Seminar
9:00 am, Parnassus, N-225, simulcast to Mission Bay (GH-S271); live stream
Markus Müschen, MD, UCSF
[ view full schedule ]

Gladstone Distinguished Lecture
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Gladstone Institutes, Robert W. Mahley Auditorium
"Biomaterials and Biotechnology: From the Discovery of the First Angiogenesis Inhibitors to the Development of Controlled Drug Delivery Systems and the Foundation of Tissue Engineering"
Dr. Robert S. Langer, David H. Koch Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[ view flyer ]

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds
5:00 pm, Mount Zion, 1600 Divisadero St., 2nd Floor, Herbst Hall
"Update on Head and Neck Cancer. What is the role of HPV?"
Richard Jordan, DDS PhD FRCPath, Professor of Oral Pathology, Pathology & Radiation Oncology Director, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Biospecimen Resource, UCSF
[ Contact | view full schedule ]

Tuesday, October 23

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

Cancer Center Tobacco Control Program Seminar
3:00 pm, Parnassus, Library 366
TBA
[ view full schedule ]

Acoustic Neuroma Support Group
5:30 - 7:30 pm, Mount Zion, 2340 Sutter St., Lurie Conference Room, S173
"Amplification Options for Single-Sided Deafness and Tinnitus"
Rupa Balachandran, Ph.D., CCC-A, Director of Audiology at the Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California President of the California Academy of Audiology
RSVP: 415-889-3547, Carol Most Walker, Local Support Group Leader/Facilitator
[ view flyer ]

Wednesday, October 24

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
Harry Bartelink, prof. dr. Division of Radiotherapy, NKI
Contact: Sarah Goins, 415-502-2986. [ view full schedule ]

Liver Center Seminar
9:00 - 10:00 am, Parnassus, S-214
"New Insights into the Control of Liver Regeneration"
Guest Speaker: Dr. Linda Greenbaum
Contact: Brian Fabian [ view flyer ]

Center on Social Disparities in Health Seminar
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm, Laurel Heights, Room 474
Osagie K. Obasogie, JD, PhD, Associate Professor of Law, UC Hastings College of the Law; Associate Adjunct Professor Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF
view full schedule

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

Neuroscience Journal Club
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Genentech Hall, N114
Todd Dembo; John Rubenstein
[ view full schedule ]

Thursday, October 25

Pediatric Grand Rounds
8:00 - 9:00 am, Parnassus, N-217
"The Successful Elimination of Racial/Ethnic Disparaties in Children's Health and Healthcare"
Glenn Flores MD, FAAP, Director, Division of General Pediatrics, UT Southwestern and Children's Medical Center Dallas
[ view full schedule ]

BMS Journal Club
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Parnassus, N-225; videoconferenced to Mission Bay GH-S271; live stream
Gianne Souza
Yuriy Kirichok (faculty): "A fifty-years-old mitochondrial mystery is solved?"
[ view full schedule ]

PSOC Breast Cancer Seminar
5:30 pm, Mission Bay, HD-160
"Mechanical Architecture of Chromosome Segregation"
Dr. Sophie Dumont, UCSF
Contact: Katerina Connearney [ view abstract ]

Friday, October 26

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

Psycho-Oncology Journal Club
12:00 - 1:00 pm, Mount Zion, 1600 Divisadero, H3906
"Spiritual Care interventions in Palliative Care"
Alison Kestenbaum BCC, MA, MPA and her research team
Contact: Molly Berman.

Tumor Microenvironment Network Seminar
12:00 pm, Parnassus, N-225
"Insights into intra-cellular tension and the inter-cellular microenvironment in tumorigenesis"
Dr. Michael Samuel, Head of the Centre for Cancer Biology in Adelaide, Australia
Contact: Katerina Connearney.

Cancer Center Seminar
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Bakar Auditorium (HD-160) >> Live stream at 4pm for UCSF viewers <<
"Mechanisms of Progression in Glioblastoma"
Daniel J Brat, MD, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair, Translational Programs
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Contact: Geraldine Pacheco. [ view full schedule ]

Saturday, October 27

ATHENA Outreach Event
10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Safeway, Petaluma: 389 South McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma, CA
October Breast Cancer Wellness Events at Northern California Safeway Stores
The ATHENA Breast Health Network is partnering with Safeway stores during Breast Cancer Awareness month to provide wellness and risk assessment information at in-store events.
For more information, visit http://athenacarenetwork.org/ or contact Allison Stover, (415) 476-0267.


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


UCSF/Mission Bay
GH - Genentech Hall, 600 16th St.
BH - Byers Hall, 1700 4th St.
RH - Rock Hall, 1550 4th St.
HD - Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Bldg, 1450 3rd St.
SC - Smith Cardiovascular Research Bldg., 555 Mission Bay Blvd. South
GI - J. David Gladstone Institutes, 1650 Owens St.

UCSF/Mt. Zion
CRB - cancer research building, 2340 Sutter St.
H - cancer outpatient building, 1600 Divisadero St.

UCSF/Parnassus
HSW - Health Sciences West, 513 Parnassus Ave.
HSE - Health Sciences East, 513 Parnassus Ave.
CL - Kalmanovitz Library, 530 Parnassus Ave.
LP - Langley Porter, 401 Parnassus Ave.
L - Long Bldg, 505 Parnassus Ave.
M - Moffitt Bldg, 505 Parnassus Ave.
N - School of Nursing, 2 Koret Way

UCSF/Laurel Heights
3333 California St.

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