Upcoming Events

Using 3D engineered Cardiac & Skeletal Muscle Tissues for DMD Disease Modeling & Drug Discovery

David Mack, Ph.D. - University of Washington
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
April 3, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time

Beyond the Mix: How Sorting Mesenchymal Stem Cells Could Improve Clinical Outcomes

Tayloria Adams, PhD & Tia Wilson, PhD Candidate
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
April 7, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time

Regulation of cutaneous antiviral immunity

Megan Orzalli, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001 & Hybrid Event
April 24, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time

Zoom Link: https://uci.zoom.us/j/96362697873
Meeting ID: 963 6269 7873

Defining Epigenetic Mediators in Pancreatic Cancer Initiation & Progression

Christopher Pin, Ph.D. - Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Sue Gross Auditorium | 854 Health Sciences Dr. Irvine, CA 92617
May 1, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time

Stem Cell Immunotherapies for Breast Cancer Metastasis

Devon Lawson, PhD & Tim McMullen, PhD
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
May 5, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time

Skin Metabolism Symposium

Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
May 7, 2026 |9 am - 4:45 pm

Symposium Agenda

When Skin Fails to Heal: Molecular Control of Human Skin Repair

Marjana Tomic-Canic, Ph.D. - Professor, University of Miami
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001 & Hybrid Event
May 22, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time

Zoom Link: https://uci.zoom.us/j/96362697873
Meeting ID: 963 6269 7873

Changing Paradigms in the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adults

Alex Minella, MD & Nick Pannunzio, PhD
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
June 2, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time

iPSC-derived Immune Cells for Immunotherapy

Jianhua Yu, Ph.D. - UC Irvine
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
June 12, 2026 | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Pacific Time

Cutting Edge Psoriasis: Updates on Pathogenesis and Management

Presenter: "Wilson Liao, M.D. - Professor, University
of California, San Francisco"
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
June 26, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM Pacific Time

Zoom Link: https://uci.zoom.us/j/96362697873
Meeting ID: 963 6269 7873

Fine Tuning Brain Tissue Formation in a Dish to Model Neurological Disorders

Momoko Watanabe, PhD & Raymond Wang, MD
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
September 15, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time

Stem Cell Awareness Day

Aileen Anderson, PhD
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
October 6, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time

Harnessing Sweetness to Treat Cancer and Autoimmunity

Michael Demetriou, MD, PhD & Paresh Purohit, PhD
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
November 3, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time

Neural Stem Cell Trials for Traumatic Brain Injury – Past, Present, & Future

Brian Cummings, PhD & Jefferson Chen, MD, PhD
Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center 4001
December 1, 2026 | 7:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time