In Brief

April 18: Postdoc Open-Mic Night at the Bella Vista Caffe

The new season of the Postdoc Open-Mic Night will start Wednesday, April 18, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Bella Vista Caffe. Join local postdocs, graduate students and friends for 5-minute basic science talks by David Blocquel (Scripps Research), Robin Willenbring (Scripps Research), and Gaurav Mendiratta (Salk).

The guest judges will be Tristen Tyler Blake (Founder & CEO of The Machine Learning Society and CO) and Alex Nemiroski (Head of Flowcell Development and Metrology at Omniome).

The event has been organized by postdocs from the TSRI Society of Fellows, UC San Diego Postdoc Association, Salk Society of Research Fellows, SBP Science Network, LJI Postdoc Association, Janssen Postdocs, and Calibr Postdoc Roundtable. Free appetizers are provided thanks to sponsorship from Nanostring, and the Bella Vista will have happy hour specials until 8 p.m. You will also have the chance to win one of two brand new Amazon Fire 7 tablets if you come to the event.

CA Lunch & Learn: What’s your attachment style?

Join Scripps Research counseling center psychologist Tamera Ho, PhD, on April 24 for a Lunch & Learn titled “What’s Your Attachment Style?” The presentation, organized by the Scripps Research Office of Counseling and Psychological Services, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Keck Amphitheater, Beckman Building.

Attachment is the particular way you relate to others. Your style of attachment developed when you were young and plays out throughout your adult life. There are things you can do to develop a secure and satisfying approach to relationships. In this Lunch & Learn, Ho will discuss:

How early relationship experiences influence your attachment style as an adult
The four major adult attachment styles
Ways to adjust your style of attachment to be more secure and satisfying

For more information, visit the CAPS Lunch & Learn webpage.

CA Biosafety Committee meeting materials due April 25

To receive consideration at the next Scripps Research Institutional Biosafety Committee, registration documents must be submitted to Environmental Health and Safety by Friday, April 25, via email to rachellv@scripps.edu. The meeting will be held Wednesday, May 9, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., building 3301, P2 conference room.

May 8: CA Society of Fellows Vendor Show

Featuring new research technologies, products and services, the 28th annual Scripps California Society of Fellows (SoF) Vendor Show will be held Tuesday, May 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Beckman and Immunology Gallerias and the Immunology Plaza.

One of the largest life sciences industry shows in the area, the event is open to the public and attendees may enter a raffle with $1,000 worth of prizes. For the first time, attendees can also buy lunch at the show from food trucks from Chameleon Catering and Thai Burger.

Profits from the Vendor Show fund SoF events and programs. Additional event information, including a list of participating vendors, is available on the SoF website.

CA Onsite Clinic scheduled for May 16

The next onsite immunization clinic on the California campus will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 16 in the Hazen Theory building, rooms 203/205. Appointments are not needed.

Conducted by Sharp Rees-Stealy staff, the clinic will provide hepatitis B vaccination free of charge to all Scripps Research 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.

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