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News From Sep 18, 2018 to Sep 25, 2018.
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JCCC “Leaders in the Field” Seminar Series: "Video Game Team Science: Interventional Oncology at the NIH" - Bradford Wood, M.D.
Title: JCCC “Leaders in the Field” Seminar Series: "Video Game Team Science: Interventional Oncology at the NIH" - Bradford Wood, M.D.
Date & Time: Sep 27, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: CHS 53-105 
CTSI Distinguished Speaker Seminar - Leading a Double Life: Histones as Copper Reductase Enzymes - Siavash K. Kurdistani, M.D.
Title: CTSI Distinguished Speaker Seminar - Leading a Double Life: Histones as Copper Reductase Enzymes - Siavash K. Kurdistani, M.D.
Date & Time: Sep 26, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: NRB Auditorium
UCLA / UCSD Lead Management Update 2018
September 22, 2018
UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center 425 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, California This course is designed to provide the learner with the most up-to-date knowledge of lead management in patients with implanted pacemaker and ICD devices.
8th International Symposium on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
September 29, 2018
UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center Los Angeles, California
12th Annual UCLA Liver Diseases Symposium
October 20, 2018
The Westin Pasadena Pasadena, California This symposium will serve as an educational forum for the Southern California physician community for the scientific exchange of information regarding the diagnosis and treatment, medical and surgical, of the most prevalent liver diseases.
8th Annual Fetal Echocardiography Symposium at UCLA: Real-Life Fetal Cardiac Screening - Pearls from the Masters
October 20, 2018
UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center 425 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095 This symposium will provide a full day of learning, dedicated to real-life tips and pearls specifically for those physicians and sonographers who perform or interpret fetal cardiac screening examinations.
Meeting the Challenge of Primary Care
October 24 - 27, 2018
Kaua’i Marriott Resort Lihue, Hawaii This four-day course will provide the participant with an update on common problems seen in primary care related to preventive medicine, rheumatology, internal medicine, and women’s health.
Women’s Health: Imaging and Treatment Guidelines for Primary Care Providers
November 03, 2018
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica Auditorium Santa Monica, CA The goal of this course is to review the latest developments in imaging, screening and management of women’s health for primary care providers.
UCLA 23rd Annual Review of Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology Update
November 02 - 03, 2018
Los Angeles, California UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA presents the 23rd Annual Review of Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology Update on emerging diagnostic and treatment modalities for mood disorders, as well as other diseases of the mind and brain.
UCLA Symposium on Advances in Treatment of Aortic Pathology
November 03, 2018
Tamkin Auditorium Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center This one-day self-assessment CME course will present advances in endovascular technology, conservative management, risk control, and surgical alternatives available for treatment of aortic disease.
PE and U: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Pulmonary Embolism Care
November 17, 2018
UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center Los Angeles, California This course explores the most challenging management problems that clinicians face when treating patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) and the complications of this important and potentially fatal condition.
16th Annual HIV CME Symposium - Tough Decisions Made Easier: Clinical Management of Treatment-Experienced Patients
November 30, 2018
Center for Health Communities The California Endowment 1000 N. Alameda Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 This one-day symposium is designed to provide participants with relevant, reliable, up-to-date information on the clinical management of HIV-infected patients who have failed one or more antiretroviral regimens, or who have demonstrated some degree of resistance to one or more antiretroviral drugs or classes of drugs.
6th Annual UCLA Diabetes Symposium
December 01, 2018
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel Santa Monica, California The UCLA Annual Diabetes Symposium is a one-day CME program offering providers of varying backgrounds a chance to review optimal state-of-the-art patient care.
Noon Lunch Talk & Roundtable - The Need for Cannabis Health Literacy - Tues Sept 18
Title: Noon Lunch Talk - The Need for Cannabis Health Literacy - Tues Sept 18
Date & Time: Sep 18, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: 911 Broxton Avenue, Westwood, 2nd floor conference room 214
Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Grand Rounds Presents: "M&M: Central Venous Catheterization: Never a Dull Moment"
Title: Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Grand Rounds Presents: "M&M: Central Venous Catheterization: Never a Dull Moment"
Date & Time: Sep 19, 2018 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Location: Tamkin Auditorium B-130, RRUMC
Family Medicine Grand Rounds: "CAM and Supplements" - Katie Hu, M.D.
Title: Family Medicine Grand Rounds: "CAM and Supplements" - Katie Hu, M.D.
Date & Time: Sep 19, 2018 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Location: Boardroom - Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center
OB/GYN Grand Rounds: "Next Generation Approaches to Fertility Restoration Using Pluripotent Stem Cells" - Amander Clark, Ph.D.
Title: OB/GYN Grand Rounds: "Next Generation Approaches to Fertility Restoration Using Pluripotent Stem Cells" - Amander Clark, Ph.D.
