Gulf Coast Consortia

#Pain2022 Workshop
2022-08-19 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Welcome: Peter Grace, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Featuring Rita Allen Foundation Scholars

Moderator: Vivianne Tawfik, MD, PhD, Stanford Univ.

1:00pm CGRP Signaling in Neuroimmune Communication and Tumor Immunosurveillance

Nicole Scheff, PhD, Univ. of Pittsburgh

1:15pm Calibrating Nociceptive Dynamics in Midbrain Opioidergic Circuits

Gregory Corder, PhD, Univ. of Pennsylvania

1:30pm Urothelial Cells and Bladder Pain

Aaron Mickle, PhD, Univ. of Florida

1:45pm Treating and Preventing Amputation Related Pain with Targeted Muscle Reinnervation

Gwendolyn Hoben, MD, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin

Keck Seminar, Anthony R. Flores, MD, PhD
2022-09-09 16:00 - 17:00
Anthony Flores, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, UT Health Science Center at Houston

Title: Tales From The Bench And Bedside: A Career In The Study Of Pathogenic Streptococci

Diversity, Disparities and Community Engagement in Healthcare Research Workshop
2022-09-13 08:30 - 16:30 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
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 place on Sept. 13, 2022, from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (CDT) and will be held in the BioScience Research Collaborative, Room 1003, 6500 Main St., Houston Texas. Confirmed speakers include: Veronica Ajewole, TSU; Carla Brailey, TSU; David Buck, UH; Sterling Carter, 100 Black Men Metropolitan Houston; Kathy Flanagan-Payton, Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation; Jorge Gomez, TAMU; Cassandra Harris, MDA; Rodney Hunter, TSU; Tiffany Israel, Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Center; Karen Kossie-Chernyshev, Latter Day Deliverance Revival Church & TSU; Omonike Olaleye, TSU; Sharon Petronella Croisant, UTMB; Rayne Rouce, Texas Children’s Hospital; Stephen Sodeke, Tuskegee Univ.; Rachel Tolbert Kimbro, Rice Univ.; Nkechi Uche-Ogboh, Dominion International Center. Please click here for the full workshop agenda.

Keck Seminar, Nasos Dousis, PhD
2022-09-16 16:00 - 17:00
Nasos Dousis, PhDDirector of Protein and RNA Engineering, Tessera Therapeutics

Title: There and Back Again: Curing Disease Via the Central Dogma

Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance
2022-09-19 12:00 - 14:00
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” with Jinhee Jo, Assistant Professor, University of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX

When: Monday, September 19th, 12:00 p.m.

Where: https://bit.ly/AMR_Sep19_2022

4th Annual Mental Health Research Conference
2022-09-21 13:00 - 2022-09-22 13:30 | BioScience Research Collaborative Auditorium, 6500 Main St, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

GCC Mental Health Conference
2022-09-21 13:00 - 2022-09-22 14:30 | Bioscience Research Collaborative, 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States

Keck Seminar, Jason Eriksen, PhD
2022-09-23 16:00 - 17:00
Jason Eriksen, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Studies, UH College of Pharmacy

Title: Fit Body, Fit Brain: The Surprising Science of Exercise and Alzheimer’s Disease

Keck Seminar, Felicia Skelton, MD
2022-09-30 16:00 - 17:00
Felicia Skelton, MD Assistant Professor, H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Advocating for People with Disabilities through Health Services Research

MHR Connecting Circuits Workgroup Roundtable
2022-10-06 13:00 - 15:00
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, TX 77030, Room 1003. Discussion includes Dr. Benjamin Deneen. PhD, Professor and Dr. Russell J. and Marian K. Blattner Chair, “The Neuroscience of Brain Tumors” and Dr. Thomas Kosten, MD, Professor and Jay H. Waggoner Chair, ” Psychiatric Disorders: Epigenetics in Suicide and Addictions”.

