12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PhD Graduate Student Literature Seminar – Dhruv Patel, PhD Student – Therapeutic Approaches to Inhibit Pathogenic T Helper 17 Cells in Autoimmune Diseases September 26, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Graduate Student Literature Seminar – Dhruv Patel, PhD Student – Therapeutic Approaches to Inhibit Pathogenic T Helper 17 Cells in Autoimmune Diseases 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 […] Free
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Tuesdays with Career Services: Elevator pitches September 27, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Tuesdays with Career Services: Elevator pitches The elevator pitch is the 30-second introduction used to describe who you are, what your passion is, and what inspires you to talk to your connections. First, we will go over how to know what should be included in your elevator pitch, then how to tailor it, and finally, how to catch the listener's attention. […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Industry Speaker Series: Organizing & Financing Life Sciences Companies (Zachary Myers, JD) September 29, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Industry Speaker Series: Organizing & Financing Life Sciences Companies (Zachary Myers, JD) Join us for our first in-person Industry Talk of the semester, sponsored by Wilson Sonsini. You can register here. Zachary Myers is a corporate and securities partner at Wilson Sonsini. Mr. Myers has been recognized as a “go-to” attorney for Southern California’s private and public companies in the technology and life sciences sectors—especially biotechnology and […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Nazia Rashid, PhD Student – “The Trials and Tribulations of Measuring the Value of Health Outcomes” September 30, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT 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 […] Free
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Intro to P&T Workshop October 4, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Intro to P&T Workshop Come by to learn more about what P&T is and how to succeed in this year's local competition.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Tuesdays with Career Services: Handshake October 4, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Tuesdays with Career Services: Handshake This session we will go through how to find KGI specific resumé drops, and other internship/job postings and get in contact with your career service team. Join us on Tuesdays with Career Services to learn about how to use this helpful tool. RSVP and Zoom link on Handshake: https://kgi.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1124437
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Residency? Fellowships? Phi Lambda Sigma & Career Services presents PharmD Networking October 4, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. PDT Residency? Fellowships? Phi Lambda Sigma & Career Services presents PharmD Networking Are you interested in Residency? Fellowships? Phi Lambda Sigma & Career Service are collaborating to present a PharmD Networking event on October 4, 2022, at 4 p.m. in the KGI Chan Family Cafe & Patio! You will have the opportunity to mingle with the Program Directors of programs such as Pomona Valley Hospital, Kaiser, AbbVie […]
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm The Speaker Series, Innovations in Science October 7, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PDT The Speaker Series, Innovations in Science The Speaker Series, Innovations in Science: The Next 25 Years, features former KGI Dean and Kaiser CEO Dr. David Laurence and BIO President and CEO Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath on October 7 from 2-5 p.m. Business Professional Attire Required Students RSVP on Handshake: https://kgi.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1098725
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Tuesdays with Career Services: LinkedIn October 11, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Tuesdays with Career Services: LinkedIn Building a virtual presence is vital in creating your network. This week, we will learn how to curate your LinkedIn profile and use the platform effectively. LinkedIn can be helpful in extending your network, creating stronger connections with previous contacts, and keeping in touch with past collogues. Join us this week to learn how to […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Career Series #1: CV/Resume Workshop October 12, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Career Series #1: CV/Resume Workshop Hello, KGI Buzzing Bees! IPhO and Career Services will be hosting a collaborative event to hone ANY (Open to all students) KGI students' CVs/Resumes! Angela Cossey will speak about best practices when making a CV/Resume. Following her speech, students will be able to work on their CVs/Resumes with Angela Cossey on site to further assist […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Industry Speaker Series: Dr. Carol A. Nacy, Scientist to Science Business Exec October 13, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Industry Speaker Series: Dr. Carol A. Nacy, Scientist to Science Business Exec Join us for a virtual Industry Talk Dr. Carol A. Nacy is a founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Sequella, Inc., a privately-held pharmaceutical company that discovers and develops treatments for life-threatening infectious diseases. Prior to Sequella, Dr. Nacy was EVP and Chief Scientific Officer at EntreMed, Inc. She left EntreMed to establish Sequella, […]
