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Research Opportunities at UT Southwestern!

Are you interested in Graduate School? We’ve got an opportunity for you. 

Mr. Rafael Alvarez, the director of the MESA program at San Diego City College, has invited UCSD SACNAS along with City College SACNAS to attend a presentation give by Dr. Nancy Street, Associate Dean of UT Southwestern’s Graduate School from 3-4pm on Wednesday, October 20th! See the flyer for details. Please click here to confirm your participation. Please enter “UCSD SACNAS” for Other for your Transfer status.

This amazing opportunity has been created through the success of past MESA Creators (Mauricio Marquez Palencia, Alan Hurtado, Julisa Gonzalez – shown below) who have participated in UT Southwestern programs since 2017. Their success has demonstrated the quality of our MESA Creators.

“Don’t miss this outstanding learning opportunity. Who’s next to enjoy doing research at UT Southwestern?! All can learn from their experience. Remember: 80% of success is just showing up! That’s what MESA Creators do!”

-Corner Man

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HELLO! 
SOME OF OUR SACNAS OFFICERS GRADUATED & WE WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THEM!

-Some Q&A’s below!-

1. What did you learn from UC San Diego? Maybe how did UCSD help you grow into the person you are today?Learning history from different perspectives – as taught in the MMW (Making of the Modern World) and humanities courses – has helped me be aware of the inequity that is persistent in our society. In the same way, I have learned of previous biases that I possessed and have worked in addressing them. What I used to think of, as the absolute truth, was a flawed perspective shaped by close-mindedness and an inflated ego. Exposure to different cultures in UCSD helped me become a more empathetic person and refrain from judging someone based on stereotypes.
2. What did you learn from the SACNAS chapter at UCSD by being an officer?Through passion and teamwork anything can be achieved. What seemed to be a dream for the founding members, became a reality. As of now, we have a strong-enough presence as an organization on campus; to be recognized by different educational departments as a club that promotes diversity in STEM. Our passion for promoting diversity in STEM – as well as everyone’s hard work – helped us endure through these difficult times.
3. What are your plans for the future? (they can be short term or long term, as much as you would like to share)I would like to take a gap year from academics and most likely apply for grad school next fall. In the meantime, I’ll work on my programming skills so I can get a job involving AI.
4. What are one or two pieces of advice you would like to give current UCSD students?It is normal to be ignorant, what is rare is to acknowledge it and work on it, as it requires mental strength and discipline. Working on our own biases helps us become a better human being and connect with others. Through this applied empathy, our society can heal from the scars of the past and build a better future.

Congrats, Daniel!🍾🥳
Thank you so much for all of your time & commitment to the SACNAS chapter✨

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ACS Bridge Projects Travel and Career/Professional Development Award

The American Chemical Society Bridge Project (ACS-BP) is pleased to announce the ACS Travel and Career/Professional Development Award for undergraduate and graduate students who come from underrepresented minority groups.  

ChemistThis award will support students with registration and travel costs for either the Fall 2021 ACS hybrid National Meeting, 2021 NOBCChE Virtual Conference, and/or any online career and professional development workshops of your choosing.

Each award will cover up to $2,500 for graduate students and up to $2,000 for undergraduate students of eligible expenses based on the review of materials.
Please visit the Bridge Project Travel Award page to determine eligibility and apply.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Applicants interested in applying for the ACS Fall 2021 National Meeting must apply for the award by July 30th. 

Apply Today: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/students/graduate/bridge-project/students/bridge-travel-award.html

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Looking for a Job Developing Gene Therapies?

Gordian, an SF-based gene therapy developing company, is seeking research associates to develop and expand their platform. Please read the following:


Gordian Research Associate hiring message:

Ready to play a key role in developing gene therapies for diseases of aging? Come join Gordian as a research associate! Seeking ambitious and curious college graduates (or upcoming graduates!).

Gordian is a gene therapy company developing therapeutics for diseases of aging. Our discovery platform allows us to simultaneously screen thousands of therapeutics in a single animal model of disease. This lets us validate the therapeutic efficacy of thousands of targets, in the most realistic disease environment, all from the beginning of discovery. We can thus focus therapeutic development on the best, novel targets for these complex diseases.

We are based in San Francisco, and are looking for exceptional research associates to help keep the core engine of the company running (job listing). They will work closely with the Gordian team and manage core components of our molecular biology and/or animal workflows, depending on their area of experience. They should have some prior experience in 2 or more of the following: NGS library preparation, plasmid cloning and production, cell culture, and mouse colony maintenance and experimentation.

Visit http://www.gordian.bio/s/2021GordianRA.pdf to learn more.

Contact akela@gordian.bio with questions and to apply.

More reasons to join us:

A) You want to join a company that really makes you a stakeholder in the quest to reinvent therapeutic discovery, and expects you to grow with the company.

B) You think the world is underestimating your potential. We will push you to your limits, and support you as you grow beyond them.

C) You want to see gene therapy advance from treating rare disease, to solving the massive unmet needs in diseases of aging.

D) You resonate with our values: https://www.gordian.bio/s/Values.pd