Gulf Coast Consortia

#Pain Workshop featuring Rita Allen Scholars
2024-06-21 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
PresentersVictoria Abraira, Rutgers University

Emerson Krock, McGill University

Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Data in Healthcare Conference
2024-06-27 10:00 - 14:00
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We look forward to hosting our first Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Data in Healthcare Conference.

Facts:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare is the use of machines to reach conclusions about medical date (ARM, 2020).

AI is not meant to displace healthcare staff but instead to shift their focus towards providing patients with a better experience (Jonas, 2023).

Sneak Peak:

Ice Breaker: Myths, questions, and Curiosity about Technology discussion.

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024Time: 10 AM – 2 PMLocation: Texas Southern University, School of Public Affairs, Auditorium Room 114Address: 3100 Cleburne St., Houston, TX 77004

Virtual Option: Register for zoom link

Shining Light on Breast Cancer: A Community Forum
2024-06-29 11:00 - 13:00
Free lunch and giveaways! Did someone say free lunch and gift cards? That’s right! Attend out Shining Light on Breast Cancer: A community Forum NEXT WEEK and enjoy a complimentary lunch on us. Plus, 30 lucky in-person attendees will walk away with $15 gift cards! It’s our way of saying thank you for supporting this important cause. RSVP now to secure your spot!

Date and Time: Saturday, June 26, 2024 from 11 am – 1 pmLocation: Progressive New Hope Church, 3106 Paige St., Houston, TX 77004

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IDDD Foundations of Cancer Therapeutics
2024-08-12 10:00 - 2024-08-16 15:00
The GCC Innovative Drug Discovery and Development (IDDD) Consortium would like to invite you to register to audit our Foundations of Cancer Therapeutics Course: Commercialization & Careers that will take place from 10 am – 3 pm August 12-16. This year’s 1-week course will focus on therapeutics commercialization and a variety of careers necessary for commercialization. Note that while cancer therapeutics will be highlighted, the majority of what we will cover is disease-agnostic, so all with an interest in drug development and commercialization are invited to join.

We invite all postdocs to apply to be considered for a limited number of 2024 IDDD Fellow positions. IDDD Fellows will be able to attend the Foundations of Cancer Therapeutics Commercialization and Careers course in person as well as participate in other exclusive networking and educational components of the IDDD program and will receive a certificate at the end of the one-year (Aug. 12, 2024 – Aug. 11, 2025) program. If you would like to be considered for an IDDD Fellow position, please send your CV along with a brief statement of your research interests and why you think the program would be beneficial to your career goals to GCCResearch@rice.edu. Please also copy your mentor with a statement confirming that they have approved your in-person attendance of the course and participation in the program. The application deadline is August 1, and those awarded Fellow positions will be notified by August 5. Note that there are a limited number of slots available.

Confirmed speakers include Deepavali Chakravarti, Texas Medical Center Innovation; Tinashe Chandauka, Texas Medical Center Innovation; Diana Chow, University of Houston; Dillon Fritz, Gulf Coast Consortia REACH; Jean Gilbert, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Michael Heffernan, Fannin Innovation; Sarah Hein, March Biosciences; Larry Hope, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Phil Jones, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Jeff Larson, Tvardi; Sahar Paz, Own Your Own Voice Strategy; Emily Reiser, TMC Innovation; Rick Silva, TAMUHSC; Michael Soth, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Sujatha Sridhar, UT Health Science Center; Patricia Stepp, Rice University; Andrew Strong, Hogan Lovells; Lacey Tezino, Gulf Coast Consortia REACH; Stan Watowich, Ridgeline Therapeutics.

GCC IDDD and BioHouston BioConnect
2024-09-10 16:00 - 18:00
We invite all healthcare technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and biotech stakeholders to join us for the September 10 BioConnect. BioConnect promotes collaboration among academic and industry innovators and key stakeholders within our growing biotech ecosystem. This monthly networking event is hosted by one of our exceptional technology development resources and will feature local biotech companies. All career levels (e.g., students and postdocs) are welcome.

