Pain in Clinical PopulationsModerator: Stacey Gorniak, PhD, Univ. of HoustonWelcome: Peter Grace, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center1:00pm Cognition, Expectations, and Risk for Chronic PainSimon Haroutounian, Washington Univ.1:15pm Approaches for Classification […]
Damian Young, PhDAssistant Professor, Pharmacology and Cell Biology, Baylor College of MedicineConnecting a Passion for Chemistry and a Desire to Develop New Medicines
Sponsored by the GCC Mental Health Research Consortium, this event will take place virtually, September 21, 2021. We are delighted to feature Keynote, Dr. Joshua Gordon, Director, National Institute for Mental […]
Neal Waxham, PhDProfessor, Neurobiology & Anatomy, UT Health Science Center at HoustonCryo-EM As A Tool to Investigate Membrane Architecture At the Nanoscale
Training Clinicians to Use Artificial IntelligencePanelists:Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH: Senior Vice President, Research & Policy, American Board of Family Medicine; Co-Director, Center for Professionalism & Value in Health CareSteven Lin, […]
Bibb Allen, MD FACRChief Medical Officer ACR Data Science InstituteDiagnostic RadiologistDr. Allen is a diagnostic radiologist with the Birmingham Radiological Group and is in community practice at Grandview Medical Center […]
Featuring keynote speakers: Nir Yosef, Univ. of California Berkeley and Matt Spitzer, Univ. of California San Francisco/Teiko Bio. Other confirmed speakers: Rui Chen, Baylor College of Medicine; Andrew Futreal, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Shaoheng Liang, MD […]
Bradley McConnell, PhD, FAHA, FCVSProfessor, Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of HoustonToward Understanding Heart Disease: Cardiac Signaling Mechanisms, Reprogrammed Cardiac Conduction Cells, and the UH-HEART Training Program
nvestigating the Role of GFRAL in Cancer-related FatigueBrandon Chelette, PhDMD Anderson Cancer CenterIntersecting Alterations of GSK3 Inhibition and Neuronal Cytoskeleton Proteins in Neurons from Patients with SchizophreniaJessica Di Re, PhDUT […]
This panel will discuss Single Cell Multiomics, from Experiment to Analysis.Panelists:Spence Fast, 10xGenomicsRui Chen, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterJared Burks, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterKen Chen, […]
Lili Zheng will present on topic: “Statistical Connectomics”We are also calling for volunteers to present in future journal clubs. If you are interested, please feel free to sign up with this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/150UlqytnPUi_NaR8xbM37rTEZlJ5-uI0JLTOvBuB6W8/edit#gid=926874423After the meetings […]
Musculoskeletal PainWelcome: Peter Grace, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer CenterModerator: Jun-Ho La, PhD, Univ. of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston1:00pm Risk Factors for the Development of Pain in Children Chelsea Kaplan, […]
Carmen Dessauer, PhDProfessor and Vice-Chair, Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, UT Health Science Center at HoustonNanometric Targeting and Function of Adenylyl Cyclase in Heart
Keck Center Annual Research ConferenceSee website for talk titles and agendaTheme: Infectious Diseases: Emerging Threats and Emerging TechnologiesChairs: Theresa Koehler, PhD, Professor and Chair, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, McGovern Medical […]
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Kathryn Patras, PhDAssistant Professor, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of MedicineGroup B Streptococcus and the Vaginal Microenvironment
Andrew L. Routh, PhDAssistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology & Molecular Biophysics, UT Medical Branch at GalvestonRNA Recombination in SARS-CoV-2
Ana María Cárdenas, PhDR&D Associate Director, Solution Analysis, Becton Dickinson (BD)From Local to Global Impact With a Non-Linear Career
Krešo Josić and Mst Afroja Akter will present on "The interplay between randomness and structure during learning in RNNs"We are also calling for volunteers to present in future journal clubs. If you are […]
Dima Suki, PhDProfessor, Neurosurgery, UT MD Anderson Cancer CenterEthical Considerations in Research
Confirmed speakers include: Werner Braun, UTMB; Josephine Chu Ferreon, BCM; Sherry Gao, Rice Univ.; Yang Gao, Rice Univ.; Joshua Mendell, UT Southwestern; Monte Pettit, UTMB; Robert Raphael, Rice Univ.; Michael Sheetz, UTMB; Marvin Tanenbaum, Hubrecht Institute; Yuhong Wang, Univ. of […]
Akash Umakantha (CMU) will present on "Bridging correlations and dimensionality reduction"We are also calling for volunteers to present in future journal clubs. If you are interested, please feel free to sign up with […]
Julian Hurdle, PhDAssociate Professor, Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, Institute for Biosciences and Technology (IBT), Texas A&M Health Science CenterEvolution of antibiotic resistance in C. difficile drives new drug discovery
Yizhou ChenWe are also calling for volunteers to present in future journal clubs. If you are interested, please feel free to sign up with this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/150UlqytnPUi_NaR8xbM37rTEZlJ5-uI0JLTOvBuB6W8/edit#gid=926874423After the meetings we summarize our discussion […]
Stelios PapadopoulosWe are also calling for volunteers to present in future journal clubs. If you are interested, please feel free to sign up with this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/150UlqytnPUi_NaR8xbM37rTEZlJ5-uI0JLTOvBuB6W8/edit#gid=926874423After the meetings we summarize our discussion […]
Neurobiology of Affective Disturbances in Chronic Pain
Angela Ross, DNP, MPH, PMP, DASM, PHCNS-BCAssistant Professor, School of Biomedical Informatics, UT Health Science Center at HoustonImplementation Science: Research to Practice; Operationalized
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
Ted Wensel, PhDProfessor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of MedicineEmerging Molecular Imaging Approaches to Photoreceptor Cilia
