BESA Newsletter October 2022 |
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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 Here are all the upcoming BESA meetings for this quarter:
Thursday, Nov 3rd from 4:15-5:15 pm
Thursday, Dec 1st from 4:15-5:15 pm BESA-BMES Mentor-Mentee Program & Grad Panel BESA Outreach is excited to be patterning the local chapter of BMES to bring back two events: our mentor-mentee program and graduate school advice panel! Find more information about this program on this google doc. If you are interested in signing up to be a mentor please sign up via this interest form and we will try to match you with a mentee by 11/4. The graduate school advice panel will be held on 11/4 from 2-3pm in the GBSF auditorium followed by refreshments outside. If you are interested in signing up for this panel please sign up here. You do not need to be a mentor to volunteer for the panel! We do encourage mentors to come to the refreshment session afterwards to meet your mentee in person. 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. |
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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. |
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Graduate Student Resources |
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Access the Graduate student Food Pantry in Walker Hall Fall 2022 hours: M, W, F 10:30a-4:00 pm T, TH 9:30a-4:00 pm Sat, Sun 12:00-2:00 pm Closed the week of 10/31-11/4 Coffee, Bagel, Donut Day Fridays 8:30-10:30 Walker Hall Join the GSA on Friday mornings this quarter from 8:30-10:30am in Walker Hall for Coffee, Bagel, Donut Day! Vegan and gluten free options will be available. Black Panther Movie Night Nov. 3 6:00pm North Lawn Walker Hall Graduate Students & Postdocs, please join Graduate Studies for an evening screening of Black Panther on Thursday, November 3rd. Light snacks will be provided. Please be sure to dress warm for this event and bring your own blankets and/or lawn chairs for seating. No registration is required and children are welcome at this event. Movie: Black Panther Date: Thursday, November 3, 2022 Time: 6 pm Location: North Lawn of Walker Hall. |
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UC Davis neuroscientist Sergey Stavisky wins 2022 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award UC Davis Health neuroscientist Sergey Stavisky has been selected by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to receive the 2022 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award. Congratulations to Dr. Stavisky and UC Davis Neuroprosthetics lab. Read more here - UC News story Congratulations to Dr. Alba Alfonso-Garcia on being awarded an R21 grant from the NIH Read more here Grad student Abby Niesen received the Lurie Graduate Student Award (internal UCD fellowship). Congratulations Abby! Grad student Valerie Porter was awarded the Best Poster Award for her work titled: “Fully Automated Whole Brain Segmentation from T2-weighted MRI Brain Scans of Rats Using the U-Net Neural Network” at the World Molecular Imaging Congress Annual Meeting held from Sept 28-Oct 1, 2022 in Miami Beach, FL. She also won the UC Davis Graduate Student Association Travel Fellowship and co-moderated an oral session at the meeting on novel molecular imaging technologies. Grad student Alita D Almeida won the prestigious NIH Travel award and the Graduate Student Association Travel Fellowship for presenting her work titled: “Quantitative T2 mapping as a biomarker of neuropathology resulting from acute organophosphate intoxication in a rat model” at the World Molecular Imaging Congress Annual Meeting held from Sept 28-Oct 1, 2022 in Miami Beach, FL. She also won the Women in Molecular Imaging Network (WIMIN) Scholar Research award given to individuals who were the first author of meritorious scientific abstracts at the conference. |
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Career Development Seminar series, journal clubs, workshops, conferences, and jobs Writing Partner Program The University Writing Program promotes excellence in written communication among UC Davis students and faculty and emphasizes the importance of writing in the larger community. We help undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines to master the writing skills they need to succeed as academics, professionals, and citizens.