Date & Time: Sep 19, 2018 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Location: 13-105 CHS
Head & Neck Surgery Guest Lecturer: "Sinus Microbiome in CRS: Moving from Associations to Mechanisms" - Vijay R. Ramakrishnan, M.D.
Title: Head & Neck Surgery Guest Lecturer: "Sinus Microbiome in CRS: Moving from Associations to Mechanisms" - Vijay R. Ramakrishnan, M.D.
Date & Time: Sep 19, 2018 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Location: Tamkin Auditorium B-130 RRUMC
CDI Scientific Seminar: Brenda Bursch, PhD- “Pilot Testing Mental Wellness & Resilience Programs for UCLA Health Professionals”
Title: CDI Scientific Seminar: Brenda Bursch, PhD- “Pilot Testing Mental Wellness & Resilience Programs for UCLA Health Professionals”
Date & Time: Sep 20, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: Moss Auditorium, A2-342 MDCC
Cardiovascular Theme Seminar Series - “Arrhythmogenesis in Long QT Syndromes: Mechanistic and Therapeutic Insights from Computational Modeling” - Michael Liu, MS
Title: Cardiovascular Theme Seminar Series
Date & Time: Sep 24, 2018 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: 53-105 CHS
UCLA CMCR 2018 Retreat
Title: UCLA CMCR 2018 RETREAT
Date & Time: October 4, 2018 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Location: JD Morgan Center 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
I3T Seminar Series: "Avenues for Commercialization of Academic Programs" - Guy Rosenthal and Mark A. Wisniewski
Title: I3T Seminar Series: "Avenues for Commercialization of Academic Programs" - Guy Rosenthal and Mark A. Wisniewski
Date & Time: Sep 25, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: CHS 53-105
Urology Grand Rounds: "Origin and Development of MRI-guided Prostate Biopsy" - Bradford Wood, M.D.
Title: Urology Grand Rounds: "Origin and Development of MRI-guided Prostate Biopsy" - Bradford Wood, M.D.
Date & Time: Sep 26, 2018 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM Location: 53-105CHS
Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Grand Rounds Presents: "Predictive Modelling for the Physician-Scientist: An Introduction to Supervised Learning"
Title: Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Grand Rounds Presents: "Predictive Modelling for the Physician-Scientist: An Introduction to Supervised Learning"
Date & Time: Sep 26, 2018 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Location: Tamkin Auditorium
Surgery Grand Rounds: "Using Choice Architecture to Promote Better Decision by Healthcare Providers" - Craig R. Fox, Ph.D., M.D.
Title: Surgery Grand Rounds: "Using Choice Architecture to Promote Better Decision by Healthcare Providers" - Craig R. Fox, Ph.D., M.D.
Date & Time: Sep 26, 2018 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Location: 73-105 CHS
Renal Grand Rounds: "Solid Organ Transplantation in the HIV Positive Recipient: Serendipity and a Path Forward" - Peter Stock, MD, PhD
Title: Renal Grand Rounds: "Solid Organ Transplantation in the HIV Positive Recipient: Serendipity and a Path Forward" - Peter Stock, MD, PhD
Date & Time: Sep 26, 2018 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Location: Alan Wilkinson Conference Room, 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 565
Department of Neurobiology: Fall Symposium - "A New Vision of CNS Activity"
Title: Department of Neurobiology: Fall Symposium - "A New Vision of CNS Activity"
Date & Time: Sep 27, 2018 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: NRB Auditorium
Human Genetics Seminar Series - Dr. Brenna M. Henn - “No Evidence for Recent Selection at FOXP2 among Diverse Human Populations”
Title: Human Genetics Seminar Series - Dr. Brenna M. Henn - “No Evidence for Recent Selection at FOXP2 among Diverse Human Populations”
Date & Time: Oct 01, 2018 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Gonda Building 1st Floor Conference Room, 1357
I3T Seminar Series: "On the path to a plasma cell" - Jeremy Boss, Ph.D.
Title: I3T Seminar Series: "On the path to a plasma cell" - Jeremy Boss, Ph.D.
Date & Time: Oct 02, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: CHS 53-105
Psychiatry Grand Rounds: "The Neurobiology of Freedom" - Joaquin Fuster, M.D., Ph.D.
Title: Psychiatry Grand Rounds: "The Neurobiology of Freedom" - Joaquin Fuster, M.D., Ph.D.
Date & Time: Oct 02, 2018 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: C8-183 Semel
Joint Seminars in Neuroscience: “Infantile Amnesia: A Critical Period for Learning and Memory Development” - Cristina Alberini, Ph.D.
Title: Joint Seminars in Neuroscience: “Infantile Amnesia: A Critical Period for Learning and Memory Development” - Cristina Alberini, Ph.D.
