MEB Seminar | Dr. Patricia Schulte

Dr. Patricia Schulte

Professor, University of British Columbia 

Lab Website 

Plasticity and adaption to environmental stressors: intraspecific variation as a window into climate change-resilience in fish 

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 

12 PM 

Abstract: As our climate warms, aquatic organisms such as fish are exposed to a complex set of interacting environmental stressors that may push them beyond their current tolerance limits. As such, the fundamental biogeographical principle of ‘adapt, move or die’ has perhaps never been more relevant. In this talk I will explore some of our ongoing studies examining how processes such as phenotypic plasticity, epigenetic effects, and genetic variation within and among populations influence the capacity of species and populations to cope with climate change stressors, and show how this information can be useful for managers and policy makers as we attempt to conserve fish biodiversity into the future.

Meeting Link

Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Scholarship 2021

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JEP Graduate Teaching Assistantships

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Biology internship opportunity

We are a new cannabis testing lab near USC campus (110 Fwy & Rosecrans) and we are looking for candidates to join our microbiology department (job description attached).  We are open to recent graduates without experience for a full-time position and/or seniors who will be graduating this year as part-time interns with intent to hire full-time based on performance after graduation.  Anyone interested in the position can submit their resume and transcript directly to me.  

David Winternheimer, PhD, PPM
General Manager
lab:  (310) 538-2094
cell:  (310) 430-8284
email:  davidw@pacificstarlabs.com
621 W Rosecrans Ave #104
Gardena, CA 90248

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Nominations for GE Graduate Assistant Awards

The General Education Committee will resume naming recipients of Graduate Assistant Teaching Awards for contributions to the GE Program during the Fall 2018 – Spring 2019 or Fall 2019 – Spring 2020 academic year.  The GE Committee will continue to recognize faculty who taught last year in the GE program, as was done for the year before.  This year, we will add awards for graduate assistants, who are contributing in many ways through this challenging time. 

Graduate Assistants who served as Teaching Assistants in labs or discussions sections during either of the two prior academic years are eligible to be recognized this spring, unless they have already received this award.  If you have a graduate assistant in your academic unit who provided outstanding service to undergraduates in the GE Program, please nominate that person for an award.  Up to six recipients may be selected, each of whom will receive an award of $1000. 

This is a difficult time to gather materials, so we are asking for a simplified nomination.  Please select a single recipient from your academic unit for a letter of nomination, plus any quantitative data you have on their teaching evaluations.  If you have a syllabus or sample assignment from their lab or discussion section, please include that as well.  All materials should be collected in a single pdf file so they can be shared among members of the selection committee, emailed to gened@usc.edu, by 5 pm on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. 

If you have any questions about the process, please feel free to contact me.       

Thank you.

Richard Fliegel, Ph.D.
Director of General Education and
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
USC Dornsife College, fliegel@usc.edu

Postdoctoral Opportunity: The Tufts Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards Program (IRACDA)

We would like to tell you about an exciting postdoctoral training program that is in place at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. This program, called IRACDA (Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards Program), is funded by the IRACDA mechanism of NIH-NIGMS. 

This NIGMS-funded program is designed to prepare talented young scientists for the multiple demands of an academic career in biomedical research. Scholars spend on average 75% of their time conducting bench research and 25% of their time in career development activities. Teaching skills are developed through programs involving mentored classroom assignments at minority-serving institutions in the Boston area. The training is further supplemented by workshops on essential skills such as grant and manuscript writing, mentoring, lab management, scientific presentations, and responsible conduct of research as well as on teaching methods that encourage active learning. The training components are sequenced to allow scholars to balance the activities and to build on previous experiences. The first year of support for IRACDA scholars is provided by the faculty research mentor and then up to three years of support, plus a yearly travel and supply allowance, comes from the IRACDA Program. 

The application deadline for positions beginning in the fall of 2021 is March 1, 2021. Later applications will be considered if positions are available. 

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents with no more than two years of postdoctoral training at the time of their appointment to the program. The strongest candidates will have strong academic and research credentials, an interest in teaching, mentoring, and increasing diversity in STEM fields, and a commitment to the goals of the Tufts IRACDA program. 

For additional information on the Tufts IRACDA Program and application procedures, please visit our website, or contact Claire Moore, the Program Director, or Jordan Wilkinson, the Program’s Research Administrator with questions. We have also attached a printable flier describing the program.

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USC Grad School DIA Jumpstart

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Annual BioResearch Product Faire

Please join us for our Annual BioResearch Product Faire Lab Tools and Techniques Event, held virtually for USC Researcher Audiences on October 7, 2020.

