Science Lecture Series

Science & technology lectures presented by the Skyline College Department of Chemistry; the Math, Engineering Science Achievement Program (MESA); and the San Francisco State University Bridges to Baccalaureate Program. Lectures are open to the public.

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Past Lectures (Spring 2012):

Wednesday, February 8
The Anatomy of a Chemistry PhD
Carmen Velez, PhD, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Skyline College

Wednesday, February 22
How Does Cancer Become Cancer?
Simone Bianco, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, UCSF School of Pharmacy

Wednesday, February 29
What the Fish Said to the Wise Men: Lessons About the Heart
Dr. Daniel Hart, Assistant Professor in Residence, UCSF School of Medicine

Wednesday, March 7
Using Computers to Design Better Drugs
Dahlia Weiss, PhD, University of California, San Francisco

Wednesday, March 21
Environmental Restoration and Sharp Park
Brent Plater, Executive Director, Wild Equity Institute

Wednesday, March 28
Why do we get fatter as we get older? 
       Unveiling age-related changes in the hypothalamic feeding circuit
Jamila Newton, PhD, Diabetes Center UCSF

Wednesday, April 11
An A-typical Stanford Story:
     My Journey from Community College to the Neuroscience PhD Program at Stanford
Zoya Farzampour, B.S., Doctoral Student at Stanford Univerity

Wednesday, April 18
From Community College to a Career in Pharmacy
Yolonda D’Amico, Pharm.D.

Wednesday, May 2
Communication Between Cells Regulates
      Growth and Differentiation During Animal Development
David Casso, PhD, UCSF Regeneration Medicine

Past Lectures (Fall 2011):

Wednesday, September 7: Student Research Presentations
by Rebecca Belloso, Nicole Garza & Sean Linder, and Bardo Castro & Pamela Rios

Wednesday, September 14: Gonads or Go Home: Sex, Stem Cells, and Immortality
by Matthew Cook, Ph.D.

Wednesday, September 21: Tips and Tricks from Mother Nature:
Engineering advanced medical technologies with a "little" help from your cells
by Robert M. Tucker, Ph.D.

Wednesday, September 28: Controlling Harmful Immune Responses
by Steven Weinstein, Ph.D.

Wednesday, October 5: International Health Policy and Tobacco Control in California
by Mariaelena Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Wednesday, October 12: Multiple Sclerosis and Nerve Cell Remyelination
by Angela Hahn, Ph.D.

Wednesday, October 26: The Winding Path to the First Artificial Organ for Diabetes
by Scott R. King, M.A., President of Cerco Medical

Wednesday, November 2: Epidemiology & Public Health
by Swati Deshpande, Ph.D., Senior Epidemiologist, San Mateo County Health Department

Wednesday, November 9:
Summer Science Institute & Pre-Health Professions Programs at SFSU
by Talia Sharran Coney, Co-Director, and Albert Robelo, Staff Member

Wednesday, November 16: Genetics of Drug Addiction Using Fruit Flies as a Model System
by Norma Velazquez, Ph.D., Post-doctoral fellow, UCSF

Past Lectures (Spring 2011):

Monday, February 7: How to Make the Most of Your Undergraduate Science Career:
Candid Advice and a Success Story from a Skyline Graduate
by Amanda Quiroga

Monday, February 14: Catalyze Science!  Bioinformatics as a Career Choice and Powerful Research Tool
by Selina Dwight, Ph.D.

Monday, February 28: Avian Malaria in a Changing World
by Ravinder Sehgal, Ph.D.

Monday, March 7: Investigation of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)-related Breathing Disorders in Newborns
by José Otero, M.D., Ph.D.

Monday, March 14: Novel Ways Cells Use Lipids to Turn Genes On and Off
by Raymond Blind Ph.D.

Monday, March 21: Finding New Regulators of Heart Development
by Odessa Yabut, Ph.D.

Monday, March 28: Stem Cells and Epilepsy: Turning Basic Science Ideas Into Treatments for Disease
by MacKenzie Howard, Ph.D.

Monday, April 11: Voluntary Service: A Launch-Pad for a Scientific Career
by Edwin Ochong, Ph.D.

Monday, April 18: Neurons Go Crazy During Aging in C. elegans
by Elizabeth Tank, Ph.D.

Monday, April 25: Autophagy: Why Cells Eat Themselves in Times of Stress
by Sebastian Schuck

Monday, May 2: Developing Interventions to Reduce HIV-Related Risk
Among Urban Street Youths and Youths Living with HIV
by Marguerita Lightfoot, Ph.D., Co-Director, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, UCSF

Monday, May 9: Ouch! Blocking Pain at Its Source and Relay Stations
by Timothy Kaan, Ph.D.

Postponed due to final Space Shuttle mission
Speaker: Yvonne Cagle, M.D., NASA Astronaut Corps

 

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