GCC Mental Health Conference
2022-09-21 13:00 - 2022-09-22 14:30 (America/Chicago) | Bioscience Research Collaborative, 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States

Keck Seminar, Jason Eriksen, PhD
2022-09-23 16:00 - 17:00
Jason Eriksen, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Studies, UH College of Pharmacy

Title: Fit Body, Fit Brain: The Surprising Science of Exercise and Alzheimer’s Disease

Keck Seminar, Felicia Skelton, MD
2022-09-30 16:00 - 17:00
Felicia Skelton, MD Assistant Professor, H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Advocating for People with Disabilities through Health Services Research

MHR Connecting Circuits Workgroup Roundtable
2022-10-06 13:00 - 15:00
Please join us for the Mental Health Research Consortium Connecting Circuits Workgroup Roundtable on October 6, 2022, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm at the BioScience Research Collaborative, 6500 Main St., Houston, TX 77030, Room 1003. Discussion includes Dr. Benjamin Deneen. PhD, Professor and Dr. Russell J. and Marian K. Blattner Chair, “The Neuroscience of Brain Tumors” and Dr. Thomas Kosten, MD, Professor and Jay H. Waggoner Chair, ” Psychiatric Disorders: Epigenetics in Suicide and Addictions”.

Keck Seminar, Holly Beale, PhD
2022-10-07 16:00 - 17:00
Holly Beale, PhDLead Computational Biologist, Genomics Institute, Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative, UC Santa Cruz

Title: Genomics of Charismatic Megafauna

GCC Regenerative Medicine Interactive Conference
2022-10-12 08:30 - 17:30 | Bioscience Research Collaborative, 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States

No Keck Seminar
2022-10-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2022-11-25 16:00 - 17:00

Rigor and Reproducibility Workshop
2022-10-17 09:00 - 15:00 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC) Room 1003, 6500 Main Street, Room 1003, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
1st place winner of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2017 Innovations in Research and Research Education Award, this exciting workshop brings together highly acclaimed experts in rigor and reproducibility in research topics including data analysis, experimental design, resource sharing, publication and reporting, and more. With speakers and facilitators from all of our GCC institutions, this interactive workshop has proven to be very effective as well as a lot of fun. In person only

Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance
2022-10-17 12:00 - 14:00
Houston Methodist Research Institute, the Gulf Coast Consortia and the ASM –TMC Chapter presents the Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance:

“Predicting Antibiotic Resistance Without Phenotypic Testing: Perils and Possibility” with David Greenberg, MD, Professor, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

When: Monday, October 17th, 12:00 p.m.

Where: Houston Methodist = Walter Tower, Room 1-3016

https://bit.ly/AMR_10_17_2022

32nd Annual Keck Research Conference
2022-10-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
This year’s conference focuses on major advancements in structural biology with a specific emphasis on innovations in cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM). It brings together experts in the field under one roof in Houston to discuss the current state of the art in cryo-EM, highlighting breakthroughs in structural biology research and its impact on drug discovery. The conference and poster session will also highlight the outstanding research being done by predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees in the eight inter-institutional training programs administered by the GCC/Keck Center.

#Pain2022 Workshop: Drosophila Models of Pain
2022-10-21 13:00 - 14:00
The October workshop will focus on Drosophila Models of Pain. Featuring: Olga Baron, King’s College London; Michael J. Galko, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Greg Neeley, Univ. of Sydney; and Dan Tracey, Indiana Univ. Bloomington.

We Roar Against Breast Cancer
2022-10-25 16:00 - 20:00 | Texas Southern University
A Breast Cancer event featuring an interactive educational seminar, outreach, panel discussion, and a Walk Against Cancer on TSU’s Historic Tiger Walk.

Happening during TSU’s 95th Homecoming Celebration.

Join In-Person on TSU Campus or Virtually on Zoom.

3rd Annual GCC Single Cell Omics Symposium
2022-10-26 09:00 - 17:00 | BioScience Research Collaborative Auditorium, 6500 Main St, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Keck Seminar, Weiyi Peng, MD, PhD
2022-10-28 16:00 - 17:00
Weiyi Peng, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston

Title: Overcome Immune Resistance by Targeting Tumor Intrinsic Pathways

GCC TPR Social & Work In Progress
2022-11-03 16:30 - 18:30 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
We invite you to register for the GCC TPR Works In Progress and networking event that will take place Nov. 3, from 4:30-6:30 pm at the BioScience Research Collaborative Event Hall. Do not miss this opportunity to network and build new collaborations, and to hear the latest updates in pain research. You will have the opportunity to sign up for a poster slot during registration.

