MCDB Weekly News & Events - April 21, 2025 | Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology

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Monday April 21

11:15am – IPHY Colloquium @ HUMN 250:

Joseph Lim, M.S., "Self-Reported Sleep Measures are Associated with the Gut Microbiome Among Young Adults."
Sophia Mahoney, Ph.D., "The role of cellular senescence and the senescence-associated secretory phenotype in vascular aging: Amelioration by the natural senolytic fisetin."
John Sterrett, Ph.D., "Novel multi-omics methods improve understanding of host-microbe crosstalk in the mammalian gut."
Zoom: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/95825602409 Passcode: iphySP2025

12:20pm – ANYL Seminar @ Ekeley W165/166:

Prof. Megan Willis, Colorado State University, "Sources and sinks of gas phase biogenic sulfur at the Arctic spring-summer transition."
Remote Option: Remote: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/93446305492
Following the seminar there will be a discussion on "Deployment and evaluation of an NH4+∕ H3O+ reagent ion switching chemical ionization mass spectrometer for the detection of reduced and oxygenated gas-phase organic compounds."
- ANYL first year students are required to attend, all other non-faculty are welcome.

Tuesday April 22

1:45pm – QSci Earth Day Meeting @ JSCBB B115 Lobby:

Celebrate Earth Day with QSci! Containers, soil, seeds and some propagations will be provided. Take home a piece of nature you can nurture on your own!

5:30pm – Quantitative Exploration and Discussion Supergroup @ JSCBB A115 Butcher Auditorium:

Special screening of: “Counted Out: Math is Power.” A Film by Vicki Abeles
A compelling documentary that investigates the biggest crises of our time through an unexpected lens: math
Free and open to the public! RSVP required: https://tinyurl.com/CountedOutatCUBoulder

Wednesday April 23

3:30pm – Biochemistry Seminar @ JSCBB A115 Butcher Auditorium:

Jonathan Pruneda, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Sciences University, “Pathogenic bacteria manipulate host ubiquitin signaling with surgical precision.” (Host: Aaron Whiteley)

Thursday April 24

9:00am-5:00pm – Mycoplasma Testing Service @ Porter B254:

Https://www.colorado.edu/center/stemtech/events
Mycoplasma Test (MycoAlert) for more than 3 samples: $26 per sample
Mycoplasma Test (MycoAlert) for 1-3 samples: $32 per sample
Results will be emailed within 24 hours
For more information contact :
- Melody Conde: melody.conde@colorado.edu
- Lucia-Mayela Gayosso-Miranda, Ph.D., Core Director: Luga3285@colorado.edu

4:00pm – MCDB Seminar @ Gold A2B70:

Mubarak Hussain Syed, Ph.D., University of New Mexico, "Decoding Neural Diversity: From Lineage Specification to Behavioral Outcomes.” (Host: Lee Niswander)

Friday April 25

4:00pm – MMB at Gold A120:

Josiah Peter (Niswander Lab)
Erin O'Connor (Brumbaugh Lab)

Looking Ahead

Upcoming Stem Cell Research and Technology Resource Center Events:

May 12-22, 2025: Long Two-week hiPSC Culturing Workshop.
June 22-25, 2025: Long-week 3D Culturing Workshop.
July 7-18, 2025: Long Two-week hiPSC Culturing Workshop.
September 22-26, 2025: Assess and Maintain Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Quality Workshop.
October 20-24, 2025: Long-week hiPSC-derived Neural Culturing Workshop.
November 17-21, 2025: Long Two-week hiPSC-CRISPR-Cas-9 Genome Editing (knock in/out) Workshop.
December 15-19, 2025: Long-week 3D Culturing Workshop.
Prerequisite: Strong interest in working with Stem Cells
Details, Agenda, and Registration: Mayela Gayosso, Ph.D., iPSC Core Director: Luga3285@colorado.edu
Space is limited to 10 participants
Participants are responsible for travel and accommodation

S.C.O.P.E is excited to announce that applications for board positions are now open! Per our bylaws, both undergraduates and graduate students are encouraged to apply, and we would love to have a mix of both voices on our board! Joining our team is a great way to increase your involvement with SCOPE and truly enhance your leadership skills. You may apply to one or more positions using the form below, which will be due by April 30th at 11:59 PM.

Executive position application: https://www.colorado.edu/outreach/scope/content/board-member-application

May 6, 2025 @ 9:00am – SBBB 2025 Symposium @ CU Anschutz Center for Bioethics and Humanities Fulginiti Pavilion:

From Discovery to Recovery: How Basic Science Paves the Way for Translational Applications
Speakers Include:
- Aarash Bordbar, Co-founder, CTO Sinopia Biosciences
- Alex Holehouse, Washington University School of Medicine
- Jeff McFarlane, Fort Lewis College
- Vijay Ramani, University of California San Franscico
- Seychelle Vos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Register for free at https://forms.gle/M8Maxw4CaEUTy7sn6 , registration deadline is April 1^st

May 8, 2025 @ 12:00pm – MCDB Commencement Ceremony @ Recreation Center Upper Gym

May 12, 2025 – 18th Annual Signaling and Cellular Regulation Symposium:

Plenary speakers Dr. Effie Apostolou and Dr. Kevan Shokat
Additional talks by grad students and postdocs from SCR mentor labs
Poster session of current SCR trainees’ research
Held at JSCBB, no registration necessary

May 15-16, 2025 @ All Day – Gold Symposium @ MUEN Auditorium:

This year’s lineup looks great, and I hope to see you there.
Free registration is open to all.

May 19, 2025 @ 10:00am – Sharon Wu Thesis Defense @ JSCBB A104:

Thesis Title: “Exploring The Diversity of Virus-Host Compatibility: Cell Entry Receptor Usage by Clade D Arenaviruses.”
Advisor: Sara Sawyer, Ph.D.

May 20-22, 2025 – Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium (RMACC) High Performance Computing Symposium @ Wolf Law School:

Mike Klymkowsky, MCDB CU Boulder, keynote speaker, Seminar title TBD!

August 7, 2025, 9:00am-4:00pm – MCDB Graduate Student Symposium @ JSCBB Butcher Auditorium A115 & Lobby:

Please send questions to MCDB Graduate Student Committee: Hope Townsend, Chelsea Drown, Colin Sempeck, Rachel Gessner

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