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Interview Tips Webinar October 13, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PDT Interview Tips Webinar Join Nathan Araujo, Director of Admissions for the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), and KGI Admissions staff as they share interview tips for virtual and in-person interview formats. All are welcome! Register here: https://keckgraduate.secure.force.com/EventListing/?eventId=7014p000001LXxS Zoom Link: https://kgi.zoom.us/j/95807832075
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Research Seminar Speaker Series-Cecily Anaraki, PhD Candidate, UCI-“Differential Stress Responses Drive Asparagine Exchange in Pancreatic Cancer” October 14, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Research Seminar Speaker Series-Cecily Anaraki, PhD Candidate, UCI-“Differential Stress Responses Drive Asparagine Exchange in Pancreatic Cancer” Please join us for our Research Seminar Series Speaker, Cecily Anaraki, PhD Candidate, UCI presentation on: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. A principal barrier to treatment is the densely fibrotic tumor microenvironment, paired with high interstitial pressure which acts to collapse blood vessels and impair […] Free
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm 2022-2023 IPhO – MCPHS Biopharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Webinar October 15, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. PDT 2022-2023 IPhO – MCPHS Biopharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Webinar Hello everyone! IPhO is hosting a Takeda Fellowship School Visit event on Saturday, October 15, from 3-4:00 p.m. PST. MCPHS Fellow Yidan Xu and one of her colleagues, Northeastern Fellow Rohan Zaveri, will be presenting on their experiences as fellows in industry and will also be going over the fellowship application process. The event will […]
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Overcoming Procrastination Workshop October 18, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. PDT Overcoming Procrastination Workshop Have you been putting things off you need to get done? Do you complete tasks at the last minute? Is procrastination causing increased stressed or affecting your sleep? What can you do about it? In this workshop we will address procrastination and time management challenges which affect your academic performance and daily life. We will […] Free
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Tuesdays with Career Services: Interview Prep October 18, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Tuesdays with Career Services: Interview Prep The first part of the session, we will go over how to use the Interview Prep platform, then discuss how to tailor it to fit your needs and help you ace your interviews. RSVP and Zoom link on Handshake: https://kgi.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1124439
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Research Seminar Speaker Series – Dr. Jim Sterling – “Biocondensates: Membraneless Organelles that Organize Cellular Biochemistry” October 21, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT 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 […] Free
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Artificial Intelligence in Defense Against Emerging Pandemics October 24, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Artificial Intelligence in Defense Against Emerging Pandemics Is it possible to develop a passive antibody therapy against an emerging viral pandemic by computationally predicting antibodies that might bind and neutralize a recently discovered virus? Dr. Animesh Ray, Professor at KGI, will discuss strategies for answering this question, which has garnered an NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award in 2021. Dr. Ray will explain […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm International Students Workshop: Negotiating Cross-Cultural Boundaries October 25, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT International Students Workshop: Negotiating Cross-Cultural Boundaries Join the Empower Center and Claremont Graduate University for a discussion on identifying cultural differences and establishing appropriate boundaries.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Tuesdays with Career Services: Building Your Network October 25, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Tuesdays with Career Services: Building Your Network Join us this week at Tuesdays with Career Services to learn all about the value of having a strong professional network, how to build it, and how to maintain it. RSVP and Zoom link on Handshake: https://kgi.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1124441
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Amgen Information Session October 26, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. PDT Amgen Information Session Hello students! Please join us for this company info session with Amgen and learn more about the company, culture, current opportunities, and more! You don't want to miss this event! For more information on the company, please visit their website here: https://www.amgen.com/ This Amgen information session focus is specifically on students interested in the Commercial […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Research Seminar Speaker Series – Dr. Subhrajit Bhattacharya – “Role of NMDARs in Various Diseases of the Brain and Targeted Drug Discovery” October 28, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT 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 […] Free
