BESA Newsletter Holiday Edition! |
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Your source of monthly updates from the UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Student Association! |
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BESA Fall Quarter Meetings The last BESA meeting for this quarter:
Thursday, Dec 1st from 4:15-5:15 pm BESA outreach is excited to announce the Adopt-a-Family event! Please refer to this google doc for details. Donations for the list of food and gift items that we need to provide for the family will be accepted. Donations will be collected in GBSF 2303. The last day for collection will be Monday, December 5 at 9am. Please reach out to us with any questions! Please contact besaoutreach@ucdavis.edu if you have any questions! BESA Student Seminar Series The student seminar series is an amazing opportunity to practice your research presentations, such as your qualifying exam or conference presentation, in a low-key friendly environment. It is a great way to share your research with your colleagues and get valuable feedback from your peers. If you are interested in presenting your research to your peers (virtually), please email our Program Advising Chair: Tanishq Abraham. BESA Health Fireside Chat The BESA Health Officers are excited to invite you all to a fireside chat on mental health in graduate school and research on December 5th at 11 am in GBSF 2202. Please RSVP here so we know how many people to expect. BESA ice-skating and dinner event On Tuesday, December 6th at 5:30 pm hosted by the BESA Sacramento social chairs. Please fill out this poll to let us know if you'll be attending dinner, ice skating, or both: Please fill out this form if you're interested in carpooling (driving or need a ride): If you have any questions, please contact Hannah Zukowski (hmzukowski@ucdavis.edu) or Allison Pickle (atpickle@ucdavis.edu).
Coffee Bagel Donut Day Hutchison and LaRue on Friday, Dec. 2nd. Please join us there from 9-10:30AM (or until the food runs out) |
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Check Campus Ready for Current Campus Guidelines Related to COVID-19 Visit campusready.ucdavis.edu for current guidelines and requirements related to UC Davis COVID-19 prevention plans. This comprehensive website includes the most up-to-date university policies, guidelines and protocols to minimize exposure to COVID-19. Check back often as new resources and information may become available. On-campus Asymptomatic Testing Center to Close December 14
Next month, the university will permanently close its COVID-19 asymptomatic testing center at the Human Resources Administration Building. The last day of testing is Wednesday, December 14. PCR testing options will still be available at other testing sites in Yolo County. |
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Graduate Student Resources |
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Access the Graduate student Food Pantry in Walker Hall Due to a shortage of stock, the GSA pantry will be closed on Monday. As soon as the pantry receives shipment, it will be moving our operations to the picket line, at Hutchinson and LaRue to support the ongoing grad student and academic workers strike.
Please follow GSA Pantry on Instagram @ucdgsapantry to receive the latest news about operations! Writing Consultations for Graduate Students & Postdocs Stuck on a chapter of your dissertation? Working on a fellowship application but can't seem to find the right narrative? Feeling discouraged because of writer's block? Schedule a writing consultation with one of our Graduate Writing Fellows! Fellows offer one-on-one 40-minute writing consultations with enrolled grad students and postdocs. Consultations offer you the opportunity to engage in a conversation about your writing at any stage of the writing process in a low-stakes, low-stress environment with a peer. While we are not a proofreading or editing service, we are happy to identify patterns of error in writing and help you learn about resources to improve grammar. Sign up for a consultation here! |
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Congratulations to Bangyan Huang for winning the Best Student Paper at the international IEEE MIC conference in Milan. |
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Career Development Seminar series, journal clubs, workshops, conferences, and jobs NEUROENGINEERING & MEDICINE Seminar Series The Center for Neuroengineering & Medicine invites you to a seminar presentation on Wednesday, December 7, 4:10 – 5:00 pm, in Kemper 1003. Topic: Shaping and Optimizing Learning in Brain-Machine Interfaces Talk by: Amy L. Orsborn, PhD, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Department of Bioengineering Core Staff Scientist, Washington National Primate Research Center Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/NeuroengDec22 Office Hours with Career Advisor Armani Peterson Every Tuesday 11am - 1pm
1121 Walker Hall
Meet with Senior Career Advisor Armani Peterson to discuss your career plans, have applications reviewed or explore career opportunities.
