UPCOMING- MCIP Annual Retreat on May 14-15, 2016

Our MCIP Annual Retreat will be on May 14th-15th, 2016 at the Jesuit Retreat Center. We will have faculty and student presentations on Saturday and Sunday. We will also have a Keynote Speaker on Saturday afternoon. Register and RSVP at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5S7QLNX

Keynote Speaker:

Akiko Hata, Ph.D.

Professor, Cardiovascular Research Institute

University of California, San Francisco

“TGFβ- signaling and cardiovascular disease”

Saturday, May 14^th at 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 14^th

11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.                 UCD Faculty and Student Presentations

                                                     Keynote Speaker, Akiko Hata, Ph.D.

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.                   Poster Session

Sunday, May 15^th

9:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.                 UCD Faculty and Student Presentations

                                                     Hertzendorf Award Presentation, Nick Klug

10:30 a.m.  – 2:30 p.m.                Student Activity           

Upcoming: Mole Lecture on Exercise and Health

Please join us for the Mole lecture on exercise and health next week. 

"Exercise is Regenerative Medicine: Impact on Chronic Disease"

Marcus Bamman, PhD

Tuesday Feb 16th 1:30-2:30pm at 1005 GBSF

Internationally renowned speaker, Marcus Bamman Ph.D., will be our Mole Speaker this year. To meet with the speaker, contact Dr. Keith Baar (kbaar@ucdavis.edu). 

More information on Dr. Bamman and his research can be found here. 

Save the Date- MCIP Recruitment: March 4-5, 2016

MCIP Graduate Group Recruitment Event

Friday & Saturday, March 4 & 5, 2016

Faculty:  Please keep your calendar open to meet with prospective students on Friday, March 4

Students:  Please be available to host our visiting prospective students

Look for more information from Dawne. 

Save the Date- Annual Retreat: May 14-15, 2016

SAVE THE DATE

MCIP Spring Retreat

Jesuit Retreat Center

(http://uccr.org/camp/jesuit-retreat-center) 

Saturday, May 14 - Sunday, May 15, 2016

Additional information (agenda and registration forms) will be sent at a later date

Please e-mail Dawne (drshell@ucdavis.edu), Hannah (hmaizad@ucdavis.edu), or Grace (gor@ucdavis.edu) for suggestions on the Keynote Speaker.

CBS Fall Welcome- September 17th, 2015

Don't forget to RSVP (via your e-mail invitation) for this year's CBS Fall Welcome! This is a combined event between graduate groups. More information from the College of Biological Sciences is included below:


The College of Biological Sciences invites you to attend the 2nd Annual Combined Graduate Group Fall Welcome!!!

Participating Graduate Groups:

• Animal Behavior
• Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
• Biophysics
• Integrative Genetics and Genomics
• Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology
• Neuroscience
• Plant Biology
• Population Biology

Who is invited: Current & Incoming graduate students and faculty members.

When: Thursday, September 17, from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Where: Life Sciences Courtyard

Event includes:

• Welcome by Interim Dean Wainwright
• Food and drinks catered by Plutos

We request that you please RSVP ASAP, and no later than Friday, September 11, 2015.

Event sponsored by the College of Biological Sciences Dean’s Office.

Exit Seminar Announcement- Kristi Hamilton

Exit Seminar Announcement:

Gut Microbiota and Barrier Function: Using Prebiotics to Understand the Early Consequences of a High Fat Diet

Kristi Hamilton

PI: Helen Raybould

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology Graduate Group

Thursday, September 3^rd

11:00 am

VetMed 3B Room 1105

Upcoming Seminars

We've got some great seminars coming up this week! 

Be sure to check out these research and clinical seminars from School of Veterinary Zoological Faculty Candidate, Sara Childs-Sanford, DVM, MS, DACZM.

“A Holistic Approach to Zoo Animal Nutrition Research:  Feeding for the Future”

12:10pm, 1010 Valley Hall

Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 1105 VM3B

“Zoo Animal Nutrition:  A Veterinary Perspective”

12:00pm, Kampala Center, Sacramento Zoo

Wednesday, August 19, 2015