BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250218T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20200210T211128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T234241Z UID:11434-1739869200-1740052800@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:W11: Metagenomics Analysis with Python and R DESCRIPTION:This workshop provides an introduction to the microbiome analyses from the raw sequence data generated from the next-generation sequencing platforms. We will cover how to perform the 16S rRNA-based analysis using an open-source bioinformatics pipeline QIIME. We will also cover some downstream analyses of the microbiome data beyond QIIME\, including statistical analyses and functional analyses. URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/w7-chip-seq-analysis-3/ LOCATION:529 Boyer Hall\, 611 Charles E Young Dr E\,\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshops,Interactive Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/02/1dNLbh0n_400x400.png ORGANIZER;CN="QCB Collaboratory":MAILTO:collaboratory@ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250210T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250210T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20250103T010516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250103T010516Z UID:27351-1739188800-1739192400@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Karthik Sarma\, MD\, PhD\, Chief Technology Officer\, SimX; Computational Medical Scientist and Clinical Psychiatrist\, UCSF DESCRIPTION:TITLE: “TBD” URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-karthik-sarma-md-phd-chief-technology-officer-simx-computational-medical-scientist-and-clinical-psychiatrist-ucsf/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/Seminar-Series-Poster-–-W25-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250203T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250203T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20250103T010243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250103T010243Z UID:27347-1738584000-1738587600@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Katie Hoadley\, PhD\, Associate Professor\, Genetics\, UNC-Chapel Hill DESCRIPTION:TITLE: “TBD” URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-katie-hoadley-phd-associate-professor-genetics-unc-chapel-hill/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/Seminar-Series-Poster-–-W25-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250127T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250127T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20250103T005843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250103T005843Z UID:27341-1737979200-1737982800@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Gary Bader\, PhD\, Professor\, The Donnelly Centre\, University of Toronto DESCRIPTION:TITLE: “TBD” URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-gary-bader-phd-professor-the-donnelly-centre-university-of-toronto/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/Seminar-Series-Poster-–-W25.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250113T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20250103T005607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250103T005607Z UID:27337-1736769600-1736773200@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Imon Banerjee\, PhD\, Associate Professor & Consultant\, Department of Radiology\, Department of Artificial Intelligence & Informatics (AI&I)\, and Lead AI Scientist\, Mayo Clinic Arizona DESCRIPTION:TITLE: “TBD” URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-imon-banerjee-phd-associate-professor-consultant-department-of-radiology-department-of-artificial-intelligence-informatics-aiam/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/Imon.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250106T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250106T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20250103T005110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250103T010024Z UID:27332-1736164800-1736168400@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Iman Hajirasouliha\, PhD.\, Associate Professor of Computational Genomics in Biomedicine\, Weill Cornell Medicine DESCRIPTION:TITLE: “Somatic structural variation detection with deep learning and a core modular analysis pipeline“ URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-iman-hajirasouliha-p-h-d-associate-professor-of-computational-genomics-in-biomedicine-weill-cornell-medicine/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/Hajirasouliha.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241210T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241210T193000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20250212T191906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T192232Z UID:27588-1733853600-1733859000@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:QCBio 10th Anniversary DESCRIPTION: URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/qcbio-10th-anniversary/ LOCATION:Hershey Hall CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-11.21.44 AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241210T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241210T170000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20250225T164952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T170147Z UID:27683-1733821200-1733850000@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:QCBio 10th Anniversary DESCRIPTION:10th Anniversary of the Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences \nWelcome Remarks: Tracy Johnson Dean\, Life Sciences\, UCLA College Professor\, Molecular\, Cell & Developmental Biology Keith and Cecilia Terasaki Presidential Endowed Chair \nEstablishing the UCLA Institute for Quantitative & Computational Biosciences: Victoria L. Sork Former Dean\, Life Sciences\, UCLA College Distinguished Professor\, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology \nCelebrating 10 Years of Innovation and Discovery moderated by: Alexander Hoffmann Director\, Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences Distinguished Professor\, Microbiology\, Immunology & Molecular Genetics Thomas M. Asher Endowed Chair in Microbiology \nInnovation Panelists: \n\nMehdi Bouhaddou Assistant Professor\, Microbiology\, Immunology & Molecular Genetics\nEric Deeds Director\, Life Science Education Core in Mathematics Professor\, Integrative Biology & Physiology\nJamie Lloyd-Smith Professor\, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology\nMatteo Pellegrini Director\, QCBio Collaboratory Chair\, Computational & Systems Biology Major Professor\, Molecular\, Cell & Developmental Biology\, Human Genetics\nGrace Xiao Director\, Computational Biosciences Graduate Programs Professor\, Integrative Biology & Physiology\nXia Yang Professor\, Integrative Biology & Physiology\, Molecular URL:https://lifesciences.ucla.edu/video/10th-anniversary-of-the-institute-for-quantitative-and-computational-biosciences/ LOCATION:Hersey Hall 158 CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-25-at-9.00.23 AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241202T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241202T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20241002T181856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T181902Z UID:26980-1733140800-1733144400@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Stephen Montgomery\, PhD\, Stanford Medicine Endowed Professor of Pathology and Professor of Genetics\, Biomedical Data Science and Computer Science\, Stanford University DESCRIPTION:TITLE: TBD \nHosted by Brunilda Balliu for Genetics & Genomics URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-stephen-montgomery-phd-stanford-medicine-endowed-professor-of-pathology-and-professor-of-genetics-biomedical-data-science-and-computer-science/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:QCBio Seminar Series,Research Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241125T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241125T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20241002T181607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T181607Z UID:26976-1732536000-1732539600@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Andrea Ganna\, PhD\, Associate Professor at FIMM and HiLIFE; Research Associate\, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital DESCRIPTION:TITLE: TBD \nHosted by Sriram Sankararaman for Bioinformatics URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-andrea-ganna-phd-associate-professor-at-fimm-and-hilife-research-associate-harvard-medical-school-and-massachusetts-general-hospital/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:QCBio Seminar Series,Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/Seminar-Series-Poster-–-Fall-2024-5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20230831T233255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T234608Z UID:25329-1732006800-1732190400@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:W32: GitHub/Docker DESCRIPTION:Learn how to make your applications ready for production and distribution. This workshop will give you your introduction to setting up version control and containerization for your applications to ensure that changes are tracked and dependencies are documented and automatically installed.  Git and Docker allow developers and users to quickly replicate code and computing environments while facilitating collaboration between individuals around the world.  Learn how to harness these technologies so you will never again be left saying\, “I don’t get it\, it worked on my computer.” URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/w32-github-docker/ LOCATION:529 Boyer Hall\, 611 Charles E Young Dr E\,\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshops,Interactive Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/02/1dNLbh0n_400x400.png ORGANIZER;CN="QCB Collaboratory":MAILTO:collaboratory@ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241118T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241118T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20241002T181338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T181338Z UID:26972-1731931200-1731934800@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Brenna M. Henn\, PdD\, Associate Professor\, Department of Anthropology; Co-Director\, Northern Cape Tuberculosis Project\, UC Davis DESCRIPTION:TITLE: TBD \nHosted by Noah Naitlen for Genetics & Genomics URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-brenna-m-henn-pdd-associate-professor-department-of-anthropology-co-director-northern-cape-tuberculosis-project-uc-davis/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:QCBio Seminar Series,Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/Seminar-Series-Poster-–-Fall-2024-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241105T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T153000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20230831T232937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T234138Z UID:25326-1730813400-1730993400@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:W7: ChIP-seq Analysis DESCRIPTION:This workshop aims to provide skills needed to address principles of the assay\, quality assessment\, sequencing depth\, data processing and functional downstream analyses of ChIP-seq datasets. Students will have opportunities to practice hands-on with state-of-the-art analytical tools. URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/w7-chip-seq-analysis/ LOCATION:529 Boyer Hall\, 611 Charles E Young Dr E\,\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshops,Interactive Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/02/1dNLbh0n_400x400.png ORGANIZER;CN="QCB Collaboratory":MAILTO:collaboratory@ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241104T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241104T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20241002T181018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T181018Z UID:26968-1730721600-1730725200@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Julia Salzman\, PhD\, Associate