“Nucleic Acid Vaccines: A Revolution in Modern Medicine” Deborah Fuller, PhD Professor, Microbiology Department of Microbiology Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 12 pm SLU Orin Smith Auditorium & Streamed on Zoom Webinar Abstract This seminar will delve into the history of how nucleic acid vaccines (DNA and RNA vaccines) got started, how nucleic acid vaccines work,…
“Diabetes-associated heart disease: Bridging the gap between basic and translational research” Karin Bornfeldt, PhD Edwin L. Bierman Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Director of the Diabetes Complications Program, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute Director of the T32 Training Program in Nutrition, Obesity and Atherosclerosis Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 1…
Consulting & Banking & Startups, Oh My! Navigating the road to a fulfilling career in biopharma Julie Diamond, Ph.D. Bioprocessing Sales Specialist RoosterBio New York, NY Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 12 pm Zoom Webinar (click link to join) Biography Julie is a scientifically-trained business strategist with ~10 years of combined experience in the life sciences…
“Protein Mass Spectrometry in Biomedical Research and the Care of Patients” Andy Hoofnagle, MD, PhD Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Michael MacCoss, PhD Professor, Genome Sciences Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 1 pm Foege South Auditorium and Zoom Webinar Abstract This seminar will focus on using mass spectrometry to address hypotheses in medical research and to…
“Find your career fit: Field Application Scientist” Lucy Yang, PhD Field Application Scientist MaxCyte | Seattle, WA Thursday, March 28 from 11 am – 12 pm In Person at Brotman Auditorium at UW Medicine South Lake Union Virtually on Zoom Webinar Lucy is currently a field application scientist working remotely for MaxCyte. In this role, she collaborates…
The UW Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) is hosting their first interdisciplinary graduate research symposium since the pandemic. The first half of the symposium is lightning talks from the students and the second half is a poster board session. We will have a welcome from President Cauce and the Graduate School Dean, Bill Mahoney.…
The Department of Microbiology in their upcoming seminar speaker presents Dr. Bryan Dewsbury, an Associate Professor and Principal Investigator of the Science Education and Society (SEAS) reseach program at Florida International University. In this role, he oversees PhD projects that study how pedagogical practices and social contexts impact student learning from kindergarten through doctorate education. A stated goal…
The Office of Research and Graduate Education is proud to have Dr. Peter Greenberg deliver the Distinguished Scientist Lecture for 2023-24. The Distinguished Scientist Lecture recognizes an accomplished School of Medicine senior faculty member, honoring outstanding achievements in the field of research. “Shedding light on bacterial communication and cooperation” E. Peter Greenberg, PhD Professor, Microbiology…
This in-person, four-day program is for PhD candidates and postdocs who are exploring academic career paths in regenerative medicine/engineering and related fields and who are committed to inclusive teaching, mentoring, and lab leadership. The workshop is designed to encourage academic careers from traditionally underrepresented U.S. demographic groups and is open to individuals of any ethnicity,…
Research After Dark (RAD) Networking is partnering with the UW Engage Program in hosting a Science Pitch Workshop, open to Biomedical Research Postdocs and Graduate students at Fred Hutch, University of Washington, and Seattle Children’s. This is a great opportunity to elevate your 3-minute science pitch in a supportive environment and connect with fellow researchers. This 2-hour workshop will be…
**REGISTRATION REQUIRED** The goal of this workshop is to prepare postdocs to apply for academic positions. The workshop includes four sessions: one in-person, full-day session focused on career development followed by three online sessions focused on preparing the job application. The workshop will feature search committee members and faculty members both within and outside traditional…
“Gut hormone therapies for metabolic disorders” Daniel Drucker, MD Senior Scientist, Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute Department of Medicine University of Toronto
