Master of Science in Translational Biotechnology

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Seminar and Events

Past Events

 

  

David Tiemeier

Senior Advisor
Beall Applied Innovation
University of California, Irvine

Wednesday, March 23, 2022
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Webinar 

Translate, Pitch, Pivot… Go!
 

 

  

Geoffrey Garth

Retired VP
R&D and Clinical Research
Aspen Medical Products

Wednesday, March 9, 2022
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Webinar 

Creative Design in Medicine: Lessons from a Medical Device Innovator
 

 

  

Kristin Riley

VP of Operations
Sherlock Biosciences

Wednesday, March 2, 2022
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Webinar 

Scaling Innovative Technologies:
Revolutionizing Molecular CRISPR-based Diagnostics Tests
 

 

  

Translational Biotechnology
Student Symposium

 

Wednesday, December 1, 2021
1 - 3 pm
 

 

  

Mitali Singh

Technical Applications Scientist
Illumina

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Webinar 

An Alumna’s Personal Journey in Biotechnology
Direct Insight from an HR Expert
 

 

  

Translational Biotechnology
Student Symposium

 

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
4 - 6 pm
Thursday, April 29, 2021
5 - 7 pm
 

 

  

Urszula Abbassi

Sr Manager, Early Talent Lead
Kite Pharma

Wednesday, April 21, 2021
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Webinar

Developing Long-Term Industry Skills:
Direct Insight from an HR Expert
 

 

  

David I. Meyer

President and CEO
The Lundquist Institute

Wednesday, April 14, 2021
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Webinar 

The Lundquist Institute: Research with Reach
 

 

  

Songmao Zheng

Associate Vice President, Research and Development
Adagene

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Webinar 

Accelerate and Boost R&D Success of BioTherapeutics:
a Reflection
 

 

  

Alfonso Davila

Research Scientist
NASA Ames Research Center

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
4:00 – 5:00 pm 

The Search for a Second Genesis of Life in the Solar System
 

 

 

  

Translational Biotechnology

Master of Science Degree, or
Graduate Certificate Program

 
Online Info Session

Tuesday, March 16, 2021
6:00 – 7:00 pm Pacific Time
 

 

  

Thomas Keens

Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Wednesday, March 10, 2021
4:00 – 5:00 pm 

Cystic Fibrosis: the Search for a Cure
 

 

  

Translational Biotechnology
Student Symposium

 

Wednesday, November 11, 2020
5 - 7 pm
 

 

  

Translational Biotechnology

to participate in
2020 Virtual Graduate Schools Fair hosted by USC

 

Thursday, October 22, 2020
10 am - 2 pm

 
 

 

  

Translational Biotechnology

to participate in
USC Graduate Graduate Admission Fair
Latin America

Saturday, October 24, 2020
9 am - 1 pm

 
 

 

  

Jessica Rousset

Chief Operating Officer
CURE Pharmaceutical

Wednesday, April 15, 2020
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Zoom 

Roundtable Discussion
 

 

  

Magnus Schroeder

Vice President, Process Development
Avid Bioservices.

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Zoom Registration by 04/08 with USC email address

Process Development, Scale-Up and Production
Strategies & Challenges for Biotherapeutics
 

 

  

Rui Avelar

Chief Medical Officer
Head of Research and Development
Evolus Inc.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Zoom Registration with USC email address

Sports Med to Biotechnology:
Perspectives on both Medicine and the Industry
 
 
   

Amgen

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
1:00 – 2:00 pm
MCH 156

Recruitment and Careers at Amgen

Francis Kinderman

Principal Scientist,
Drug Product Technologies

  

René Hubert

Principal Scientist,
Biologics Optimization

    
 

 

  

Eduardo Marbán

Executive Director
Smidt Heart Institute
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
1:00 – 2:00 pm
NTT 7409

Deconstructing Regenerative Medicine:
from cells to exosomes and defined factors
 

 

  

Kristin Fischer

Director, Human Resources
Amgen Global Research

Thursday, September 23, 2019
2:00 – 3:00 pm
NRT LG503/540

Amgen Research and Development and
Careers in Science
 

 

  

Andrew Gray

Co-founder, CEO
Karma Biotechnologies

Thursday, September 19, 2019
12:00 – 1:00 pm
NRT 2508

Lab Rat to CEO:
Lessons from Paddling in the Shark Tank
 

 

  

Translational Biotechnology Orientation

 

Monday, August 19, 2019
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
NRT 2508
 

 

  

USC Translational Genomics Symposium

 

