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. See the DSCB Journal Club Archives in the right sidebar for past years' journal clubs.
The Wednesday Journal Club (formerly Developmental Biology) 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 Friday Journal Club (formerly Stem Cell) 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
**COVID-19 UPDATE**
All DSCB Journal Clubs will be conducted via Zoom meeting until further notice. You will also be able to ask questions of the presenters via Zoom. Please review our Zoom etiquette guidelines before joining the meeting.
The Zoom link and meeting password will be sent out to those on the DSCB listservs the day of every journal club. Please contact Demian Sainz if you are not already on one of our listservs.
The Zoom meetings will be recorded and uploaded to the DSCB intranet. MyAccess sign-in is required in order to view anything on the DSCB Intranet.
2020-21 Schedule
The schedule for the 2020-21 academic year will be updated here shortly. See the DSCB Journal Club Archives in the right sidebar for past years' journal clubs.
Friday, October 2, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Room: Zoom
Sam Pleasure (faculty)
"How to tame PANDAS"
Xu J, Liu RJ, Fahey S, et al. Antibodies From Children With PANDAS Bind Specifically to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons and Alter Their Activity. The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2020 Jun:appiajp202019070698. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19070698.
Reed McMullen (student)
"A Choroid Plexus Organoid"
Pellegrini L, Bonfio C, Chadwick J, Begum F, Skehel M, Lancaster MA. Human CNS barrier-forming organoids with cerebrospinal fluid production. Science. 2020;369(6500):eaaz5626. doi:10.1126/science.aaz5626
Coaches: Deepak Lamba and Saul Villeda
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Room: Zoom
Christopher Chen (student)
"When life gives you lemons.... make more tentacles"
Reference: Ikmi, A., Steenbergen, P.J., Anzo, M. et al. Feeding-dependent tentacle development in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. Nat Commun 11, 4399 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18133-0
Karissa Hansen (student)
"Interspecies differences in protein turnover influence the pace of motor neuron differentiation."
Rayon T, Stamataki D, Perez-Carrasco R, et al. Species-specific pace of development is associated with differences in protein stability. Science 2020; 369(6510):eaba7667. doi: 10.1126/science.aba7667
Friday, October 23, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Room:
Guo Huang (faculty)
TBD
Aris Taychameekiatchai (student)
TBD
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Room: Zoom
Elena Turkalj (student)
TBD
Eliza Gaylord (student)
TBD
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Room: Zoom
Elliott Sherr (faculty)
TBD
Karissa Hansen (student)
TBD
Friday, January 15, 2021 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Room: Zoom
Licia Selleri (faculty)
TBD
Eliza Gaylord (student)
TBD
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Room: Zoom
Ali Kalantari (student)
TBD
Reed McMullen (student)
TBD
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Room: Zoom
Angeline Chemel (student)
TBD
Aris Taychameekiatchai (student)
TBD
Friday, February 19, 2021 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Room: Zoom
Dan Wagner (faculty)
TBD
Elena Turkalj (student)
TBD
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Room: Zoom
Bonnie Zhu (student)
TBD
Irena Roy (student)
TBD
Friday, March 19, 2021 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Room: Zoom
Christopher Chen (student)
TBD
Angeline Chemel (student)
TBD
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Room: Zoom
Emily Wolfgram (student)
TBD
Haley Smith (student)
TBD
Friday, April 16, 2021 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Room: Zoom
Ali Kalantari (student)
TBD
Bonnie Zhu (student)
TBD
Friday, May 14, 2021 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Room: Zoom
Haley Smith (student)
TBD
Irena Roy (student)
TBD
Friday, June 4, 2021 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Room: Zoom
Emily Wolfgram (student)
TBA