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
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Tuesdays with Career Services: Personal Statements November 8, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Tuesdays with Career Services: Personal Statements Join us this week at Tuesdays with Career Services for a workshop session focused on personal statements. RSVP and Zoom link on Handshake: https://kgi.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1124444
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm OCRA (Orange County Regulatory Affairs) Career Panel November 9, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. PST OCRA (Orange County Regulatory Affairs) Career Panel OCRA welcomes KGI students to attend a Young Professionals in Regulatory Affairs panel, followed by round table discussions with our panelists and OCRA Board Members. Panelists have experience in medical devices, clinical trials, research, and consulting. Please come learn about how to get started with a career in Regulatory Affairs, what to expect on a […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Industry Speaker Series: Transitioning from a Student to Industry and Fellowship – Gurkirat Singh, Edwards Lifesciences November 10, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Industry Speaker Series: Transitioning from a Student to Industry and Fellowship – Gurkirat Singh, Edwards Lifesciences Join us for our next in-person Industry Talk of the semester, sponsored by Wilson Sonsini. You can register here. Gurkirat Singh is a Clinical Science Fellow in Medical Affairs at Edwards Lifesciences. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy from Regis University School of Pharmacy in Denver, Colorado and his Bachelor of Science in General Biology […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Research Seminar Speaker Series-Dr. Animesh Ray-“The Noncoding RNA SPRIGHTLY Drives a Frequent Childhood Brain Cancer by Forcing Exon-Skipping” November 11, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST 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 […] Free
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm CSHP Seminar | KGI Reception 2022 November 11, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. PST CSHP Seminar | KGI Reception 2022 It’s that time of year! CSHP is here! Students, faculty, staff, preceptors, and alumni are invited to network and mingle at KGI’s reception on Friday, November 11 at 7 p.m. during the CSHP Seminar at the Disneyland Hotel. The reception will be in the Magic Kingdom Ballroom 3. The CSHP Seminar is November 9-13 at […] Free
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Career Series #2: LinkedIn Workshop November 14, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Career Series #2: LinkedIn Workshop Hello, KGI Buzzing Bees! IPhO and Career Services will be back in action with an event to polish ANY (open to all students) KGI students' LinkedIn profiles! Angela Cossey will be speaking about best practices when establishing a new LinkedIn profile or simply maintaining one. Following her speech, students will be able to work on […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Tuesdays with Career Services: Student Panel: MBS November 15, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Tuesdays with Career Services: Student Panel: MBS Calling all MBS students! Join us for a snack and chatting hour with second-year MBS students. RSVP and Zoom link on Handshake: https://kgi.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1124509
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Graduate Student Leaders/Mentors Workshop: Building Cultural Competence November 16, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Graduate Student Leaders/Mentors Workshop: Building Cultural Competence Come learn about identifying personal biases and understanding others in order to develop successful partnerships/teams and be an effective leader. Presented by Dr. Dana Reyes and Dr. Shalom Alchaimy (Monsour Counseling and Psychological Services) Zoom link
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Making Biopharmaceutical Products Available to Patients November 16, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PST Making Biopharmaceutical Products Available to Patients Please join us to learn more about what industry partnerships are in the bioprocessing field. You will also be able to connect with Dr. Sue Behrens, George B. and Joy Rathmann Professor in Bioprocessing and Director of the Amgen Bioprocessing Center! We welcome students from life sciences, engineering, pre-health, and many other majors to join […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch with a CEO, Eric Sanchez, Splendo Health November 17, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Lunch with a CEO, Eric Sanchez, Splendo Health Join us for lunch with Eric Sanchez, CEO of SplendoHealth, in the Chan Family Cafe. Lunch will be provided for the first 40 students. You can register here. Splendo Health is a privately owned digital health company based in The Netherlands and USA. We specialize in assessment and improvement of Cardio Respiratory Function through the […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Ana Mena Amores, PhD Student – “Development of a Transient AAV Manufacturing Platform” November 18, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST 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 […] Free
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mentoring & Diversity Program – Full Fellowships Available November 19, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PST Mentoring & Diversity Program – Full Fellowships Available Ethnically diverse university students and recent graduates in technical fields are invited to apply for Mentoring & Diversity Program - Full Fellowships (Hispanic Americans, Pacific Islanders, African Americans, and Native Americans). To qualify, applicants must be interested in a career in biotechnology, medical technology, or consumer healthcare industries and seek to receive career mentoring and […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Tuesdays with Career Services: Student Panel MEng November 22, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Tuesdays with Career Services: Student Panel MEng Calling all MEng students! Join us for a snack and chatting hour with second-year MEng students. RSVP and Zoom link on Handshake: https://kgi.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1124510
