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

Friday, October 19

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
"Management of Cutaneous Lymphoma"
Wei Ai, MD, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor UCSF Division of Hematology and Oncology
Contact: Miriam Gray.

Hematology/Oncology Journal Club
(closed to non-UCSF attendees)
8:00am - 9:00am, Parnassus, Moffitt Hospital, #M1296
Scott Paulson, MD: "Combined BRAF and MEK Inhibition in Melanoma with BRAF V600 Mutations."
Donald Abrams, MD: Lacson JCA, Carroll JD, Tuazon E, Castelao EJ, Bernstein L, Cortessis VK. "Population-Based Case-Control Study of Recreational Drug Use and Testis Cancer Confirms an Association Between Marijuana Use and Nonseminoma Risk."
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
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
Daniel Sherbenou, MD, PhD: "Small Cell Lung Cancer Complicated by Limbic Encephalitis"
Curt Ries, MD: "A Patient with Cyclic Thrombocytopenia"
Contact: Christina Luu.

QB3/GE Purification Course
9:00 - 2:15 pm, Mission Bay, Conference Center
Opportunity to meet with a number of experts from GE Healthcare regarding solving protein purification challenges.
Refreshments and a light lunch will be served.
Register.

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.

UCB Molecular and Cell Biology Summer Seminar
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, UC Berkeley, 101 Life Sciences Addition
"Immunology heals cancer: A paradigm for translation"
Drew M. Pardoll, Johns Hopkins, School of Medicine, Cancer Immunology Program
[ view full schedule ]

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

Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Byers Auditorium (GH 106); Simulcast to Parnassus S161
"Morphogen gradients: from formation to interpretation"
Alexander Schier, Harvard University
Questions / RSVPs to: Marilyn Hersh. [ 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

Revolutionaries for Global Health Summit
October 24 - 25, Embassy Suites San Francisco, South San Francisco, CA
view agenda.

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
"Improvement and prediction of treatment outcome in breast conserving therapy"
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 ]

Onward California Tour
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Parnassus, Millberry Union
The tour celebrates some great UC people and innovations, many of which may surprise you, and has some fun, interactive ways you can share your UC connections.
[ Reply to communications@ucop.edu | more info ]

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
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Diller Building Journal Club
12:00 noon, Mission Bay, Bakar Auditorium
"Tumor micromanipulation of the vasculature: microvesicles deliver pro-angiogenic miRNAs to endothelial cells"
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

Revolutionaries for Global Health Summit
October 24 - 25, Embassy Suites San Francisco, South San Francisco, CA
view agenda.

28th Annual John E. Adams Lecture
8:00 - 9:00 am, Parnassus, HSW-303
"The Science of Neurosurgical Practice"
Dr. Anthony L. Asher, MD, FAANS, FACS from Carolinas Healthcare System in Charlotte, NC.
Contact: Michelle Won.

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 ]

UC Davis Cancer Biology Research Seminar
9:00 - 10:00 am, UCDMC Auditorium, 4501 "X" Street
Lilly Bourguignon, Ph.D. , Professor of Medicine & VA Senior Research Career Scientist UCSF, VA Medical Center
"Hyaluronan-CD44 Interaction with Nanog/Oct4/Sox2 Signaling Promotes MicroRNA-302 Function and Chemotherapy Resistance in Cancer Stem Cells During Head and Neck Cancer Progression"
Contact host: Dr. Hsing-Jien Kung

BMS Journal Club
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Parnassus, N-225; videoconferenced to Mission Bay GH-S271; live stream
Gianne Souza: "Maybe the Dingo Ate Your Baby: Extrathymic Tregs in Placental Mammals Mitigates Maternal-Fetal Conflict"
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 ]

Bay Area Science Festival
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Burlingame High School Theater, 1 Mangini Way, Burlingame
"Stem Cell Awareness Day Public Symposium: Current Research & Applications"
Join Dr. Ellen Feigal from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Dr. Matthias Hebrok from UCSF to learn about current research and applications of stem cell biology.
More information.

Friday, October 26

HealthTech Conf
8:00 am - 7:00 pm, Mission Bay, Conference Center
How are successful HealthTech businesses built?
What are the unique opportunities and challenges in HealthTech?
How do you attract the attention of leading investors and get funded?
Who will be the "Most Promising 2012 HealthTech Company?"
UCSF code to register

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

Advances in Pediatric Oncology Research and Interventions Conference (Kaiser Permanente Northern CA)
7:30 am - 4:00 pm, Kaiser, 2000 Broadway, Collen Conf Room, Oakland
Hosted by Kaiser Permanente Division of Research Comprehensive Clinical Research Unit and Pediatric Oncology Program
Register

ATHENA Outreach Event
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.

Monday, October 29

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

Immunology Seminar
9:00 am, Parnassus, N-225, simulcast to Mission Bay (GH-S271); live stream
Paul Crocker, Professor of Basic Biomedical Science and Associate Dean of Postgraduate Matters, Cell signalling and Immunology, University of Dundee, College of Life Sciences
[ view full schedule ]

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds
5:00 pm, Mount Zion, 1600 Divisadero St., 2nd Floor, Herbst Hall
Rahul Seth, MD, Fellow in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA
[ Contact | view full schedule ]

Tuesday, October 30

Cancer Center Special Seminar (in lieu of Diller RIP)
10:00-11:00 am, Mission Bay, Bakar Auditorium, HD-160
"Inhibiting Myc and its Inflammatory Effectors as Potential Cancer Therapies"
Laura Soucek, PhD, Principal Investigator Mouse Models Cancer Therapies Laboratory,
Vall D'Hebron Institut D'Oncologia, Barcelona, Spain
Contact: Laura Yee, 502-4180.

Ninth Annual Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research Symposium
1:00 pm, Parnassus, Cole Hall (oral presentations); 4:30 pm Millberry Union (Posters/Awards)
symposium is open to the UCSF and scientific communities
More info.

LBNL Life Sciences Division Seminars
4:00 - 5:00 pm, 717 Potter Street, room 141, Berkeley, CA 94710
"Next Generation Nanocrystals for Cellular Imaging"
Bruce Cohen, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Contact: Judith Novak [ Full schedule ]

Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Byers Auditorium (GH 106); Simulcast to Parnassus S161
"Morphogen gradients: from formation to interpretation"
Alexander Schier, Harvard University
Questions / RSVPs to: Marilyn Hersh. [ view full schedule ]

Wednesday, October 31

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
"Using the genome to guide the choice of therapy in cancer"
Rene Bernards, prof. dr. Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis, NKI
Contact: Sarah Goins, 415-502-2986. [ view full schedule ]

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

Neuroscience Journal Club
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Genentech Hall, N114
Ryan Dalton; Katerina Akassoglou
[ view full schedule ]

BMS Seminar
4:00 pm, Parnassus, N-225; simulcast to Mission Bay GEN-S271
"Muscle segment homeobox (MSX) genes direct embryo implantation by regulating the luminal epithelial cell polarity"
S.K. Dey, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
[ view full schedule ]

Thursday, November 1

BMS Journal Club
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Parnassus, N-225; videoconferenced to Mission Bay GH-S271; live stream
Amanda Paulson (student); Ajay Chawla (faculty): "Colors of Fat: White, Brown and Beige"
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Friday, November 2

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

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

Cancer Center Seminar
4:00 pm, Mission Bay, Bakar Auditorium (HD-160) >> Live stream at 4pm for UCSF viewers <<
"Protein Modification"
Michael Rape, PhD, Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Contact: Geraldine Pacheco. [ view full schedule ]

Saturday, November 3

Bay Area Science Festival
11:00 am - 4:00 pm, AT&T Park
Last year, more than 21,000 people enjoyed a non-stop program chock-full of interactive exhibits, experiments, games, and shows, all meant to entertain and inspire. With more than 150 exhibits, there is something for everyone to unleash their inner scientist.
More information.

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