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CCMBM Cores:
Featured Services
The Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology & Medicine (CCMBM) defines itself
by emphasizing musculoskeletal-specific education and services that are critical to its members but not available elsewhere in the university system.
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"Our monthly Bone Investigator Group, a work-in-progress group for clinical researchers in bone, has become a valued resource. It is conducted within the EBSD Core in very close partnership with the Imaging Core, and it provides opportunities for established researchers as well as trainees to get feedback on grant applications, manuscripts, and research collaborations."
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The Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics (SBB) Core now has a new Scanco µCT50 microCT scanner at Parnassus! MicroCT uses X-ray imaging and computed tomography to produce 3D images of very high resolution over a range of materials. This technique is the gold-standard for assessing bone morphology in rodents. The advantages of using microCT are: 1) direct 3D measurement of trabecular microarchitecture and cortical morphology [see the two images on the left], 2) compared with histology, microCT enables imaging and analysis of a larger volume of interest, 3) rapid assessment of bone histomorphometric parameters, and 4) scanning is nondestructive, thus samples can be used subsequently for other assays, such as histology or mechanical testing.
In addition to the new scanner, the SBB Core is excited to announce that it will start using the web-based iLabs platform to streamline project consultations and billing for microCT services. All users are invited to use iLabs, which requires a one-time registration or sign in with your UCSF credentials. Once logged in, navigate to the iLab SBB Core page. iLabs will enable you to place service requests, provide required approvals, and monitor progress.
Please contact, Mohamed Habib, Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics Core manager for more information on these services. To learn about other SBB services and contacts, visit our website.
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Did you miss our last seminar or technical workshop? Or are you looking for imaging equipment or skeletal biology standard operating protocols? Members have access to workshops and seminar recordings, protocols, and archived newsletters on the CCMBM Members Only Site. Never miss out on all things related to the Center!
For login assistance or questions on the members only site, inquire with Daniel Davis.
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES |
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Next available session - August 17
If you are considering (re)applying for a Pilot/Feasibility grant for the upcoming RAP Fall Cycle, the CCMBM would like to help you strengthen your grant proposals. Sign up for an upcoming virtual review session and receive live feedback from a panel of experienced investigators. Experienced musculoskeletal investigators can also offer, review and provide feedback for NIH grant applications for the NIH Cycle II and III deadlines. Sign-up spots are limited and are on a first come, first serve basis.
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August 19, 4:10-5:00pm; Virtual Event
Along with the UCSF Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine and the Bakar ImmunoX Initiative, join the August discussion on The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. CCMBM members are eligible for reimbursement of the book if purchased from a local or black-owned business.
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PARTNER EVENTS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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August 4-7; Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Honolulu, HW
This three-and-a-half day event emphasizes pioneering trends in pediatric and adult spinal surgery. The course is designed to be interactive with didactic lectures given by leaders in the spine community as well as a hands-on bioskills lab. Participants will review and practice surgical principles and techniques in the treatment of complex spinal disorders.
Hosted by the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
August 24, 10:00-11:00am; Virtual Event
In this talk, Hari Shroff, PhD, Investigator at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering will discuss computational tools that accelerate deconvolution, registration, and multiview fusion of large optical microscopy datasets, and will describe additional methods that leverage data-driven inference for further enhancing contrast, resolution, and experiment duration beyond the capabilities of the base microscope.
Hosted by Gladstone Institutes
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have entered into a partnership to support the training of graduate students to meet both the NSF's strategic workforce development objectives as well as the AFRL's mission to lead the discovery, development and delivery of new technologies for our air, space and cyberspace forces. The PI or co-PI of an active NSF award may request supplemental funding for one or more graduate students to gain knowledge, skills and experiences that will augment their preparation for a successful long-term career through an internship at the AFRL.
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August 5, 12, 19, 26, 11:00am-12:00pm; Virtual Event
Have questions about iLab or need help registering? Pop into our Office Hours Zoom and ask away! It's an open session for any questions you may have about navigating iLab; Join us, whether your role includes reserving core equipment, managing a Lab or reconciling PI Funds - We can help!
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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August 23, 1:00-5:00pm; Virtual Event
Join this course for an introduction to the basic concepts of biological network analysis and practical instruction on commonly used tools and databases, with a focus on Cytoscape to analyze and visualize biological networks.
Hosted by Gladstone Institutes
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STUDENTS AND POSTDOCS ONLY: CAREER DEVELOPMENT |
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ACKNOWLEDGING THE CCMBM
If you have received a CCMBM grant, used one of our cores, or formed a collaboration at one of our events that led to a publication, please acknowledge our Center in related publications and presentations. We suggest stating:
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30AR075055. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
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