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PhD Dissertation Literature Mastery Presentation – Yi-Chun Lin, PhD Student – “Investigating Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel by Computational Approach” November 22, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. PST 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 […] Free
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Industry Speaker Series: Dynamic Navigation of Failures and Driving Scientific Value, Brian Hogan, MEng, Emergent Biosolutions November 29, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Industry Speaker Series: Dynamic Navigation of Failures and Driving Scientific Value, Brian Hogan, MEng, Emergent Biosolutions Join us for our next in-person Industry Talk of the semester, sponsored by Wilson Sonsini. You can register here. KGI is where Brian Hogan, MEng '20, entered his biopharmaceutical career—graduating through the MEng track. Hogan has been a critical member of startups with high hopes and varied results. Brian Hogan now works for Emergent Biosolutions […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Tuesdays with Career Services: Student Panel: MS November 29, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Tuesdays with Career Services: Student Panel: MS Calling all MS students! Join us for a snack and chatting hour with second-year MS students. RSVP and Zoom link on Handshake: https://kgi.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1124511
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Cole Azevedo, PhD Student -“Downstream Purification Process Development for Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV)” November 30, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Cole Azevedo, PhD Student -“Downstream Purification Process Development for Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV)” Please join us for PhD Student, Cole Azevedo's PhD Literature Mastery Presentation. The gene therapy industry is still in its infancy, with only 3 AAV-mediated gene therapies approved by the FDA to date, and many more in clinical trials. Given recent successes in this space, the manufacturing of these viral vectors is still continually being […] Free
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Next 25 Years of Innovation and Collaboration November 30, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. PST The Next 25 Years of Innovation and Collaboration Hosted by BioscienceLA, you are invited to a panel discussion about "The Next 25 Years of Innovation and Collaboration" moderated by Dave Whelan, CEO of BioscienceLA with Machine Bio, City of Hope, and Larta Institute. Free
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm City of Hope Tech Transfer Virtual Information Session December 1, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST City of Hope Tech Transfer Virtual Information Session Interested in Technology Transfer? Technology Transfer Offices help translate innovations coming from the lab into products that improve people's lives. We manage intellectual property from scientists and partner with outside companies to bring these new ideas to market. Come talk to the tech transfer professionals working at the City of Hope to learn more! Students […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Why is my personal statement such an important piece to my application? December 2, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Why is my personal statement such an important piece to my application? Please join our Assistant Director of our Postbaccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program (PPC), Elba Muñoz, for a webinar where you will learn what key elements to include in your personal statement in order to stand out among the rest. Register here: http://keckgraduate.force.com/EventListing/?eventId=7014p000001LYDd Zoom link: https://kgi.zoom.us/j/95533815016
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Resarch Seminar Speaker Series-Leticia Reyes-Regis-“Downstream Processing (DSP) of Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) focusing on Full AAV Capsid Enrichment” December 2, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Resarch Seminar Speaker Series-Leticia Reyes-Regis-“Downstream Processing (DSP) of Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) focusing on Full AAV Capsid Enrichment” Please join us for our Research Seminar Series Speaker, Leticia Reyes-Regis, Senior Principal Scientist, Pall Corporation. In recent years, there has been a strong interest to use AAV particles as viral vectors as evidenced by the growing number of clinical successes and agency approvals for AAV therapeutics. AAV-based gene therapies offer a better quality of […] Free
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?”
November 10, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Industry Speaker Series: Transitioning from a Student to Industry and Fellowship – Gurkirat Singh, Edwards Lifesciences
November 11, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Research Seminar Speaker Series-Dr. Animesh Ray-“The Noncoding RNA SPRIGHTLY Drives a Frequent Childhood Brain Cancer by Forcing Exon-Skipping”
November 16, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Graduate Student Leaders/Mentors Workshop: Building Cultural Competence
November 16, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PST Making Biopharmaceutical Products Available to Patients
November 18, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Ana Mena Amores, PhD Student – “Development of a Transient AAV Manufacturing Platform”
November 19, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PST Mentoring & Diversity Program – Full Fellowships Available
November 22, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. PST PhD Dissertation Literature Mastery Presentation – Yi-Chun Lin, PhD Student – “Investigating Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel by Computational Approach”
November 29, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Industry Speaker Series: Dynamic Navigation of Failures and Driving Scientific Value, Brian Hogan, MEng, Emergent Biosolutions
November 30, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Cole Azevedo, PhD Student -“Downstream Purification Process Development for Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV)”
December 1, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST City of Hope Tech Transfer Virtual Information Session
December 2, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Why is my personal statement such an important piece to my application?
December 2, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST Resarch Seminar Speaker Series-Leticia Reyes-Regis-“Downstream Processing (DSP) of Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) focusing on Full AAV Capsid Enrichment”