October 2022

UCSF Quantitative Biosciences Institute and Institut Pasteur form center to fight infectious disease

QBI Director Krogan receives the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award

Wan-Yu Lai

Project Coordinator

As the Project Coordinator, I provide administrative support for multiple PIs, including Dr. Shuvo Roy, Dr. Catera Wilder, and Dr. Sook Wah Yee. In addition, I work with the Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Fellowship, The Kidney Project (TKP), and The Master of Translational Medicine program (MTM).

A new era for science and practice at UCSF

Giacomini gathers a leadership team in pursuit of a new vision for the School of Pharmacy.

Jeanie Tran

Research Administrator IV

In my role as research administrator, I am responsible for effectively managing PIs’ portfolios by updating projections in PLUS, running financial reports, verifying the accuracy of monthly ledgers and ensuring spending is in accordance with sponsor terms and conditions, providing guidance on award terms and policies, ensuring accurate funding distribution, tracking payments, reviewing/approving reimbursement and BearBuy requests, and maintaining updated Other Support pages. I also work with different groups such as CGA, OSR, and ICD to submit required financial and progress reports, close-outs, and correspond on Just-in-Time, No-Cost Extension, and carry-forward requests.

Team science in modern cancer immunology: embracing complexity thru collaboration, a QBI/SBI online seminar with Kimberly Luddy

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - 9:00 am to 10:00 am

The QBI/SBI Seminar Series presents Kimberly Luddy, Senior Research Project Specialist in the Cancer Biology and Evolution Program at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. Kimberly Luddy is an experimental and theoretical immunologist working at the interface of evolutionary biology and cancer immunology. Kimberly completed her PhD in immunology at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland with Prof Cliona O’Farrelly focusing on the ecology of cancer immunology.

Virtual drug screening leads to new compounds to treat pain and depression

Shoichet’s “docking” approach continues to produce better drugs with fewer side effects.

A Virus Walks Into a Bar: a Film by John Walter

Thursday, October 20, 2022 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Join us for a live screening of the film A Virus Walks Into A Bar by John Walter, QBI’s artist in residence. A Virus Walks Into A Bar is Walter’s most ambitious film to date. It narrates the life cycle of an HIV as if it were set somewhere between Coronation Street and Twin Peaks.

Controlling the message: herpesviral manipulation of mammalian gene expression pathways, a QBI/Gladstone Online Seminar with Britt Glaunsinger

Monday, October 17, 2022 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

The QBI & Gladstone Institute Infectious Disease and Human Health Seminar Series presents Britt Glaunsinger, Professor and Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, as well as a Fellow of the American Society for Microbiology.

Unlocking the secrets of Graves’ disease

Manglik, Cheng, and colleagues break decades-long impasse in understanding a common autoimmune disorder.

A stimulus-contingent positive feedback loop enables IFN-β dose-dependent activation of pro-inflammatory genes: a QBI Hybrid Seminar with Catera Wilder

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

The QBI Seminar Series presents Catera Wilder, assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences at the University of California San Francisco and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator. She received her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering (2016) under the direction of Manu Platt.

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