Gulf Coast Consortia

5th Annual Texas Medical Center Antimicrobial Resistance & Stewardship Conference
2022-01-19 07:30 - 2022-01-21 17:00 (America/Chicago)

January #Pain 2022 Workshop
2022-01-21 13:00 - 14:00
Neurobiology of Affective Disturbances in Chronic Pain

Online Only: Keck Seminar, Angela Ross, DNP, MPH, PMP, DASM, PHCNS-BC
2022-01-21 16:00 - 17:00
Angela Ross, DNP, MPH, PMP, DASM, PHCNS-BCAssistant Professor, School of Biomedical Informatics, UT Health Science Center at Houston

Implementation Science: Research to Practice; Operationalized

Online Only: Keck Seminar, Rafael Rosengarten, PhD
2022-01-28 16:00 - 17:00
Rafael Rosengarten, PhDCEO and co-founder of Genialis, and co-founder of the Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (AAIH)

A Million to One: Bridging the Biomarker Chasm from Discovery to the Clinic

19th Annual GCC Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience Conference
2022-02-04 09:00 - 17:00

Keck Seminar, Ted Wensel, PhD
2022-02-04 16:00 - 17:00
Ted Wensel, PhDProfessor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine

Emerging Molecular Imaging Approaches to Photoreceptor Cilia

IDDD Round Table Workshop: Developing Therapeutics for Neurodegenerative Diseases
2022-02-10 15:30 - 17:00
This workshop will feature presentations from Jim Ray, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center and Zachary Sweeney, PhD, CEO, Interline Therapeutics. The workshop will take place in-person (pending pandemic) at the BioScience Research Collaborative, 6500 Main St., Room 1003 from 3:30-5:00 pm CST. As always, you will have the opportunity on the registration site to submit questions in advance that may be addressed in the 30-minute round table discussion portion of the workshop. There is a virtual registration option if you prefer to join by zoom.

Tropical Medicine Case Conference
2022-02-11 12:00 - 13:00

Keck Seminar, James Chappell, PhD
2022-02-18 16:00 - 17:00
James Chappell, PhDAssistant Professor, BioSciences, Rice University

Programming “Wild” Microbes and Microbiomes using RNA

Online Only: Keck Seminar, Christopher Kearney, PhD
2022-02-25 16:00 - 17:00
Christopher Kearney, PhD, Associate Professor, Biology, Baylor University.

Guided peptides for control of specific target species in a complex population: application to mosquitoes in the field and Helicobacter pylori in mouse stomach.

Keck Seminar, Pratip Bhattacharya, PhD
2022-03-04 16:00 - 17:00
Pratip Bhattacharya, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer by Real-time Metabolic Imaging

GCC 2nd Annual Future of Immunology Symposium
2022-03-08 14:00 - 2022-03-09 17:00

Keck Seminar, Maria L. Marco, PhD
2022-03-11 16:00 - 17:00
Maria L. Marco, PhD, Professor, Chair, Food Science & Technology, University of California at Davis.

Electron Shuttles of Electroactive Lactobacilli

#PAIN2022 WORKSHOP
2022-03-18 13:00 - 14:00
Hot Topics in the Basic Science of Migraine

Welcome: Peter Grace, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Moderator: Hadas Nahman-Averbuch, Washington Univ.

1:00pm Peripheral CCL2-CCR2 Signaling in Migraine Yu-Qing Cao, Washington Univ.

1:15pm Peroxynitrite Contributes to Behavioral and Cellular Sensitization in a Preclinical Model of MigraineGregoery Dussor, Univ. of Texas, Dallas

1:30pm Contrasting Role of Mu and Delta Opioid Receptors in MigraineAmynah Pradhan, Univ. of Illinois

1:45pm A Central Role for Cerebellar CGRP in Migraine-like HypersensitivityLevi Sowers, Univ. of Iowa

Keck Seminar, Lauren Stadler, PhD
2022-03-25 16:00 - 17:00
Lauren Stadler, PhD, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University.

Waste to Action: Wastewater disease surveillance for public health response in Houston, TX

Keck Seminar, 2021 Annual Research Conference Poster Winners
2022-04-01 16:00 - 17:00
PhD Students:

Alyssa Emig, BCM, and Shelby Simar, UTHealth

Postdocs:

Leo Elworth, Rice, and Eva Preisner, BCM

Online only: Keck Seminar, Kay Choi, PhD
2022-04-08 16:00 - 17:00
Kay Choi, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UT Medical Branch at Galveston

11th Annual GCC Translational Pain Research Conference
2022-04-13 13:00 - 2022-04-14 13:00 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
Confirmed speakers: Diana Bautista, UC Berkely; Gregory F. Corder, Univ. of Pennsylvania and Will Renthal, Harvard Univ.

Single Cell Omics Panel Discussion: Single Cell Spatial Transcriptomics
2022-04-19 13:30 - 15:00
Panelists Nicholas Navin, MDA; Rui Chen, BCM; Hassan Samee, BCM

Jr. Faculty Extravaganza
2022-04-22 11:45 - 14:00

Online Only: Keck Seminar, Lori Banks, PhD
2022-04-22 16:00 - 17:00
Lori Banks, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biology, Bates College

The Pursuit of Global Domination

GCC IDDD Conference
2022-05-03 08:00 - 2022-05-04 17:00
GCC Innovative Drug Discovery and Development Conference

Accelerating Drug Development – Learning from Success and Failure

Confirmed Speakers: Regina Barzilay, MIT; Andrea Carfi, Moderna; Rima Chakrabarti, KdT Ventures; Klaus Hoeflich, Nested Therapeutics; Donna Huryn, U. Penn; Nicola La Monica, Johnson & Johnson Innovation; Barry Morgan, Hitgen; Jay Parrish, Arch Venture Partners; Shamina Rangwala, Pfizer; Lior Zangi, Icahn School of Medicine Mount Saini; Bissan Al-Lazikani, MD Anderson; Yongying Jiang, MD Anderson; Jin Wang, BCM.

