March 24 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Research Seminar Speaker Series – Ya-Xiong Tao, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine – “Biased Signaling at Neural Melanocortin Receptors” KGI Bldg. 121, Room 1111 121 Bucknell Ave., Claremont, United States Please join us for our Research Seminar Series Speaker, Ya-Xiong Tao, Professor, Physiology on: The global prevalence of obesity highlights the importance of understanding on regulation of energy homeostasis. The central melanocortin system is an important intersection connecting the neural pathways controlling satiety and energy expenditure to regulate energy homeostasis by sensing and integrating the signals […] 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 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 […]
April 5 at 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. PDT Cope Health Solutions Tabling KGI Bldg. 121, Gayle Riggs Student Center 121 Bucknell Ave, Claremont, CA, United States 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.
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
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” KGI Bldg. 121, Room 1111 121 Bucknell Ave., Claremont, United States 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
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” KGI Bldg. 121, Room 1111 121 Bucknell Ave., Claremont, United States 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
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 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 […]
April 21 at 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PDT Team Design Project Presentation Day 2023 517 Building 165 Founder's Room 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
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