Gulf Coast Consortia

November #Pain2020 Workshop: Headache and Migraine
2020-11-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Headache and Migraine

Welcome: Annemieke Kavelaars, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Moderator: Cheryl Stucky, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin

1:00pm The Role of HDAC6 and the Cytoskeleton in Chronic Migraine-associated PainZachariah Bertels, University of Illinois at Chicago

1:15pm TRPC5 Mediates Inflammatory Mechanical PainKatelyn E. Sadler, Medical College of Wisconsin

1:30pm Intrathecal Activation of Peripheral Nociceptors and its Role in MigraineMartin Rasmussen, NIH/Copenhagen University

1:45pm Female-specific Prolactin Contributions in Migraine-like Facial HypersensitivityBianca Mason, UT Dallas

IDDD Round Table Workshop, Academic Industry Partnerships
2020-11-12 02:00 - 11:00
This workshop will present opportunities for academic researchers to partner with two different industry partners. Speakers include Dr. Fiona Mack, Head of JLabs@TMC and Sushmita Lahiri, External Innovation, Boehringer Ingelheim. Stay tuned for more information.

2nd Annual Translational Imaging Conference: AI and Machine Learning in Imaging
2020-11-10 08:00 - 17:00
Shella Keilholz, Georgia Tech/Emory University

Cristian Badea, Duke University

David Fuentes, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Kristy Brock, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Ananth Annapragada, Baylor College of Medicine

Brett Shoelson, MatLab

Maryellen Giger, University of Chicago

Ponnada A. Narayana, UT Health Science Center at Houston

GCC MHR Medicinal Cannabinoids Workgroup Kickoff Meet-and-Greet
2020-11-09 13:00 - 14:30
We invite you to register for the GCC MHR Medicinal Cannabinoids Workgroup Kickoff Meet-and-Greet that will take place via Zoom on Nov. 9 from 1-2:30pm CST. The goal of this meeting is to facilitate new collaborations by giving members of this workgroup the opportunity to present their own research interests and expertise as well as hear about that of other members. On the registration site, you will have the opportunity to indicate your interest in presenting a short rapid-fire introduction to your research. There will be designated time for Q&A as well as additional opportunities for interaction in the chat. The deadline to sign up for a talk is this Wendesday, November 4th by 5 pm. Speakers will be notified with more information on Thursday, November 5.

Keck Seminar, Elmer Bernstam, MD, MSE
2020-11-06 16:00 - 17:00
Elmer Bernstam, MD, MSEProfessor, Biomedical Informatics and Internal Medicine and The Reynolds and Reynolds Professorship in Clinical InformaticsUT Health Science Center Houston

30th Annual Keck Research Conference, The Keck Center, a Science Odyssey, 2020 and Beyond
2020-10-30 08:45 - 17:00
This annual conference recognizes the collaborative research conducted by predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees of the Keck Center. To celebrate the Keck Center’s 30th anniversary, the conference will feature outstanding speakers, Keck alums and current trainees and while looking to future opportunities in the quantitative biomedical sciences. Confirmed keynote speakers include Wah Chiu (also a Keck Center co-founder) and Carlos D. Bustamante; and Keck Center alums Kendra Carmon, Upma Sharma, and Amarda Shehu. Keck Center co-founders Kathy Matthews and Monte Pettitt are conference organizers.

Career Symposium of the 30th Annual Keck Research Conference, The Keck Center, a Science Odyssey, 2020 and Beyond
2020-10-29 15:00 - 17:00
Career Symposium for predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows, featuring a keynote address on biomedical science careers of the future and break-out discussion groups with former Keck Center trainees.

No Keck Seminar Today
2020-10-23 00:00 - 23:59

2nd Annual ADME: Lead Characterization and Optimization Conference
2020-10-22 08:30 - 17:00
Leaf Huang, University of North Carolina; Stephan Schmidt University of Florida; Elisabeth Martinez, Univ. of Texas Southwestern; Robert YL Tsai, Texas A&M Institute of BioSciences and Technology.

Hot Topics in Imaging
2020-10-21 13:00 - 14:00
This series sponsored by the GCC Translational Imaging Cluster will feature Dr. Md. Abul Hassan Samee from Baylor College of Medicine who will present From Protein-DNA Binding to Spatial Transcriptomics: Machine Learning Models of Transcriptional Regulation at Multiple Scales.

