Events
The following list includes events and seminars of notable interest to the Hematology Program and its members. Please look for the Upcoming HEM Events list on the right edge of this page; this list is updated automatically and may be added to your Outlook or Google calendars.
Program Events
Seminars, lectures, and other programmatic meetings led by the HEM Program. Expand the panels for schedules, locations, webinar links, and more information.
CIRM UCSD Alpha Clinic Meetings
Weekly, Schedule TBD
Pipeline updates, active trials updates, and discussions about other related Alpha Clinic activities, Monthly Division
Audience: CIRM UCSD Alpha Clinic Members, Alpha Clinic Experts, UCSD Faculty & Staff, potential trial collaborators, HEM
Website: Stem Cell Events Calendar
Alpha Stem Cell Clinical Network Meeting
Annual, date TBD
Pipeline updates, active trials updates, and discussions about other related Alpha Clinic activities.
Audience: CIRM Alpha Clinic Site, HEM
Website: Stem Cell Events Calendar
Division of Regenerative Medicine Seminar Series
Monthly, first or second Monday of each month (check website), 3-4pm
Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine Conference Room 1013A/B
Monthly speakers present their latest research and clinical advances on stem cells and regenerative medicine to promote improved strategies and methodologies.
Audience: DRM Faculty and Staff, HEM
Website: DRM Seminar Series
Division of Regenerative Medicine Symposium
Annually in March
Sanford Consortium
Developments in regenerative medicine, Stem Cell Clinical Trials Panel Discussion, Cancer Stem Cell Discussion
Audience: UCSD Faculty and Staff, Salk, Sanford Burnham, local biotech, general public, HEM
Website: The Sanford Stem Cell Symposium
Southern California Stem Cell Seminar Series
Monthly, second Thursday of the month, 9:30am
Sanford Consortium, Duane Roth Auditorium
The monthly Stem Cell Seminar Series brings scientists from all over the world to the forefront of regenerative medicine and emphasizes the basic research and translational themes of stem cell research.
Audience: UCSD Faculty and Staff, Salk, Sanford Burnham, local biotech, general public, HEM
Website: Southern California Stem Cell Seminars Series
Multi-Program Events
Recurring programs, lectures, and training activities of interest to the HEM Program community:
CT2 Lecture Series
Weekly, Tuesdays at noon on Zoom
This is a series of lectures by industry leaders in cancer drug development. The goal is to expose trainees to experts with a substantial track record in the “real life” challenges of cancer drug development. The lecturers are typically CEOs, directors of research, or medical directors from companies in the San Diego biomedical community, although experts from large pharmaceutical companies have also participated.
Organizers: Michael Bouvet, MD/PhD; Dwayne Stupack, PhD
Contact: Maureen Wade
Head and Neck Cancer Lecture Series
Several series presented weekly. Check website for details
Head and Neck Surgical Grand Rounds
Morbidity and Mortality Conference
Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Conference
Head and Neck Tumor Board Meeting
Chairman’s Conference
Professor's Conference
Resident Core Curriculum Lecture series
Pediatric Neurotology Conference
Head & Neck Cancer Journal Meeting
Monthly Journal Club meeting
Home Study Course
Website: Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, Lectures, and Conferences
Recorded Events: Oncology Video Spotlight, Otolaryngology
The San Diego Center for Precision Immunotherapy Meetings
Monthly, 1st Tuesdays of the Month
In collaboration with LJI, the San Diego Center for Precision Immunotherapy (SDCPI) was formally recognized and established as an academic center at UC San Diego. SDCPI is co-directed by Ezra Cohen (STT) and Stephen Schoenberger (STT) of LJI. The center aims to accelerate and translate scientific advances in immunology and to develop and implement novel personalized cancer immunotherapies for patients.
Website: SDCPI Events
LJI / UCSD Distinguished Scientist Immunology Seminars
Several times annually
La Jolla Institute for Immunology invites eminent immunologists each year to give a lecture and visit both LJI and UCSD.
Annual Events
Conferences, symposia, and retreats of interest to the HEM Program community. Learn more about each program in the sections below, and click through each website for the latest schedule information.
Usha Mahajani Symposium on Molecular Medicine
Annually in September, Salk Institute
The annual Usha Mahajani symposium, now in its 32nd year, is a collaborative project between UCSD, Salk, and Sanford-Burnham Prebys Institutes. The symposium, held annually, is generally attended by 250-300 senior investigators, post docs and graduate students in academia and biotech. The 2020 symposium was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. The most recent symposium was held on September 6, 2019.