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 […]
James Chappell, PhDAssistant Professor, BioSciences, Rice UniversityProgramming “Wild” Microbes and Microbiomes using RNA
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 […]
Pratip Bhattacharya, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, UT MD Anderson Cancer CenterEarly Detection of Pancreatic Cancer by Real-time Metabolic Imaging
Maria L. Marco, PhD, Professor, Chair, Food Science & Technology, University of California at Davis. Electron Shuttles of Electroactive Lactobacilli
Hot Topics in the Basic Science of MigraineWelcome: Peter Grace, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer CenterModerator: Hadas Nahman-Averbuch, Washington Univ.1:00pm Peripheral CCL2-CCR2 Signaling in Migraine Yu-Qing Cao, Washington Univ.1:15pm Peroxynitrite Contributes to […]
Lauren Stadler, PhD, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University. Waste to Action: Wastewater disease surveillance for public health response in Houston, TX
PhD Students:Alyssa Emig, BCM, and Shelby Simar, UTHealthPostdocs:Leo Elworth, Rice, and Eva Preisner, BCM
Kay Choi, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UT Medical Branch at Galveston
Confirmed speakers: Diana Bautista, UC Berkely; Gregory F. Corder, Univ. of Pennsylvania and Will Renthal, Harvard Univ.
Panelists Nicholas Navin, MDA; Rui Chen, BCM; Hassan Samee, BCM
Lori Banks, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biology, Bates CollegeThe Pursuit of Global Domination
GCC Innovative Drug Discovery and Development ConferenceAccelerating Drug Development – Learning from Success and FailureConfirmed Speakers: Regina Barzilay, MIT; Andrea Carfi, Moderna; Rima Chakrabarti, KdT Ventures; Klaus Hoeflich, Nested Therapeutics; Donna Huryn, U. Penn; Nicola La […]
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 […]
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, […]
University of HoustonGuest SpeakersProfessor Richmond SarpongUniversity of California, BerkeleyDr. Jennifer Albaneze-WalkerLeader, Separations and Technologies Group, Bristol-Myers SquibbProfessor Greg CunyUniversity of HoustonProfessor Kami HullUniversity of Texas, AustinProfessor Junha JeonUniversity of Texas, […]
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 […]
This workshop will feature presentations from Alan Berrett, PhD, UT Medical Branch at Galveston and Roger Nosal, PhD, Pfizer, Inc.
Welcome: Peter Grace, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer CenterModerator: Patrick Dougherty, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer CenterPresenters:Ken Hargreaves, DDS, PhDProfessor and ChairEndodonticsUT Health San AntonioJin Mo Chung, PhDProfessor and ChairNeuroscience, Cell Biology, […]
For contest information, please check the contest website.
The GCC Innovative Drug Discovery and Development (IDDD) Consortium invites you to register to audit this short “crash” course that will cover various aspects of therapeutics commercialization career opportunities within […]
Houston Methodist Research Institute, the Gulf Coast Consortia and the ASM –TMC Chapter presents the Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance:“Dissecting The Population Structure of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Complex” with […]
Welcome: Peter Grace, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer CenterFeaturing Rita Allen Foundation ScholarsModerator: Vivianne Tawfik, MD, PhD, Stanford Univ.1:00pm CGRP Signaling in Neuroimmune Communication and Tumor ImmunosurveillanceNicole Scheff, PhD, Univ. of […]
Anthony Flores, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, UT Health Science Center at HoustonTitle: Tales From The Bench And Bedside: A Career In The Study Of Pathogenic Streptococci
We invite you to register for the launch of our new Diversity, Disparities, and Community Engagement in Healthcare Research Workshop, a collaboration between GCC and TSU. The workshop will take […]
Nasos Dousis, PhDDirector of Protein and RNA Engineering, Tessera TherapeuticsTitle: There and Back Again: Curing Disease Via the Central Dogma
Houston Methodist Research Institute, the Gulf Coast Consortia and the ASM –TMC Chapter presents the Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance:“Standing at the Crossroads between Colonization Resistance and Antibiotic Use” […]
Jason Eriksen, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Studies, UH College of PharmacyTitle: Fit Body, Fit Brain: The Surprising Science of Exercise and Alzheimer’s Disease
Felicia Skelton, MD Assistant Professor, H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of MedicineTitle: Advocating for People with Disabilities through Health Services Research
Please join us for the Mental Health Research Consortium Connecting Circuits Workgroup Roundtable on October 6, 2022, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm at the BioScience Research Collaborative, 6500 Main St., Houston, […]
Holly Beale, PhDLead Computational Biologist, Genomics Institute, Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative, UC Santa CruzTitle: Genomics of Charismatic Megafauna
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 […]
Houston Methodist Research Institute, the Gulf Coast Consortia and the ASM –TMC Chapter presents the Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance:“Predicting Antibiotic Resistance Without Phenotypic Testing: Perils and Possibility” with […]
This year’s conference focuses on major advancements in structural biology with a specific emphasis on innovations in cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM). It brings together experts in the field under one […]
The October workshop will focus on Drosophila Models of Pain. Featuring: Olga Baron, King’s College London; Michael J. Galko, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Greg Neeley, Univ. of Sydney; and Dan Tracey, Indiana Univ. Bloomington.
