Jr. Faculty Publishing and Peer Review in the Age of Preprints Seminar
2023-09-26 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Bioscience Research Collaborative 6500 Main Street Room 1003 Houston, TX 77030, 6500 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
The GCC Jr. Faculty group welcome Stéphane Larochelle from Nature Communications, who will present a talk on Publishing and Peer Review in the Age of Preprints. A Q&A session and reception will follow the presentation.

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Merck Discovery Biologics Virtual Career Day
2023-09-28 10:00 - 15:30
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Scientific Talks: What are biologics? What is biologics drug discovery?10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT / 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT

Career Panel Discussion: What is Merck like? How do I prepare for an industry career?11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT / 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT

Please submit your questions in advance by emailing Discovery Biologics Info dbiologics.info@merck.com

For more information, email us at DBiologics.Info@merck.com

Keck Seminar, Xue Sherry Gao, PhD
2023-09-29 16:00 - 17:00
Xue Sherry Gao, PhDAssistant Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University

Title: Engineered CRISPR Systems for Disease Treatment and Diagnostics

Center for Neuroregeneration Lecture Series: Mechanisms of Astrocyte-neuron Interactions During Synapse Development with Isabella Farhy-Tselnicker, PhD, Texas A&M University
2023-10-03 09:00 - 10:30 | Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Texas, 77030
Please join us for the Center for Neuroregeneration Lecture Series: Mechanisms of Astrocyte-neuron Interactions During Synapse Development with Isabella Farhy-Tselnicker, PhD, Texas A&M University.

Astrocytes, a major class of non-neuronal brain cells, play crucial roles in synapse development and function. An important aspect of normal glutamatergic synapse development is maintaining a balance between active (AMPA receptor containing) and silent (AMPA receptor lacking) synapses, whereupon silent synapses are converted to active, or eliminated. Aberrant silent synapse development has been implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders and drug addiction, while decreased synapse number and activity is prevalent in aging and neurodegeneration. Astrocytes produce factors that modulate both active and silent synapse formation, yet how these different factors act together to generate the correct synapse number and type is not well understood. Our previous work identified neuronal LAR family receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases (LAR-RPTPs) as necessary for active and silent synapse formation mediated by astrocyte-secreted proteins glypican 4 (Gpc4) and thrombospondin 1 (TSP1) respectively. In this presentation, she will discuss research that has identified neuronal candidates that mediate these astrocytic signals downstream of LAR-RPTPs-Gpc4 and TSP1 interactions, and how changes in active and silent synapse balance impact the development of escape behaviors.

When: October 3, 2023, from 9-10:30 AM (CDT)Where: Walter Tower Colombia Room

Contact Dee Lofton, dloftin@houstonmethodist.org, for more information.

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GCC CMB Monthly Seminar
2023-10-03 14:00 - 15:00
We invite you to register for our GCC Cellular and Molecular Biophysics Seminar featuring Dr Albert Lin, Morphic Therapeutics, who will discuss How to Create Closure-Stabilizing Integrin Inhibitors. The event will occur online, on October 3, 2023, from 2-3 pm (CDT).

GCC IDDD and BioHouston BioConnect, Oct. 3, 2023
2023-10-03 16:00 - 18:00 | Levit Green, 3131 Holcombe Houston, TX, 3131 Holcombe, Houston, 77021
We invite all healthcare technology innovators, entrepreneurs and biotech stakeholders to join us for the launch of our new BioConnect networking series (1st Tuesday of each month). The goal of BioConnect is to promote collaboration among academic and industry innovators and key stakeholders within our growing biotech ecosystem. Each month, BioConnect will be 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.

Community Engaged Healthcare Workshop, October 4, 2023
2023-10-04 08:30 - 14:30 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
We invite you to register for the Community Engaged Healthcare Workshop, a collaboration between GCC and Texas Southern University. This year’s workshop will feature: Veronica Ajewole, Texas Southern Univ.; Jorge Gomez, Texas A&M Univ.; Charlease Hatchett, Connected Through Cancer Foundation; Sharon Petronella Croisant, UTMB; Rayne Rouce, Texas Children’s Hospital; Stephen Sodeke, Tuskegee Univ.; Sujatha Sridhar, UTHealth. The workshop will be held from 8:45-2:30 at the BioScience Research Collaborative, Event Hall.

