Featured 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation Speaker Series with Dr. Steven Galson Featured March 29 at 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PDT Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation Speaker Series with Dr. Steven Galson You are invited to the continuation of KGI's 25th Anniversary Speaker Series, as part of the Institute's 25th Anniversary, featuring Dr. Steven Galson, who will discuss "Public health in the COVID era: What happened and how do we recover?" Please RSVP Below <!-- 4 p.m. - Speaker Series | Founder’s Room, Building 517, Room 165 […]
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm Cope Health Solutions Tabling April 5 at 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. PDT Cope Health Solutions Tabling Please drop by the Cope Health Solutions table on April 5, 2023, anytime between 12:30-3 p.m. in Oasis building south entrance and learn more about their program. Please RSVP on Handshake.
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Interview Tips Webinar April 13 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=7014p000001LX98 Zoom Link: https://kgi.zoom.us/j/93181678671
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PhD Dissertation Defense – Mandar Narayan Makwana – “Using computational fluid dynamics and optical sensor technology to scale cell culture platforms” April 14 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Dissertation Defense – Mandar Narayan Makwana – “Using computational fluid dynamics and optical sensor technology to scale cell culture platforms” Please join us for PhD Student, Mandar Narayan Makwana's PhD Dissertation Defense. Cell culture vessels range from a micro scale to lab and eventually to a commercial scale vessel. Based on the mode of operation, cell culture vessels have different hydrodynamic environments, making it challenging to scale. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is one such tool […] Free
Featured 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation Speaker Series with Dr. Jeremy Levin Featured April 20 at 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PDT Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation Speaker Series with Dr. Jeremy Levin You are invited to the continuation of KGI's 25th Anniversary Speaker Series, as part of the Institute's 25th Anniversary, featuring Dr. Jeremy Levin, who will discuss “The Innovation Symphony.” Please RSVP Below <!-- 4 p.m. - Speaker Series | Founder’s Room, Building 517, Room 165 5 p.m. - Meet and Greet | Chan Family Café […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Graduate Student Literature Seminar – Uche Anyaduba – “Advances in the Use of Biomarkers in Oncology Drug Development” April 20 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Graduate Student Literature Seminar – Uche Anyaduba – “Advances in the Use of Biomarkers in Oncology Drug Development” Please join us for Uche Anyaduba's Graduate Student Literature Seminar Presentation on: Cancer treatment and drug development face significant challenges and obstacles due to the complexity and variability of cancer biology. Heterogeneity in tumors, innate drug resistance, non-therapeutic targets in some tumor cells, and adverse drug reactions are major roadblocks to effective treatment. Molecularly-targeted therapies are […] Free
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Team Design Project Presentation Day 2023 April 21 at 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PDT Team Design Project Presentation Day 2023 The Team Design Project (TDP) Presentation Day is the capstone project for KGI’s Master of Engineering in Biopharmaceutical Processing (MEng) program. TDP Day is an in-person event this year. Master of Engineering Teams will be presenting their capstone project designs developing the next generation of biomanufacturing facilities for the future biopharmaceutical industry. Friday, April 21, […] Free
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Research Seminar Speaker Series – Dr. Nancy Sobhy Bolous, MD, MA, MSc, Research Scientist, Disease Burden and Simulation at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Global Pediatric Medicine – “Economics of AAV-mediated Gene Therapies: Challenges and Future Directions” April 21 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Research Seminar Speaker Series – Dr. Nancy Sobhy Bolous, MD, MA, MSc, Research Scientist, Disease Burden and Simulation at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Global Pediatric Medicine – “Economics of AAV-mediated Gene Therapies: Challenges and Future Directions” Please join us for our Research Seminar Series Speaker, Dr. Nancy Sobhy Bolous, , MD, MA, MSc, Research Scientist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Dr. Nancy Sobhy Bolous is a research scientist in Global Pediatric Medicine at St. Jude. She has led several research projects focused on costing and cost-effectiveness of treatments for pediatric […] Free