A Breast Cancer event featuring an interactive educational seminar, outreach, panel discussion, and a Walk Against Cancer on TSU's Historic Tiger Walk.Happening during TSU's 95th Homecoming Celebration.Join In-Person on TSU […]
Weiyi Peng, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Biology and Biochemistry, University of HoustonTitle: Overcome Immune Resistance by Targeting Tumor Intrinsic Pathways
We invite you to register for the GCC TPR Works In Progress and networking event that will take place Nov. 3, from 4:30-6:30 pm at the BioScience Research Collaborative Event […]
Jonathan King, PhD Professor, Biology, Trinity UniversityTitle: Examination of the Interplay between Membrane Tension and the Tight Junction Protein, ZO-1 Zonula occluden-1
Face to Face, Shoulder to Shoulder: Let's Talk About Prostate Cancer.Join us in this important conversation as we collectively address Prostate Cancer Disparity in African American Community.Join In-Person on TSU […]
This virtual workshop will feature Christopher Gibson, Merck Research Laboratories and Ming Hu, Univ. of Houston.
Daniel Promislow, PhD Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Department of Biology, University of Washington School of MedicineTitle: A Systems Biology Perspective on Genetic Variation and Aging
The Gulf Coast Consortia and the ASM –TMC Chapter presents the Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance:“The Devil is in the Details: Implementation and outcomes of rapid blood culture diagnostics” […]
Truc Cecilia T. Tran, PharmDAssistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Houston Methodist Research InstituteTitle: Daptomycin Resistance: The Tale of Three Mechanisms
High Content Screening with Automated Microscopy and Image Informatics12-12:50 Accelerating Drug Discovery with Microscopy & Machine LearningAnne E. Carpenter, PhDBroad Institute of Harvard and MIT12:50-1:10 Image-based Cell Profiling from Multiplexed Fluorescent Dyes: […]
Cathy Higgins, PhDVice President, Scientific Program Management, Stand Up To CancerTitle: Ways to Leverage Skills Towards a Career in Science Management
We invite you to register (registration closes Dec. 4) for the Single Cell Omics Vendor Workshop. Sponsored by the GCC Single Cell Omics Consortia, this discussion will take place on Monday, Dec. […]
Sponsored by the GCC Cellular and Molecular Biophysics Consortia, this workshop will feature: Matt Baker, UT Health Science Center Houston; Tasos Kyrillidis, Rice Univ.; Steven Ludtke, Baylor College of Medicine; Mitch Miller, Rice Univ.; and George […]
The Gulf Coast Consortia and the ASM –TMC Chapter presents the Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance:“From Athens Through Munich to New Delhi and Onward to Texas: Tracing the Inexorable […]
Leveraging Causal Tools in Cognitive Neuroscience for Personalized Psychiatry with Dr. Justin Riddle, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Scientific Director, Carolina Center for Neurostimulation, University of North Carolina, Chapel […]
This workshop will feature presenters from: UH Technology Bridge (Tanu Chatterjee); K2 Biolabs (Phillip Eckels, John Ferreira, Kieron Jones); Biolabs Dallas (Gabby Everett); Texas Medical Center (TMC) Innovation (Tom Luby); Levit Green (John Mooz); and JLabs (Rachel Rath).
Nora Vasquez-Laslop, PhDResearch Associate Professor, Center for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Illinois ChicagoTitle: Translation Regulation Via Nascent Proteins and Small Ligands
Rob Raphael, PhDAssociate Professor, Bioengineering, Rice UniversityTitle: How the Structures in the Hair Cells of Mammalian Inner Ears Encode Fast Signals Involved in Hearing and Balance
CBMHR Community Engagement Core hosts its “January Health Education Seminar & Outreach: Maternal and Child Health” event on 1/28/2023. Outreach will be at JD Walker Community Center - 7613 Wade Road, […]
Badri Roysam, PhDProfessor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of HoustonTitle: TBA
The FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT) is hosting a virtual town hall to answer stakeholder questions related to the clinical […]
Agenda:10:00 – 11:00 Luca Mazzucato, Univ. of Oregon11:10 - 12:10 Tatjana Engel, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratoriesa12:20 - 1:20 lunch1:20 - 2:20 Ida Mommenejad, Microsoft Research2:30 - 3:40 Stefano Fusi, Columbia […]