GCC AI in Healthcare Symposium
2022-05-18 08:30 - 16:30
Confirmed speakers: Ananth Annapragada, BCM/TCH; Souptik Barua, Rice Univ.; Bettina Beech, Univ. of Houston; Marino Bruce, Univ. of Houston; David Buck, Univ. of Houston; Matthias Heinkenschloss, Rice Univ.; Xiaoqian Jiang, UT Health Science Center Houston; Samden Lhatoo, UT Health Science Center Houston; Han Liang, MD Anderson Cancer Centerk Ezemenari Obasi, Univ. of Houston; Craig Rusin, Baylor College of Medicine; Ila Singh, BCM/TCH; Jack Smith, Texas A&M Univ.; Caesar Uribe, Rice Univ.; LeChauncy Woodard, Univ. of Houston; Hua Xu; UT Health Science Center Houston; Jiajie Zhang, UT Health Science Center Houston; Andrew Zimolzak, BCM.

Jr. Faculty Branding Workshop
2022-05-19 14:00 - 18:00 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC) Room 1003, 6500 Main Street, Room 1003, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Presented by the GCC Jr. Faculty steering committee, the Personal Branding Workshop is now open to all GCC Members. Registrants will leave with 2 professional head shots, optimized LinkedIn profile ideas, and so much more (see below)! Note that we are limiting participation to 40, and the workshop will be followed by a networking reception. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity.

Personal branding expert, Sahar Paz, will present a workshop dedicated to your LinkedIn profile. After working with Sahar, her personal branding clients have:

A clear understanding of what personal branding is and how to leverage LinkedIn.A 133% increase in income after working with Sahar to revamp their LinkedIn profile and CV.Successfully positioned to be appointed Director or CEO roles within life science innovation.Invited to speak at conferences, provide published quotes for articles, or appear on television or podcasts within their industry, elevating their visibility and opportunities for career advancement.

Bring your laptop or tablet, and be prepared to leave with an optimized LinkedIn profile. You will walk away from this workshop with new headshots and much more:

New headshots! A professional photographer will be on-site, you will receive 2 JPG images! Optimize your LinkedIn profile! Take a guided audit of your existing profile to understand all the features on LinkedIn, and with 3 simple steps update your profile sections during the workshop!Reputation Management:Get clear on how you want to be perceived, and whose attention you’re trying to get, walk away with 5-10 LinkedIn posts that will position your profile for success! Relationship Building: Spend time on LinkedIn intentionally, learn how to use and leverage LinkedIn for professional development, including, network building and using groups.

Sahar’s clients include TMC Innovation, FemTech Focus, XN Health, Rice University Ken Kennedy Institute.

TexSyn V Synthetic Chemistry in Texas
2022-05-20 08:00 - 2022-05-21 17:00
University of Houston

Guest Speakers

Professor Richmond SarpongUniversity of California, BerkeleyDr. Jennifer Albaneze-WalkerLeader, Separations and Technologies Group, Bristol-Myers SquibbProfessor Greg CunyUniversity of HoustonProfessor Kami HullUniversity of Texas, Austin

Professor Junha JeonUniversity of Texas, ArlingtonProfessor Tian QinUniversity of Texas, Southwestern Medical CenterProfessor Julian WestRice UniversityProfessor Damian YoungBaylor College of Medicine

Registration is open. Please register by April 30. All registrants will receive a name badge and will be eligible for free boxed lunches on both Friday and Saturday. If you would like to stay at the UH Hilton, please see Lodging & Food for more details.

When you complete the registration form, please let us know if you are interested in participating in any of the following:

Industry Recruiting Event, Friday, May 20Poster Presentation, Saturday, May 21Saturday Evening Banquet (first 200 to register), Saturday, May 21

Mental Health Research Consortium: Summer Neurotherapeutics Summer Seminar
2022-06-20 12:00 - 13:30
Please join us for the Mental Health Research Consortium Neurotherapeutics Workgroup Summer Seminar on June 20, 2022 at 12:00 pm-1:00 pm on Zoom. “Newer approaches to drug targeting the Central Nervous System” Dr. Thomas Kent Robert A. Welch Chair Professor Institute for Biosciences and Technology Texas A&M Health and “Finding Combinatorial Drug Repositioning Therapy” Dr. Xiaoqian Jiang Professor and Director, UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics, Center for Secure Artificial intelligence For hEalthcare (SAFE).

IDDD Round Table Workshop: 3rd Annual COVID/Vaccine Update
2022-06-29 15:30 - 17:00
This workshop will feature presentations from Alan Berrett, PhD, UT Medical Branch at Galveston and Roger Nosal, PhD, Pfizer, Inc.

#Pain2022 Workshop: Perspectives and Recollections of Pain Research: Spotlight on Texas
2022-07-15 13:00 - 14:00
Welcome: Peter Grace, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Moderator: Patrick Dougherty, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Presenters:

Ken Hargreaves, DDS, PhDProfessor and ChairEndodonticsUT Health San Antonio

Jin Mo Chung, PhDProfessor and ChairNeuroscience, Cell Biology, & AnatomyUT Medical Branch at Galveston

Behavioral Science Research News Hour
2022-07-18 12:00 - 13:00

DEADLINE - 32rd Keck ARC Logo Contest
2022-08-04 17:00
For contest information, please check the contest website.