Contact: CMM Meetings, 619-299-6673
Website: mahajanisymposium.com
UC Hematologic Malignancies Consortium Annual Research Symposium
Annually in October, via Zoom
The consortium increases the potential impact and reputation of the UC Cancer Cancers and California through promotion of cutting-edge research, translation of UC-based lab discoveries into UC-led clinical trials, education of trainees in clinical care and research in blood cancers, recruitment of the best academic talent from around the country, and improved retention of talented laboratory and clinical researchers.
Website: The Fifth Annual UCHMC Research Symposium
Contact: Ara Lidstrom
C3 Scientific Retreat (UCSD, Salk, Sanford Burnham Prebys Cancer Centers) Pedal the Cause Funded Collaborative Pilot Projects
Annual
The San Diego NCI Cancer Center Council (C3) holds an annual retreat with keynotes and scientific presentations from guest speakers and members of the C3, and includes updates from Padres Pedal the Cause grant recipients. The event is hosted by the directors of each of the three C3 institutions.
Organizers:
Reuben Shaw, Director, Salk Institute Cancer Center
Scott Lippman, Director – UCSD Moores Cancer Center
Garth Powis, Director – Sanford Burnham Prebys Cancer Center
Website: sdcancercouncil.org
La Jolla Immunology Conference
Annually in October
Presenting a tribute to Wendy L. Harvan, PhD (1955-2020). Special Keynote Lecture by James P. Allison, PhD
Website Registration: La Jolla Immunology Conference
MCC Annual Scientific Retreat
Annually in October
Keynote Speakers: Don W. Cleveland, Ph.D. , Chair, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Distinguished Professor; and Quyen Nguyen, M.D, Ph.D. , Professor, Director, Fellowship Program, Associate Director, Research Education and Training at Moores Cancer Center, UCSD Surgery Department, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery Division
Organizing Committee:
J. Silvio Gutkind, PhD, Chair, Department Of Pharmacology; Associate Director Of Basic Science
Ezra Cohen, MD, Associate Director, Translational Science
Elena Martinez, PhD, Associate Director, Population Science, Disparities and Community Engagement
Shreya Kanodia, PhD, Executive Director, Moores Cancer Center
Website: Registration Link
Contact: Raluca Ciochina
Cell and Gene Meeting on the Mesa
Annually in October, Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad
The Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa is a three-day conference combining discussions between key opinion leaders, senior executives and top academic researchers. The program also includes 70+ presentations by the field’s most promising companies and 35 poster abstracts by leading scientists from around the globe.
Contact: Laura Stringham
Website: meetingonthemesa.com
Industry/Academia Translational Oncology Symposium
Annually in April
The MCC Office of Industry Relations facilitates interactions with San Diego’s biotech-rich environment and coordinates a popular, invite-only annual symposium with eminent speakers from academia, industry and governments, a forum to emphasize translational opportunities. This year's symposium is titled, "Next Generation Precision Oncology".
UCSD Head and Neck Cancer Grants Conference
Annual
Renowned faculty members will demonstrate the most up-to-date information regarding radiographic, surgical, and systemic treatments including paired radiation and immunotherapy protocols, proton beam therapy and contouring for optimal functional outcomes.
Organizers:
J. Silvio Gutkind, PhD
Loren Mell, MD
Liza Blumenfeld, MA
Ezra Cohen, MD
Joseph Califano, MD
Contact: Tia Smith
SDSU/UCSD U54 Partnership Retreat
Bi-annual, dates TBD
Initiated in 2015, the retreat alternates between UCSD and SDSU campuses. It is structured to foster cross-consortium scientific collaborations. The events are attended by > 80 faculty participating from diverse disciplines from both institutions (19 departments) and 15 community organization and FQHCs.
Contact: Bilge Pakiz, bpakiz@health.ucsd.edu
Website: sdsu-ucsdcancerpartnership.ucsd.edu
UCSD Head and Neck Cancer CME
Annually in November, date TBD, Altman CTRI Auditorium
The Head and Neck Cancer Retreat brings together leading scientists and clinicians from UCSD, Salk, Sanford Burnham Prebys Cancer Center.
Contact: Tia Smith