IDDD Round Table: ACT 101: Accelerating Cancer Therapeutics
2024-09-12 15:30 - 17:00
Presented by the GCC Innovative Drug Discovery and Development Consortia, the GCC Cancer Therapeutics Training Program (CTTP), and the GCC Innovative Drug Discovery and Development Scholars Program, we invite you to register for the September GCC IDDD Round Table Workshop: ACT 101: Accelerating Cancer Therapeutics.

Presenters: Cassian Yee, Mongoose Bio; Robert Kruse, HydroGene Therapeutics, Inc.; Parsa Modareszadeh, Velorum Therapeutics; and Pouya Modareszadeh, Velorum Therapeutics.

Center for Biomedical & Minority Health Research: Prostate Cancer Conference
2024-09-14 08:00 - 17:00
Prostate Cancer Conference Video

6th Annual GCC Mental Health Conference
2024-09-19 00:00 - 23:59 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
Confirmed keynote presenter: Margarita Alegria, Harvard Medical School. Other confirmed presenters include Hsiao-Tuan Chao, Baylor College of Medicine; Jessica Church-Lang, Univ. of Texas, Austin; Luz Garcini, Rice Univ.; Danny Golden, Oracle Health; Phillip Ross, Safehinge Primera; Carla Sharp, Univ. of Houston. More information can be found on the conference website.

#Pain Workshop: Transcriptomic Analysis and Pain
2024-09-20 13:00 - 14:00
Moderator:Diana Tavares-Ferreira, University of Texas, Dallas

Presenters:Daniela Menichella, Northwestern UniversitySingle-cell Transcriptomics Uncovered Langerhans Cells as the Pivotal Epidermal Immune Cells Driving Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

Arkady Khoutorsky, McGill UniversityTranslational Control in the Spinal Cord Regulates Gene Expression and Pain Hypersensitivity in the Chronic Phase of Neuropathic Pain

Fiona Boissonade , University of SheffieldThe Cellular and Molecular Landscape of Human Neuromas Linked With Neuropathic Pain

GCC IDDD and BioHouston BioConnect, Oct. 1, 2024
2024-10-01 16:00 - 18:00
We invite all healthcare technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and biotech stakeholders to join us for the October 1 BioConnect. BioConnect promotes collaboration among academic and industry innovators and key stakeholders within our growing biotech ecosystem. This monthly networking event is hosted by one of our exceptional technology development resources and will feature local biotech companies. All career levels (e.g., students and postdocs) are welcome.

This month’s BioConnect will take place on Oct. 1, 2024, from 4:00-6:00 pmK2Biolabs2710 Reed Road, Ste. 160Houston, TX 77051

Rigor and Reproducibility Workshop, Oct. 2, 2024
2024-10-02 09:15 - 15:00 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC) Room 1003, 6500 Main Street, Room 1003, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
This exciting workshop is the 1st place winner of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2017 Innovations in Research and Research Education Award and brings together highly acclaimed experts in rigor and reproducibility in research topics, such as data analysis, experimental design, resource sharing, publication, reporting, and more. With speakers and facilitators from GCC institutions, this interactive workshop has proven effective and fun.

GCC Single Cell & Spatial Omics Symposium
2024-10-16 00:00 - 23:59 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
Confirmed keynote presenters: Alexandrea-Chloe Villani, Harvard Univ., and Devin Lawson, Univ. of California, Irvine. Other confirmed presenters include Hussein A. Abbas, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Kristopher W. Brannan, Houston Methodist Research Institute; Jessica Butts, Rice Univ.; Shengqing Gu, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Anil Korkut, MD Anderson Cancer Center. More information can be found on the symposium website.

Save the Date: We Roar Against Breast Cancer
2024-10-18 08:00 - 17:00
We Roar Against Breast Cancer Video

#Pain 2024 Workshop Featuring Rita Allen Scholars, October 18
2024-10-18 13:00 - 14:00
October #Pain 2024 workshop featuring Rita Allen Scholars Seungwon (Sebastian) Choi, University of Texas Southwestern, and William Renthal, Harvard University. The workshop will take place from 1-2 pm, October 18 online via Zoom webinar.

