In Brief

Ben Shen to Present Faculty Lecture on March 8

Ben Shen, TSRI professor and co-chair of the Department of Chemistry, will continue the Faculty Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 8, with a presentation titled “Natural Product Biosynthesis: Inspiration for Chemistry, Enzymology, and Drug Discovery.”

The lecture will begin at 4 PM in The Committee Lecture Hall in the Skaggs/Molecular Biology Building (MBB2N), followed by a reception in the Beckman Building first-floor galleria.

For further information, see the Faculty Lecture Series webpage. The series is supported by an endowment from the Cochrane-Cartan families, established by TSRI Professor Emeritus Charles G. Cochrane.

CA Meet the Alumni: Kelvin Chan, Investments Manager

Kelvin Chan, Deputy Manager of Investments at EDBI, is the featured guest at the next Scripps California Meet the Alumni event, scheduled for Tuesday, March 14, from 4 to 5 PM in the CA Graduate Office Dining Room.

Chan was a graduate student at TSRI from 2010 to 2015. While here, he studied organic chemistry in Jin-Quan Yu’s lab and founded the Scripps Consulting Club, a student-run organization that provides students and postdocs with the training and resources needed to pursue business in science as a career. Following graduation, Chan joined EDBI, based in Singapore, where he focuses on medtech and healthcare IT portfolios. He is also a board member at the JR Biotek Foundation, a nonprofit that provides STEM education, training and laboratory capacity building programs in sub-Saharan Africa.

Sponsored by the Career and Postdoctoral Services Office, Meet the Alumni events feature guest speakers from the growing TSRI network of alumni, presented in a relaxed, informal setting. Speakers discuss career-influencing decisions and options, offering advice on career transitions. RSVPs are required.

CA Onsite Clinic Scheduled for March 22

The next onsite immunization clinic on the California campus will be held Wednesday, March 22, from 9:30 to 11 AM, in the Hazen Theory Building, rooms 203/205. Appointments are not needed. Conducted by Sharp Rees-Stealy staff, the clinic will provide hepatitis B vaccinations free of charge to all TSRI employees. Environmental Health & Safety Occupational Medicine must pre-authorize all other procedures based on the employee's working conditions. These procedures include tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccines and other titers, immunizations and procedures.

CA Biosafety Committee Meeting Materials Due March 24

To receive consideration at the next TSRI Institutional Biosafety Committee, registration documents must be submitted to Environmental Health and Safety by Friday, March 24, via email to rachellv@scripps.edu. The meeting will be held Wednesday, April 12, 2:30 to 3:30 PM, Building 3301, P2 conference room.

CA SoF Postdoctoral Travel Award Application Deadline March 24

Applications for the spring cycle of postdoctoral travel awards offered by the California Society of Fellows (SoF) are due Friday, March 24, midnight, Pacific time.

The goal of this initiative is to provide TSRI postdoctoral associates an opportunity to present scholarly activities at a scientific national or international conference. Up to three $1,000 travel grants will be awarded to full-time California campus research associates to cover conference-related costs (e.g., travel, housing, registration). A committee of TSRI postdoctoral fellows and non-scientist representatives will review the applications.

Postdocs who have yet to attend a meeting to present their current work, previous applicants and those with outstanding financial need are encouraged to apply in this round of grants; past travel award winners are not eligible. Eligibility, specific application procedures and proposal guidelines can be found on the travel award webpage. Applications can be submitted securely online.

CA STEM Career Symposium Scheduled March 25

The Postdoctoral Associations of TSRI, the University of California (UC), San Diego, Salk and the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute will present the Fourth Annual “What Can You Be with a PhD?” STEM Career Symposium on Saturday, March 25, 2017. If you are interested in pursuing a career outside academia, don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to learn how to utilize your PhD training in a variety of industries!

The event is structured around interactive panel sessions featuring professionals who have successfully transitioned outside of academia. Attendees can meet fellow PhDs who now thrive in companies like Pfizer, Qualcomm, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Northrop Grumman, Vertex, Cymer, Boston Consulting Group, Morrison & Foerster and many others. Attendees will practice networking and learn about possible target careers.

For registration information, full program, panelist bios and other details, please visit stem-cs.ucsd.edu. Register by March 11 to get the Early-Bird Discounted Price. If you have any questions, please contact the UC San Diego PDA Career Development Program at ucsdpda.careerdev@gmail.com.

FL Earth Day Cleanup April 22

Scripps Florida colleagues and family members are invited to join the 2017 Earth Day Cleanup on April 22 from 9 AM to noon. Volunteers will help clean the Scripps Florida “Adopt-A-Spot” in Palm Beach County. For more information, contact Scripps Florida Green Team member Peter Norris at pnorris@scripps.edu or x2041.

At The Auditorium: Mozart Up Close

The San Diego Symphony will present “Mozart Up Close,” a program featuring Orion Weiss on piano and musicians of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, on Tuesday, March 14, at 7:30 PM.

The concert is a celebration of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart written for great musicians in small spaces. For tickets or more information, visit the San Diego Symphony website.

The Auditorium at TSRI is located at 10620 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, 92121. Directions and parking information are located on The Auditorium’s website.

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Ben Shen, TSRI professor and co-chair of the Department of Chemistry (Photo by James McEntee.)

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TSRI alumnus Kelvin Chan (Photo by Cindy Brauer.)

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