Keck Seminar, Kevin Garey, PharmD
2023-10-06 16:00 - 17:00
Kevin Garey, PharmDProfessor, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, University of Houston

Title: TBD

AI in Health Confernce
2023-10-09 08:00 - 2023-10-12 17:00 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
This is an exceptional opportunity to connect with and learn from researchers, engineers, clinicians, and entrepreneurs at the forefront of AI in healthcare and public health. Keynote speakers include Justin T. Baker, McLean Institute for Technology in Psychiatry and Harvard University; Ashura (Shu) Buckley, National Institutes of Health; and Fei Wang, Cornel University. See the conference website for agenda, workshops and other speakers. Sponsor: The Ken Kennedy Institute, Rice Univ. Location: BioScience Research Collaborative, 6500 Main. Important dates: August 18 – Abstract Submission Deadline; September 24 – Poster Submission Deadline. Registration – Early Bird registration ends 09/15. GCC is an Ecosystem Partner; those associated with GCC receive a 15% discount (use code: ECO15).

Rigor and Reproducibility Workshop, on Oct. 9, 2023, from 9:15 AM - 3 PM
2023-10-09 09:00 - 15:00
We invite you to register for the Rigor and Reproducibility Workshop on Oct. 9, 2023. 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 to be very effective as well as a lot of fun. The workshop will be held at the Bioscience Research Collaborative, 6500 Main Street, Room 1003, Houston, TX, from 9:15 am – 3:00 pm.

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Connected Through Cancer Foundation - 2nd Annual Golf Tournament
2023-10-14 00:00 - 23:59 | Gleannloch Pines Country Club, 19393 Champion Forest Dr., Spring, Texas, 77379, United States
Don’t miss out on the most exciting golf event of the year! Grab your clubs and join us for a day of friendly competition, great company, and stunning golf course views. Each registered player will receive a complimentary round of golf, making this tournament an unbeatable deal you won’t want to miss.

Center for Neuroregeneration Lecture Series: Cell and Molecular Events Leading to Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disease with Fred H. Gage, PhD, The Salk Institute
2023-10-17 09:00 - 10:30 | Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas
Please join us for the Center for Neuroregeneration Lecture Series: Cell and Molecular Events Leading to Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disease with Fred H. Gage, PhD, The Salk Institute.Age is the greatest risk for age-related neurodegenerative disease. In Cell and Molecular Events Leading to Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disease, Fred H. (Rusty) Gage will discuss his team’s work using direct conversion of primarily sporadic Alzheimer’s disease patient fibroblasts into induced neurons (iNs) to generate an age-equivalent neuronal model. Patient-derived iNs exhibit strong Alzheimer’s disease-specific transcriptome neuronal signatures characterized by down-regulation of mature functional and morphological properties and up-regulation of immature neuronal and neural stem cell-associated pathways.

Click Here for More InformationWhen: October 17, 2023, from 9-10:30 am (CDT)Where: Houston Methodist Research Institute, RI Auditorium 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, TX

Contact: Dee Lofton, dloftin@houstonmethodist.org

4th Annual GCC Single Cell Omics Symposium
2023-10-18 09:00 - 17:00
Confirmed keynote speakers are Mario L. Suvà, Harvard Univ., and Angela Ruohao Wu, The Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology.

33rd Annual Keck Research Conference
2023-10-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
RNA Biology is considered one of the most influential areas in modern biology and biomedicine. Don’t miss this exciting conference and poster session. 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.

Center for Biomedical & Minority Health Research (CBMHR) Community Engagement Core - We Roar Against Breast Cancer
2023-10-20 11:00 - 14:00
In October, we will be hosting a seminar on the TSU Campus to spread information and resources about Breast Cancer, including no-cost mammograms!