USC Researchers: Visit more than 2 exhibitors and receive a $25 Amazon card.

Click link to attend: https://lab.biotech-calendar.com/uschs-2020-vbpf

Stop by the event to meet with Reps from:

Vectorbuilder
Goldbio
Spectrum Chemical
BD Biosciences
Macherey-Nagel
Funakoshi
Science Careers

When: Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Where: Virtual Event
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cost: No admission fees + free lab door prizes & give-aways

QCB Special Seminar | Dr. Vsevolod (Seva) Katritch

Dr. Vsevolod Katritch

Assistant Professor, USC Dept. of Biological Sciences, QCB

Lab Website

GPCR modeling: from structure to function to rational design of new receptors and ligands

Thursday, October 1 @ 2 PM

Zoom Meeting ID: 984 8270 9945 | Passcode: 329869

Abstract: Comprising the largest protein superfamily in human, 800 G-protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) play key regulatory roles in most physiological processes and serve as a target for about a third of all therapeutic drugs. Over the last few years, a flow of structural information from crystallography and cryo-EM helped to establish a solid framework for computational modelling inquiry into GPCR functional mechanisms and 3D pharmacology of GPCR ligands. The quantitative understanding of atomistic details of GPCR structure-function is also directly applicable to the rational design of both receptors and ligands with new properties. This talk will describe several new approaches to GPCR computational modelling and design developed in my lab. Using sequence-based, structure-based, and machine-learning approaches we developed the CompoMug software for predicting stabilizing mutations in GPCRs, which has already helped to crystallize more than a dozen receptors.  Discovery of new allosteric co-factors, including highly conserved sodium ion in the center of the 7TM bundle in Class A GPCRs, has opened a venue for rational design of highly potent bitopic ligands with unusual signalling properties. This design approach has yielded novel opioid receptor probes and can be applied to many GPCRs.  Finally, we develop a conceptually new Virtual SYNTon Hierarchical Enumeration Screening approach, V SYNTHES, which enables fast and accurate screening in combinatorial REadily AvailabLe (REAL) chemical space as large as 10 Billion compounds and more. Tested in prospective screening for Cannabinoid receptor ligands, V-SYNTHES yielded 20 novel submicromolar ligands, while showing more than 100-fold improved speed and better hit rates than the traditional virtual ligand screening. The approach is scalable to the rapidly growing combinatorial libraries beyond 1010-1013 compounds, yielding better hits and also streamlining their optimization.  We apply these computational tools to the key receptors in inflammation, sleep and pain modulation pathways, facilitating discovery of novel GPCR ligands with desirable functional profiles as molecular probes and lead candidates.

Hosts: Dr. Charles McKenna and Dr. Remo Rohs

New Marine Biology minor

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Postdoc Position in David Chen Lab at City of Hope

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Congratulations, 2020 QBIO Graduates!

QBIO Virtual Graduation Reception Program

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GENEWIZ Week Grant Program

The 5th annual GENEWIZ Week Grant Program is now open! Apply for one of six grants valued up to $5,000 in GENEWIZ credit as we recognize excellence in genomics research.

Winners will receive credit toward a GENEWIZ service that applies to their project, including next generation sequencing, synthetic DNA solutions, PCR + Sanger sequencing, Sanger-only sequencing, or 4titude consumables from Brooks Life Sciences. To apply, simply submit a short abstract (up to 250 words) describing your project. See full grant terms and conditions for contest rules and eligibility.

Submit your application by June 1, 2020 for consideration.

Learn more about our GENEWIZ Week activities including webinars about the latest genomic innovations and discoveries, limited-time GENEWIZ promotions, and more. Feel free to contact us with any question. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Ingenuity Pathways Analysis online training

Please join us on Tuesday May 19 for an online training on the Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA).

Learn how you can leverage Ingenuity IPA’s expert curation of the scientific literature from the past 18+ years and the thousands of hours spent to validate and organize NGS data from sources such as the SRA database, GEO, TCGA and more.  Researchers can easily analyze their own NGS data alongside public datasets and manual curation of literature to identify the best testable hypotheses, targets and biomarkers.

