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Subjects: Caitlin Stoddard in W.M. Keck Foundation Advanced MIcroscopy Lab Location: Genentech Hall, Mission Bay Notes: Lab studies chromatin and the many processes involved in its regulation. Caitlin is a postdoc. Worked in the Wendell Lim lab also. Question-driven lab. It’s about “understanding enzymes like a motor,” per Caitlin. Studying the misregulation of genes. Caitlin pours frost (liquid nitrogen) to cool down the vacuum column of the microscope. Caitlin is using the microscope to study plant enzymes and get “a visual snapshot of what a protein actually looks like.” Group shot of students trying three different labs, Chari, Elise, Chris. They do three rotations and then first-year students choose different PIs. Madeline is a third-year student, mentor for first-years.

The Sautter IT Innovation Award Program is accepting applications

All UC IT professionals are invited to enter the 2021 Sautter Awards for Innovation in Information Technology. Applications are due May 21, 2021.


Reminder: LaSA welcomes Teresa Andrews, M.S., this Friday

Teresa will share how the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety at UC Davis is helping farmworkers stay healthy and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.


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BSFO Fireside Chat: President Drake and Yvette Gullatt

BSFO culminates its Black History Month festivities with a special event featuring President Michael V. Drake, M.D., in conversation with Yvette Gullatt, Ph.D.


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Opt in to a CA or DC COVID-19 exposure notification system

You have the power to protect yourself and your community from COVID-19. Add your phone to the fight: It’s easy, private, secure and 100% opt-in.


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Make the most of March with virtual learning opportunities

No matter what your professional development goals, UCOP Learning and Development has a course for you!


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Provost Michael Brown to speak on being Black in higher education

On Thursday, March 4, Provost Brown will participate in a special live virtual event to share his experiences of being Black in higher education.


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STEP checkpoint conversations are due Friday. Are you ready?

All employees and managers must complete STEP checkpoint training, conversations and e-performance records by this Friday, Feb. 26. Here’s what you need to know to prepare.


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UCOP Communications and partners win several prestigious CASE Awards

These prestigious awards recognize outstanding alumni relations, fundraising, public/government relations, advancement services, special events, and marketing and communications.