34th Keck Annual Research Conference
2024-10-25 08:00 - 17:00
Machine Learning and Computation in Structural Biology

Jr. Faculty Editors Workshop: How to Publish with Cell Press
2024-11-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC) Room 1003, 6500 Main Street, Room 1003, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
The GCC Jr. Faculty group welcomes Swapnika Ramu from Med, Cell Press, who will present a talk on How to Publish with Cell Press. The workshop, open to all career levels, will take place at the Bioscience Research Collaborative, 6500 Main St., Houston, TX 77030, Room 1003, on Nov. 5, 2024, from 4-6 pm (CST). A Q&A session and reception will follow the presentation.

GCC IDDD and BioHouston BioConnect at Texas Life Science Forum
2024-11-07 17:15 - 18:00 | BioScience Research Collaborative Auditorium, 6500 Main St, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
We invite you to join us for BioConnect on November 7th, which will take place with the Texas Life Science Forum reception at 5:15. If you register for the Texas Life Science Forum, you can automatically attend BioConnect. Texas Life Science Forum is a fantastic conference, and we highly encourage all to attend. Register here.

5th Annual GCC Cellular and Molecular Biophysics Conference
2024-11-12 09:00 - 2024-11-13 14:00 | BioScience Research Collaborative Auditorium, 6500 Main St, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Confirmed keynote presenters Steven McKnight, UT Southwestern; and Cecilia Tommos, Texas A&M Univ. More information can be found on the conference website. Register here.

Save the Date: Sexual Health and HIV/STD Prevention
2024-11-14 16:00 - 17:30
Save the Date for the Sexual Health and HIV/STD Prevention Seminar

#Pain2024 Workshop: A chat with Tony Yaksh, if we can get a word in edgewise
2024-11-15 13:00 - 14:00
We invite you to register for our Nov. 15 #Pain2024, workshop, Featuring a fireside chat with Tony L. Yaksh, Univ. of California, San Diego. Moderated by Patrick Dougherty, MD Anderson Cancer Center.

TSU-BCM P20 Collaborative Union for Cancer, Research, Education, and Disparities (CURED) Presents Webinar: Enrollment and Retention of Racial and Ethnic Minority in Clinical Research
2024-11-20 12:00 - 13:00
Join us on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 12 PM for an insightful webinar on Enrollment and Retention of Racial and Ethnic Minority in Clinical Research.

What to expect:– Thought-provoking discussion on Clinical Trial Research and Participation.– Expert speakers.– A live Q&A session.

Register Here: https://linktr.ee/tsubcmp20cured

GCC TPR Social and Work in Progress
2024-11-21 16:30 - 18:30
We invite you to register for the GCC TPR Works In Progress and networking event on Nov. 21, 2024, 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.

GCC IDDD and BioHouston BioConnect Holiday Party with Portal Innovations
2024-12-03 16:00 - 18:00
We invite all healthcare technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and biotech stakeholders to join us for the December 3 BioConnect, which will take place at Portal Innovations, 7255 Helix Park Avenue, Houston, TX 77030, TMC3 Building, from 4-6 pm.

BioConnect promotes collaboration among academic and industry innovators and key stakeholders within our growing biotech ecosystem. This monthly networking event is hosted by one of our exceptional technology development resources and will feature local biotech companies. All career levels (e.g., students and postdocs) are welcome.

IDDD Roundtable Workshop: Advanced Imaging in Drug Discovery
2024-12-12 15:30 - 17:00
Presented by the GCC Innovative Drug Discovery and Development Consortia, the GCC Cancer Therapeutics Training Program (CTTP), and the GCC Innovative Drug Discovery and Development Scholars Program, we invite you to join us for the December GCC IDDD Round Table Workshop: Advanced Imaging in Drug Discover, featuring Melody Di Bona, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Michael Bolt, Baylor College of Medicine. The workshop will be held online via Zoom webinar.

