OETIS Chronicle
In this issue: ‣ 17th Annual Postdoc Symposium ‣ GSBS Orientation and Faculty Appreciation ‣ National Postdoc Appreciation Week ‣ Profiles of our Recent Ph.D. Graduates & More!
17th Annual Postdoc Research Symposium By Nisha Cavanaugh, Ph.D. | Manager, Postdoctoral & Academic Programs and Diane Klotz, Ph.D. | Director, OETIS
In the Sanford Consortium’s main auditorium, keynote speaker Dr. Keith Yamamoto engages an audience of faculty, postdocs, students, and staff at the 17th Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium.
On Thursday, September 20, more than 150 SBP faculty, trainees, other scientists, and staff gathered for the 17th Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium. This event, co-organized by the SBP Science Network (SBP-SN) and OETIS, showcased research at SBP from a record number of SBP postdocs and graduate students. Based on feedback from last year’s event, to accommodate more presenters this year’s agenda was expanded to include 9 podium presentations, a 2hour poster session, and 5 flash talks – a unique opportunity for postdocs and graduate students to get the audience excited about their research posters by presenting one slide in one minute.
Keynote speaker Dr. Keith Yamamoto, UCSF Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Vice Chancellor for Science Policy & Strategy, and Director of Precision Medicine, blended his mentoring, science policy, and research experience in his talk, “Science on steroids: radical optimism and essential disruption with a little help from your friends.” Dr. Yamamoto stressed the importance of being actively and deliberately involved in the scientific enterprise through having the courage to tackle challenging research questions, keeping an open mind about who can mentor you on your path to success, participating in science advocacy efforts, and communicating your science to the public. The podium talks and poster presentations at this year’s Symposium highlighted both the breadth and depth of biomedical research being pursued by SBP postdocs and graduate students. With only 15 minutes each, the podium speakers effectively described the research questions they are asking, the model systems they are using, and the data that support their conclusions and future research plans. Dr. Michael Stec, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Sacco lab, won Best Podium Presentation for his talk entitled, “The Fbxw7-PGC-1α-Irisin axis in myofibers regulates postnatal muscle development.” Dr. Joana Borlido, Postdoctoral Fellow in the D’Angelo lab, won Best Poster Presentation for her poster entitled, “Nuclear pore complex-mediated modulation of TCR signaling is required for naive CD4+ T cell homeostasis.” (cont. on p. 2)
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