Featured 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation Speaker Series with Dr. Kiana Aran: “My Journey in Finding my Freedom through Science” Featured November 1, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. PDT Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation Speaker Series with Dr. Kiana Aran: “My Journey in Finding my Freedom through Science” You are invited to the continuation of KGI's 25th Anniversary Speaker Series, as part of the Institute's 25th Anniversary, featuring Dr. Kiana Aran, who will discuss "My Journey in Finding my Freedom through Science." Moderated by Paul Grint, Executive Chairman of Cardea Bio, hear about her incredible journey from Iran to KGI, her science and […] Free
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Tuesdays with Career Services: Interviewing November 1, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Tuesdays with Career Services: Interviewing Interview season is upon us, whether you are applying to internships, full-time jobs, or academic programs. Join us this week at Tuesdays with Career Services to learn how to prepare and rock an interview. We will also discuss common interview questions, case interview preparation, and questions YOU should ask in an interview. RSVP and Zoom […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Postbacc 101 November 4, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Postbacc 101 Please join us for an information session to learn more about our Postbaccalaureate Pre-PA Certificate and Postbaccalaureate Premedical Certificate programs with Assistant Director of our Postbaccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program, Elba Munoz! Register here: http://keckgraduate.force.com/EventListing/?eventId=7014p000001LYPR Zoom link: https://kgi.zoom.us/j/98393264845
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Kent Young, PhD Student – “Manufacturing CAR-T Cell Therapy: Where do we go from here?” November 4, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Kent Young, PhD Student – “Manufacturing CAR-T Cell Therapy: Where do we go from here?” Please join us for PhD Student, Kent Young, Senior Manager, Process Engineering, Kite Pharma PhD Dissertation Literature Mastery Presentation. There are patients alive today because chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy exists. CAR-T cell therapy is a unique treatment that utilizes a patient’s own cells as the starting material for their disease. After undergoing […] Free
11:00 am - 12:00 pm C.A.R.E. Dance Workshop Fundraiser ft. Maddie Pineda November 5, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PDT C.A.R.E. Dance Workshop Fundraiser ft. Maddie Pineda C.A.R.E. is excited to offer a beginner urban dance workshop by Maddie Pineda. Maddie is part of The Lab dance team (@inthelab247) and has additional experience with UCLA's ACA and Samahang Modern Dance Team. Remember to also RSVP here: https://forms.gle/SpTf5ytXyhhWHfuh8 For non-KGI students, make sure to fill out this liability waiver: https://kgi.formstack.com/forms/kgi_liability_waiver $8.00
September 26, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Graduate Student Literature Seminar – Dhruv Patel, PhD Student – Therapeutic Approaches to Inhibit Pathogenic T Helper 17 Cells in Autoimmune Diseases
September 29, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Industry Speaker Series: Organizing & Financing Life Sciences Companies (Zachary Myers, JD)
September 30, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Nazia Rashid, PhD Student – “The Trials and Tribulations of Measuring the Value of Health Outcomes”
October 4, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. PDT Residency? Fellowships? Phi Lambda Sigma & Career Services presents PharmD Networking
October 13, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Industry Speaker Series: Dr. Carol A. Nacy, Scientist to Science Business Exec
October 14, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Research Seminar Speaker Series-Cecily Anaraki, PhD Candidate, UCI-“Differential Stress Responses Drive Asparagine Exchange in Pancreatic Cancer”
October 15, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. PDT 2022-2023 IPhO – MCPHS Biopharmaceutical Industry Fellowship Webinar
October 21, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Research Seminar Speaker Series – Dr. Jim Sterling – “Biocondensates: Membraneless Organelles that Organize Cellular Biochemistry”
October 24, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Artificial Intelligence in Defense Against Emerging Pandemics
October 25, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT International Students Workshop: Negotiating Cross-Cultural Boundaries
October 28, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Research Seminar Speaker Series – Dr. Subhrajit Bhattacharya – “Role of NMDARs in Various Diseases of the Brain and Targeted Drug Discovery”
Featured Featured November 1, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. PDT Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation Speaker Series with Dr. Kiana Aran: “My Journey in Finding my Freedom through Science” Free
November 4, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Kent Young, PhD Student – “Manufacturing CAR-T Cell Therapy: Where do we go from here?”