TRIP Seminars | UC Davis Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the BMM Trainee Research In Progress (TRIP) Seminars. This seminar series provide an exciting opportunity for our trainees to present their ongoing research and engage with the broader BMM community. The first seminar set to take place on September 6, 2024.

Location:

Simultaneous in-person sessions at two campus locations:

Davis Campus – GBSF, Room 4202
Sacramento Campus – Education Building, Room 1222 or 2222

» Please note that there will be no remote access for these events.

Time and Date:

First Friday of each month from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., with a break during the summer months.

Format:

Each seminar will feature two trainee speakers, one from the Davis campus and one from the Sacramento campus.
Presentations will last 20-25 minutes each, followed by a Q and A session.

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September 6, 2024

> Sacramento Campus: Education Building, Room 2222
Speaker: Anais Saunders, Ph.D. Candidate
Title: "Genetic screens for the identification of TP53 mutants that can be functionally restored by APR-246."

October 4, 2024

> Davis Campus: GBSF, Room 4202
Speaker: Menghuan Tang, Ph.D.
Title: "Amplifying Anticancer Efficacy by Mitochondria-Targeting Lonidamine-Lipid Nanoparticles Inducing Paraptosis in Pancreatic Cancer Stem Models."

> Sacramento Campus: Education Building, Room 1222
Speaker: Alma Poceros-Coba, B.Sc.
Title: “From Genes to Environment: Understanding Bladder Cancer Etiology Through Mutational Signatures