Vendors will be on-site with more testing, resources, and a fun way to fill your afternoon. Save the date to join us!

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Keck Seminar, Lynn Zechiedrich, PhD
2023-10-27 16:00 - 17:00
Lynn Zechiedrich, PhDProfessor, Dept. of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Cracking the Secondary DNA Codes That Control Access to the Primary Genetic Code

Keck Seminar, Peter Lwigale, PhD
2023-11-03 16:00 - 17:00
Peter Lwigale, PhDAssociate Professor, Dept. of Biosciences, Rice UniversityInnovation and Diversity Speaker

Title: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Ocular Development

IDDD Round Table: Automated Imaging and Analysis in Cancer Cell Biology, Nov. 9, 2023
2023-11-09 15:30 - 17:00
Presented by the GCC Innovative Drug Discovery and Development Consortia and the GCC Center for Advanced Microscopy and Image Informatics, we invite you to register for the GCC IDDD Round Table Workshop: Automated Imaging and Analysis in Cancer Cell Biology.

This workshop will feature presenters Liling Wan, Univ. of Pennsylvania, and Fabio Stossi, Baylor College of Medicine. The workshop will occur on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, from 3:30-5:00 pm CST.

Introduction to Manuscript Writing
2023-11-10 14:30 - 15:45
Introduction to Biomedical Manuscript Writing

Join us for “Introduction to Manuscript Writing”. This in-person workshop is intended for PhD students and Postdocs affiliated with Institutions in biomedical science and will provide tips to enhance your writing skills for publication in scientific journals.

Hosted by the Gulf Coast Consortia at the BRC 6500 Main Street 280, Houston, TX 77030. This event will take place on Fri, Nov 10 2023 at 2:30. Come for the biomedical writing seminar and stay for the GCC Keck Seminar at 4:00 pm.

Mark your calendars for this informative event!

Keck Seminar, Danielle Garsin, PhD
2023-11-10 16:00 - 17:00
Danielle Garsin, PhDProfessor, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, UTHealth Science Center at Houston

Title: Deciphering the Antifungal Activity of Enterococcus faecalis Antimicrobial Peptide EntV

GCC Consortia Cellular and Molecular Biophysics Conference
2023-11-15 09:00 - 17:00 | BioScience Research Collaborative Auditorium, 6500 Main St, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Confirmed keynote presenters: Jane Dyson, Scripps Research Institute; and Jane Shelby Richardson, Duke Univ.

2023-11-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Levit Green, 2505 Greensboro Dr., Houston, Texas, 77021
The next edition of the Bayou City Bio Pulse will be taking place at Levit Green on Wednesday, November 15 from 4 – 6 p.m. This event will give us an overview of the development, their long-term plan and the impact of state-of-the-art facilities on the Houston life sciences ecosystem. This event is a collaboration between BioHouston, Hines and the Life Sciences Committee at the Greater Houston Partnership.

Stan Watowich, PhD, from Ridgeline Therapeutics and Dr. Yingmin Zhu from Sino Biological will be kicking off the event.

AlphaFold and Machine Learning in Structural Biology Workshop
2023-11-16 08:30 - 12:00 | BRC Room 280, 6500 Main St., Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
We invite you to register for the AlphaFold and Machine Learning in Structural Biology Workshop, sponsored by the GCC Cellular and Molecular Biophysics Consortia. This workshop will feature:

Matthew Baker, UT Health Science Center HoustonKelly Churion, TAMUTasos Kyrillidis, Rice Univ.Mitch Miller, Rice Univ.George Phillips, Rice Univ.

At the end of the workshop, the AlphaFold Challenge Contest will be explained. Contestants will have two weeks to solve a problem of their choosing using only AlphaFold technologies (no experiments). Prizes will be Amazon gift cards and bragging rights.