Md. Abul Hassan Samee is an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Baylor College of Medicine. His research integrates algorithms, machine learning, and comparative genomics to reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying transcriptional regulation. Dr. Samee received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2008-15), and did his postdoctoral research as a Bioinformatics Fellow in the Gladstone Institutes at University of California San Francisco (2015-19). Dr. Samee is the recipient of the International Fulbright Science and Technology Fellowship, the MAVIS Future Faculty Fellowship (UIUC), and the Gladstone Institutes Award for Scientific Leadership.

Keck Seminar, Barbara Trautner, MD, PhD
2020-10-16 16:00 - 17:00
Barbara Trautner, MD, PhD, Professor and Director, Clinical and Health Services Research

Imprecision Medicine: TheChallenges in Diagnosis, Treatment,and Antibiotic Stewardship for UTI

#Pain2020 Workshop, Neuroimmune Mechanisms in Pain
2020-10-16 13:00 - 14:00
The 4th workshop in the #pain2020 series, focused on Neuroimmune Mechanisms in Pain, will take place on October 16, 1:00-2:00pm CDT. Attendees will have the opportunity to post questions directed to speakers in the Q&A and to participate in less formal dialog in Slack channels for each of the specific presentations. Registration

AI in Healthcare Meet and Greet
2020-10-15 13:00 - 14:00
We invite you to join us for the series of monthly AI in Healthcare Cluster Meet-and-Greet events that will take place via Zoom. The goal of the Meet-and-Greet meetings is to facilitate new collaborations by giving members of this new cluster the opportunity to present their own research interests and expertise as well as hear about that of other members. This and future meet-and-greet events will include short talks/introductions with time for questions. Registrants are encouraged to present short 3 minute presentations which will be followed by 2 minutes of questions. You may indicate your interest in presenting on the registration site.

CMB Weekly Seminar
2020-10-13 14:00 - 15:00
Our inaugural CMB Weekly Seminar will feature George Phillips from Rice University via Zoom. More information coming soon.

Rigor and Reproducibility Workshop
2020-10-12 09:30 - 15:00
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 7 of our GCC institutions, this interactive workshop has proven to be very effective as well as a lot of fun.

Keck Seminar, Ricardo Azevedo, PhD
2020-10-09 16:00 - 17:00
Ricardo Azevedo, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston

Sex and The Origin of Species

IDDD Roundtable Workshop: Drug Discovery and Development Core Resources
2020-10-08 15:30 - 17:00
This GCC IDDD Roundtable Workshop that will focus on some of the core drug discovery and development resources of our extended Texas-wide network. Drs. Stan McHardy and Matthew Hart will talk about medicinal chemistry and high throughput screening resources at the Center for Innovative Drug Discovery at UTSA; Dr. Cliff Stephan will discuss the Combinatorial Drug Discovery Program at IBT; and Dr. Kevin Dalby will discuss resources available through the Targeted Therapeutics & Drug Discovery Program at UT Austin.

October 8: 1st Annual GCC Single Cell Omics Symposium
2020-10-08 08:30 - 17:00 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
Confirmed Speakers: Stephen Quake, Orit Rosenblatt, Lukas Simon, Koichi Takahashi, Nick Navin, Navin Varadarajan, Courtney Hodges, Ruli Gao

More information can be found on the symposium website.

Registration

Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance
2020-10-05 12:00 - 13:00
Presented by CARMiG, Gulf Coast Consortia, and The ASM-TMC Chapter

Dr. Edward Septimus will present, “Sepsis 2020 from the Infectious Diseases Perspective”.