Agenda3:30-4:00 Phenotypic Screening Identifies Flavonoids Toxic to Bladder CancerMichael Bolt, Baylor College of Medicine4:00-4:30 Mitochondrial ROS Drive Cancer Progression Through Micronuclear RuptureMelody Di Bone, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

4:30-5:00 Q&A round table discussion

GCC AMR Bacterial Genomics Workshop, Strain-Level Characterization of Metagenomic Sequencing Data
2025-01-14 10:30 - 12:00 | BioScience Research Collaborative, Room 280, 6500 Main St., 6500 Main St., Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
In conjunction with the 8th Annual Texas Medical Center Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Conference, we are offering a pre-meeting workshop for trainees on Bacterial Genomics. Todd Treangen, Rice Univ., will present Strain-Level Characterization of Metagenomic Sequencing Data. The workshop will take place from 10:30am-12:00pm on January 14, 2025, in Room 280 of the BRC, 6500 Main St.

8th Annual TMC Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Stewardship Conference
2025-01-15 08:00 - 2025-01-17 16:00 | BioScience Research Collaborative Auditorium, 6500 Main St, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Confirmed keynote presenters: David Andes, Univ. of Wisconsin; Susan Huang, Univ. of California, Irvine; Joseph Kuti, Hartford Hospital; Preeti Malani, Univ. of Michigan; and Suzanne Walker, Harvard Univ. Other confirmed presenters include: Tomefa Asempa, Center for Anti-Infective Research and Development Hartford CT; Ritu Banerjee, Vanderbilt Univ.; Mariette Barbier, West Virginia Univ.; Taylor Blackburn, Emory Univ.; Jovan Borjan, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Christina Boucher, Univ. of Florida; Travis Carlson, Univ. of Texas, San Antonio; James Chappell, Rice Univ.; Nathalie Chen, Univ. of Pittsburgh; Shane Cristy, Univ. of Texas Health Science Center Houston; Herbert DuPont, Univ. of Texas Health Science Center Houston; Taryn Eubank, Univ. of Houston; Vance Fowler, Duke Univ.; Kevin Garey, Univ. of Houston; Danielle Garsin, Univ. of Texas Health Science Center Houston; Kimberly Hanson, Univ. of Utah and ARUP Laboratories; Mina Henes, Emory Univ.; Jessica Howard-Anderson, Emory Univ.; Melissa DePaoli Johnson, Duke Univ.; Andre Kalil, Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center; Alex Kang, Houston Methodist Research Institute; Sanjat Kanjilal, Harvard Medical School; Natalie Mackow, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Flor Munoz, Baylor College of Medicine; Masayuki Nigo, Houston Methodist & Weill Cornell Medical College; Nathan Raabe, Univ. of Pittsburgh; Krishna Rao, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor; David Roach, Harvard Univ.; Michael Statlin, Weill Cornell Medical College; Pranita Tamma, Johns Hopkins Univ.; Henok Tegene, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital; Victor Torres, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Michael Woodworth, Emory Univ.; Yan Xiong, The Lindquist Institute. More information can be found on the conference website.

Save the Date: Maternal & Child Health Education and Outreach
2025-01-24 08:00 - 17:00
Maternal & Child Health Education and Outreach

BioConnect @ JLabs
2025-02-04 16:00 - 18:00
Hosted by JLABS@ TMC, we invite all healthcare technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and biotech stakeholders to join us for the December BioConnect networking series. BioConnect promotes collaboration among academic and industry innovators and key stakeholders within our growing biotech ecosystem. Each month, BioConnect is hosted by one of our exceptional technology development resources and features local biotech companies. All career levels (e.g., students and postdocs) are welcome. You must RSVP. Location: JLABS@TMC, 2450 Holcombe Blvd.

Chronic Kidney Disease: Understanding Causes, Stages, Risk Factors, and Strategies for Prevention and Management
2025-02-18 10:30 - 12:00
In-Person EventLocation: JD Walker Community Center, 7613 Wade Rd., Baytown, TX 77521

#Pain2025 Workshop 2024 Rita Allen Scholars
2025-02-21 13:00 - 14:00
We invite you to register for our Feb. 21 #Pain2025 workshop featuring Rita Allen Scholars, Kara Marshall, Baylor College of Medicine, and Katelyn Sadler, Univ. of Texas, Dallas. The workshop will take place online via Zoom webinar.