Email Armani to schedule a time arpeterson@ucdavis.edu or drop by. GradPathways Professional Development Fair
Wednesday, January 25th, 2023
11am - 1pm - Learn more and register The GradPathways Institute is proud to announce the return of the Graduate Student and Postdoc Professional Development Fair during Winter Quarter 2023! The event will take place in-person at the Graduate Center in Walker Hall.
Come to the Fair and gather career and professional development information from the following resource providers and experts: Counseling Services; Global Learning Hub; Graduate Diversity Officers; Graduate Studies Mentoring; International & Academic English; Internship and Career Center; Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Leaders and Professors for the Future programs; Translational Research Education and Development, CTSC; Ombuds Office; University Writing Program; the GradPathways Institute for Professional Development; and more!
The Resource Fair will offer: Free professional head shot photos Raffle prizes and free swag Takeaway Box Lunches (for those who register in advance) Resources to help you succeed - all in one place!
BESA Slack and LinkedIn Groups Join the BESA Slack Group here to find out about ways to get involved in BESA. And click here to join the BESA LinkedIn group and network with BESA alumni! |
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Publications Check out these new publications from BMEGG students and faculty! Jin-Tae Kim, Wei Ouyang, Hanul Hwang, Hyoyoung Jeong, Soohyeon Kang, Sanjeeb Bose, Sung Soo Kwak, Xiaoyue Ni, Hyeonsu Kim, Jaehong Park, Hope Chen, Alan Soetikno, Joohee Kim, Shuai Xu, Leonardo P. Chamorro, and John A. Rogers. Dynamics of plosive consonants via imaging, computations, and soft electronics . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119, pp. e2214164119, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2214164119 Marissa A. Gionet-Gonzales, Robert C.H. Gresham, Katherine H. Griffin, Alena Casella, Ross P. Wohlgemuth, David H Ramos-Rodriguez, Jeremy Lowen, Lucas R. Smith, J. Kent Leach, Mesenchymal stromal cell spheroids in sulfated alginate enhance muscle regeneration, Acta Biomaterialia,2022,ISSN 1742-7061, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2022.10.054 Curtis, M.B., Kelly, N., Hughes, C.C.W. et al. Organotypic stromal cells impact endothelial cell transcriptome in 3D microvessel networks. Sci Rep 12, 20434 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24013-y
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Funding Opportunities Public Scholars for the Future Fellowship The Maury L. Hull Endowed Fellowship for Musculo-skeletal Biomechanics Research was established in 2012 by Scott Maxwell ’84, MS ‘86 to support a graduate student engaged in research with an emphasis in the area of musculo-skeletal biomechanics. For more information about the establishment of this fellowship, see The Ultimate Gift. The fellowship award this year is $4,500. Eligibility Criteria Must be a Master’s or PhD student, presently enrolled, or accepted in the College of Engineering with an emphasis on research or studies in the area of musculo-skeletal biomechanics Preference for those enrolled in Biomedical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering graduate programs Must demonstrate academic accomplishment (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25)
Secondary Criteria To apply for this fellowship, applicants should email all of the following materials as a single package to Alin Wakefield (amwakefield@ucdavis.edu) by Friday, December 16, 2022. 1. An abstract describing current research 2. A two-page CV 3. A letter of recommendation from major professor. Please ask your major professor to send the letter directly to Alin Wakefield (amwakefield@ucdavis.edu) Review of Applications All submitted applications will be reviewed and evaluated in Winter 2023. Final notification to all applicants is expected in March 2023. IndieBio Accelerator Multi-stage investment to support big ideas. #1 in early stage biotech! Currently accepting applications Know of more funding opportunities and want them featured in the next newsletter? Email them to Alita and Pooja before the first of each month. |
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