Gulf Coast Consortia

CMB Weekly Seminar
2021-01-19 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)

January #Pain2021 Workshop
2021-01-15 13:00 - 14:00
Novel Mechanisms on Chronic Pain

IDDD Round Table Workshop: Computer-Aided Drug Discovery
2021-01-14 15:30 - 17:00
We invite you to register for the first of our 2021 GCC IDDD Roundtable Workshops that will focus computer-aided drug discovery and will highlight the computational resources of our local TMC Accelerator for Cancer Therapeutics (ACT). The workshop will feature Drs. Rajiah Denny and Amit Gupta. The event will take place on Thursday January 14, 2021 from 3:30-5:00 pm CST.

CMB Weekly Seminar
2021-01-12 02:30 - 15:00
Travis Moore, UT Health Science Center Houston

AI in Healthcare Meet and Greet
2021-01-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-11-19 13:00 - 14:00, 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
2021-01-05 14:00 - 15:00
Mehmet Sen, University of Houston

Research Mentor Training Workshop for Faculty
2020-12-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-12-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-12-02 13:00 - 15:00
*This event takes place on three consecutive Wednesdays. We ask that you commit to all three sessions.*

This evidence-based workshop is designed for faculty to develop skills and insight in mentoring postdocs and graduate students and to provide the opportunity for interactions and discussion between mentors at different institutions and in different disciplines. Topics include Maintaining effective communication with mentees; Aligning expectations; Fostering independence; Cultivating self-efficacy; and Addressing equity & inclusion. The workshop has been revamped into 3 sessions specifically for online teaching, break-out discussions, and interaction. Sessions are Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1:00-3:00pm CST; Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1:00-3:00pm CST; and Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1:00-3:00pm CST. Please register for this workshop by Nov. 25. For more information, visit the website.

CMB Weekly Seminar
2020-12-15 14:00 - 15:00
Christopher Obara, Janelia HHMI

Single Cell Omics Panel Discussion
2020-12-14 14:00 - 15:00
Sponsored by the GCC Single Cell Omics Cluster, the first discussion will take place from 2:00-3:00pm CST and will provide a brief introduction to single cell technologies and local core resources. Speakers include Drs. Rui Chen (BCM), Nick Navin (MDA), and Zhongming Zhao (UTHealth) who lead the Single Cell Genomics Core, CPRIT Single Core, Cancer Genomics Center, respectively, which are all designated as shared cores under the GCC MOU for shared cores. The panel discussion will be followed by time for Q&A. Registration.

2nd Annual Cellular and Molecular Biophysics Conference
2020-12-09 09:00 - 2020-12-11 13:00
Confirmed speakers include Ilya Finkelstein, Univ. of Texas; Vasanthi Jayaraman, UT Health Science Center at Houston; Hong Wang, North Carolina State Univ.; David Baker, Univ. of Washington; Serena Nik-Zainal, Univ. of Cambridge; Matt Baker, UT Health Science Center at Houston; Alex Gorfe, UT Health Science Center at Houston; Tamir Gonen, Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Irina Serysheva, UT Health Science Center at Houston; Eva Nogales, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab; Steve Ludtke, Baylor College of Medicine; and Marc Morais, UT Medical Branch at Galveston. December 9-11, 9:00am-1:00pm CST daily.

Rigor & Reproducibility Workshop
2020-12-04 09:15 - 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. The workshop will take place from 9:15am-3pm CDT, via Zoom.

Keck Seminar, Keegan Korthauer, PhD
2020-11-20 16:00 - 17:00
Keegan Korthauer, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Statistics, Univ. of British Columbia

11 20 20 Keegan Korthauer

Mining the epigenome: computational tools to interpret DNA methylation data

Keck Seminar, Nicholas Navin, PhD
2020-11-13 16:00 - 17:00
Nicholas Navin, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurobiology & Anatomy, Dept. of Genetics, Division of Basic Science Research, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Cancer Evolution Through the Lensof Single Cell Genomics

November #Pain2020 Workshop: Headache and Migraine
2020-11-13 13:00 - 14:00
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

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.
