Director of NIBIB Interdisciplinary Training meets with Trainees and Program Faculty
Dr. Richard A.
Recent News
Siebel Scholars, 2 of 5 Scholars represent Interfaces Training Program, congratulations to Ya-San Yeh and Jae Young Jung honored as 2017 Siebel Scholars
The Siebel Scholars program recognizes exceptional students at the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, and bioengineering and pro
Trainee Samantha Jones at Germany presentation, EMBO EMBL Symposium
UC San Diego Interfaces Graduate Training Program wishes trainee Samantha Jones well on her planned presentation at the EMBO EMBL Symposium in Germany, October, 2016. This symposium will bring leaders in the mRNA field together with post-docs and students, with the aim of disseminating and discussing the most recent results. The programme includes sessions on transcription, mRNA processing,export and localization, mRNA surveillance and decay and translation and the control of mRNA expression by microRNAs.
Research Quick Talks Award Winners 2016
Research Quick Talks Award Winners, 2016 Interfaces Graduate Training Program Research Symposium
First place winner: Jae-Young (Jerry) Jung, Ph.D. student with Materials Science Engineering
Second place co-winners: Evan Campbell, Ph.D. student with Biological Sciences; and Tom Gillespie, Ph.D. student with Neurosciences Graduate Program
2016 Research Symposium Photos
This annual event offers graduate students the unique challenge to present their work to faculty and fellow students from across the biological, medical, physical and engineering disciplines of science. In addition, it is an excellent opportunity for attendees to identify common interests and form new interdisciplinary collaborations within the UCSD community.
Trainees at NIH NIBIB Meeting at NIH Center in Maryland
Trainees Dimitri Floros and Jessica Ungerleider (pictured), along with Eulanca Liu, received awards and presented research at 2016 Grantees Meeting at NIH Natcher Center in Bethesda, July, 2016. Program Director Andrew McCulloch attended and led a Round Table discussion with participants from across the nation.
July 22 2016 Research Symposium and Panel Discussion
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Jae-Young (Jerry) Jung, MSE student, awarded 2016 Research Prize
Congratulations to Jae-Young (Jerry) Jung on receiving one of two 2016 Library Research Prizes at the Jacobs School of Engineering Research Expo. Jae-Young presented his research on "Avoiding Brain Injury: A Comparative Analysis of the Woodpecker Skull". http://libraries.ucsd.edu/blogs/blog/jsoe-research-expo-2016/
Trainee Seth Parker to join renowned cancer research lab
UC San Diego Interfaces Graduate Training Program trainee Seth Parker has accecpted a postdoctoral training position, scheduled for Fall, 2016. Seth will be conducting research with renowned cancer researcher Alec Kimmelman.
Seth Parker is scheduled to defend his Ph.D. thesis in June and will then be joining the Kimmelman research lab.
Women in Science Development Fair
Interfaces Graduate Training Program Trainees benefit at San Diego Biotech event. Trainees and program staff attended the October, 2015 networking and development fair of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS). A vibrant turnout with local life sciences powerhouses: Pfizer, Salk Institute, Thermo Fisher, JLABs Janssen West Coast Research (Johnson & Johnson), Genomics, Eli Lilly, and held at Qualcomm Headquarters in Sorrento Valley area of San Diego.