Featured Community Lecture
February 11, 2025
UCI Beall Applied Innovations– The Beach
5270 California Avenue, Irvine, California 92697-7700
7:00 – 8:00 PM
12th Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
February 12, 2025
Gross Hall – Thorp Conference Center (4001)
845 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine CA, 92617
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Control of Cell Division and Mitosis in Embryos: Lessons from Worms
Pablo Lara-Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 | 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Aging of Blood Stem Cells
Minji Byun, Ph.D.
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Topic: TBD
George Sen, PhD
Associate Professor of Department of Dermatology in UCSD
Zoom Meeting or Sprague Hall 105
Friday, October 18, 2024 | 11:00am—12:00pm Pacific Time
Tissue Engineering and Angiogenesis – Making New Blood Vessels
Christopher Hughes, Ph.D.
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | 7:00 PM Pacific Time
When Good Cells Go Bad - New Ways to Fight Brain Tumors
Aileen Anderson, Ph.D. & Daniela Bota, M.D., Ph.D.
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 | 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Using the Tools of Systems Biology to Trace the Origins of Birth Defects in Human Genetic Disease
Anne Calof, Ph.D. & Stephenson Chea, Ph.D. Candidate in Dr. Anne Calof's lab
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
Postponed to a later date
Use and Application of Stem Cells in Human Bone Toxicology
Nicole Sparks, Ph.D. & Stacy Schkoda, Ph.D.
4th Floor, Thorp Conference Center
845 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA 92617
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Unlocking Hope: Using Stem Cells To Better Understand Traumatic Brain Injuries
Brian Cummings, Ph.D. & Jonathan Hasselmann, Ph.D.
4th Floor, Thorp Conference Center
845 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA 92617
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Using the Tools of Systems Biology to Trace the Origins of Birth Defects in Human Genetic Disease
Anne Calof, Ph.D. & Stephenson Chea, Ph.D.
4th Floor, Thorp Conference Center
845 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA 92617
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Harnessing Adaptive Immunity to Promote Tissue Regeneration in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Craig Walsh, Ph.D.
4th Floor, Thorp Conference Center
845 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA 92617
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
From Petri Dish to Patients: Engineering Stem Cells for Clinical Application
Quinton Smith, Ph.D. & Michael Hicks, Ph.D.
4th Floor, Thorp Conference Center
845 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA 92617
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
What's New in Research and Treatment of Vulvar Skin Diseases?
XIng Dai, Ph.D. & Christina Kraus, M.D.
4th Floor, Thorp Conference Center
845 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA 92617
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Finding Kidney Cancer Vulnerabilities By Synthetic Lethality Approach
Olga Razorenova Ph.D.
4th Floor, Thorp Conference Center
845 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA 92617
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
RNA in Cell Fate Determination
Yongsheng Shi, Ph.D.
4th Floor, Thorp Conference Center
845 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA 92617
Tuesday. December 2, 2025