Date & Time: Oct 02, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: The Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium (NRB)
CTSI Distinguished Speaker Seminar - From Virtual Reality to Reality: How Neurons Turn Stimuli into Mental Maps - Mayank Mehta, Ph.D., UCLA
Title: CTSI Distinguished Speaker Seminar - From Virtual Reality to Reality: How Neurons Turn Stimuli into Mental Maps - Mayank Mehta, Ph.D., UCLA
Date & Time: Oct 03, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: NRB Auditorium
Family Medicine Grand Rounds: "Outpatient Management of Type II Diabetes" - Matthew Freeby, M.D.
Title: Family Medicine Grand Rounds: "Outpatient Management of Type II Diabetes" - Matthew Freeby, M.D.
Date & Time: Oct 03, 2018 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Location: Boardroom - Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center
Fall 2018 - Biomath M261 - Responsible Conduct of Research Involving Humans
Title: Fall 2018 - Biomath M261 - Responsible Conduct of Research Involving Humans
Date & Time: Oct 03, 2018 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM Location: 53-105 CHS
UCLA Brain Mapping Seminar Series: Computational neurostimulation: engineering better brain stimulation therapies - Zhi-De Deng, PhD, MHS(c)
Title: UCLA Brain Mapping Seminar Series: Computational neurostimulation: engineering better brain stimulation therapies
Date & Time: Oct 04, 2018 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Neuroscience Research Building (NRB 132) 635 Charles E. Young Dr. South
DGSOM Faculty Welcome
Title: DGSOM Faculty Welcome
Date & Time: Oct 04, 2018 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Location: Geffen Hall Bldg. Room 130
2nd Annual UC-Wide Drug Discovery Symposium
Title: 2nd Annual UC-Wide Drug Discovery Symposium
Date & Time: Oct 04, 2018 10:00 AM - Oct 05, 2018 5:00 PM Location: California NanoSystems Institute
CTSI Distinguished Speaker Seminar - Reducing Noise and Bias from Studies of Disease-implicated Genetic Variation through Massively-mosaic Stem Cell Systems - Kevin Eggan, Ph.D., Harvard University
Title: CTSI Distinguished Speaker Seminar - Reducing Noise and Bias from Studies of Disease-implicated Genetic Variation through Massively-mosaic Stem Cell Systems - Kevin Eggan, Ph.D., Harvard University
Date & Time: Oct 10, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: NRB Auditorium
CTSI Distinguished Speaker Seminar - Excess Insulin as Driver of Insulin Resistance, Obesity and Aging - James Johnson, Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Title: CTSI Distinguished Speaker Seminar - Excess Insulin as Driver of Insulin Resistance, Obesity and Aging - James Johnson, Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Date & Time: Oct 17, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: NRB Auditorium
Junior Faculty Lecture Series-Research Funding: How to Prosper in 2018 and Beyond
Title: Junior Faculty Lecture Series-Research Funding: How to Prosper in 2018 and Beyond
Date & Time: Oct 18, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: Geffen Hall Bldg. Room 150
SAVE THE DATE! CDI Scientific Seminar Series 2018 - 2019
Don't miss our "Third Thursdays" CDI Scientific Seminar Series 2018-2019!
Massry Symposium
The Massry Symposium will be honoring the winners of the 2018 Shaul and Myra Massry Prize.
LAC DHS/UCLA CTSI/USC - Implementation Science Award to Improve Patient Care - Deadline Extended to September 25th
The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the LA County Department of Health Services (LAC DHS) are partnering to develop and test interventions to enhance quality, efficiency and patient‐centeredness of care provided by the LAC DHS. Submit your letter of intent that describe ideas for such programs; formal applications for funding will be selected.
UCLA QCBio Interactive Workshop: Introduction to Python
Title: UCLA QCBio Interactive Workshop: Introduction to Python
Date & Time: Sep 24, 2018 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Location: Boyer Hall, Room 529
UCLA QCBio Interactive Workshop: Introduction to Unix
Title: UCLA QCBio Interactive Workshop: Introduction to Unix
Date & Time: Sep 24, 2018 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Boyer Hall, Room 529
UC Pitch Day - Now Accepting Applications
UC BRAID and UC CAI are partnering with UC Irvine Applied Innovation to host a forum on November 30, 2018, for UC Faculty to pitch advanced translational programs to a group of potential investors. Applications are due 9/24 at 5 PM PST. Find out more at bit.ly/ucpitchday
UCLA CTSI R Workshop, 11/8/18, 8-4pm (Early Registration Deadline: 9/13/18)
Title: UCLA CTSI R Workshop, 11/8/18, 8-4pm (Early Registration Deadline: 9/13/18)
Date & Time: Nov 08, 2018 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: UCLA Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium (NRB 132) 635 Charles Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
UCLA QCBio: Fall Interactive Workshops for Programming and Data Analysis
QCB Collaboratory presents interactive workshops tailored for life science and biomedical researchers of all backgrounds and levels.
