UCSF MSK Center CCMBM Events & Opportunities Newsletter - October 2026 | | |
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MSK Center CCMBM Events and Opportunities
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The UCSF Musculoskeletal (MSK) Center unites basic, translational, computational, and clinical musculoskeletal investigators across the research spectrum. We are proud to have the Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology & Medicine (CCMBM) as an integral component of the center, funded by the NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS).
A skeleton for discovery, a skeleton for cures.
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October 21, 12:30-2:00pm PT; Virtual Event
CCMBM/CSR Hot Talks, Cool Science Seminar Series
This seminar series focuses on musculoskeletal research from our Early Stage and Junior Investigators as an opportunity to share their research across UCSF and Harvard institutions through the CCMBM and CSR.
The October 2026 featured speakers are:
Kelsey DeFrates, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF
"Understanding Staphylococcus aureus colonization of the canicular network during bone infection"
Sze Kwong Byron Chan, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Endocrine Unit, Mass General Hospital
“The role of Ebf3-expressing progenitors in response to intermittent parathyroid hormone"
Register to attend.
Hosted by CCMBM & CSR
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UCSF CCMBM Junior Investigator Travel Award RFP
Application Deadline: January 15, 2027, 12:00PM PST
Proposals reviewed and funded on a rolling basis.
This award aims to alleviate financial barriers such as travel and registration costs, especially for conferences that provide valuable opportunities for networking, skill-building, and career transition, even in the absence of a formal abstract presentation.
| | If you're eager to engage with peers in your field, gain exposure to cutting-edge science, or explore potential next steps in your research journey, this award can help you get there. | | | |
November 19, 8:00am-2:00pm; Mission Bay, GenHall - Byers Auditorium
Engineering Biology Initiative Inaugural Symposium
The Engineering Biology Initiative (EBi), formerly Health Innovations Via Engineering (HIVE), will hold its Inaugural Symposium on November 19th to bring together the engineering biology community for a morning of research, innovation, and connection. The program will feature a keynote by Dr. Dawn Beraud (AIMBE Executive Director), UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP) awardee project presentations highlighting EBi-supported research, fast-paced lightning talks, and an interactive poster session and networking to showcase emerging work across the community. Register to attend.
CALLING ALL ABSTRACTS!
Abstract Deadline: October 26 at 5:00 PM
Whether you have new research to share or a poster from a recent scientific meeting, we invite postdocs and trainees to participate in our poster session and connect with faculty, peers, and researchers from across the engineering biology community.
Submit Your Research
Submit an abstract of 500 words or fewer. Figure captions and citations are excluded from the word count. Up to three optional figures may be included. Submit your abstract - https://tiny.ucsf.edu/EBi2026
Already Have a Poster? Bring It!
No need to start from scratch! Abstracts and posters presented at another scientific meeting within the past six months may be reused for this EBi Symposium. Have a poster that was presented before May 2026? Please contact us [insert my email] for approval prior to submission.
Get Your Research Noticed
Share your discoveries and increase the visibility of your work with UCSF faculty, peers, and researchers from across disciplines while making new connections within the engineering biology community.
Compete for Poster Prizes
Outstanding posters will be recognized with prizes in five categories.
We welcome submissions from postdocs and other trainees whose research intersects with engineering, biology, technology, and human health.
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Looking for Your Next Research Match? Join CCMBM's Collaboration Classifieds
Looking for Your Next Research Match? CCMBM’s Collaboration Classifieds are live! Whether you’re seeking new collaborators, access to specialized cores and tools beyond CCMBM, or fresh eyes on an active project, this is your space to connect. Post a listing, spark new partnerships, and discover opportunities you didn’t know were out there. Your next great collaboration might be one click away. Add your listing today and start connecting.