Professor\, Department of Biomedical Data Science and of Biochemistry\, Stanford University DESCRIPTION:TITLE: TBD \nHosted by Nandita Garud for Bioinformatics URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-julia-salzman-phd-associate-professor-department-of-biomedical-data-science-and-of-biochemistry-stanford-university/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:QCBio Seminar Series,Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/Seminar-Series-Poster-–-Fall-2024-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241029T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241031T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20200224T221015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T233431Z UID:11610-1730192400-1730376000@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:W12: Intro to MATLAB DESCRIPTION:MATLAB is a powerful\, high-level programing language for numerical computation\, visualization\, and application development. This workshop will start by introducing the MATLAB environment and then cover working with arrays and matrices\, loops and conditional statements\, writing your own functions\, working with files and visualizing your data. The final day will briefly introduce utilizing MATLAB to solve differential equations and the basics of computational systems biology modeling using MATLAB. The course is supplemented with many hands-on exercises. The workshop is suitable for those with or without coding experience in other languages. No computational knowledge is assumed and no prerequisite workshops are required\, however the Unix workshop (workshop 1) may be a useful foundation. URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/w12-intro-to-matlab/ LOCATION:529 Boyer Hall\, 611 Charles E Young Dr E\,\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshops,Interactive Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/02/1dNLbh0n_400x400.png ORGANIZER;CN="QCB Collaboratory":MAILTO:collaboratory@ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241028T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241028T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20241002T180736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T180736Z UID:26964-1730116800-1730120400@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer\, PhD\, Professor\, Ophthalmology; Chief\, Division of Artificial Medical Intelligence\, Ophtalmology; Director\, Health Informatics\, CCTSI; University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Center DESCRIPTION:TITLE: TBD \nHosted by William Hsu for Medical Informatics URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-jayashree-kalpathy-cramer-phd-professor-ophthalmology-chief-division-of-artificial-medical-intelligence-ophtalmology-director-health-info/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:QCBio Seminar Series,Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/Seminar-Series-Poster-–-Fall-2024-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T133000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20241011T162102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T162102Z UID:27013-1729600200-1729603800@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:QCBio Research Seminar: Rizal Hariadi\, Associate Professor\, Department of Physics and Biodesign Institute\, Arizona State University DESCRIPTION:TITLE: Sensing and applying multi-axial tension to biomolecules using molecular devices built from DNA. \nABSTRACT: DNA nanotechnology enables the construction of molecular devices for diverse biomedical applications. By leveraging DNA’s exquisite positional control\, researchers can engineer sophisticated nanostructures that execute a range of tasks. In this talk\, I will present 2 DNA-based devices: an amphiphilic double-stranded DNA sensor for non-destructive detection of cytosolic biomarkers and a DNA origami platform for multi-axial mechanical manipulation of biomolecules. In the first part of my talk\, I will show synthetic transmembrane devices inspired by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that transduce signals across cell membranes. These amphiphilic DNA nanodevices detect specific intracellular oligonucleotides\, generating fluorescent signals without cell lysis and genetic engineering. In the second half of the talk\, I will present some recent results on a Holliday junction\, a model system in biophysics\, under multi-axial tension using the Multi-Axial Entropic Spring Tweezer along Rigid Origami (MAESTRO). This molecular tool\, which exploits the entropic elasticity of single-stranded DNA\, uncovers the non-ergodicity of Holliday junction dynamics. The talk concludes with a discussion on the potential applications of these devices\, including their use in high-throughput single-molecule biophysics of integrin signaling\, cryo-EM structural studies of integrins under tension\, and live-cell isolation targeting RNA markers. URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/qcbio-research-seminar-rizal-hariadi-associate-professor-department-of-physics-and-biodesign-institute-arizona-state-university/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:QCBio Seminar Series,Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/Rizal_Hariadi.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241021T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20241002T180358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T180358Z UID:26960-1729512000-1729515600@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Yin Yi\, PhD\, Assistant Professor\, UCLA DESCRIPTION:TITLE: TBD \nHosted by Kirk Lohmueller for Bioinformatics URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-yin-yi-phd-assistant-professor-ucla/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:QCBio Seminar Series,Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/Seminar-Series-Poster-–-Fall-2024-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241014T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241014T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20241002T170419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T170419Z UID:26952-1728907200-1728910800@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Ludmil Alexandrov\, Phd\, Professor\, Cellular and Molecular Medicine\, UC San Diego DESCRIPTION:TITLE: TBD \nHosted by Paul Spellman for Genetics & Genomics URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-ludmil-alexandrov-phd-professor-cellular-and-molecular-medicine-uc-san-diego/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:QCBio Seminar Series,Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/Alexandrov.