Join us as Master of Science in Applied Life Sciences student Summer O'Brien speaks about investigating Bacillus thuringiensis's vegetative insecticidal proteins VIP1 and VIP2. “Entomopathogenic Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram-positive spore forming bacterium that has been used for more than 60 years as a bio-insecticide in agriculture, transgenic crops, and forestry. Vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vips) are […]

Join us as Master of Science in Translational Medicine student Eemon Tizpa speaks about Compound 21: Novel treatment for Metastatic Melanoma. “Melanoma Brain Metastases (MBM) have a median overall survival of 4-5 months. Although immunotherapy nearly doubles the overall survival of patients with melanoma, there is a high incidence rate of relapse caused by drug resistance […]

Join us as Master of Science in Applied Life Sciences student Erick Yeh speaks about improving patient experience at Mission Hospital. “Overall patient experience in Southern California hospitals has been on a steady decline. Since the last 5 years, Mission Hospital of Mission Viejo has dropped in rank from the top 75th percentile to the […]

Join us as Master of Science in Applied Life Sciences student Jada Mack speaks about decorating red blood cell exosomes for CRISPR-Cas9 delivery across the blood-brain barrier. “The most common and prevalent neurodegenerative disease is dementia, with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s being the most common occurring. Currently, there is no cure for these diseases due to […]

Join us as Master of Science in Applied Life Sciences student Candy Carrillo speaks about improving patient satisfaction, perioperative care outcomes, and promoting home discharge at POD1 through the implementation and execution of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) methods in Total Joint Replacement (TJR) surgeries at Emanate Health. “Orthopedic surgery, particularly Total Joint Replacement, remains […]

Join us as Master of Science in Applied Life Sciences student Ryan Elshimali speaks about utilizing EMP2 to identify breast cancer patients at risk for metastasis and relapse. “Over the last few years, the use of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) as “liquid biopsies” of solid tumors has gained momentum. However, current methodologies to recover CTCs […]

Join us as Master of Science in Applied Life Sciences student Gloria Bartolo speaks about identification of the glucocorticoid receptor in drosophila melanogaster. “Glucocorticoids are a common anti-inflammatory regimen prescribed to cancer patients and organ transplant recipients to suppress the immune system. While the mechanisms of glucocorticoids and their nuclear glucocorticoid receptor (GR) are well-known […]

Join us as Master of Science in Applied Life Sciences student Joshua Littig speaks about nonpharmacological methods of pain management. “Pain continues to be a vexing issue in healthcare. The conventional methods of drug-based approaches have been inadequate in fully addressing the needs of patients and have contributed to the current opioid crisis in the United […]