MCB/ECH 294 Seminar
2008 Fall Schedule

2007 --> 

Unless otherwise noted all seminars are at 11:00 am in 1022 Life Sciences (LSA).

September 26, 2008 Organizational Meeting
October 3, 2008

Little Bang/Big Bang (Business Plan Competitions)
Meg Arnold and C4E Staff/GSM-MBA Students/Former DEB Participants
Big Bang     Little Bang

October 10, 2008

The Evolution of LCMS in Proteomics from the Perspective of an Entrepreneurial Scientific Instrument Manufacturer
Kerry Nugent
President
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Michrom Bioresources, Auburn, CA
Michrom Bioresources

October 17, 2008

 

Democratizing Diagnostics: Emerging Platform Technologies in Genetic Testing
David Persing, MD, PhD
Executive Vice President, Chief Medical & Technology Officer
Cepheid, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
Cepheid, Inc.

October 24, 2008

 

Where is Big Pharma Heading?
Joerg Heidrich, PhD
Senior VP - Global Head, Product Supply Biotech and Site Head
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Berkeley, CA
Bayer Healthcare

October 31, 2008

 

Lipitor, Pfizer .. What's Next for an Entrepreneurial Scientist?
Roger Newton, PhD
CEO, President and Co-Founder
Esperion Therapeutics, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Esperion Therapeutics
November 7, 2008

Advances in Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Biological Structures ... partnering with UC Davis
John Gebler, PhD
Director, Biopharmaceutical Sciences
Waters Corp., Milford, Mass
Waters Corp.

November 14, 2008

Center for Biocatalysis & Bioprocessing - A Full-Fledged Microbial GLP/GMP Pilot Plant at the University of Iowa
Mani Subramanian
Director
Center for Biocatalysis & Bioprocessing, Professor, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa
Center for Biocatalysis & Bioprocessing

November 21, 2008 Advances in Chromatographic Methods
Paul Ng
Senior Staff Scientist, Process Applications, Life Science Group
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA
Bio-Rad Laboratories

November 28, 2008

 

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

December 5, 2008

Life after graduation from UC Davis and the DEB program
Edwin Haghnazari, PhD
Scientist II
DiscoveRx Corp., Fremont, CA
DiscoveRx Corp.

Reminder: Sponsorship of seminars includes the UCD Biotechnology Program, NIH Training Grant in Biomolecular Technology, the UC BioSTAR Program, and the UC Systemwide Biotechnology Research and Education Program: Structure Assisted Drug Discovery Training Program at UC Davis.

 

 

 

MCB/ECH 294 Seminar
2008 Spring Schedule

2007 --> 

Unless otherwise noted all seminars are at 11:00 am in 1022 Life Sciences (LSA).

April 4, 2008 Organizational Meeting
April 11 , 2008

A Unique Model for Ag Biotech Companies
Roger Salameh
Vice President; Business Development
Arcadia Biosciences

April 18 , 2008

Metabolic Pathway Engineering for the Microbial Production of 1,3-Propanediol
Gregg Whited, PhD
Sr. Staff Scientist
Genencor

April 25, 2008

 

The Development of RNA-based Therapeutics: A Path Less Traveled
Brian Johnston, PhD
President and CEO
Presentation
SomaGenics, Inc.

May 2 , 2008

 

Genetic and Chemical Approaches to Delivering Improved Performance in Crops
Lynne Reuber, PhD
Director of Research
Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.

May 9 , 2008

 

Plant Produced Human Cholinesterases and Plant Cholinesterase(s)
Tsafrir Mor, PhD
Associate Professor
Presentation
Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University

May 16 , 2008

The Journey of a Serial Entrepreneur
Thomas Anderson, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Presentation
Pediatric Bioscience

May 23 , 2008

Joint Seminar: CREATE-IGERT

BioFuels: IP Barriers and Protecting the IP Space
Mike Ward, JD, PhD
Partner
Presentation
Morrison & Foerster LLP

May 30 , 2008

Joint Seminar: CREATE-IGERT

Engineering Plants For Environmental Remediation and Biofuel Production
David Lee, PhD
Director; Molecular Biology
Edenspace Systems Corporation

Reminder: Sponsorship of seminars includes the UCD Biotechnology Program, NIH Training Grant in Biomolecular Technology, the UC BioSTAR Program, and the UC Systemwide Biotechnology Research and Education Program: Structure Assisted Drug Discovery Training Program at UC Davis.

 

 

MCB/ECH 294 Seminar
2008 Winter Schedule

2007 --> 

Unless otherwise noted all seminars are at 11:00 am in 1022 Life Sciences (LSA).

 

January 11, 2008 Organizational Meeting
January 18, 2008

The Promise of Stem Cell Therapy
Jan Nolta, PhD
Director; Stem Cell Progam
UC Davis Stem Cell Program

January 25, 2008

High Throughput, Broad Range Pathogen Detection System
David Hirschberg, PhD
Director, Center for Human Immune Monitoring Center
Stanford University School of Medicine, San Francisco
PDF of Presentation
Article about the Center for Human Immune Monitoring Center

February 1, 2008

 

What's In A Picture? The Temptation of Image Manipulation
Mike Rossner
Executive Director, The Rockefeller University Press
PDF of Presentation
Rockefeller University Press

February 8, 2008

 

Overview of Plant Made Pharmaceuticals: Challenges and Opportunities
Alex Day, PhD
Director of Business Development
PDF of Presentation
Kentucky BioProcessing LLC

February 15, 2008

 

Embryonic Stem Cells: A Novel Platform for Target Discovery and Drug Development
Robert Stull, PhD
Research Scientist III, Genomics and Molecular Biology
PDF of Presentation
VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc.

February 22, 2008

Life After Dissertation: Deriving Maximum Value From Career Investments
Caryle Vann
Chemical Engineer and Product Manager
PDF of Presentation
Genentech

February 29, 2008 New Tools for Advanced Proteomics Research
Rudi Grimm, PhD
Worldwide Proteomics Market & Metabolomics Development Manager
Agilent Technologies
March 7, 2008 Engineering Drought Tolerant Crop Plants
Eduardo Blumwald, PhD
Professor Cell Biology and Will W. Lester Chair
PDF of Presentation
UC Davis, Dept. of Pomology
March 14, 2008 Personalized Medicine, Past, Present, and Future: How The Genome Is Helping Clinical Decision-Making Today
Steve Rosenberg, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
CardioDx, Inc.

Reminder: Sponsorship of seminars includes the UCD Biotechnology Program, NIH Training Grant in Biomolecular Technology, the UC BioSTAR Program, and the UC Systemwide Biotechnology Research and Education Program: Structure Assisted Drug Discovery Training Program at UC Davis.

 

 

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