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” KGI Bldg. 121, Room 1111 121 Bucknell Ave., Claremont, United States 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
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” KGI Bldg. 121, Room 1111 121 Bucknell Ave., Claremont, United States 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
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” KGI Bldg. 535, Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States 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
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” KGI Bldg. 535, Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States 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
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” KGI Bldg. 535, Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States 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
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” KGI Bldg. 121, Room 1111 121 Bucknell Ave., Claremont, United States 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
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 […]
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” KGI Bldg. 535, Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States 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
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” KGI Bldg. 535, Room 35 535 Watson Ave, Claremont, CA, United States 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
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” KGI Bldg. 121, Room 1113 121 Bucknell Ave, Claremont, United States 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 May 13 at 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. PDT Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation Speaker Series with Dr. Marcia McNutt Gardiner W. Spring Auditorium 1245 N. Euclid Avenue, Ontario You are invited to the continuation of KGI's 25th Anniversary Speaker Series, as part of the Institute's 25th Anniversary, featuring Dr. Marcia McNutt. <!-- Please RSVP Below 4 p.m. - Speaker Series | Founder’s Room, Building 517, Room 165 5 p.m. - Meet and Greet | Chan Family Café & Patio, Building 517 Location: Keck […]
May 24 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT PhD Student Tristan Yang – Graduate Student Literature Seminar-“Exploring the Gut Microbiome and Gout” Zoom , 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 […] Free