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PhD Graduate Student Literature Seminar – Dhruv Patel, PhD Student – Therapeutic Approaches to Inhibit Pathogenic T Helper 17 Cells in Autoimmune Diseases

KGI 535 Building - Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States

Please join us for PhD Student, Dhruv Patel's Graduate Student Literature Seminar. Nearly 4% of world population suffers from autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory bowel disease, allergy, and asthma. Several environmental and genetic factors play a role in these conditions. Certain autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, such as […]

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PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Nazia Rashid, PhD Student – “The Trials and Tribulations of Measuring the Value of Health Outcomes”

Please join us for this presentation by our own KGI Faculty member, Dr. Nazia Rashid, give her first PhD Milestone presentation! Health has been considered as a function of length of life and quality of life, thus, the quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) was developed as an attempt to combine the value of these attributes into a […]

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Research Seminar Speaker Series – Dr. Jim Sterling – “Biocondensates: Membraneless Organelles that Organize Cellular Biochemistry”

Please join us for this presentation by our own KGI faculty member, Dr. Jim Sterling, Professor and PhD Program Director, Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences Many macromolecular biocondensates have been observed as so-called intracellular membraneless organelles since their discovery in 2009 in the Hyman lab in Dresden Germany. Commercialization of drug discovery […]

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Research Seminar Speaker Series – Dr. Subhrajit Bhattacharya – “Role of NMDARs in Various Diseases of the Brain and Targeted Drug Discovery”

Please join us for this presentation by our own KGI Faculty member, Dr. Subhrajit Bhattacharya, Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical and Applied Life Sciences NMDARs (N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptors) are an essential component of the excitation/inhibition complex in the brain that regulates precipitation of different neurodegenerative diseases. Dysregulated spatial and temporal expression of these receptors and their interactions with […]

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ABCAB Industry: Student Poster Presentations and Networking Reception

Registration to attend the ABCAB Student Poster Presentations and Industry-Student Networking Reception. Students, please register below if you plan to attend. Thursday, November 11, 2022 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 555 Bldg. - Hallway Area (KGI entrance next to outdoor patio area - look for the balloons) Light appetizers and drinks will be served.  

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Research Seminar Speaker Series-Dr. Animesh Ray-“The Noncoding RNA SPRIGHTLY Drives a Frequent Childhood Brain Cancer by Forcing Exon-Skipping”

Please join us for this presentation by our own KGI Faculty member, Dr. Animesh Ray, Professor of Systems Biology and Genomics Noncoding RNA (ncRNA) genes are even more conserved in evolution than are protein coding genes, suggesting that ncRNAs play important biological functions. One such ncRNA is SPRIGHTLY, which we had previously shown to be […]

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PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Ana Mena Amores, PhD Student – “Development of a Transient AAV Manufacturing Platform”

Please join us for PhD Student, Ana Mena Amores' PhD Literature Mastery Presentation. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are the leading platform for gene delivery for many diseases like retinal disorders and spinal muscular atrophy. Recent developments on the production of AAV capsids, vector design optimization, and cell culture techniques have contributed substantially to the growth […]

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PhD Dissertation Literature Mastery Presentation – Yi-Chun Lin, PhD Student – “Investigating Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel by Computational Approach”

Please join us for PhD Student Yi-Chun Lin, Research Assistant, Western University give her PhD Literature Mastery presentation. The voltage gated channel family is the third largest class of signal transduction proteins following GPCR and protein kinases. The activation of the voltage gated channel is by the change of the membrane potential. There are two […]

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Research Seminar Speaker Series – Jerome Lacroix, Western University – “How do you feel? Sensing mechanical forces with PIEZO channels”

KGI 121 Building - Room 1111 121 Bucknell Ave., Claremont, United States

Please join us for our Research Seminar Series Speaker, Jerome Lacroix, Associate Professor, Western University presentation on:  Channel proteins catalyze the passive transport of solutes across cell membranes. These rapid transmembrane flows act as cellular signals in numerous biological functions. Channel opening is typically triggered by the presence of a specific stimulus, which is detected […]

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APhA-ASP Pill Counting Competition

KGI 517 Building - Room 165 (Founder's Room)

Hello everyone! We hope you had a restful and relaxing winter break! APhA-ASP is pleased to announce that we are bringing back our Pill Counting Competition! Please join us and showcase those counting skills for a chance to win prizes for the top 3 competitors! You may also sponsor another student or purchase a $1 […]

$1.00 – $5.00

Research Seminar Speaker Series – Shivashavankar Othy, UCI – “Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Immune Cells in the Spinal Cord During CNS Autoimmunity”

Please join us for our Research Seminar Series Speaker, Shivashankar Othy, Researcher, UCI presentation on:  Effector T (Teff) cells potentiate CNS autoimmunity, whereas regulatory T (Treg) cells limit autoimmunity. Using a combination of multiphoton imaging and transgenic mice in an MS-like disease model called experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, we provide new insights into the cellular dynamics […]

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MBS 2023 Farewell Party

Farewell to our second-year MBS students and Dr. West! To celebrate the second year's two years at KGI, hard work, and guidance to first-year students, the MBS Student Government Board is hosting a Farewell celebration. We will be serving alcohol, pizza, and salad. This event is open to MBS first years, second years & MBS […]

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Riggs End of Year Celebration

KGI 121 Building - Courtyard , United States

Dean Prosser will be treating all Riggs students to some yogurt from Yogurtland! All Riggs students and faculty are welcome to join us on April 28th, 2023, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. If you are joining us, feel free to accept our calendar invite (sent to your email on 4/3/23) so we know much yogurt to order […]

PhD Student Tristan Yang – Graduate Student Literature Seminar-“Exploring the Gut Microbiome and Gout”

Hybrid - Zoom or In-person Bldg. 535 Room 35 , United States

Please join us for PhD Student, Tristan Yang's PhD Graduate Student Literature Seminar on  "Exploring the Gut Microbiome and Gout" Incidents of gout have expanded worldwide with the increased intake of high protein food in many societies. Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent episodes of intense joint pain, swelling, and stiffness […]

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KGI in New York

Ella Social 249 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Alumni, corporate partners, and friends are invited to mix and mingle with KGI in New York to meet up with President Schuster in his last few months before retiring from KGI.  Drinks and appetizers hosted by KGI.

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