October 3 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Nucleate Los Angeles KGI Info Session KGI 535 Building - Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States Nucleate, a global, student-run nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech founders will be on campus, October 3, in building 535, room 152. Nucleate provides students with the education and tools they need to translate their research into biotech startups. Jared Cristobal, MEng '22 and Bea Portez, MEng '22, PhD Candidate are […]
May 10 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT Lunch and Learn with Karen Tumulty, Associate Editor and Political Columnist, Washington Post KGI 535 Building - Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States Hosted by JEDI and The Office of Alumni Support, students are invited to hear from Karen Tumulty. Tumulty was a national political correspondent, winning the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. Tumulty joined The Post in 2010 from Time magazine, where she worked for over 15 years, holding positions such as congressional and White […] Free
July 25, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PDT PhD Student, Jonalyn (Herce) DeCastro: PhD Dissertation Defense – “Characteristics of Erythrocyte Exosomes from Different Aged Donors: Implications in Aging and Neuropathology” KGI 535 Building - Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States Please join us for PhD Student, Jonalyn (Herce) DeCastro's PhD Dissertation Defense Presentation on "Characteristics of Erythrocyte Exosomes from Different Aged Donors: Implications in Aging and Neuropathology" Aging biomarkers are crucial in predicting lifespan, physiological age, and preventing age-related diseases. Old systemic milieu hampers tissue maintenance and repair, causing cognitive decline in young mammals. This […] Free
May 3, 2023 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 535 Building - 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
April 25, 2023 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 535 Building - 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 25, 2023 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 535 Building - 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 21, 2023 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 535 Building - 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
December 8, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. PST PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Julie Tobar Sosa, PhD Student – “Investigating Treatment Tolerability: Integrating the Toxicity Index with Patient-Reported Outcomes in Bladder Cancer” KGI 535 Building - Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States Please join us for PhD Student, Julie Tobar Sosa's PhD Literature Mastery Presentation. Treatment tolerability refers to the magnitude of adverse events that affect a patient’s adherence and persistence in continuing a prescribed cancer therapy. Understanding and interpreting data concerning toxicity can further our knowledge of treatment tolerability. This can assist oncology professionals to develop […] Free
December 8, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PST PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Jason Lee, PhD Student – “Modeling Fluidic Shear Stress Found in Various Bioprocess Systems and its Effect on T Cells” KGI 535 Building - Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States Please join us for KGI PhD student Jason Lee, Process Engineer II, Kite Pharma Ph.D. Literature Mastery presentation. The development and approval of autologous CAR-T cell therapies places an increase demand on manufacturing capacity. There are 5 commercially approved autologous CAR-T cell products with over 500 cell therapies in development. Implementation of automation technologies can […] Free
December 6, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. PST PhD Literature Mastery Presentation – Oghenetega Imiruaye, PhD Studet – “The Role of NMDA Receptor Subunits in the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease in Novel Areas of the Brain” KGI 535 Building - Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States Please join us for PhD Student, Oghenetega Imiruaye give his PhD Literature Mastery Presentation. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent and persistent neurodegenerative condition. Beta-amyloid (Aβ) plaque deposition, accumulation of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), inflammation, dysregulated neurotransmitter signaling, brain atrophy, and neuronal alterations are the primary neuropathological hallmarks of AD. The central nervous system (CNS) […] Free
September 29, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT 2022-2023 IPhO Second General Meeting KGI 535 Building - Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) is having their second general meeting on Thursday, September 29 from 12-1 p.m.! Come learn more about our chapter - the winning team of the 2021-2022 IPhO Case Competition, the events we have planned for this year, how to become a member, and did I mention the winning team of the […]
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 KGI 535 Building - Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States 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
September 6, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT 2022-2023 IPhO First General Meeting KGI 535 Building - Room 152 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA, United States Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) is having their first general meeting on Tuesday, September 6, at lunch time! Come learn more about our chapter - the winning team of the 2021-2022 IPhO Case Competition, the events we have planned for this year, how to become a member, and did I mention the winning team of the […]