DSCB 216 Journal Clubs

DSCB journal clubs are held twice a month. First and second year DSCB students are required to present once in each of the two journal clubs. Students in their third year and beyond are encouraged to attend and participate in both.

The Developmental Biology Journal Club takes place at the Mission Bay campus. This series is student-led and is intended to be a less formal environment in which students can develop their presentation skills in a group of peers. Students in their second year and beyond are encouraged to serve as “student coaches” to help first year students prepare their presentations. Papers selected for presentation in this journal club should be recent and impactful manuscripts related to developmental biology.

The Stem Cell Journal Club takes place on the Parnassus campus, with two presenters each week. Student presenters are required to work with 2 faculty coaches and any number of student coaches (usually 2-3) to prepare for their presentations. Papers presented in this series should be recent and impactful manuscripts related to stem cell biology.

DSCB Journal Club Chair:  Jeffrey Bush, PhD

2016-17 Schedule

Friday, September 23, 2016
Stem Cell Journal Club
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m, RMB Boardroom, RMB-1041, Parnassus
Andy Chang (faculty)
"An adult neural stem cell population with therapeutic potential for Parkinson's disease"
Navarro-Guerrero, E et.al. "Gene Expression Profiling Supports the Neural Crest Origin of Adult Rodent Carotid Body Stem Cells and Identifies CD10 as a Marker for Mesectoderm-Committed Progenitors." Stem Cells. 2016 Jun; 34(6):1637-50.

Sung Jun Hong (2nd year student)
"Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PCR2) silences genes responsible for neurodegeneration"
von Schimmelmann, et al. "Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PCR2) silences genes responsible for neurodegeneration." Nature Neuroscience. 2016 August (advance online pub). 
Coaches: Daniel Lim and Georgia Panagiotakos  


Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Developmental Biology Journal Club
5:30-6:30 p.m., MH-1407, Mission Bay
Melissa Truong (2nd year student)
"Mitochondrial endonuclease G mediates breakdown of paternal mitochondria upon fertilization"
Zhou, Qinghua, et al. "Mitochondrial endonuclease G mediates breakdown of paternal mitochondria upon fertilization." Science. 2016 Jul 22; 353(6297): 394-9. 
Student Coach: Akela Kuwahara

Jacob Kimmel (2nd year student)
"Fascin regulates nuclear movement and deformation in migrating cells"
Jayo et al. "Fascin regulates nuclear movement and deformation in migrating cells." Dev Cell. 2016. Aug 222; 38(4): 371-83. 


Friday, October 21, 2016
Stem Cell Journal Club
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m, RMB Boardroom, RMB-1041, Parnassus
Todd Nystul (faculty)
"talk title"
paper link

Steven Cincotta (2nd year student)
"talk title"
paper link
Coaches: 


Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Developmental Biology Journal Club
5:30-6:30 p.m., MH-1407, Mission Bay
TBD (2nd year student)
paper title and link

Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Developmental Biology Journal Club 
5:30-6:30 p.m., MH-1407, Mission Bay 

Friday, November 18, 2016 
Stem Cell Journal Club 
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m, RMB Boardroom, RMB-1041, Parnassus
Yin Shen (faculty)
"talk title"
paper link

Lauren Byrnes (2nd year student)
"talk title"
paper link
Coaches:   

Friday, December 02, 2016
Stem Cell Journal Club 
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m, RMB Boardroom, RMB-1041, Parnassus
Elliott Sherr (faculty)
"talk title"
paper link

Nathaniel Meyer (2nd year student)
"talk title"
paper link
Coaches:   

Friday, January 20, 2017
Stem Cell Journal Club 
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m, RMB Boardroom, RMB-1041, Parnassus
Marco Conti (faculty)
"talk title"
paper link

Arpana Arjun (2nd year student)
"talk title"
paper link
Coaches:   

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Developmental Biology Journal Club 
5:30-6:30 p.m., MH-1407, Mission Bay 

Friday, February 17, 2017
Stem Cell Journal Club
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m, RMB Boardroom, RMB-1041, Parnassus
Nadav Ahituv (faculty)
"talk title"
paper link

Jacob Kimmel (2nd year student)
"talk title"
paper link
Coaches:   

Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Developmental Biology Journal Club 
5:30-6:30 p.m., MH-1407, Mission Bay 

Friday, March 17, 2017
Stem Cell Journal Club 
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m, RMB Boardroom, RMB-1041, Parnassus
Tien Peng (faculty)
"talk title"
paper link

Melissa Truong (2nd year student)
"talk title"
paper link
Coaches:   

Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Developmental Biology Journal Club 
5:30-6:30 p.m., MH-1407, Mission Bay 

Friday, April 21, 2017
Stem Cell Journal Club 
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m, RMB Boardroom, RMB-1041, Parnassus
TBD (faculty)
"talk title"
paper link

Ryan Boileau (1st year student)
"talk title"
paper link
Coaches:   

Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Developmental Biology Journal Club 

Friday, May 19, 2017
Stem Cell Journal Club 
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m, RMB Boardroom, RMB-1041, Parnassus
Andrew Brack (faculty)
"talk title"
paper link

Lila Neahring (1st year student)
"talk title"
paper link
Coaches:   

Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Developmental Biology Journal Club 

Friday, June 09, 2017
Stem Cell Journal Club 
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m, RMB Boardroom, RMB-1041, Parnassus
Jessica Xie (1st year student)
"talk title"
paper link
Coaches: 

Bryan Marsh (1st year student)
"talk title"
paper link
Coaches:   

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