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First Day of the Fall Semester
Aug 16, 2018 12:15am | Event
Welcome back Sun Devils! For more information about the fall 2018 semester, refer to ASU’s academic calendar.
Utilization of Donor-functionalized Redox Noninnocent Ligands to Promote Manganese- and Molybdenum-based Catalysis
Aug 17, 2018 3:45pm | Event
Bateman Physical Sciences Center H Wing 151
Ryan Trovitch, PhD, Associate Faculty, Biodesign Applied Structural Discovery
While redox active ligands have played an important role in homogeneous catalyst development, their utility has largely relied on bulky substituents that prevent the metal from participating in undesired organometallic pathways. In contrast, efforts in our laboratory have focused on the application of redox noninnocent ligands that are capable of binding to a metal center beyond their traditionally...
Introductory Proposal Workshop – Finding Opportunities
Aug 21, 2018 10:00am | Event
Biodesign Institute, Auditorium
Melinda Rowe, Research Advancement Administrator
Introductory Proposal Workshops are a series of sequential workshops that span the continuum of proposal development activities at ASU. Workshops are appropriate for early career faculty, postdoctoral fellows, research scientists and senior graduate students who have not yet submitted a proposal to a federal agency and those who are looking to improve their existing techniques and knowledge. All workshops are streamed online,...
Supercharge Your Imaging With ImageJ: An Introduction to Image Analysis
Aug 21, 2018 3:00pm | Event
Biodesign Institute, AL1-10/14
Jordan Yaron, PhD, Expert Imaging Consultant, Biodesign Imaging Core
A beautiful image of cellular phenomena is interesting and informative, but how do you extract quantitative data? This TEC Talk will focus on the effective use of ImageJ, a set of open source tools for analysis of micrographs. Examples will include bright-field, fluorescent and live cell images. This will be an interactive workshop so attendees are encouraged to bring laptops and questions. Datasets will be available for...
Commercialization Counsel
Aug 22, 2018 12:00pm | Event
Biodesign Institute, 310E
Kyle Siegal, J.D., Director of Intellectual Property, Skysong Innovations
Meet with ASU’s intellectual property management life sciences representative. Services include: technology evaluation and marketing, intellectual property protection and licensing and commercialization.
Stop by or make an appointment by emailing Kyle.Siegal@skysonginnovations.com.
Analysis of Cancer Genomes for Personalized Immuno-therapy in Clinical Phase 1 Trial
Aug 22, 2018 3:30pm | Event
Biodesign Institute, Auditorium
Hojoon Lee, PhD, Medical/Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Antigen-driven processes are believed to be crucial to anticancer immune responses. Certain somatic mutations in cancer genomes result in amino acid alterations, which can generate tumor-specific immunogenic peptides called neoantigens. Most often these mutations are unique to individual patients, highlighting the need for personalized approaches to exploiting the interactions between T cells and mutation-derived tumor...
Albumin Oxidizability as a Forensic Marker of Blood Plasma/Serum Exposure to Thawed Conditions
Aug 24, 2018 3:45pm | Event
Bateman Physical Sciences Center H Wing 151
Chad Borges, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biodesign Virginia G. Piper for Personalized Diagnostics
Exposure of blood plasma/serum (P/S) specimens to the thawed state (i.e., > -30 °C) is arguably the most difficult preanalytical variable to control and track during the lifetime of an archived sample. Such exposures can produce biomolecular changes that impact measurements of clinical markers and are therefore important to track in an evidence-based manner. This talk will describe a simple,...
Engineering Bioinspired Materials for Human Health Applications
Aug 27, 2018 10:45am | Event
Biodesign Institute, Auditorium
Jessica Schiffman, PhD, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Professor James M. Douglas Career Development Faculty Fellow, University of Massachusetts
By synthesizing bioinspired and “greener” materials, we can reduce the spread of microbial resistant genes and the use of toxic solvents in applications, such as wound healing scaffolds and water purification membranes, respectively. Jessica Schiffman will discuss a story from her lab’s two synergistic research thrusts, ranging...
Introduction to the Agave Computer Cluster
Aug 27, 2018 12:00pm | Event
Biodesign Institute, AL1-10/14
Gil Speyer, Ph.D., Lead Scientific Software Engineer, Research Computing, ASU
This short workshop is an introductory overview of the Agave cluster, a high-performance computing resource that can be used to accelerate and/or scale computational research. This will also serve as a how-to session. Attendees are encouraged to bring laptops and preregister for accounts on Agave. Attendees can suggest use cases employing specific software packages. Additional...
Laboratory Safety Training
Aug 28, 2018 9:00am | Event
Biodesign Institute, AL1-10/14
Alex Krikliwy, Manager of Research Logistics, Biodesign Facilities Department
Everyone who works in an ASU laboratory setting must complete lab safety training each year (per ASU policy), with the first session being held in person. This on-site class is part of the ASU Environmental Health and Safety department’s offerings. If you are unsure of the training you are required to take, access the training determination tool or search the course catalogue.