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Junior Investigator Grant Development Awards
The Grant Development Award provides funding for a junior CCMBM member to host a meeting (e.g., lunch or dinner) with 1-3 UCSF faculty members who are outside of the trainee’s current lab to:
1) brainstorm/solicit informal feedback on a study idea or research direction
2) learn about the latest methods and techniques used in related fields
3) identify potential collaborators
4) promote inter-disciplinary MSK research
5) expand the trainee’s professional network
If you are not a member, you may concurrently apply for membership while your Grant Development application is being reviewed.
Apply via the online application form today! Contact Sam Stephen for questions on this funding opportunity.
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MSK Center CCMBM Grant Review Sessions
The CCMBM would like to help investigators strengthen their grant proposals in advance of any upcoming NIH deadlines. We invite CCMBM members to participate in the Grants Review program to receive 1:1 feedback and/or live panel review with peers as well as coaching from experienced investigators. If you are not a member, you may concurrently join during your grants review period.
Upcoming NIH Cycle II deadlines include:
R01 Grants: October 5, 2026
U01 Grants: October 5, 2026
K Series Grants: October 12, 2026
R03, R21, R33, R21/R33, R34, R36, U34, UH2, UH3, and UH2/UH3 Grants: October 16, 2026
R15 Grants: October 25, 2026
Fill out the sign up form to attend an upcoming session.
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October 5, 3:00-4:00pm; Location TBA
CVRI Seminar Series
Alan Tall, MD, Tilden-Weger-Bieler Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
"Clonal Hematopoiesis and Cardiovascular Disease"
Hosted by CVRI
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October 6, 10:45am-12:00pm; Virtual Event
QBC Journal Club
Taylor Womack, Biophysics Graduate Student, UCSF
Katie Scukas, CCB Graduate Student, UCSF
Vianna Quach, PSPG Graduate Student, UCSF
Izabella Zamora, Bioinformatics Graduate Student, UCSF
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics
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October 6, 13, 20, 27, 12:00–1:00pm; Virtual Event
Education Scholarship Conference (ESCape)
Education Scholarship Conference (ESCape) is a weekly group consultation for scholarly work in health professions education with CFE faculty and other members of the UCSF education community.
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Center for Faculty Educators
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October 7, 8:30-9:30am; Virtual Event
Endocrine Grand Rounds
Sujatha Seetharaman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, UCSF
Join via Zoom.
Hosted by the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism
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October 8, 11:00am-12:00pm; Mission Bay, RH-102
Neuroscience Seminar Series
Christopher Niell, PhD, Professor of Biology and Neuroscience, University of Oregon
"Neural Circuits for Natural Vision"
Hosted by the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
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October 8, 11:30am-12:30pm; Parnassus, HSW-302
BMS Journal Club
Zachary Steinhart, PhD, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCSF
Jalen Evans, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF
Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
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October 8, 12:00-1:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160
BBC Seminar Series
Jeffrey Mugridge, PhD, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware
"How metalloenzymes do chemistry on RNA to tune gene expression"
Watch via livestream.
Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics
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October 12, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, HSW-302
ImmunoX Seminar Series
Philip Kranzusch, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by ImmunoX
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October 13, 7:00-8:00am; Virtual Event
Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science Grand Rounds
Jessica Bath, PT, DPT, PhD, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, UCSF
"Postural Control and Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: From Characterization to Treatment"
Join via Zoom.
Hosted by the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
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October 13, 10:00-11:00am; Parnassus, HSW-300
iMicro Seminar Series
Sebastian Winter, PhD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, UC Davis
"Metabolism of the Gut Microbiota during Health and Disease"
Hosted by iMicro
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October 13, 10:45am-12:00pm; Virtual Event
QBC Journal Club
Andrew Condon, CCB Graduate Student, UCSF
Carlos Gomez, Bioinformatics Graduate Student, UCSF
Alice Dang, PSPG Graduate Student, UCSF
Jessica Flowers, Biophysics Graduate Student, UCSF
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics
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October 14, 7:00am; Mission Bay, GenHall - Byers Auditorium
UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds Series
Wakenda Tyler, MD, MPH, Division Chief of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Join via Zoom.