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241007T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241007T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20241002T165755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T182126Z UID:26948-1728302400-1728306000@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Erik Andersen\, PhD\, Professor\, Johns Hopkins University DESCRIPTION:TITLE: “Mechanisms of differences in gene expression and organismal traits caused by structural variation (both real and imagined)” \nHosted by Leonid Kruglyak for Genetics & Genomics URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-erik-andersen-phd-professor-johns-hopkins-university/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:QCBio Seminar Series,Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/andersen.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240930T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240930T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20241002T170647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T170647Z UID:26956-1727697600-1727701200@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Armita Nourmohammad\, PhD\, Associate Professor\, University of Washington DESCRIPTION:TITLE: TBD \nHosted by Alexander Hoffmann for Bioinformatics URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-armita-nourmohammad-phd-associate-professor-university-of-washington/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:QCBio Seminar Series,Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/Seminar-Series-Poster-–-Fall-2024.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20240503T141046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T230852Z UID:26591-1717587000-1717588800@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Research-in-Progress (RIP) Seminar: Raag Agrawal (Boutros)\, Graduate Student in Genetics & Genomics\, UCLA/Caltech MSTP DESCRIPTION:TITLE: “Discovering biomarkers for predicting response to neo-adjuvant ADT and radionuclide treatment in high-risk prostate cancer” \nABSTRACT: Prostate cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in non-smoking American men. Next generation treatments for prostate cancer include androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) drugs such as Enzalutamide and radionuclide treatments like Lu-PSMA-617. While both of these treatment approaches are initially effective\, prostate cancer almost always recurs. We use multimodal genomic data to discover clinically useful prostate cancer subtypes to determine mechanisms of treatment resistance.  We further explore how these subtypes relate to the dearth of model systems in prostate cancer research – and whether we are ignoring clinically relevant genetic diversity in our drug development pipeline. URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/research-in-progress-rip-seminar-raag-agrawal-boutros-graduate-student-in-genetics-genomics-ucla-caltech-mstp/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:QCBio Seminar Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/05/KGD3939.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T113000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20240503T141502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T230749Z UID:26596-1717585200-1717587000@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Research-in-Progress (RIP) Seminar: Jonathan Mah (Garud-Lohmueller)\, Graduate Student in Bioinformatics Interdepartmental Program DESCRIPTION:TITLE: “Inference of the demographic histories and selective effects of human gut commensal microbiota over the course of human history” \nABSTRACT: Despite the importance of gut commensal microbiota to human health\, there is little knowledge about their evolutionary histories\, including their demographic histories and distributions of fitness effects (DFE) of mutations. Here\, we infer the demographic histories and DFEs for amino-acid changing mutations of 27 of the most prevalent and abundant commensal gut microbial species in North Americans over timescales exceeding human generations. We find reductions in genetic variation in North American versus African rural microbiomes. Additionally\, some species in North American microbiomes display contractions in population size and others expansions\, potentially occurring at several key historical moments in human history. DFEs across species vary from highly to mildly deleterious\, with accessory genes experiencing more drift compared to core genes. Within genera\, DFEs tend to be more congruent\, reflective of underlying phylogenetic relationships. Together\, these findings suggest that gut microbes have distinct evolutionary histories\, possibly reflecting their unique roles. URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/research-in-progress-rip-seminar-jonathan-mah-garud-lohmueller-graduate-student-in-bioinformatics-interdepartmental-program/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:QCBio Seminar Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/05/IMG_7439.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T190000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20240425T144458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T144458Z UID:26564-1717090200-1717095600@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:QCBio Special Evening Lecture: Dr. Michael Elowitz\, Assistant Adjunct Professor\, Biological Chemistry\, UCLA DESCRIPTION:TITLE: “Designing synthetic circuits for biological understanding and therapeutic applications” URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/qcbio-special-evening-lecture-dr-michael-elowitz-assistant-adjunct-professor-biological-chemistry-ucla/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/Elowitz.