UCLA QCBio Interactive Workshop: Advanced Python
Title: UCLA QCBio Interactive Workshop: Advanced Python
Date & Time: Oct 02, 2018 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Boyer Hall, Room 529
Drop-In Consults with CTSI Grants Submission Unit
Get help on your grant application!
New Medical Journal Database (and more!)
The Biomedical Library has procured new resources for your research and study needs.
UCLA QCBio Interactive Workshop: Using NGS Analysis Tools
Title: UCLA QCBio Interactive Workshop: Using NGS Analysis Tools
Date & Time: Oct 02, 2018 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Location: Boyer Hall, Room 529
Drop-In Statistical Consults
Biostatistical consultations are available at UCLA and appointments can be arranged at LA BioMed and Cedars-Sinai.
CURE CTSI Call for Pilot and Feasibility Studies - Letter of Intent Due October 15, 2018
The CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Core Center (CURE: DDRCC) and the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) invite applications (new or second year renewal) for the 2018-2019 academic year. Proposed projects should lead to peer-reviewed extramural funding such as NIH, VA or related agency research grants in which PFS awardees serve as Principal Investigators. Awards are up to $40,000/year.
New in Online CME: Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation
Dr. Michael Rosove focuses attention on the complex decision-making process regarding anticoagulation management in atrial fibrillation. He reviews indications and options for managing stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Research Study for Women With Regular and Irregular Menstrual Cycles
Dr. Daniel Dumesic and his research team from the UCLA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology are conducting a study to learn more about endocrine and metabolic conditions in women.
Are you worried about your weight?
Help us explore the brain-gut connection related to obesity by participating in our study. Arpana Gupta, Ph.D. from the UCLA Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience in collaboration with Emeran Mayer, M.D. are conduting a study to understand how the gut influences the brain's perception of hunger and changes in food satisfaction.
Sensory Brain Imaging Study Recruitment
We are currently recruiting for our sensory brain imaging studies: females with autism age 7-17, males with autism age 7-13, typically developing, males age 7-13, males and females with a clinical anxiety diagnosis age 8-17, males and females with a finalized adoption through DCFS age 7-17
Healthy Children 8 to 13 Years Old Needed for a Study of Brain Development
Healthy Children 8 to 13 Years Old Needed for a Study of Brain Development
Neural basis of social cognition deficits in youth with autism and schizophrenia
Researchers with the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART) and the UCLA Adolescent Brain Behavior Research Center (ABBRC) are conducting studies on social cognition differences in youth between the ages of 12-18 with and without an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or a schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD).
Was Your Child Exposed to Alcohol During Pregnancy?
Was Your Child Exposed to Alcohol During Pregnancy?
Male Volunteers Wanted for Phytonutrient Study
You may be eligible to participate in a 12 ½ week study at the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition assessing the effects of polyphenols from pomegranate juice on established parameters of cardiovascular health, skin inflammation and aging.
Do You Suspect That Your Child May Have ADHD?
Do You Suspect That Your Child May Have ADHD?
Working Memory Study - Currently Recruiting Healthy Volunteers
Participate in a working memory study that involves completing cognitive tasks, an EEG and an MRI. Receive $150 for completing the study, and a picture of your brain.
Subjects with elevated blood sugar levels (pre-diabetic) wanted! (volunteers)
Volunteer for medically-supervised research at the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition to study: “Investigation of cinnamon spice on glucose and insulin levels in healthy subjects”
Recruiting Healthy Adults Aged 50 and Older For a Research Study
Help us make scientific history and receive a picture of your brain and up to $400 as compensation for your time and effort.
Recruiting Typically Developing Girls Ages 9 and 13, and Boys Ages 10 and 14 for a Research Study
Brain imaging study recruiting girls ages 9 and 13, and boys ages 10 and 14. Children receive a picture of their brain and compensation up to $400.
Adult Volunteers (55 - 85) wanted for Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease Study
Behavioral Neurology is recruiting healthy control adult volunteers (age 55 - 85) for Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease Study.
Participants between age 60-90 invited to be a part of Memory Research Study
Participants between age 60-90 invited to be a part of Memory Research Study
UCLA Translational Research Training in Pediatric Nephrology Program
Our program carves out new territory in the research training enterprise at UCLA in that it is designed to prepare outstanding postdoctoral scholars (MDs and/or PhDs) for academic research careers in Pediatric Nephrology and aligned disciplines so as to fill a critical need for research focused on a diverse range of developmental issues in chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Malnutrition Symposium
Title: Malnutrition Symposium
Date & Time: Sep 25, 2018 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Tamkin Auditorium Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
17th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference
Title: 17th Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference
Date & Time: Sep 28, 2018 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM Location: UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center
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