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SARS-CoV-2 Updates

Stay up-to-date with Yolo County COVID-19 measures

In an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Yolo County, there is a continued requirement for face coverings in public and social distancing. Stay informed by visiting the Yolo County novel coronavirus website.

Most courses in Fall 2020 will be offered remotely

Given the recent spike in coronavirus cases in the state and nationwide, UC Davis recently announced that the majority of courses for Fall 2020 will be offered remotely. There will be very limited offerings of in-person instruction if permitted by state and county guidance. Check out Schedule Builder and the Fall 2020 campus updates page for more information.

Upcoming Events

BESA August Meeting

Mark your calendars: the first BESA meeting for the 2020-21 academic year will take place on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 11 am. An agenda and more details will be sent out as the date gets closer. 

Student Seminar Series

Are you interested in practicing your QE presentation to get feedback and QE tips from peers? Please email Amy Becker at aebecker@ucdavis.edu or Abby Niesen at abniesen@ucdavis.edu to set up a time.

Announcements and Awards

Congratulations to the Medical Imaging Group on being selected into the Young Investigator Session of Physics, Instrumentation, and Data Sciences at the SNMMI 2020 Annual Meeting

The SNMMI 2020 Annual Meeting took place virtually from July 11 to July 14, featuring an exceptional program highlighted by some of the hottest topics in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. Two BME Ph.D. students, Tiantian Li and Yiran Wang received honorable mentions for their work. Dr. Zhaoheng Xie from the Qi Lab received first place for his work on "Anatomy-guided PET image reconstruction with deep neural network." We congratulate them all! Read the full article here.

Congratulations to Dr. Randy Carney and his lab for receiving $2.5 million in NIH funding to develop nanotechnologies to identify early cancer traces

From Dr. Carney: “One of the things we know best is that when we catch the cancer early on, the outcomes are way better,” he said. “It’s feasible that in our lifetimes, cancer will be a manageable disease, but we need technologies like this to figure out how to do that.” Read the full article here. Congratulations, Dr. Carney!

Congratulations to Dr. Louie and her lab whose recent paper in the field of MRI Relaxometry was featured in highlights of the Journal of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

In their paper "A novel gamma GLM approach to MRI relaxometry comparisons," Dr. Angelique Louie and her lab proposed a new model for analyzing MRI relaxometry data and was shown to be more precise and accurate than current models of relaxometry determination. Read the full interview by ISMRM here.

Support BESA by ordering business cards or buying some BESA swag!

Business cards are available through Repro Graphics for interested students and post-docs. Standard cards are $28.55 for 500. Please contact our treasurer Caitlin for more info. Christal also has a variety of BESA items for purchase in her office, including some BESA pint glasses, the most recent BESA T-shirt, and a variety of older BESA T-shirts. You can find pictures of the shirts here!

Funding Opportunities

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (F30, F31, F31 Diversity, F32) 

NIH NRSA awards support the training of biomedical, behavioral, and clinical researchers through individual pre- and postdoctoral fellowships. The fellowship provides a stipend and partial tuition and fee support. There are three deadlines annually: Apr. 8, Aug. 8, and Dec. 8. Visit the National Institutes of Health website to learn more.

Schmidt Science Fellowship Program (limited submission)

The Schmidt Science Fellowship is looking for PhD students who have conducted their graduate degree in the natural sciences (Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences), Engineering, Mathematics, or Computing – and all sub-disciplines therein. It is specifically for graduate students entering their final PhD year and provides $100,000 during their first postdoctoral year. Internal pre-applications deadline is Aug. 13.

USDA-NIFA_AFRI Education and Workforce Development Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships

Fellowships in the food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences. Projects must be aligned with one of the six focus areas: plant health and production and plant products; animal health and production and animal products; food safety, nutrition and health; bioenergy, natural resources, and environment; agriculture systems and technology; and agricultural economics and rural communities. Visit the NIFA website to learn more. Due date is Sep. 24.

A.P. Giannini Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program

The Fellowship and Leadership Award Program supports innovative research in the basic sciences and applied fields and trains fellows to become established investigators and to pursue scientific leadership positions in academia, industry, public and non-traditional career pathways.  Research projects should advance the translation of biomedical science into treatments, preventions and cures for human diseases.

• Learn more about the eligibility requirements and application process by visiting the Fellowship Program website.
• Internal application deadline is Sep. 7. Contact Traci Galbaugh with any questions.

Know of more funding opportunities and want them featured in the next newsletter? Email them to Alex or Jun before the first of each month. 

Publications

Kapre, Rohan, Junhan Zhou, Xinzhe Li, Laurel Beckett, and Angelique Y. Louie. "A novel gamma GLM approach to MRI relaxometry comparisons." Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2020).

Online resources

Seminar series, journal clubs, conferences, training... during the summer!

• TERMIS-SYIS Fall 2020 Virtual Seminar Series: this series will highlight students and young investigators performing research in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. If you would like to be one of the presenters, please fill out this application form by Aug. 6! For more details please read here.
• NSF-GRFP Webinar, Aug. 7, 12 pm - 1 pm: The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program offers fellowships to new and incoming graduate students in the sciences. Applications for the 2021 NSF-GRFP are now open with deadlines in October 2020. This webinar will be an opportunity for prospective applicants to learn about the application process in details and tips for success. Register here.
• Weekly seminar series hosted by the Columbia Department of Biomedical Engineering. Happening every Friday at noon EDT during the summer.
• American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) 2020 Virtual Conference, Aug. 4 - 7. Registration is free for students.
• UC Davis Comprehensive Course in Flow Cytometry. Full Workshop Aug. 24 - 28, 2020. Registration closes on Aug. 21.
• Third Journal Club of the UC Davis Optics Club, 9 am - 11 am, Aug. 25, via zoom. Email Brent Weyers to join the email list for more details and updates.

Career development

Workshops, training, and job info for career preparation and exploration

• Successful STEM Women of Color Must Network Differently: A conversation with Dr. Sherine O. Obare, 6 p.m.-7 p.m., Aug. 4. Free registration here.

• LinkedIn Lunches organized by ICC, 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm PDT on Thursdays, RSVP through Handshake:
  1. Find Internships & Jobs Using LinkedIn Search Tools, Aug. 6. Register here.
  2. 1:1 LinkedIn Profile Feedback from Professionals, Aug. 13. Register here.
  3. Build an Effective Professional Brand and LinkedIn Profile, Aug. 20. Register here.
  4. Network Like Pro Webinar, Aug. 27. Register here.

• Appy Hour organized by ICC, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT on Wednesdays, RSVP through Handshake:
  1. UCCS and Washington Program, Aug. 5. Register here.
  2. Focus on State Jobs, Aug. 12. Register here.
  3. On-Campus Jobs, Coffee House (Coho) and ASUCD, Aug. 19. Register here.

BESA Calendar
 

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Have feedback, questions, or something you'd like added to the next newsletter? Email Jun Zhu and Alex Vargas.