Keck Seminar, Holly Beale, PhD
2022-10-07 16:00 - 17:00
Holly Beale, PhDLead Computational Biologist, Genomics Institute, Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative, UC Santa Cruz

Title: Genomics of Charismatic Megafauna

GCC Regenerative Medicine Interactive Conference
2022-10-12 08:30 - 17:30 | Bioscience Research Collaborative, 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States

No Keck Seminar
2022-10-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2022-11-25 16:00 - 17:00

Rigor and Reproducibility Workshop
2022-10-17 09:00 - 15:00 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC) Room 1003, 6500 Main Street, Room 1003, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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 of our GCC institutions, this interactive workshop has proven to be very effective as well as a lot of fun. In person only

Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance
2022-10-17 12:00 - 14:00
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 David Greenberg, MD, Professor, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

When: Monday, October 17th, 12:00 p.m.

Where: Houston Methodist = Walter Tower, Room 1-3016

https://bit.ly/AMR_10_17_2022

32nd Annual Keck Research Conference
2022-10-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
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 roof in Houston to discuss the current state of the art in cryo-EM, highlighting breakthroughs in structural biology research and its impact on drug discovery. 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.

#Pain2022 Workshop: Drosophila Models of Pain
2022-10-21 13:00 - 14:00
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.

We Roar Against Breast Cancer
2022-10-25 16:00 - 20:00 | Texas Southern University
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 Campus or Virtually on Zoom.

3rd Annual GCC Single Cell Omics Symposium
2022-10-26 09:00 - 17:00 | BioScience Research Collaborative Auditorium, 6500 Main St, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Keck Seminar, Weiyi Peng, MD, PhD
2022-10-28 16:00 - 17:00
Weiyi Peng, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston

Title: Overcome Immune Resistance by Targeting Tumor Intrinsic Pathways

GCC TPR Social & Work In Progress
2022-11-03 16:30 - 18:30 | Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC), 6500 Main Street, Auditorium, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
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 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.

Keck Seminar, Jonathan King, PhD
2022-11-04 16:00 - 17:00
Jonathan King, PhD Professor, Biology, Trinity University

Title: Examination of the Interplay between Membrane Tension and the Tight Junction Protein, ZO-1 Zonula occluden-1

Prostate Cancer Disparity in African American Community
2022-11-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Texas Southern University
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 Campus or Virtually on Zoom.

IDDD Roundtable Workshop: Role of ADME in Drug Discovery and Development
2022-11-10 15:30 - 17:00
This virtual workshop will feature Christopher Gibson, Merck Research Laboratories and Ming Hu, Univ. of Houston.

Keck Seminar, Daniel Promislow, PhD
2022-11-11 16:00 - 17:00
Daniel Promislow, PhD Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Department of Biology, University of Washington School of Medicine

Title: A Systems Biology Perspective on Genetic Variation and Aging

Monthly Seminar Series on Antibiotic Resistance
2022-11-14 12:00 - 14:00
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” with Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee

When: Monday, November 14th, 12:00 p.m.

Where: https://bit.ly/AMR_Nov14_2022

Keck Seminar, Truc Cecilia T. Tran, PharmD
2022-11-18 16:00 - 17:00
Truc Cecilia T. Tran, PharmDAssistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Houston Methodist Research Institute

Title: Daptomycin Resistance: The Tale of Three Mechanisms

IDDD Roundtable Workshop
2022-12-02 12:00 - 13:30
High Content Screening with Automated Microscopy and Image Informatics

12-12:50 Accelerating Drug Discovery with Microscopy & Machine LearningAnne E. Carpenter, PhD

Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT

12:50-1:10 Image-based Cell Profiling from Multiplexed Fluorescent Dyes: A Light-weight Deep-learning Implementation

Demetrio Labate, PhDUniv. of Houston

1:10-1:30 Q&A

Keck Seminar, Cathy Higgins, PhD
2022-12-02 16:00 - 17:00
Cathy Higgins, PhDVice President, Scientific Program Management, Stand Up To Cancer

Title: Ways to Leverage Skills Towards a Career in Science Management
