Events

UCI Conte Center Seminar Series: Enduring effects of early developmental immune activation

Speaker: William A. Carlezon Jr., PhD
Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport chair in Psychiatry, Chief in the Division of Basic Neuroscience at McLean Hospital, and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School

The Mitochondrial ARS (Mt-aaRS) Genes Annual Scientific Symposium

Join us for a Virtual Symposium! This event is designed to bring together researchers and physicians working on the mtARS family of mitochondrial diseases to share the latest developments from both the lab and the clinic and find common ground in the battle against these diverse disorders.

UCI MIND Seminar: From Micro to Macro and Back Again: Reducing Dementia Burden through the Study of Modifiable Risk Factors

Speaker: Barb Bendlin, PhD
This talk will provide an overview of the dementia prevention landscape, including risk conferred by type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and obesity, and the impact of so-called lifestyle factors such as sleep, diet, and exercise. New additions to the field will also be considered, including the potential influence of gut microbiome and social-contextual factors. Gaining a better understanding of modifiable factors can inform dementia prevention, while also revealing novel targets for treatment of neurodegenerative disease.

Equity in OC Taskforce Convening

The Equity in OC Initiative’s goal is to achieve health equity for all Orange County residents and aims to be transformative, bring together a cross-sector of stakeholders, organizations, and community members, and address the social conditions that impact health outcomes and the health system.

Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Organoids to Repair Vision

Join us for this virtual community lecture featuring Magdalene Seiler, PhD, and Andrew Browne, MD as they shed light on stem cell research and treatments regarding vision repair.

UCI Health Data Science Virtual Workshop Series

The Institute for Precision Health (IPH) is pleased to announce a virtual workshop to be presented by Atul Butte, MD, PhD.
Topic: Precisely Practicing Medicine from 700 Trillion Points of Data

Virtual Workshop on How to Acquire and Analyze UCI Health Radiology Imaging Data

The Collaboratory for Data in Health & Wellness is pleased to announce a virtual workshop which will present an overview of how to acquire and analyze radiology imaging data generated at UCI Health for research purposes. The presenter, Dr. Peter Chang, MD, is Assistant Professor-in-Residence in the Departments of Radiological Sciences and Computer Science and Co-Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Medicine (CAIDM), a multi-specialty initiative to develop and integrate artificial intelligence technology across UCI Health.

Using Data Science To Deliver Health Equity

Speaker Biography: Katie Kalvoda is President of Advance OC, a nonprofit organization based in Orange County, CA. After a successful career in investment management, Katie shifted her data science expertise to help solve some of the most challenging social issues of our time. Understanding that data is destiny, Katie sought to give visibility to marginalized and vulnerable communities by spotlighting inequity. Along with her work at Advance OC, Katie is also a Board Member of the Mission Hospital Foundation, Board Member and Finance Chair for the Sisters of St Joseph Healthcare Foundation and a Board Member of the California Health Facilities Financing Authority.

Tips for Writing Successful Proposals: Writing Compelling Aims with Pamela Derish, MA

This ‘Specific Aims’ seminar will help CHOC researchers develop and hone the specific aims page or grant responses. Seminars are open to all CHOC and UCI investigators, PIs and research teams.

UCI School of Medicine Seminar: Priti Kumar, PhD

Topic: Leveraging effector antiviral antibodies for effective viral clearance
Speaker: Priti Kumar, MS, PhD; Associate Professor; Department of Internal Medicine; Yale University School of Medicine