Deadline to register for the 2022-23 Writing Partner Program and for the Graduate Certificate in Writing Across the Curriculum. Writing Consultations for Graduate Students & Postdocs 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! Neuroengineering & Medicine Seminar The Center for Neuroengineering & Medicine invites you to join us for a seminar presentation with professor Nicolas Schweighofer, PhD, University of Southern California titled “Virtuous and Vicious Cycles of Arm Use and Function Post-Stroke” as part of our monthly Neuroengineering & Medicine Seminar Series (link to AY2022-2023 seminar series schedule). More information here and below. The seminar is scheduled for Wednesday, November 2, from 4:10 – 5:00 pm, in Kemper 1003. Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/NeuroengNov22 UC Davis Post Doctoral Scholars Association : PSA Workshop series PSA Workshop series: Transitioning to an industry career from a UC Davis alumni perspective Friday, November 4, 2022 at 12 PM Location: Zoom Dr. Randall Robinson, a former postdoc and graduate student a the Department of Food Science and Technology and a current R&D Scientist at Agilent Technologies will be giving a talk about his career journey and the challenges of an industry job search. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session. Join this event on November 4th at 12 noon to hear abou Randall's journey! Register Here! Workshops for Graduate Students and Postdocs To view more details for the following events, go here: https://bit.ly/3CLDp3J Keep Them Engaged! Active Learning for Student Success
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
3:10-4:00 pm
Location: Teaching & Learning Complex, room 1211
Register
Creating Inclusive Classrooms
Monday, November 14, 2022
2:10-3:00 pm
Location: Teaching & Learning Complex, room 1213
Register
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! C. Li, J. Bec, X. Zhou, and L. Marcu, "Dual-modality fluorescence lifetime imaging-optical coherence tomography intravascular catheter system with freeform catheter optics," J Biomed Opt, 27(7), 076005 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.27078 Weyers, B. W., Birkeland, A. C., Marsden, M. A., Tam, A., Bec, J., Frusciante, R. P., Gui, D., Bewley, A. F., Abouyared, M., Marcu, L., & Farwell, D. G. "Intraoperative delineation of p16+ oropharyngeal carcinoma of unknown primary origin with fluorescence lifetime imaging: Preliminary report." Head & neck, 44(8), 1765–1776 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.27.7.076005 Goshi, N., Girardi, G., da Costa Souza, F., Gardner, A., Lein, P.J., Seker, E., “Influence of Microchannel Geometry on Device Performance and Electrophysiological Recording Fidelity During Long-Term Studies of Connected Neural Populations,” Lab on a Chip 22:3961 (2022). [LINK] Brashear SE, Wohlgemuth RP, Hu L-Y, Jbeily EH, Christiansen BA, Smith LR (2022) Collagen cross-links scale with passive stiffness in dystrophic mouse muscles, but are not altered with administration of a lysyl oxidase inhibitor. PLoS ONE 17(10): e0271776. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271776
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Funding Opportunities Public Scholars for the Future Fellowship
The program supports UC Davis doctoral students who are interested in or actively pursuing community-engaged research. The program includes a graduate-level class on public scholarship and funding for community-engaged scholarship. Apply now through November 21. [more…] Innovator Fellowship Info Session Nov. 2 12:10-1pm Zoom Deadline Nov. 11 Winning fellows spend 6 months immersing with host venture capital firms. Funding up to $50K provided for salary, tuition, travel, professional development and research expenses. Work with your innovation partners in an immersive food and health investment environment, gaining real world business and entrepreneurial skills while evaluating food and health startups. January-June 2023 (dates flexible) Learn more and Apply! Info Session: Wednesday Nov. 2, 12:10-1:00pm, Zoom. Register here. Graduate Student Professional Development Fund The GradPathways Institute for Professional Development is pleased to announce we are now accepting applications for the Graduate Student Professional Development Fund! Graduate students and graduate student organizations are invited to apply for up to $3,000 annually that can be used to: Host professional development events, Invite guest speakers, and/or Attend a professional development training
Applications must be received by November 1, 2022 to be considered. Learn more and apply! Graduate Student Career Development Assistance Award Deadline Nov. 14 The UC Davis Internship and Career Center is offering a $1,000 award for summer internships. The award is available to current UC Davis graduate students who completed an unpaid internship in support of their career development goals between June 2022 and September 2022. For more information and to apply go to https://tinyurl.com/GradUnpaidInternFund
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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