SEP School Year Workshop: Race, Racism, and Genetics
2021-12-10 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Vancouver) | Online
Race, Racism, and Genetics Lessons
Science Education Partnership hosts several School Year Workshops for science teachers. The second workshop for the 2021-2022 school year will be on our Race, Racism, and Genetics lessons.
We will do a general overview of the lessons as well as the updates that were made to the lessons over the summer.
The workshop will be held on Friday December 10th 4-6pm and Saturday December 11th 9am – 12pm.

Establishing Trust: Basic Principles and Practical Examples for Researchers on How to Partner with Community
2021-12-14 08:00 - 09:30 | Online
Presented by: UW/FH CFAR Office of Community Engagement & Developmental Core
Speakers:
Michele Andrasik, PhD (Director, Social & Behavioral Sciences and Community Engagement, HIV Vaccine Trials Network
Michaela Lemons (Prevention and Health Coordinator at Pierce County AIDS Foundation)
Michael Louella (Community Engagement Project Manager, defeatHIV; Outreach Coordinator, UW ACTU; Community Liaison, UW/FH CFAR Office of Community Engagement)
Rahel Schwartz (Program Executive, Health Equity, Health and Social Services Center of Excellence, YMCA)
Moderator:
Nahom Daniel (YMCA Community Health Navigator, Meredith Mathews East Madison YMCA)

Current Biology Seminar - Dr. Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez
2021-12-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
The Basic Sciences Division hosts a weekly Current Biology Seminar series where leading-edge researchers are invited from around the world to share their latest scientific breakthroughs. Lectures are typically every Tuesday and are held as virtual events.
Speaker: Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez, Ph.D.
The Fernandez-Gonzalez Lab uses a combination of bioengineering, molecular and cell biological tools in the fruit fly embryo to determine the mechanisms that integrate the behaviours of multiple cells to generate specific changes in tissue organization. The lab investigates the molecular and cellular mechanisms of collective cell movements during a variety of processes using a three-pronged approach.

One Big Give Radiothon
2021-12-16 06:00 - 19:00 | Tune in to 95.7 The Jet
Tune in to 95.7 The Jet for Bender’s One Big Give Radiothon benefiting Seattle Children’s Greatest Needs Fund. Jodi and Bender will broadcast live from 6 am – 7 pm with heartwarming patient interviews and musical montages. Listeners are encouraged to call in or donate online at give.seattlechildrens.org

LSWI Grant Writing Workshop: Demystifying SBIR/STTR Funding (Part I)
2022-01-06 14:15 - 17:00 | Online
Join Life Science Washington Institute on January 6, 13 and 26th, for our three-part virtual grant writing bootcamp to help demystify SBIR/STTR funding routes.
This series is for anyone interested in learning more about SBIR and STTR funding opportunities and those who want to effectively compete for these awards to develop and commercialize innovative technologies. The bootcamp serves as an “intro” to the SBIR/STTR programs. At the end of the series, participants will be equipped and prepared to submit a proposal for SBIR or STTR funding.

CFAR Seminar: Advanced HIV in the Era of Test and Start
2022-01-13 08:00 - 09:00 | Online
Start Date and Time
January 13, 2022 – 8:00am

End Date and Time
January 13, 2022 – 9:00am

Speaker: Moses Kamya, MBChB, MMed, MPH, PhD
Affiliation: Makerere University
Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91256320491

Dr. Moses Robert Kamya is a Professor of Medicine at Makerere University in Kampala Uganda. He is also the Executive Director of the Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC) in Uganda. He has worked in the area of HIV care and prevention for over 25 years and heads the National AIDS Advisory Committee of the Uganda Ministry of Health. He is a co-PI of the SEARCH-SAPPHIRE trial in East Africa.

LSWI Grant Writing Workshop: Demystifying SBIR/STTR Funding (Part II)
2022-01-13 12:00 - 17:00 | Online

Research Roundtable - Dr. Jim Heath
2022-01-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Research Roundtable
ISB is hosting a series of Research Roundtable conversations throughout 2022 that will feature our leading scientists discussing their latest research. These online events are designed for a lay audience, and are open to anyone interested in the topics. Featured scientists will also answer your questions.
Registration will become available as we confirm speakers. Sign up for any and all available events below.
Speaker: Dr. Jim Heath, ISB President
Talk Title: COVID 2022: An Update from ISB’s President
Date and Time: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 4pm PT

Distinguished Seminar Series - Nii Addy
2022-01-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Online
The Distinguished Seminar Series features presentations by outstanding thinkers and scientists, sponsored by the Allen Institute for Brain Science. Distinguished speakers are selected based on the impact of their interdisciplinary research to the neuroscience community. Speakers spend a full day visiting with research staff, are nominated by members of the Allen Institute, and selected by a committee of peers.
Dr. Addy’s research focuses on the neurobiological processes underlying substance use disorders, mood disorders, and comorbid substance use and mood disorders. Dr. Addy’s team uses multiple methodologies, including behavioral paradigms such as intravenous drug self-administration, acute and chronic stress paradigms, and anxiety and amotivation paradigms, along with integrated pharmacological, in vivo electrochemical, and in vivo optogenetic methods to investigate these mechanisms. Dr. Addy will present his preclinical findings, revealing cholinergic and L-type calcium channel processes in the mesolimbic dopamine reward system that robustly mediate substance use and mood disorder behavioral phenotypes through regulation of dopaminergic activity. Dr. Addy will also describe ongoing work with potential therapeutic compounds, targeting subtype-specific muscarinic receptors and L-type calcium channels. Finally, he will describe upcoming clinical collaborative studies, based on his team’s recent preclinical findings.

SEP School Year Workshop: DNA Exonerations
2022-01-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Online
DNA Exonerations
Science Education Partnership hosts several School Year Workshops for science teachers. The third workshop for the 2021-2022 school year will be on our DNA Exonerations lessons.
We will go over the DNA Evidence lab as well as the lessons that surround the lab to introduce data analysis, short tandem repeats (STRs), and a seminar about the presumption of guilt.
The workshop will be held on Friday, January 21st 4-6pm and Saturday January 22nd 9am – 12pm.