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240521T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240523T120000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20210908T214419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T220043Z UID:18787-1716282000-1716465600@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:W13: Genetic Analysis (VCF-Plink) DESCRIPTION:High-throughput sequencing technologies have allowed researchers to extract DNA at the individual\, population\, and species levels. In this workshop\, students will learn how to analyze and interpret population-level genetic information with PLINK and R. Students will also be exposed to the literature on the different topics\, followed by hands-on exercises and paper discussion. URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/w13-genetics-analysis/ LOCATION:529 Boyer Hall\, 611 Charles E Young Dr E\,\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshops,Interactive Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/02/1dNLbh0n_400x400.png ORGANIZER;CN="QCB Collaboratory":MAILTO:collaboratory@ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240520T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240520T170000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20240503T142111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240503T142254Z UID:26600-1716213600-1716224400@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Career Workshop for PhDs and Postdocs DESCRIPTION:Join us for a tailored workshop designed to empower you with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in the competitive landscape of academia\, industry\, and beyond. \nLearn from experienced professionals\, gain valuable insights\, and expand your network.  \nGuest Speakers: \n• Kathrin Burch\, Associate Manager\, Statistical Genetics\, Regeneron \n• Max Shokhirev\, Head of Bioinformatics at Tally Health \n• Tiffany Hsu\, Scientist at Genentech \n• Darren Kessner\, Bioinformatics Software Engineer & Math and Computer Science Teacher \nRegister here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ECWkASxZ95SEVKaDXzPCub-WOj5bHqX1mUvsxpHGhNo/edit URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/career-workshop-for-phds-and-postdocs/ LOCATION:Boyer 159\, 611 Charles E. Young Dr. E.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Interactive Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/05/Career-Workshop-for-PhDs-and-Postdocs.pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240520T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240520T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20240407T154633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240407T154633Z UID:26492-1716206400-1716210000@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Jana Lipkova\, PhD\, Assistant Professor of Pathology\, UC Irvine DESCRIPTION:TITLE: “AI-based multimodal data fusion in oncology” \nHosted by William Hsu for Medical Informatics and UCLA JCCC \n  URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-jana-lipkova-phd-assistant-professor-of-pathology-uc-irvine/ LOCATION:Boyer Hall 159 CATEGORIES:Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/Jana.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240513T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240513T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20240407T154357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240407T154357Z UID:26488-1715601600-1715605200@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Ghayda Mirzaa\, MD\, Associate Professor\, Pediatrics and Medical Genetics\, Seattle Children's Hospital DESCRIPTION:TITLE: “The genetics of pediatric surgical epilepsy disorders: successes\, challenges and future avenues” \nHosted by Saitta Sulagna for Genetics & Genomics URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-ghayda-mirzaa-md-associate-professor-pediatrics-and-medical-genetics-seattle-childrens-hospital/ LOCATION:Boyer 159\, 611 Charles E. Young Dr. E.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/Ghayda.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240506T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240506T130000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20240407T154059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240407T154059Z UID:26484-1714996800-1715000400@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Angela Brooks\, PhD\, Professor\, Department of Biomolecular Engineering\, UC Santa Cruz DESCRIPTION:TITLE: TBD \nHosted by Grace Xiao for Bioinformatics URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-angela-brooks-phd-professor-department-of-biomolecular-engineering-uc-santa-cruz/ LOCATION:Boyer 159 CATEGORIES:Research Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/Angela.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240429T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240429T140000 DTSTAMP:20260615T160927 CREATED:20240407T153716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240407T153716Z UID:26480-1714399200-1714399200@qcb.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Frontiers in Computational Biosciences Seminar Series: Omolola Ogunyemi\, PhD\, FACMI\, Director\, Center for Biomedical Informatics\, Professor\, Preventive & Social Medicine Charles Drew University DESCRIPTION:TITLE: “AI and the Healthcare Safety Net” \nHosted by William Hsu for Medical Informatics URL:https://qcb.ucla.edu/event/frontiers-in-computational-biosciences-seminar-series-omolola-ogunyemi-phd-facmi-director-center-for-biomedical-informatics-professor-preventive-social-medicine-charles-drew-university/ LOCATION:529 Boyer Hall\, 611 Charles E Young Dr E\,\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:Research Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wp-misc.lifesci.ucla.edu/qcb/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/Omo.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR