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CBSE education forum: student achievement in STEM subjects
Forging partnerships between public schools, higher education institutions, businesses, and community organizations is an important part of an effective strategy for UCSC to raise student success, particularly in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM). This forum will explore the opportunities for providing effective and collaborative outreach to our local K-12 schools, especially to students from historically underserved groups. The aim is to foster a working dialog among local educators and community leaders that promotes post-secondary enrollment in our region by addressing local educational needs.
Keynote speaker: Diana Pérez, Deputy Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
Wednesday, May 21,
5:30–8:00 pm
National Steinbeck Center
1 Main Street, Salinas, CA
Free and open to all
For more information, please contact Luis Sandoval at (831) 459-1702 or luis@soe.ucsc.edu
Sponsors:
Monterey County Office of Education
EDvolution
UCSC Center for Biomolecular Science & Engineering
CBSE Research Mentoring Institute
National Human Genome Research Institute
2008 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting: Transitions in Development
Since 1992, this has been one of the premier meetings in developmental biology. Meeting on the beautiful UC Santa Cruz campus, it offers graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty the chance to interact in an intimate setting with leaders in the field of developmental biology from labs around the world. The event features 49 platform talks, 21 of which will be chosen from the abstracts, and 2 poster sessions.
June 26-29
UC Santa Cruz
Web site: http://www.bio.unc.edu/SCDB/
9th Annual UC System-Wide Bioengineering Symposium
A stimulating confluence of bioengineering faculty, students, and researchers from the University of California and private industry, featuring 12 broad tracks inclusive of the research throughout the UC system. Over $5,000 in prizes will be awarded to student presenters.
June 20–22, 2008
UC Riverside
Reception and registration Friday evening, followed by 1-1/2 days of keynote talks, podium sessions, and poster sessions.
http://www.bioeng.ucr.edu/2008UCBES
Keynote speakers:
 Don P. Giddens, Dean, Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Christine A. Kelley, Director, Division of Discovery Science and Technology, NIBIB/NIH/DHHS
John L. Anderson, President, Illinois Institute of Technology
Introduction to the UCSC Genome Browser
A seminar and hands-on workshop presented by OpenHelix, a bioinformatics training, software testing and consulting company
To register: visit the OpenHelix web site or call 1-888-861-5051
Web site: http://www.openhelix.com/
Academic, student, and early registration discounts are available
Web seminars also available
Introductory session for anyone with a basic knowledge of genomic and biological concepts who is interested in learning how to use the UCSC Genome Browser
No programming experience needed
Covers how to effectively use the browser tool set, including basic Genome Browser functionality, searching and BLAT use, Table Browser use, creating and using Custom Tracks, and an introduction to the Gene Sorter.
Features hands-on computer exercises conducted directly on the Genome Browser web site
Sponsored by the UCSC Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering
Santa
Cruz RNA Club
This monthly series features UCSC researchers. Each seminar has two speakers with
pizza and sodas served in between the two talks.
Meets the second Thursday
of the month at 4:00 pm
123 Sinsheimer Labs
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THE SCHEDULE
Contact Rhonda Perriman for more information, to volunteer to speak, or to suggest an outside speaker.
MORE... see the 2006 schedule
MORE... see the 2005 schedule
Stem Cell Program Events
 past stem cell events
UCSC Stem Cell Journal Club
This journal club for the UCSC CIRM training program is open to anyone interested in stem cell research. The program is a roundtable format, so please read the paper beforehand and come prepared to discuss it. Please contact Courtney Onodera to sign up to present.
See past stem cell journal club topics
3:00-5:00 pm
123 Sinsheimer Labs
UC Santa Cruz
Refreshments sponsored by Millipore
Spring 2008 program:
April 7
Presenter: Courtney Onodera
Paper: Stadtfeld M, Maherali N, Breault DT, Hochedlinger K. Defining molecular cornerstones during fibroblast to iPS cell reprogramming in mouse. Cell Stem Cell. 6 March 2008; 2:230-40.
Figure presenters: Courtney Onodera (figures 1&7), Megan Hall (figure 2), Martina Koeva (figure 3), Martin Hudson (figure 4), Kristel Dorighi (figure 5), Anne Royou (figure 6)
May 5
Presenter: Kristel Dorighi
Paper: Sinkkonen L, Hugenschmidt T, Berninger P, Gaidatzis D, Mohn F, Artus-Revel CG, Zavolan M, Svoboda P, Filipowicz W. MicroRNAs control de novo DNA methylation through regulation of transcriptional repressors in mouse embryonic stem cells. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2 Mar 2008;15(3):259-67.
Figure presenters: Martina Koeva (figure 1), Courtney Onodera (figure 2), Megan Hall (figure 3), Dave Feldheim (figure 4), Martin Hudson (figure 5), Kristel Dorighi (figure 6)
June 2
Presenter: Martina Koeva
Paper: Wong DJ, Lui H, Ridky TW, Cassarino D, Segal E, Chang HY. Module map of stem cell genes guides creation of epithelial cancer stem cells. Cell Stem Cell. 10 April 2008; 2(4):333-44.
Figure presenters: Courtney Onodera (figure 1), Anne Royou (figure 2), Kristel Dorighi (figure 3), Megan Hall (figure 4), Martin Hudson (figure 5), Jake Kirkland School (figure 6)
Cosponsored by
the
UCSC CIRM Training Program in Systems Biology of Stem Cells
California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3)
Millipore
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