The QBI Internship Symposium celebrates the next generation of scientists by providing young researchers with the opportunity to present their summer research to the QBI community. The symposium showcases the breadth of projects taking place across UCSF labs, with presentations spanning structural biology, artificial intelligence and computational modeling, cancer biology, protein engineering, genomics, bioinformatics, and more.
More than a research showcase, the symposium serves as a platform for emerging scientists to develop their presentation skills, share their questions and discoveries, and engage with faculty, mentors, and peers. By highlighting fresh perspectives and ideas, the event helps foster scientific curiosity, mentorship, and the future of biomedical research.
Agenda:
12:00 PM: Doors Open (pizza will be served)
12:10 PM: Opening Remarks
12:15 PM: Aaliyah Boykins, UC Irvine | Comparative Analysis of Side Chain Interactions in AP-MS Derived Alphafold Predicted Structures
Mentor: Maxwell Bennett, Krogan Lab
12:25 PM: Miles Napili, Worcester Polytechnic Institute | A Deep Dive into AlphaFold Pooling Parameters
Mentor: Anjan Venkatesh, Krogan Lab
12:35 PM: Vedant Dave, Foothill High School | Transcriptomic Biomarkers of Overall Survival in IDH-mutant Glioma
Mentor: Michael Oldham, Oldham Lab
12:45 PM: Nancy Sun, Monte Vista High School | Sequence context optimization for intein-mediated protein editing
Mentor: Leah Roe, Roe Lab
12:55 PM: Katherine Carcamo, University of Southern California | Therapeutic Response in Patient-Derived Xenografts: Integrating Tumor Growth and Metabolic Analyses
Mentor: Meetu Fnu, Sriram Lab
1:05 PM: Sara Morgantini, UC Santa Cruz | Functional mapping of the mutant p53 interactome
Mentor: Nadia Arang, Krogan Lab
1:15 PM: Audrey Thacher, UC Berkeley | Drug Induced PPI Rewiring in Breast Cancer
Mentor: Richa Tiwari, Krogan Lab
1:25 PM: Raymond Xu, Brown University | Combined Inhibition of Mutant KRAS and PIK3CA Causes Apoptosis in Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines
Mentor: Lucille Ferret, Gordon Lab
1:35 PM: Closing Remarks