Event: 5th Annual CSUEB Hack Day
- Date: Saturday, February 15, 2020
- Time: 10:00-7:00p
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, UU-1001 (multipurpose room)
- Brief Description: Do you want to play with robotic arms? Do you just want to have fun and eat free food? You can be a part of a team that builds rapid prototype solutions to an infectious disease outbreak.This is a great FREE opportunity to add a unique cool experience to your resumes, learn new skills, and get free food all day while playing with robots! All majors, ages, and backgrounds are welcome, no experience necessary. This year we will feature an escape room adventure through an infectious disease outbreak and the opportunity to build your own robot! Plus the winning team gets prizes. We even have limited child-care subsidies available.
- To Register: Click here.
- For More Information: Go to pakpourlab.com/csueb-hack-day.html or check out the flyer to the right
- Contact Information: Please contact Dr. Nazzy Pakpour at nazzy.pakpour@csueastbay.edu or Dr. Ryan Gamba at ryan.gamba@csueastbay.edu if you have any questions
Elephant Seal Weekend
- Date: Saturday, February 15, 2020
- Time: 10 AM - 5 PM
- Sponsor: Bay Area Science
- Location: Seymour Marine Discovery Center100 McAllister Way, Los Feliz Room, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Brief Description: This Valentine’s Day weekend, explore the fascinating world and interesting adaptations of northern elephant seals during a special weekend celebration. Unique pop-up exhibits will reveal natural history, migration strategies, and allow visitors to become citizen scientists (helping out UC Santa Cruz researchers). As a citizen scientist, learn about elephant seals, sea lions, and seabirds that visit Año Nuevo Island, an important natural reserve north of Santa Cruz; then analyze drone photos to identify and count different types of animals that visit the island. Top the weekend off with February Science Sunday speakers Dr. Roxanne Beltran and Sarah Wood who will provide insight into their lives as scientists as well as exciting facts about elephant seals. Special Valentine’s-themed arts and crafts are offered throughout the weekend.
- To RSVP: Click here.
- Contact Information: Click here.
Chemical approaches to investigate eukaryotic gene transcription
- Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2020
- Time: 11 AM - 12 PM
- Sponsor: UC Berkeley
- Location: Latimer Hall - UC Berkeley Room 120 Berkeley, CA 94720
- Brief Description: Speaker: Champak Chatterjee, Univ. of Washington.
- The Chatterjee lab develops new chemical tools to investigate the mechanistic roles of protein post-translational modifications in human gene regulation. The chemical modifications we study vary in complexity from the methylation and acetylation of lysine side-chains to their conjugation with small proteins, such as ubiquitin and the small ubiquitin-like modifier protein (SUMO).1 By employing a powerful combination of synthetic protein chemistry and molecular biology, called semisynthesis, we have produced uniformly and site-specifically ubiquitylated and sumoylated human histones and transcription factors in quantities that are inaccessible from cells.2,3 Biophysical and biochemical studies with these proteins have revealed the direct effects of sumoylation on chromatin structure and function, and identified new biochemical crosstalk between histone sumoylation and methylation.4 The semisynthetic methodologies and insights gained from mechanistic studies with modified histones will be presented and discussed in the context of RNA polymerase II-mediated gene transcription.
- To RSVP: Click here.
- Contact Information: Click here.
Ophthalmic drug delivery by contact lenses
- Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2020
- Time: 4 PM - 6 PM
- Sponsor: UC Berkeley
- Location: Tan Hall - UC Berkeley Room 180 Berkeley, CA 94720
- Brief Description: Speaker: Anuj Chauhan, Colorado School of Mines
- Ophthalmic drugs are almost always delivered via eye drops in spite of many deficiencies including low bioavailability and poor compliance, particularly in patients requiring multiple eye drops daily. Only about 1-5% of the drug in eye drops diffuses into the cornea and the remaining 95-99% enters systemic circulation through multiple pathways including tear drainage and conjunctival absorption. Contact lenses are placed directly on the cornea with a thin 5-10 micron thick post-lens tear film (POLTF) layer in between, which makes contacts a natural choice for delivering drugs to the cornea. The drug released by the contact towards the cornea surface is trapped in the POLTF for extended duration of at least 30 min allowing transport of a large portion into the cornea. Our model predictions backed by in vivo animal data show that the bioavailability increases to about 50% with contact lenses.