Conference held via Zoom

Ed Septimus FlyerDownload

Keck Seminar, Jean Fan, PhD
2020-10-02 16:00 - 17:00
Jean Fan, Assistant Professor,Dept. BiomedicalEngineering, John HopkinsUniversity

Computational Methods forAnalyzing Spatially-resolved SinglecellTranscriptomics Data

Keck Seminar, Joan E. Nichols, PhD
2020-09-25 16:00 - 17:00
Joan E. Nichols, PhD, Professor, Dept. Internal Medicine, UTMB

Big or Small, Simple or Complex:How 3D Human Engineered TissueModels can be used to Study HumanTissue Responses

Keck Seminar, Caroline Ajo-Franklin, PhD
2020-09-18 16:00 - 17:00
Caroline Ajo-Franklin, PhDProfessor, BioSciences Rice University

Engineering Electronic Actuation and Sensing into Microorganisms Using Synthetic Biology

September Pain 2020 Workshop
2020-09-18 13:00 - 14:00
GPCR and Opioid Signaling in Chronic Pain

Moderator: Patrick Dougherty, MD Anderson

Mental Health Research Neurotherapeutics Workgroup Mini-Symposium
2020-09-16 13:00 - 16:00

Neurotherapeutics Workgroup Mini Symposium
2020-09-16 13:00 - 16:00
We invite you to join us for this Mini-Symposium that will take place via Zoom on September 16 from 1-4 pm CST. This event will kick off future virtual workgroup activities including sub workgroups around special neurotherapeutics topics or particular RFAs. Registrants are encouraged to present short 3-4 minute presentations so that attendees can become familiar with potential collaborators. You may indicate your interest in presenting on the registration site.

Keck Seminar, Stephen S. Laurie, PhD
2020-09-11 16:00 - 17:00
Stephen S. Laurie, PhDSenior Scientist, SANS Discipline Lead, KBR, NASA Johnson Space Center

Swelling in the Eye on ISS

IDDD Round Table Workshop on Lessons in Biotech Leadership
2020-09-10 15:30 - 17:00
This Roundtable Workshop will focus on useful/essential traits for successfully leading a biotech company that are often different from the skills/traits of successful academics. Additionally, attendees will receive insights on how to develop better leadership, negotiation, and persuasion skills. Confirmed speakers include Peter Hoang, President and CEO, Marker Therapeutics and Gaylen Paulson, Associate Dean and Director for Texas Executive Education, UT McCombs School of Business. When you register, you will have the opportunity to submit questions for the speakers to address during the interactive round-table discussion.

GCC Biological Psychiatry Workgroup and SCO Networking Symposium
2020-08-27 13:00 - 15:00
The Gulf Coast Consortia is pleased to invite you to a networking event jointly sponsored by the Clusters for Single Cell Omics and Mental Health Research/Biological Psychiatry workgroup. With the increasing importance of applying single cell omics technologies in studying the complex system such as the brain, this event will provide an opportunity for faculty to get together to discuss collaborative projects/proposals focused on addressing health issues of interest to both clusters.

The Biological Psychiatry workgroup focuses on mechanisms (pharmacological, molecular, etc.) of behavior related to neuropsychiatric conditions (broadly defined). The group relies on basic science projects with the goal of translating findings to the clinic, so translational and clinical researchers are encouraged to participate, as these scientists will bring complementary expertise. The Single Cell Omics Cluster shares common interests in developing and applying single cell omics technologies to a broad range of biological questions. Expertise of the cluster ranges in genomics, bioengineering, statistics, and computational biology, and biomedical science. Investigators in all areas interested in the intersection between neuropsychiatric and single cell omics are encouraged to participate.

Biological Psychiatry and Single Cell Omics Networking Symposium
2020-08-27 13:00 - 15:00
We invite you to this networking event jointly sponsored by the Clusters for Single Cell Omics and Mental Health Research/Biological Psychiatry workgroup. With the increasing importance of applying single cell omics technologies in studying the complex system such as the brain, this event will provide an opportunity for faculty to get together to discuss collaborative projects/proposals focused on addressing health issues of interest to both clusters. Registrants are encouraged to present short rapid-fire introductions and submit profile slides that will be archived on the website and made available in advance.

#PAIN2020 WORKSHOP
2020-08-21 13:00 - 14:30
Brain Circuits and Pain

WelcomeAnnemieke Kavelaars, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center and Ted Price, PhD, UT Dallas

1:00 Cell Therapy for the Treatment of CIPN Cobi Heijnen, MD Anderson Cancer Center

1:15 Neural Circuits and Therapeutics for Pain Unpleasantness Greg Scherrer, University of North Carolina, and Stanford University

1:30 The Amygdalo-cingulate Pathway in Emotional Component of Chronic Pain Ipek Yalcin, University of Strasbourg

1:45 Amygdalar Networks in Chronic Pain and Affect Vijay Samineni, Washington University