Hosted by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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October 14, 8:30-9:30am; Virtual Event
Endocrine Grand Rounds
Joan Lo, MD, Senior Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research
Join via Zoom.
Hosted by the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism
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October 14, 12:00pm; Mission Bay, RH-102
PSPG Seminar Series
Diane Shao, MD, PhD, Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Watch via livestream.
Hosted by the Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
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October 14, 12:00-1:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-301
Ortho Research in Progress Seminar (RIPS)
Elle Truchan, Junior Specialist, Collins Lab, UCSF
“Leptin drives osteoarthritis pain through sensory neuron reprogramming independent of cartilage signaling.”
Join via Zoom.
Hosted by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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October 14, 12:00-1:00pm; Virtual Event
T. Hans Newton Named Lecture
Jan Casselman, MD, PhD, Professor of Diagnostic Radiology, Dalhousie University
"3D CRANI imaging of the extracranial cranial nerves" & "Potential of Phase-CT in neuro and inner ear imaging"
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
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October 14, 4:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-301
BMS Seminar Series
Johan Paulsson, PhD, Solomon Professor of Biophysics and Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School
"Quantitative approaches to single cell dynamics with applications to bacteria and sepsis"
Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
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October 15, 11:30am-12:30pm; Parnassus, HSW-302
BMS Journal Club
Gabriel Loeb, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Adam Fillion, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF
Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
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October 15, 12:00-1:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160
BBC Seminar Series
Stephan Hacker, PhD, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Leiden University
"Towards Covalent Inhibitors Addressing Diverse Amino Acids: Profiling the Proteome-Wide Selectivity of Electrophilic Compounds"
Watch via livestream.
Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics
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October 15, 1:00-2:00pm; Virtual Event
QB3 Webinar Series
David Breslauer, PhD, Founder, Bolt Threads
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by QB3
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October 16, 6:00am PT; Virtual Event
Avioli Musculoskeletal Research Seminar
Dmitry Sheyn, PhD, Associate Professor of Jim and Eleanor Randall Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Musculoskeletal Research Center
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October 16, 12:00-1:30pm; Parnassus, HSW-300
DSCB Journal Club
Semil Choksi, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell and Tissue Biology, UCSF
Lea Baskin Monk, DSCB Graduate Student, UCSF
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Graduate Program
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October 16, 4:00-5:00pm; Mission Bay, RH-102
Cancer Center Friday Seminar Series
Rony Francois, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, UCSF
"LKB1 signaling regulates the inhibitory phosphorylation and binding of RAF to suppress MAPK activity"
Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
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October 19, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, HSW-302
ImmunoX Seminar Series
Louis Staudt, MD, PhD, Chief, Lymphoid Malignancies Branch, NIH Center for Cancer Research
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by ImmunoX
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October 20, 10:00-11:00am; Parnassus, HSW-300
iMicro Seminar Series
KC Huang, PhD, Lera Professor and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University
Hosted by iMicro
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October 20, 10:45am-12:00pm; Virtual Event
QBC Journal Club
Melissa Plata, PSPG Graduate Student, UCSF
Chloe Fields, CCB Graduate Student, UCSF
Delia Gangnon, Biophysics Graduate Student, UCSF
Alexandra Ho, Bioinformatics Graduate Student, UCSF
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics
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October 21, 7:00am; Mission Bay, GenHall - Byers Auditorium
UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds Series
Wyatt David, MD, Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF
Join via Zoom.
Hosted by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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October 21, 8:30-9:30am; Virtual Event
Endocrine Grand Rounds
Join via Zoom.
Hosted by the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism
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October 21, 12:00pm; Mission Bay, RH-102
PSPG Seminar Series
Jian Xu, PhD, Faculty Member, Department of Pathology, St. Jude's Children's Hospital
Watch via livestream.
Hosted by the Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
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October 21, 4:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-301
BMS Seminar Series
Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
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October 22, 11:30am-12:30pm; Parnassus, HSW-302
BMS Journal Club
Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, UCSF
Venus Hagan, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF
Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
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October 23, 6:00am PT; Virtual Event
Avioli Musculoskeletal Research Seminar
Erica Scheller, DDS, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Musculoskeletal Research Center
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October 23, 4:00-5:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160
Cancer Center Friday Seminar Series
Mario L. Suvà MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
"Dissecting human gliomas by spatially-resolved single-cell multi-omic"
Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
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October 26, 9:00-10:00am; Parnassus, HSW-302
ImmunoX Seminar Series
Greg Delgoffe, PhD, Professor of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by ImmunoX
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October 26, 3:00-4:00pm; Parnassus, CL-220 & 223
Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Research Group Monthly Seminar
Franklin Huang, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Urology, UCSF
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Research Group
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October 27, 10:00-11:00am; Parnassus, HSW-300
iMicro Seminar Series
Molly Ohainle, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley
Hosted by iMicro
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October 27, 10:45am-12:00pm; Virtual Event
QBC Journal Club
Devin Hemmans, Biophysics Graduate Student, UCSF
Talia Delambre, PSPG Graduate Student, UCSF
Sara Lichtarge, Bioinformatics Graduate Student, UCSF
Haley Gauer, CCB Graduate Student, UCSF
RSVP to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics
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October 28, 7:00am; Mission Bay, GenHall - Byers Auditorium
UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds Series
Join via Zoom.
Hosted by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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October 28, 8:30-9:30am; Virtual Event
Endocrine Grand Rounds
Wen Shen, MD, Professor of Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Join via Zoom.
Hosted by the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism
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October 28, 12:00-1:00pm; Virtual Event
UCSF Pain and Addiction Research Center (PARC) Seminar Series
Tarick El-Baba, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, University of Oxford
"Decoding Receptor Architectures from the Brain using Native Mass Spectrometry"
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Pain and Addiction Research Center
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October 28, 12:00pm; Mission Bay, RH-102
PSPG Seminar Series
Watch via livestream.
Hosted by the Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
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October 28, 4:00pm; Parnassus, HSW-301
BMS Seminar Series
Erik Herzog, PhD, Viktor Hamburger Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
"Maternal-fetal communication: Circadian clocks in gestation"
Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
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October 29, 11:00am-12:00pm; Mission Bay, RH-102
Neuroscience Seminar Series
Rui Chang, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale School of Medicine
Hosted by the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
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October 29, 11:30am-12:30pm; Parnassus, HSW-302
BMS Journal Club
Katie Herm, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF
Gilbert Herrera, BMS Graduate Student, UCSF
Hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
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October 29, 12:00-1:00pm; Mission Bay, HD-160
BBC Seminar Series
Julia Mahamid, PhD, Head of Molecular Systems Biology, European Molecular Biology Laboratory
"Enabling discovery by in-cell structural biology"
Watch via livestream.
Hosted by the PhD Degree Program in Biophysics
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October 30, 6:00am PT; Virtual Event
Avioli Musculoskeletal Research Seminar
Ignacio Portales-Castillo, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Musculoskeletal Research Center
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October 30, 4:00-5:00pm; Mission Bay, RH-102
Cancer Center Friday Seminar Series
Ramnik Xavier, MD, Core Institute Member, Director of the Klarman Cell Observatory, Director of the Immunology Program, Co-Director of the Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute
"Large-Scale Population Studies to Understand the Gut-Immune Axis"
Hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
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October 6, 13, 20, 27, 7:00-7:30am & October 8, 15, 22, 29, 12:00-12:30pm; Virtual Event
Compliance Educator Office Hours
Schedule time to meet with an Educator. Bring your coding and documentation concerns. We are here to help you.
Join via Zoom (Tuesdays).
Join via Zoom (Thursdays).
Hosted by the Office of Healthcare Compliance and Privacy
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October 8, 11:00am-12:30pm; Virtual Event
Using AI in Literature Review Projects
This workshop will explore different ways in which AI can be incorporated into review workflows, including developing search strategies, grey literature searching, screening, extraction, and writing. We will focus especially on search strategy development using ChatGPT, as well as examine screening tools with varying degrees of automation. This session will also introduce best practices for AI use disclosure and highlight common journal guidelines.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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October 9, 9:00-11:00am; Virtual Event
Data Analysis with Python and SQL, Part 2
This workshop introduces more advanced and complex data analysis tasks through Python and SQL, including advanced queries, statistical analytics, regression, correlation, and data visualization. Programming exercises will include hand written code and generative AI code using Google Colab.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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October 9, 9:30-11:00am; Virtual Event
R: How can I import data?
A Slower Introduction to R is a 7-session workshop series on R, focusing on common data-related tasks. Each session will involve short presentations interspersed with hands-on exercises.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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October 12, 9:30am-3:30pm & October 13, 9:00am-12:00pm; Virtual Event
Single Cell RNA-Seq Analysis Using R
This three-session workshop provides a conceptual and practical framework for analyzing single-cell RNA-seq data. We will utilize the Seurat R toolkit as our primary teaching vehicle to demonstrate the standard analytical workflow.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes
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October 12, 3:00-4:00pm; Virtual Event
Your Research Toolkit: Exploring UCSF Cancer Center Shared Resources
Discover how the UCSF Cancer Center Shared Resources can accelerate and strengthen your research. This seminar will introduce the wide range of core facilities and services available to Cancer Center members, explain how to access these resources, and highlight how they can support every stage of your research—from experimental design and data generation to analysis and translation. Whether you're new to the Cancer Center or looking to make better use of its resources, this session will help you connect with the expertise and technologies that can advance your science.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center
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October 15, 1:00-4:00pm; Virtual Event
Introduction to Pathway Analysis
This workshop introduces biologists to functional enrichment analysis of high-throughput data. The workshop is focused on gaining practical hands-on experience using online tools and web sites as well as interpreting and utilizing the results.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes
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October 16, 9:00-11:00am; Virtual Event
Analyzing COVID Testing Data with Python and SQL
This workshop will teach you how to use SQL and Python to analyze a COVID testing dataset. You’ll begin by using SQL to query and filter data from a database, and then move on to Python for cleaning, manipulating, and visualizing the data. We will also explore how to leverage AI-generated code to streamline and enhance your data analysis workflow. By the end of the session, you'll be able to combine these tools to extract meaningful insights from the dataset.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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October 16, 9:30-11:00am; Virtual Event
R: How can I perform univariate analysis?
A Slower Introduction to R is a 7-session workshop series on R, focusing on common data-related tasks. Each session will involve short presentations interspersed with hands-on exercises.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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October 21, 11:00am-12:00pm; Virtual Event
What's New with Open Access and NIH Public Access Requirements
International Open Access Week takes place October 19-25, 2026. While open access publishing is not new, recent changes to NIH's and other federal funders' public access policies have raised new questions about open access (OA) and how to pay for OA charges.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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October 22 & 23, 1:00-3:00pm; Virtual Event
Statistics of Enrichment Analyses Methods
Gene set or pathway enrichment methods allow researchers to assign functional or mechanistic significance to results from high-throughput assays like RNA-sequencing. In this workshop, you’ll learn the theory behind some of these methods, and how to interpret the associated results.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes
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October 23, 9:00-11:00am; Virtual Event
Python and SQL for Text Analysis and Search
This workshop will provide a review of the Python and SQL programming skills and techniques used in the upcoming Machine Learning and Natural Language processing workshops. Topics will include string manipulation, data types and conversion, pandas dataframes, and data formatting and preparation. Programming tools will include Jupyter Lab, Google Colab, and Generative AI coding assistants.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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October 23, 9:30-11:00am; Virtual Event
R: How can I perform bivariate analysis?
A Slower Introduction to R is a 7-session workshop series on R, focusing on common data-related tasks. Each session will involve short presentations interspersed with hands-on exercises.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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October 26, 9:00am-3:00pm & October 27, 1:00-3:00pm; Virtual Event
Linear Mixed Effects Model Using R
More often than not, biological experiments involve repeated measures. Examples include responses measured in cellular assays, where the repeated measures may occur over multiple experimental batches, multiple plates, or multiple wells within a plate. Observations of mouse behavior over consecutive trials would be another example of experiments involving repeated measures. The distinctions between biological and technical replicates become less clear in these scenarios. Standard statistical tests like t-tests and ANOVA are not applicable. Instead, analysis of such data requires more sophisticated approaches, such as linear mixed effects modeling. In this course, you’ll learn the motivation for the use of these models, the underlying description and assumptions behind them, example scenarios where they can be used, and code to implement and interpret these models in R.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes
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October 27, 2:00-3:00pm; Virtual Event
Bay Area Open Science Group - Meet MySuppleHub: An Open, Community-Contributed Evidence Base for Dietary Supplements
The Bay Area Open Science Group is a growing community for Bay Area academics and researchers interested in incorporating open science into their research, teaching, and learning. Targeting students, faculty, and staff at UCSF, Berkeley, and Stanford, the goal of the community is to increase awareness of and engagement with all things open science, including open access articles, open research data, open source software, and open educational resources. Through this work the group hopes to connect researchers with tools they can use to make the products and process of science more equitable and reproducible.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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October 28, 12:00-1:00pm or October 29, 4:00-5:00pm; Virtual Event
Coaching Learners on Using AI in Clinical Care
AI tools are suddenly everywhere, and our learners are already using them to generate differential diagnoses, guide test-ordering, and draft treatment plans. How do we help them use these tools responsibly, without compromising clinical reasoning development? Bring your questions and experiences to this facilitated discussion as we learn from each other about emerging best practices.
Register to receive Zoom details (10/28).
Register to receive Zoom details (10/29).
Hosted by the UCSF Medical Education
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October 30, 9:00-11:00am; Virtual Event
Python and Web APIs: Working with Dictionaries and JSON
This workshop will cover methods to process data acquired through Web API queries. Participants will learn how to use the Python dictionary data structure to query APIs from the Industry Archives, National Library of Medicine, and cloud based AI services. We will also demo how to use an API to interact with a Generative AI system using API calls through Python.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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October 30, 9:30-11:00am; Virtual Event
R: How can I make data visualizations with ggplot2?
A Slower Introduction to R is a 7-session workshop series on R, focusing on common data-related tasks. Each session will involve short presentations interspersed with hands-on exercises.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by the UCSF Library
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CAREER & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
(STUDENTS, POSTDOCS, RESIDENTS, FELLOWS)
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October 7 & 21, 4:00-5:00pm; Mission Bay, Sandler 438
Chalk Talk Series
UCSF’s Career and Professional Development Team for Researchers is supporting the Chalk Talk Series, helping us expand access to experiential learning resources for graduate students and postdocs. As part of this support, snacks will be provided at every meeting—so please join us for lively discussions, thoughtful questions, and good company (with food!).
Register to attend (10/7).
Register to attend (10/21).
Hosted by UCSF Career and Professional Development
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October 13, 12:00-1:00pm; Mission Bay, Room TBD
Lunch-and-Learn: Interviewing Strategy
Preparing for a job interview can feel at once very simple and absolutely ridiculous—all you have to do is anticipate and prepare for any and every question they might ask! Even a cursory internet search can easily turn up hundreds or thousands of potential questions to prepare for. Join us for lunch as we share our strategy to efficiently prepare for any reasonable question an interviewer might ask.
Register to attend.
Hosted by UCSF Career and Professional Development
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October 14, 4:00pm; Mission Bay, MH-1400
Seminar Series for Junior Scientists
The Junior Scientist Seminar is a monthly seminar series and networking event exclusively for early-career researchers (pre-doctoral school). Our mission is to provide a career development and training opportunity for Junior Scientists to gain experience presenting scientific research in a supportive environment.
Hosted by the Research Development Office
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October 14, 4:00-5:00pm; Virtual Event
OCPD Office Hours (for Graduate Students and Postdocs)
Join us for office hours! Bring an application you are working on, questions on any subject, or just pop in to say hi. Depending on attendance, you can meet with our staff in small groups or individually. Our office hours are casually structured to get you immediate support—feel free to arrive late and/or leave early.
Register to receive Zoom details.
Hosted by UCSF Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs
>Office of Career and Professional Development Events
> OCPD Opportunities and Job Board
> Office for Postdoctoral Scholars Events
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October 19, 1:00-2:30pm; Mission Bay, Gladstone 107A/B
Trainee to Tenure: The Research Statement and Cover Letter for Faculty Positions
Research statements can be hard to write. They need to combine rigorous science with a healthy dose of self-promotion. Françoise Chanut, senior scientific editor at Gladstone, will discuss samples and review writing principles to help you pack a punch in your research statement. She’ll also address the cover letter for faculty application packages.
Register to attend.
Hosted by the Gladstone Institutes
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October 20, 3:00-4:30pm; Virtual Event
New Postdoc Orientation
Gain important knowledge about the following topics: Human Resources information and resources, Research grants – resources for finding your own funding, Careers – how to get the best job after UCSF, Ideas for maximizing your productivity and minimizing conflicts with your PI, and UAW Union Presentation.
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Hosted by UCSF Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs
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October 23, 10:00am-12:00pm; Mission Bay, GenHall Atrium, 2nd Floor
ASGD Coffee Hour
ASGD hosts coffee hours for students to socialize.
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Hosted by the Associated Students of the Graduate Division
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October 28, 12:00-1:00pm; Virtual Event
OCPD Office Hours (for Graduate Students and Postdocs)
Join us for office hours! Bring an application you are working on, questions on any subject, or just pop in to say hi. Depending on attendance, you can meet with our staff in small groups or individually. Our office hours are casually structured to get you immediate support—feel free to arrive late and/or leave early.
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Hosted by UCSF Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs
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October 28, 12:00-2:00pm; Mission Bay, Koret Quad
ASGD Fall Boba Social 2026
Kicking off the fall quarter with a boba social.
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Hosted by the Associated Students of the Graduate Division
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Parnassus Institutes Community Fund Cohort #2
Application Deadline: October 9, 2026
The Parnassus Institutes is a collection of major research programs that form the backbone of research at Parnassus. As a collective, we strive to create a “Community of Communities,” uniting our institutes on the basis of connection, collaboration and innovation. The Parnassus Institutes Community Fund awards grants up to $5,000 to support bold, connective, and cross-cutting efforts that breaks silos and builds bridges.
Learn more on the application form. Any questions about the fund can be directed to Vincent Chan.
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Recognizing the need for collaboration of MSK scientists with experts outside of the MSK field, we are providing support to MSK Center members to host a meal for a creative and enjoyable in-person networking meeting to stimulate these interactions and to further develop new research ideas and plans to fund them. Faculty, staff, and trainees who are MSKC/CCMBM members are encouraged to apply to host an event.
If you are not a member, you may concurrently apply for membership while your Open MIKE application is being reviewed.
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UCSF Talks is a new resource for anyone interested in learning about the latest seminars happening at UCSF. It lists all seminars open to the entire UCSF community including regular seminar series, special seminars, supergroups, and thesis talks. If you would like to receive weekly event listing emails, you can sign up for the USCF Talks Google Group. To add an event to the website, please contact Jon Zhang.
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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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