UC San Diego Biological Sciences Alumni

Come support UC San Diego Women's Soccer and the School of Biological Sciences on Sunday, October 13 at 2:00 pm. This is a free event, so bring family and friends! 🔱💙💛

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Stephen Hedrick and Adjunct Professor Susan Kaech have been elected to membership in the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors bestowed on U.S. scientists and engineers. Congratulations!

🔱 UC San Diego Regional Series: Boston
🔱 Reception at BIO International
🔱 Sunday, June 4, 2023
🔱 6:00 PM-8:00 PM (ET)
🔱 M.J. O'Connor's Seaport, 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210
🔱 Register Here: https://web.cvent.com/event/55f106e3-521d-4141-8ee1-2faba45c008e/summary

Join us for a Triton networking social the evening before the BIO International Convention kicks off. This is a unique opportunity for UC San Diego graduates with careers in the biotech and pharma sectors to meet and network with fellow professionals, entrepreneurs and innovators attending the conference or living in the Boston area!

Dean Kit Pogliano from UC San Diego Biological Sciences will be joined by campus leaders and staff to meet and greet.

This special engagement is presented by UC San Diego Alumni and the UC San Diego Biological Sciences.

Even if you aren’t attending the BIO International Convention, please join us for this alumni event and sign up to get involved with the UC San Diego Biological Sciences Alumni page and the UCSD Biotechnology Professionals Network (on LinkedIn).

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A Deep Look Inside Our Minds: Adapting to Change and Stress
Noon, May 17, 2023

Hosted by James Nieh, Associate Dean for UC San Diego’s School of Biological Sciences

Featuring:
🔱 Andrea Chiba, Professor, Department of Cognitive Science
🔱 Karen Dobkins, Professor, Department of Psychology
🔱 Nick Spitzer, Professor Emeritus, Department of Neurobiology

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of how we interact and function in society. Our brains and behaviors experienced unprecedented upheavals, forcing us to adapt to new ways of living. In recent years science has made bold advances in understanding how the brain and its wiring manage new situations and stress. Join us on May 17, 2023, as leading experts in cognitive science, neurobiology and psychology present perspectives on the brain and the fascinating ways it adapts to change and stress. Hear about what happens inside the brain during times of stress; how to self-regulate your brain and bodily states; as well as ideas on mindfulness, radical honesty and how to build emotional resilience.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-deep-look-inside-our-minds-adapting-to-change-and-stress-tickets-611467514797

Want to (re)connect with other UC San Diego Biological Sciences Alumni? Do you have resources to share? Are you job-hunting or just browsing?

Join the UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences Alumni Group via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14090052/

Connect with the Director of Alumni Relations, Biological Sciences via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ucsdbioscialumni/

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BioSci Alumni are invited to attend the 2017 Stephen W. Kuffler Lectures will be given by UC San Diego faculty Nicholas C. Spitzer, and are collectively titled Neurotransmitter Switching:

Wednesday, May 17th at 4:00 pm
“The Path Forward: Three Stages of Discovery”
Liebow Auditorium, Basic Sciences Building, UCSD

Thursday, May 18th at 4:00 pm
“During Development: Vision and Olfaction”
Liebow Auditorium, Basic Sciences Building, UCSD

Friday, May 19th at 4:00 pm
“The Adult Brain: In Health and Disease”
Liebow Auditorium, Basic Sciences Building, UCSD

Dr. Nicholas C. Spitzer’s research seeks to elucidate the role of electrical activity in regulating the plasticity of the nervous system, including the differences between neural plasticity in the developing brain and the adult brain. In addition to his pioneering work on axon guidance, Dr. Spitzer’s work fundamentally changed our understanding of brain plasticity by demonstrating that neurons can switch their transmitter identity when exposed to sensory stimulus, such as different photoperiods. He also found that there were corresponding changes in the expression of postsynaptic transmitter receptors, which enable the continued function of synapses in both developing and adult nervous systems. Moreover, he showed that switches in transmitter identity, from dopamine to somatostatin, drive changes in behavior—work that has profound implications for the study of neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.

Dr. Spitzer is a Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology and holds the Atkinson Family Chair in Neurobiology at the University of California, San Diego. He received his PhD in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, amongst the stellar trainees influenced by Steven Kuffler. He is an exemplary leader in the Department of Biology (now known as Division of Biological Sciences), a founding member of UCSD Neurobiology, and co-director of the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at UCSD. He was a founding editor-in-chief of BrainFacts.org, a public neuroscience resource created by the Society for Neuroscience, the Kavli Foundation, and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. In addition to receiving many awards and honors, he is a member of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

The lectures are free for UCSD BioSci alumni. We hope to see you at what is certain to be a spectacular series of lectures!

COMING NEXT MONTH… Dr. Jonathan Shurin shares insights about his fascinating work with the world’s largest invasive animal: hippos (yes, hippos!), along with fish, birds, and algae, all of which impact the quality of our precious water resources. Learn how his work impacts YOU, the most interesting thing he’s learned through his studies and his thoughts on the future of climate change. It’s all in the next BioSci Triton Monthly Newsletter!