Keck Seminar, Jonathan King, PhD
2022-11-04 16:00 - 17:00
Jonathan King, PhD Professor, Biology, Trinity University

Title: Examination of the Interplay between Membrane Tension and the Tight Junction Protein, ZO-1 Zonula occluden-1

Prostate Cancer Disparity in African American Community
2022-11-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Texas Southern University
Face to Face, Shoulder to Shoulder: Let’s Talk About Prostate Cancer.

Join us in this important conversation as we collectively address Prostate Cancer Disparity in African American Community.

Join In-Person on TSU Campus or Virtually on Zoom.

IDDD Roundtable Workshop: Role of ADME in Drug Discovery and Development
2022-11-10 15:30 - 17:00
This virtual workshop will feature Christopher Gibson, Merck Research Laboratories and Ming Hu, Univ. of Houston.

Keck Seminar, Daniel Promislow, PhD
2022-11-11 16:00 - 17:00
Daniel Promislow, PhD Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Department of Biology, University of Washington School of Medicine

Title: A Systems Biology Perspective on Genetic Variation and Aging

Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance
2022-11-14 12:00 - 14:00
The Gulf Coast Consortia and the ASM –TMC Chapter presents the Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance:

“The Devil is in the Details: Implementation and outcomes of rapid blood culture diagnostics” with Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee

When: Monday, November 14th, 12:00 p.m.

Where: https://bit.ly/AMR_Nov14_2022

Keck Seminar, Truc Cecilia T. Tran, PharmD
2022-11-18 16:00 - 17:00
Truc Cecilia T. Tran, PharmDAssistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Houston Methodist Research Institute

Title: Daptomycin Resistance: The Tale of Three Mechanisms

IDDD Roundtable Workshop
2022-12-02 12:00 - 13:30
High Content Screening with Automated Microscopy and Image Informatics

12-12:50 Accelerating Drug Discovery with Microscopy & Machine LearningAnne E. Carpenter, PhD

Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT

12:50-1:10 Image-based Cell Profiling from Multiplexed Fluorescent Dyes: A Light-weight Deep-learning Implementation

Demetrio Labate, PhDUniv. of Houston

1:10-1:30 Q&A

Keck Seminar, Cathy Higgins, PhD
2022-12-02 16:00 - 17:00
Cathy Higgins, PhDVice President, Scientific Program Management, Stand Up To Cancer

Title: Ways to Leverage Skills Towards a Career in Science Management

Single Cell Omics Vendor Workshop
2022-12-05 13:30 - 16:15
We invite you to register (registration closes Dec. 4) for the Single Cell Omics Vendor Workshop. Sponsored by the GCC Single Cell Omics Consortia, this discussion will take place on Monday, Dec. 5, from 1:30-4:15 pm cst. The workshop will include presentations from Michael Schnall-Levin, 10x Genomics; Clemens Duerrschmid, Akoya Biosciences; Seth Meyers, nanoString; and Sayak Mitter, Vizgen. The panel discussion will be followed by time for Q&A.

AlphaFold and Machine Learning in Structural Biology Workshop
2022-12-07 09:00 - 12:00
Sponsored by the GCC Cellular and Molecular Biophysics Consortia, this workshop will feature: Matt Baker, UT Health Science Center Houston; Tasos Kyrillidis, Rice Univ.; Steven Ludtke, Baylor College of Medicine; Mitch Miller, Rice Univ.; and George Phillips, Rice Univ.

Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance
2022-12-12 12:00 - 14:00
The Gulf Coast Consortia and the ASM –TMC Chapter presents the Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance:

“From Athens Through Munich to New Delhi and Onward to Texas: Tracing the Inexorable March of an Army of Beta-Lactamase Enzymes on Animal and Human Health,” with H. Morgan Scott, DVM, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University

When: Monday, December 12th, 12:00 p.m.

Where: https://bit.ly/AMR_Dec12_2022

Behavioral Science Research News Hour
2022-12-19 12:00 - 13:00
Leveraging Causal Tools in Cognitive Neuroscience for Personalized Psychiatry with Dr. Justin Riddle, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Scientific Director, Carolina Center for Neurostimulation, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

When: Monday, December 19, 2022 from 12-1 pm CST

Where: via Zoom: https://mdacc.zoom.us/j/83370844734?pwd=[REDACTED] MzBoM1JXK2hOHpDaGNEQT09Webinar ID: 892 4535 0499Passcode: [REDACTED]

IDDD Roundtable Workshop: Greater Houston Area Collaborative Biomedical Breakthrough Resources
2023-01-12 15:30 - 17:00
This workshop will feature presenters from: UH Technology Bridge (Tanu Chatterjee); K2 Biolabs (Phillip Eckels, John Ferreira, Kieron Jones); Biolabs Dallas (Gabby Everett); Texas Medical Center (TMC) Innovation (Tom Luby); Levit Green (John Mooz); and JLabs (Rachel Rath).

6th Annual Texas Medical Center Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Conference
2023-01-18 08:00 - 2023-01-20 18:00
