From: Edward Chan
Date: January 21, 2025
Subject: [BIG] Winter 2025 Week 3 Newsletter ❄️
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We hope you are getting accustomed to your classes and have enjoyed your three-day weekend. We also hope you are having a splendid day. We have a load of announcements below: 🧋BIG Social at ITEA on 01/26/2025 at 3PM.🧋 BIG Community:
We will have a Milk Tea 'N Mingle at ITEA on January 26th, 2025 at 3PM. Please join us!  🧪Research Lab Tours🔬 Fill out the form below if you're interested! 🧪 https://tinyurl.com/BIGlabtourinterest. UC Davis Login is required. Feel free to reach out to vsu@ucdavis.edu with any questions! 🗓️BioInnovation Group Research Training Program (BIG-RT) Open Now🗓️ |
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Scan the QR Code or click the link below to complete our interest form now! ✍️ https://forms.gle/Kfm82M2h3YPMU8Jq6. UC Davis login is required. 🤝Molecular and Cell Biology Club Presents: Professor Meet 'n Greet!🤝Do you want to talk with a professor about their research and their paths in a small group setting? Do you want to build connections with PIs and their grad students? Then this event is for you!Come chat with us on MONDAY 2/10 from 7 - 8 PM. Note: This event does NOT guarantee a research position. Space is limited. Molecular and Cell Biology Club Presents: MCB Research Symposium🧑🔬 Do you want a chance to present your research? Do you want a rehearsal to practice your oral or poster presentation before the Undergraduate Research Conference (URSCA)? Then put your name down for the MCB research symposium interest form! This isn’t a sign up, just an interest form. You can change your mind later! Fill out this interest form to reserve y our spot and help us plan!
It will tentatively be held the week before URSCA in spring quarter.
🏥Knights Landing One Health Center (KLOHC) Medical Volunteer Application 🏥 Knights Landing One Health Center is recruiting medical clinic volunteers! We are seeking motivated undergraduate volunteers to join us as trainees for the remainder of the year and clinic volunteers for the upcoming term. Knowledge or fluency of Spanish is not required and individuals of any major are encouraged to apply! As one of the UC Davis student run clinics, we aim to provide linguistically competent and culturally sensitive healthcare services to the rural underserved in the Knights Landing area. We seek to fill the gap in primary care services and health education, with particular emphasis on women, adolescents, and farmworkers. Our goal is to provide community-centered care by maintaining a high level of community engagement and empowerment, and by continuing to collaborate with other organizations. We are striving to follow a One Health model, linking human, environmental, and animal health. We also provide learning opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and medical students in rural health, nurturing their growth as community leaders and advocates. Attend our information sessions to ask any questions you may have and to learn more about what we do as an organization! Application Link: https://forms.gle/r72LGbGM6DhZp7Mi8
Applications will be due Jan 26th at 11:59PM. Please start on your application early. If you have any other inquiries, feel free to email us at secretary@knightslandingonehealth.com or visit our Instagram which has all the information you need: @knightslandingclinic. We also have a flyer for you to look at. Thank you!
General Information: iGEM is an international synthetic biology competition where teams will choose a project topic, conduct wet lab research at UC Davis over the summer, and compete at the Grand Jamboree in Paris in October 2025. Projects can be based on a variety of topics, including therapeutics, diagnostics, bioremediation, and more!
Member Qualifications: We are primarily looking for undergraduate students who have biology, chemistry, or materials science-related wet lab experience, and who are free to conduct research at UCD over summer 2025. Other member responsibilities include building a project website, educating others about synthetic biology, and contributing to team fundraising efforts.
Getting Started: Fill out this quick form to learn more and be added to our interest list!
Experiences iGEM can give you!
Questions: Please add any questions you may have to the google form linked above or reach out to akarasan@ucdavis.edu and vrpoojary@ucdavis.edu.
QR Code:  🌿Announcement from ALGene 🌱
 Application link: http://bit.ly/42fykhn The deadline to apply is January 31st, 2025 at 11:59PM. Please start on your application early. |
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