Keck Seminar, Clifford Stephan, PhD
2023-11-17 16:00 - 17:00
Clifford Stephan, PhDResearch Associate Professor, Director, High Throughput Research and Screening Center, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University

Title: The Texas A&M Therapeutics Technology Center

Keck Seminar, Margaret Goodell, PhD
2023-12-01 16:00 - 17:00
Margaret Goodell, PhDProfessor and Chair, Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine

Title: TBD

Childhood Cancer: What the Community Needs to Know
2023-12-02 08:00 - 17:00
Guest Speaker: Dr. Rayne Rouce

Date: Dec. 12, 2023Time: 10 AM – 12 PMWhere: Fallbrook Church, 12512 Walters Rd., Houston, TX 77014 or Virtual via Zoom

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BioConnect, Dec. 5, 4-6 pm
2023-12-05 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 aims to promote 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 by 11:59 pm, Dec. 3 to attend. Location: JLABS@TMC, 2450 Holcombe Blvd.

GCC US Visa and Immigration Seminar for International Postdocs and Researchers Seminar
2023-12-07 16:00 - 17:30
Sponsored by the GCC Cancer Therapeutics Training Program. Presented by Brendan Delaney, Frank & Delaney Immigration Law, LLC, and Qiang Hao, Hao Law, PC. During this seminar, you will learn how to successfully pursue your US Visa and Immigration during your postdoc training. It will include but not be limited to self-sponsored J-1 visas (including J1 waivers), F1(OPT), H-1B/O-1/TN, and green card. It will also cover what to do before or after your postdoc as you move through your career transition. Speakers will discuss the type of issues that the postdocs face in terms of visa transition and how you can build a CV/Resume for purposes of a self-sponsored application to continue your career development and/or transition to an employment position. They will also review the recent guidance that was published relating to STEM, how this affects certain visa applications, and introduce their cases on how to work with visa and immigration lawyers. The webinar will leave you with some practical information and allow some time for general questions. Register below to receive the Zoom webinar link.

SWPDC - 9th Annual Evening of Pediatric Device Innovation
2023-12-07 16:00 - 19:30
Please join us for the SouthWest – Midwest National Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium (SWPDC)’s Evening of Pediatric Device Innovation and Annual Business Meeting at the Texas A&M EnMED Tower. This serves as the annual gathering of members, colleagues, and guests for our FDA-supported pediatric device consortium that supports pediatric device innovators throughout the pediatric device life cycle to bring novel pediatric devices to pediatric patients.

Date: Thursday, December 7th, 2023Time: 4:00 PM – 7:30 PMLocation (In-Person, Free Event): Texas A&M EnMed Tower1st floor Auditorium1020 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030(Southeast corner of Holcombe and Main in the Texas Medical Center)

Public parking is available nearby in the EnMed Horizon Tower Parking Garage, local hotels, and other TMC parking lots.

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GCC IDDD Roundtable: How to Rapidly Implement AI/ML in Your Research: From 10K Feet to the Trenches
2023-12-14 15:30 - 18:00
Presented by the GCC Innovative Drug Discovery and Development Consortia, we invite you to register for the GCC IDDD Round Table Workshop: How to Rapidly Implement AI/ML in Your Research: From 10K Feet to the Trenches, presented by Reid Powell, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M. The workshop will occur on Thursday, Dec. 14, from 3:30 to 6:00 at TMC3 Collaborative Building, 7255 Helix Park Ave., Braeswood Conference Room Level 4, Houston, TX, 77030. Reception from 5-6 pm. There is free parking in the parking lot across from the building, or you can pay to park in the building’s garage.

Only 30 seats are available, so register now!

This interactive workshop will convey a basic understanding of the role of machine learning in the drug discovery pipeline. We will cover machine learning methods and best practices that can be flexibly used to address a wide array of drug discovery and biomedical applications. We will additionally cover the computational resources, including physical infrastructure and software, that can enable drug discovery researchers with limited coding expertise to implement machine learning analysis. This workshop will conclude with live demonstrations and discussion between computational drug discovery experts and the audience. We encourage attendees to bring a laptop and follow along.