Training Agenda 
Time:                 Tuesday, May 19th, 10am-12:30pm Zoom Web Training
Presenter:        Devendra Mistry, PhD, Field Application Scientist

10-10:15am:    Introduction to IPA Database and Applications Supported
       
10:15-11:00am:   Live demo of IPA Analysis Workflow
• Format, upload your data, and launch an analysis
• Identify pathways associated with your gene/protein/metabolite list
• Find causal regulators and their directional effect on genes functions and diseases

11:30 -1pm:     Advanced IPA Analysis Topics
• Build pathways, make connections between entities, and overlay multiple dataset
• Multi-groups (treatments, time points etc.) and multi-omic comparisons
o How the pathways, biological processes and regulators are regulated across different time points, treatments, disease conditions?
o Generating a list of biomarkers specific to a condition
• How to gain insights from public data using Analysis Match and Activity Plot
o Compare user analysis with analyses of public datasets from GEO, SRA, TCGA etc.
o How is the regulator, pathway, biological function of interest behaving across ~60,000 public dataset analyses

Please follow the link below to register for this training:
https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0cZIV5DwfXuaOhf

Let us know if you have any questions.

USC Libraries Bioinformatics Services
https://libraries.usc.edu/bioinformatics
nmlbio@usc.edu

Watershed Stewards Program recruiting for Year 27

The California Conservation Corps Watershed Stewards Program in Partnership with AmeriCorp (WSP) is currently recruiting Members to serve in our 10.5 month program.

WSP offers exceptional training and hands-on experience for individuals interested in natural resources and watershed protection. The mission of WSP is to conserve, restore, and enhance anadromous watersheds for future generations by linking education with high quality scientific practices. 

Our Apply To WSP web page contains information about our WSP Corpsmember (Fisheries and Restoration Technician) and Team Leader positions for our 27th program year.

BISC Honors 2019-20

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COVID-19 Resources

Face Coverings
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/GuidanceClothFaceCoverings.pdf

Social Distancing
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/GuidanceSocialDistancing.pdf

LA County Resources
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/resources.htm

COVID-19 Cases
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the National Lead Agency for COVID-19.  Visit their COVID-19 site for up-to-date information and guidance, including information for community organizations and community gatherings:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html 

World Health Organization
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

FEMA COVID-19 Best Practices
FEMA has created a page for Emergency Management Best Practices for COVID-19:  https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus/best-practices

Additional websites with useful information
The following includes a list of websites with useful information on COVID-19
• Workplace, School, and Home Guidance
• People at Risk for Serious Illness from COVID-19
• How COVID-19 Spreads
• Symptoms
• Steps to Prevent Illness
• Testing
• Frequently Asked Questions
• What You Need to Know
• Facts about COVID-19
• Information for People at Higher Risk and Special Populations
• Communication Resources

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COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund

OVERVIEW
USC will be receiving funds under the CARES Act to provide emergency financial aid grants to students for COVID-related expenses, such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care. The Financial Aid Office is working closely with Student Affairs and Campus Support and Intervention to coordinate providing financial assistance to students.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Students facing extraordinary one-time costs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic should complete the COVID-19 Emergency Assistance for Currently Enrolled Students application. The application identifies common costs that are eligible for emergency grant funding. The current funding limit is $3,000. Students can access the form in the Document Library on the Financial Aid Summary and Tasks (FAST) page. A copy is also attached.

This funding is available to continuing undergraduates and graduate students, regardless of whether they are financial aid recipients. Newly admitted undergraduates and undergraduates facing a change in income that may affect their expected family contribution should upload a separate Appeal Concerning Expected Contribution through FAST, which may result in additional financial aid.

The Financial Aid Office, Student Affairs, and Campus Support and Intervention are working in collaboration to respond to student needs related to COVID-19. We are sharing information and providing referrals so that students may obtain appropriate assistance. Our goal is to assist the maximum number of students possible with financial assistance to meet their needs throughout the duration of the COVID-19 emergency.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
Students should be advised to complete and upload the COVID-19 application to their FAST page. We are aware that departments may be establishing their own emergency grants as well and are supportive of those efforts. In some cases, we may contact your department to determine if further assistance is available for a student. Please note that departmental grants are institutional funds that will need to be coordinated into a student’s financial aid package, although we will make every effort to preserve all existing sources of financial aid.

WE ARE HERE TO HELP
Please contact Diane Anchundia, Associate Dean, Outreach and Loans, or me if you have any questions about this funding or have a specific student situation that requires special attention.

Thank you for your support during this extraordinary time.

Thomas McWhorter
Dean of Financial Aid
University of Southern California
John Hubbard Hall  MC 0914
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0914
T: (213) 740-5445   F: (213) 821-3796
Email: faodean@usc.edu
Web: financialaid.usc.edu

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Stem Cell Challenge Grants 2020-21