Graduate Student News

November 12, 2024

 

Congratulations to Cari, Diana and Alonso for being selected to present their posters to the Board of Directors.

Cari Young,

Poster title: “Focal Radiotherapy Improves the Efficacy of CAR T Cells Directed Against Prostate Cancer”

Diana Esparza,

Poster title: Pancreatic β-cells package double C2-like domain beta protein into extracellular vesicles via tandem C2 domains

Alonso Tapia,

Poster title: Endothelial role in regulating islet function.

 

 

November 11, 2024

 

Congratulations to Tongyuan (James) Xue (Graduate Student Alumni) for presenting at SITC in Houston. 

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James (GS Tong)1

 

 

November 1, 2024

 

 

Congratulations 1st year PHD on completing your 1st Lab Rotation talks. 

2024 1Lab rotation Talk

 

 

 

October 29, 2024

 

 

Invites you to a seminar presented by the 

Morgan Chu Distinguished Visiting Professor:

 

James B. Lorens, Ph.D.

James B. Lorens

 

Professor

Department of Biomedicine 
University of Bergen, Norway

 

 

“AXL as a Therapeutic Target in Cancer”

 

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, PDT

 

contact kecarter@coh.org for more information. 

 

October 25, 2024

Announcing Bio-Entrepreneurship Speaker Series:

We want to make sure you see this, and we want to make sure you know that if you are curious about turning basic science into biotech companies then this might be for you…

 

Ever feel like there's no handbook for launching a biotech company? That's because there isn't! But we've got the next best thing for you. The Postdoctoral Training Office, the Irell and Manella Graduate School, and the Office of Technology Licensing are combining forces to bring you the Bio-Entrepreneurship Speaker Series!

 

That’s right! We're hosting a bio-entrepreneurship speaker series right here at City of Hope. This is your chance to meet innovators and professionals from the startup world—people you'd probably have a hard time connecting with otherwise. They're ready to share their hard-won knowledge and real-life stories you just can't find in any book or online.

- Learn from the pros: Hear firsthand about the challenges and triumphs of clinical translation and commercialization.

- Exclusive networking: Rub elbows with industry pros and fellow scientists in a relaxed, informal setting.

 

Event Details:

 

 
DateTime (PT) SpeakerInstitutionArea of Focus
10/25/244pmJames LorensUniversity of Bergen/ BerGenBioA tale of bio-entrepreurship: the story of bemcentinib
10/28/244pmTom CirritoAstonishing LabsWhat is a bio-entrepreneur and how do you do it?
11/7/244pmGraham ColeCity of Hope Office of Technology LicensingLicensing and patenting
11/11/244pmChris MolineauxDrug development expert Fibrogen / Rigel / Onyx / ProteolixTranslating into the clinic: investigational new drugs (INDs)
11/18/244pmSusan MolineauxCEO Para TherapeuticsFunding your ideas and running startups
12/4/243:30pmLinda MalkasCity of Hope Professor and EntrepreneurAcademic-Biotech start up: on the ground lessons in making, it happen.
TBDVivek MohtaPresident and co-founder Manifold.aiLessons from a recent start-up & partnering with VCs
TBDMichael CaligiuriCity of Hope Professor and EntrepreneurSpin outs from City of Hope
TBDJohn Nackel360 Advisory GroupWhat are VCs and how do companies work with them

Whether you are a faculty (Clinical or BRI), a postdoctoral fellow, a clinical fellow, a grad student, in tech transfer, or just really interested in biotechnology and translating discovery into care this is a golden opportunity to gain insights that only come from lived experiences.

Don't miss out on stories and advice you won't get anywhere else—and maybe spark some ideas for your own biotech journey!

This is for internal faculty (Clinical or BRI), a postdoctoral fellow, a clinical fellow, a grad student: For more information, please contact Dr. Mark LaBarge MLaBarge@coh.org.

 

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Invites you to a seminar series presented by the  

Morgan Chu Distinguished Visiting Professor: 

Rotem Karni, Ph.D. 

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Professor and Chair 

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 
The Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada 
Hebrew University Medical School 
 

 

Molecular Medicine – from understanding the molecular mechanism to the development of therapy” 

 

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 

 

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM, PDT 

  

Contact kecarter@coh.org for more information.  

 

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Thank you to all the students and postdocs that participated in the Pediatrics Parade.  As well Thank you to all that donated candy. 

 

2024 IMGS Parade Booth

 

 

October 18, 2024

Congratulations to Mike Fernandez on being selected to receive a 2024 HIP (Hematology Inclusion Pathway) Graduate Student Abstract Award (HGSAAA) on your abstract submitted to the 66th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition (December 7-10, 2024, San Diego)

October 11, 2024

Please join us for virtual Open House hours with admission committee members, faculty, and graduate student representatives. Topics will include how to apply to our Ph.D. program in biological sciences, tips on completing the application forms and more.

September 27, 2024

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September 12, 2024

  • Congratulations to Dr. Kumi Sakurai (Alumni) for being promoted to R&D Senior Manager, Intellectual Property at FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific. 

September 10, 2024

  • Welcome to the 2024 PHDBS, PHDTM and the MSTM Graduate Students.  We wish you a successful year ahead of you.
  • Congratulations to Diana Gumber for being invited and presenting at the Beckman Frontier on August 29.  
  • Congratulations to Dr. John Murad (IMGS Graduate Student Alumni) for his promotion to Assistant Professor of Research at Keck Medicine of USC. 

 

  • We would like to congratulate the Student Symposium Committee for an amazing Symposium this year. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. In addition, we would like to congratulate the winners of the day:

 

Oral Presentations:

  • First: Kassy Lopez 
  • Second: Diana Gumber 
  • Third: Vanessa Matti 

Poster:

  • First: Yu-Hsuan Fu 
  • Second:  Tie between Vanessa Matti & Amanda Duplan 
  • Third: Xinying Guo 


3-Minute Thesis:

  • First: Kassy Lopez 

Again, congratulations to all and we look forward to next year’s symposium.

September 5, 2024

  • Congratulations to Nan Jiang on receiving the scholarship to attend the ISEVxTECH conference in Baltimore.  

August 19, 2024

Nour Amwas


Congratulations to Nour Amwas on receiving “Best Poster” at the 11th annual ImmunologyLA conference. The title of her poster was “Inducing tumor-associated tertiary lymphoid structures using membrane-tethered LTBR agonists.” 

Diana Gumber was selected to give an oral presentation at the 11th annual ImmunologyLA conference.