- To RSVP: Click here.
- Contact Information: Click here.
Workshop: One Hour WST Workshop
- Date: Thursday, February 20, 2020
- Time: 4:00-5:00p
- Sponsor: CSUEB SCAA
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, Library Upper Mall LI 3040
- Brief Description: This one-hour workshop will cover the basics of the Writing Skills Test (WST), approaches to pre-writing, and prompt analysis.
- To RSVP: Please call the SCAA Reception Desk at (510) 885-3674 to sign up.
- Contact Information: Please call the SCAA Reception Desk at (510) 885-3674 to sign up.
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Seminar: Title TBA
- Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
- Speaker: Dr. Dylan Dodd, Stanford University
- Sponsor: CSUEB Department of Biological Sciences
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, North Sci 206
- Brief Description: This seminar will cover the topic of microbiome/biochemistry
- Contact Information: If you have any questions about the Spring 2020 Biology seminar series, please contact Dr. Pascale Guiton at pascale.guiton@csueastbay.edu
Smithsonian Black History Month Space Exploration Series
- Date: February 24, 2020
- Location: Premiers on Smithsonian Channel at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Stream on Smithsonian Channel Plus starting Feb. 1.
- Brief Description: The Smithsonian Channel is premiering a documentary on the first black astronauts in space in honor Black History Month! This documentary follows several African American pioneers on their venture to break barriers in space. Make sure to check it out on the Smithsonian Channel or on their streaming service, Smithsonian Channel Plus.
- Link: https://realscreen.com/2020/01/22/smithsonian-preps-black-history-month-space-exploration-series/
Workshop: Resume Writing is Easy - Get an Interview Every Time (SCAA Workshop)
- Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
- Time: 12:15-1:00p
- Organizer: Mr. George Hanna
- Sponsor: CSUEB SCAA
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, SA 2200A
- Brief Description: How to write a resume to get an interview.
- To RSVP: Reserve your spot on Handshake now, sign up here (log in with your NetID).
Workshop: What is an Internship and How to Find One
- Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2020
- Time: 12:15-1:00p
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, SF 127
- Organizer: Mr. George Hanna
- Sponsor: CSUEB SCAA
- Brief Description: An introduction on internships and how to find one.
- To RSVP: Reserve your spot on Handshake now, sign up here (log in with your NetID).
Workshop: Pathway to Graduate School
- Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020
- Time: 5:30-8:00p
- Location: CSUEB Hayward Hills Campus, New UU Multipurpose Room
- Organizer: Mr. George Hanna
- Sponsor: CSUEB SCAA
- Brief Description: CSUEB Graduate Programs, Graduate School Admissions; Cost of Attendance and Financial Aid; Get information on Graduate Admissions Tests; Meet withrepresentatives from CSUEB graduate programs
Seminar: Title TBA
- Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2020
- Speaker: Dr. Divya Sitaraman, CSUEB
- Sponsor: CSUEB Department of Biological Sciences
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, North Sci 206
- Brief Description: This seminar will cover the topic of neuroscience
- Contact Information: If you have any questions about the Spring 2020 Biology seminar series, please contact Dr. Pascale Guiton at pascale.guiton@csueastbay.edu
2020 Spring Career & Internship Fair
- Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2020
- Time: 11:00-2:00p
- Sponsor: CSUEB Department of Biological Sciences
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus; This career fair is located in two locations on the Hayward Campus; Business & Technology, New University Union, Multipurpose Rooms; Social Impact, Old University Union, Room 311
- Brief Description: Spring Career & Internship Fair
- For More Information: Visit Handshake before the career fair and research the employers
Seminar: Title TBA
- Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2020
- Speaker: Dr. Dirk Hockemeyer, UC Berkeley
- Sponsor: CSUEB Department of Biological Sciences
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, North Sci 206
- Brief Description: This seminar will cover the topic of molecular cell biology/stem cell biology
- Contact Information: If you have any questions about the Spring 2020 Biology seminar series, please contact Dr. Pascale Guiton at pascale.guiton@csueastbay.edu
Workshop: One Hour WST Workshop
- Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020
- Time: 4:00-5:00p
- Sponsor: CSUEB SCAA
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, Library Upper Mall LI 3040
- Brief Description: This one-hour workshop will cover the basics of the Writing Skills Test (WST), approaches to pre-writing, and prompt analysis.