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm PhD Dissertation Defense – Jonas Otoo – “The Development of a Primer Payload with Microparticles for UTI Pathogen Identification Using Poly-Thymidine Modified LAMP Primers in Droplet LAMP” April 21 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. PDT PhD Dissertation Defense – Jonas Otoo – “The Development of a Primer Payload with Microparticles for UTI Pathogen Identification Using Poly-Thymidine Modified LAMP Primers in Droplet LAMP” Please join us for Jonas Otoo's PhD Dissertation Defense on: Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) have relatively high sensitivity and specificity. However, they are more complex to develop than other diagnostic tests, such as lateral flow immunoassay tests. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the gold standard of NAATs. PCR requires thermal cycling to achieve clonal […] Free
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Celebrating the Career of Professor Joel West Research Seminar – “Open Innovation in the Healthcare Sector” April 21 at 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PDT Celebrating the Career of Professor Joel West Research Seminar – “Open Innovation in the Healthcare Sector” Please join us for Dr. Joel West's Research Seminar Speaker Series presentation along with a celebration of Dr. West's time here at KGI prior to his retirement the end of this semester! Scholars have previously studied sectoral systems of innovation to analyze the interdependence of innovation activities and capabilities in an industry, but such studies […] Free
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PhD Literature Mastery Presentation– Alexander Burns – “Exosomes as Delivery Vectors for Cells and Theranostics” April 25 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Literature Mastery Presentation– Alexander Burns – “Exosomes as Delivery Vectors for Cells and Theranostics” Please join us for PhD student, Alexander Burns' PhD Literature Mastery Presentation on: R&D efforts around exosomes have been ongoing for more than 40 years, with over 80 active clinical trials investigating the use of exosomes as a potential tool for therapy and diagnostics (theranostics), and as a potential alternative to viral vectors. The research […] Free
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Ross Steinberg – “The Athlete’s Paradox: The Role of Skeletal Muscle Lipid Droplet Location and Metabolism on Insulin Resistance” April 25 at 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. PDT PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Ross Steinberg – “The Athlete’s Paradox: The Role of Skeletal Muscle Lipid Droplet Location and Metabolism on Insulin Resistance” Please join us for Ross Steinberg's PhD Dissertation Literature Mastery Presentation on: The observation has been made that lean and even overweight metabolically normal individuals do not have significant amounts of ectopic fat deposited in their skeletal muscle. Insulin-resistant individuals typically do, in fact, have ectopic deposits that correlate with their degree of insulin resistance. […] Free
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Research Seminar Speaker Series – Dr. William Stanford, Chief Medical Officer at the Beverly Hills Institute for Precision Medicine – “Precision Medicine: Who, What, When, Where, How” April 28 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Research Seminar Speaker Series – Dr. William Stanford, Chief Medical Officer at the Beverly Hills Institute for Precision Medicine – “Precision Medicine: Who, What, When, Where, How” Please join us for our Research Seminar Series Speaker, Dr. William Stanford, Chief Medical Officer at the Beverly Hills Institute for Precision Medicine, on: Precision medicine is an emerging healthcare approach leveraging multiple types of data, including genomics, epigenetics, proteomics, radiomics, uber-detailed medical histories, and wearable technology, to craft a care plan. Personalized, precision medicine […] Free
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Virtual Drop-in Hours May 2 at 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. PDT Virtual Drop-in Hours Please join our virtual drop-in hours before the May 5 priority deadline! You will have one on one access to our admissions team to ask any questions or concerns that you might have about the deadline. Additionally, our team is available to discuss our Riggs programs in more detail, as well as the admission process. Morning […]
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PhD Dissertation Graduate Student Literature Seminar – Ijeoma J. Nnadozie, PhD Student– “Identification and Comparison of Structural Variants found Colorectal Cancer Patients from Diverse Populations” May 3 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Dissertation Graduate Student Literature Seminar – Ijeoma J. Nnadozie, PhD Student– “Identification and Comparison of Structural Variants found Colorectal Cancer Patients from Diverse Populations” Please join us for Ijeoma J. Nnadozie's PhD Dissertation Graduate Student Literature Seminar Presentation on: One of the primary mechanisms of genetic mutation in cancer is structural variation, which involves the deletion, insertion, or reordering of genomic segments ranging from a few kilobases to entire chromosomes. While the role of structural variants in cancer development […] Free