Wednesday, May 29, 2019
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Aresty Auditorium
 

 

  

Translational Biotechnology

Master's and Certificate Programs Info Session

 

Wednesday, May 29, 2019
12:30 - 1:30 pm

During USC Translational Genomics Symposium lunch break
 
   

Albert Hsieh

Founder
Genpedia

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
1:00 – 2:00 pm
NRT 2508

From Research in a Bio Lab to Founder of a Startup
 
   

Kathryn Abele Henckels

Secnior Scientist, Process Development
Amgen

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
1:00 – 2:00 pm
NRT 2508

Process Development of Biologic and Synthetic Therapeutics
 
   

Kwame Ulmer

Venture Partner
Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health

Wednesday, April 3, 2019
1:00 – 2:00 pm
NRT 2508

Early Stage Healthcare Investing in LA
 
   

Brett A. English

Director, Clinical Development
Arena Pharmaceuticals

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
1:00 – 2:00 pm
NRT 2508

Early Phase Drug Development:
Novel Methods to De-risk CNS Compounds
 
   

Andrew Aijian

Principal, DeciBio

Wednesday, February 27, 2019
1:00 – 2:00 pm
NRT 2508

A Talk with Principal at DeciBio to Find Out

- how biotech consultant works
- how to become one
 
   

Daniel Zahler

Founder, Picasso Health

Wednesday, February 20, 2019
1:00 – 2:00 pm
NRT 2508

Need Some Professional Advice?

- how biotech consultant works
- how to become one
 

 

 

 

Cecilie Boysen

Freelance Consultant

Lecturer, Translational Genomics
Keck School of Medicine, USC

04/04/2018

What Does a Consultant Do? Is It the Right Fit for Me?
 
 

Samuel Strom
Laboratory Director

  

Jakob Jansson
Business Development Manager
Sequencing Service Business

  

 

Fulgent Genetics

03/28/2018

Genetics and Genomics in Personalized Medicine
 
 

 

Mauro Avanzi

Medical Director
Kite Pharma

3/21/2018

Building the future of T cell therapies
 

Open seminar with faculty, research staff, and students in audiance.		  
After open seminar, Dr. Avanzi met with Translational Biotechnology students for a round table discussion.
 
 

 

Jeff Julian

Assistant Coach, USC Swim Team
Head Coach, RoseBowl Swim Team
Patient Care Advisory Board Member, Addario Lung Cancer Foundation

03/07/2018

From Stage IV NSCLC Diagnosis Through Clinical Trials and Beyond: a patient’s experience
 
 

Field Trip

02/28/2018

Attending Tech Coast Angel Screening and Touring UCI Applied Innovation
 
   

Kimberly Payne

Director, Translational Research
School of Medicine and Cancer Center
Loma Linda University

02/21/2018

Establishing an SBIR funded Research Project
 
 

Field Trip

02/07/2018

Visiting Lab Launch in Monrovia
 
 

Last Day of Fall Semester 

11/29/2017

 

 
 
 

Midterm Mixer 

11/02/2017

Pizza, Cookies, Discussions about Science and Careers

 
 
   

Fabio Gratton

Founder & Chief Alchemist
Alchemy Factory

10/26/2017

From Movies to Medicine: How Story Powers Everything
 
 

 

Sheri Smith

Founder & CEO
The Indigo Project

10/19/2017

Unpacking Indigo for Team and Life Success

 
 

Field Trip

10/07/2017

Saturday morning hike to the Griffith Observatory
 
 

 

Matthew Grumbling

Partner
Nguyen & Tarbet IP Law

10/05/2017

Introduction to Patent Law for Entrepreneurs
 
 

 

Ahmed Zobi

Cofounder and CEO
Syntr Health Technologies

09/28/2018

Providing an Affordable, Point-of-Care Therapeutic for Diabetes Foot Ulcers
 
 

 

STEVE HERRING

Vice President, Research and Development
Grifols Biologicals Incorporated

04/06/2017

Therapeutic Protein Products From Human Plasma
 
 

 

DAVID S. SARISKY

Partner
Loza & Loza LLP

03/23/2017

Intellectual Property Law and Patenting in the Medical Device/Biotechnology Arts
 
   

LLEWELLYN COX

Founder and CEO
Lab Launch

02/16/2017

Demystifying Startups: Leveraging your scientific training for entrepreneurship
 
   

BOB TERBRUEGGEN

President and CEO
DxTerity Diagnostics

02/09/2017

Genomics in Everyday Care: Commercializing Technologies for Low Cost, Routine Genomic Testing