- To RSVP: Please call the SCAA Reception Desk at (510) 885-3674 to sign up.
- Contact Information: Please call the SCAA Reception Desk at (510) 885-3674 to sign up.
Seminar: Title TBA
- Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2020
- Speaker: Dr. Sirika Pillay Wood, Encoded Therapeutics
- Sponsor: CSUEB Department of Biological Sciences
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, North Sci 206
- Brief Description: This seminar will cover the topic of gene therapy/virology
- Contact Information: If you have any questions about the Spring 2020 Biology seminar series, please contact Dr. Pascale Guiton at pascale.guiton@csueastbay.edu
Workshop: One Hour WST Workshop
- Date: Thursday, March 19, 2020
- Time: 4:00-5:00p
- Sponsor: CSUEB SCAA
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, Library Upper Mall LI 3040
- Brief Description: This one-hour workshop will cover the basics of the Writing Skills Test (WST), approaches to pre-writing, and prompt analysis.
- To RSVP: Please call the SCAA Reception Desk at (510) 885-3674 to sign up.
- Contact Information: Please call the SCAA Reception Desk at (510) 885-3674 to sign up.
Seminar: Title TBA
- Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2020
- Speaker: Dr. Benjamin Blackman, UC Berkeley
- Sponsor: CSUEB Department of Biological Sciences
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, North Sci 206
- Brief Description: This seminar will cover the topic of plant biology/evolution
- Contact Information: If you have any questions about the Spring 2020 Biology seminar series, please contact Dr. Pascale Guiton at pascale.guiton@csueastbay.edu
Seminar: Title TBA
- Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2020
- Speaker: Dr. Veronica Jimenez Ortiz, CSUF
- Sponsor: CSUEB Department of Biological Sciences
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, North Sci 206
- Brief Description: This seminar will cover the topic of parasitology
- Contact Information: If you have any questions about the Spring 2020 Biology seminar series, please contact Dr. Pascale Guiton at pascale.guiton@csueastbay.edu
Spring Community Engagement Symposium seeking Posters from Faculty & Students
- Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2020
- Time: 12 PM - 2 PM
- Sponsor: CSUEB
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, UU MPR
- Brief Description: The Symposium is a time for our campus to come together and recognize the community engagement activities of students, faculty, and partnering organizations that positively impact student learning and the quality of life in our surrounding communities.
- Interested students/faculty are invited to submit a proposal via this form to participate in the Symposium. Please note Submission and Symposium Guidelines here.
Seminar: Title TBA
- Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2020
- Speaker: Dr. Shirit Einav, Stanford University
- Sponsor: CSUEB Department of Biological Sciences
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, North Sci 206
- Brief Description: This seminar will cover the topic of virology
- Contact Information: If you have any questions about the Spring 2020 Biology seminar series, please contact Dr. Pascale Guiton at pascale.guiton@csueastbay.edu
Seminar: Title TBA
- Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2020
- Speaker: Dr. Shirit Einav, Stanford University
- Sponsor: CSUEB Department of Biological Sciences
- Location: CSUEB, Hayward Hills Campus, North Sci 206
- Brief Description: This seminar will cover the topic of virology
- Contact Information: If you have any questions about the Spring 2020 Biology seminar series, please contact Dr. Pascale Guiton at pascale.guiton@csueastbay.edu
University at Buffalo Summer 2020 Research Conference
- Date: July 20-22, 2020
- Location: University at Buffalo, Downtown Campus; 955 Main Street, Buffalo, New York, 14203
- Organizer: Ronald E. McNair and Susan J. Ott, PhD
- Brief Description: Meet with faculty, staff, and students based on your field of interest to discuss your own research or find potential research opportunities as well participate in workshops to find the perfect field of study for you. All while visiting the Canalside and other attractions of downtown Buffalo.
- To RSVP: Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration opens mid-Spring. Click on the link for more information: http://www.buffalo.edu/events/undergraduate-research-conference.html