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PhD Dissertation Defense – Christine Urrea, PhD Student– “Continuous Bioprocessing: Technology for Next-Generation Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing” May 4 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Dissertation Defense – Christine Urrea, PhD Student– “Continuous Bioprocessing: Technology for Next-Generation Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing” Please join us for Christine Urrea's PhD Dissertation Defense on: Current industrial practices for producing biopharmaceuticals include fed-batch production with batch isolation and purification. Nonproductive hold-up steps and manual offline measurements are common in batch processing which increases processing time and contributes to a high cost of production. Current market trends and cost pressures in […] Free
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PhD Dissertation Graduate Student Literature Seminar – Terezie Cernosek, PhD Student– “Poly(A) Tails in mRNA Vaccines: Challenges and Analytical Methods” May 4 at 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. PDT PhD Dissertation Graduate Student Literature Seminar – Terezie Cernosek, PhD Student– “Poly(A) Tails in mRNA Vaccines: Challenges and Analytical Methods” Please join us for Terezie Cernosek's PhD Dissertation Graduate Student Literature Seminar Presentation on: Messenger RNA (mRNA) technology has gained significant traction in the biopharmaceutical space over the last decade for applications that include vaccination approaches for infectious diseases, gene editing, and protein replacement therapies. The unique structure of mRNA molecules includes a 5' cap, […] Free
Featured Featured March 29 at 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PDT Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation Speaker Series with Dr. Steven Galson
April 14 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Dissertation Defense – Mandar Narayan Makwana – “Using computational fluid dynamics and optical sensor technology to scale cell culture platforms”
Featured Featured April 20 at 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PDT Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation Speaker Series with Dr. Jeremy Levin
April 20 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Graduate Student Literature Seminar – Uche Anyaduba – “Advances in the Use of Biomarkers in Oncology Drug Development”
April 21 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Research Seminar Speaker Series – Dr. Nancy Sobhy Bolous, MD, MA, MSc, Research Scientist, Disease Burden and Simulation at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Global Pediatric Medicine – “Economics of AAV-mediated Gene Therapies: Challenges and Future Directions”
April 21 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. PDT PhD Dissertation Defense – Jonas Otoo – “The Development of a Primer Payload with Microparticles for UTI Pathogen Identification Using Poly-Thymidine Modified LAMP Primers in Droplet LAMP”
April 21 at 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PDT Celebrating the Career of Professor Joel West Research Seminar – “Open Innovation in the Healthcare Sector”
April 25 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Literature Mastery Presentation– Alexander Burns – “Exosomes as Delivery Vectors for Cells and Theranostics”
April 25 at 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. PDT PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Ross Steinberg – “The Athlete’s Paradox: The Role of Skeletal Muscle Lipid Droplet Location and Metabolism on Insulin Resistance”
April 28 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Research Seminar Speaker Series – Dr. William Stanford, Chief Medical Officer at the Beverly Hills Institute for Precision Medicine – “Precision Medicine: Who, What, When, Where, How”
May 3 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Dissertation Graduate Student Literature Seminar – Ijeoma J. Nnadozie, PhD Student– “Identification and Comparison of Structural Variants found Colorectal Cancer Patients from Diverse Populations”
May 4 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Dissertation Defense – Christine Urrea, PhD Student– “Continuous Bioprocessing: Technology for Next-Generation Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing”
May 4 at 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. PDT PhD Dissertation Graduate Student Literature Seminar – Terezie Cernosek, PhD Student– “Poly(A) Tails in mRNA Vaccines: Challenges and Analytical Methods”