1. Taiwanese American Association of Biotechnology (TAAB) TAAB offer resources and events for career development opportunities. For example, recently, they hosted a webinar on career options in venture capitals (VC). Furthermore, TAAB has mentorship program connecting early career individuals to those having more experience. 2. Taiwanese American professionals (TAP) Local groups If you are looking to meet local Taiwanese Americans and make new friends, TAP is the group should not miss! TAP has local chapters in most areas, for example, in San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles. TAP hosts a wide array of events, from Lunar new year parties to webinars on mental health, wealth management etc. 3. Biotech Network Biotech networks, like TAP, form local chapters and host professional development events. Their newsletter has job posting and biotech trend news. Multiple webinars focusing on career developments, diversity in biotech are available on their Youtube channels. 4. Taiwanese Biotechnology Association (TBA) Taiwanese Biotechnology Association is also formed by local Taiwanese professionals and graduate students. Each region also has its own local chapters. TBA hosts in-person and online events on specific industry trends, career developments. Each year, local symposium gathering hundreds of people is hosted in each area. In addition, multiple TBAs has their own podcasts. For example, Midwest TBA podcast, "Tripod cat's great adventure" and Boston TBA "生技來一刻“ feature different guests each month. Southern California TBA's podcast "南加 bio 咖聊新聞“ discuss interesting news. 5. Local Biotech meetups The meetup app is a great place to meet people and find events near you. Biotech groups certainly did not miss this opportunity! For example, San Diego as a biotech hub, has "Biotech Beach and Brews" where professionals gather monthly for some great beer and conversations. Seattle "Biotech and Bagels" is another group.
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6th Southern California Taiwanese Biotechnology Symposium is happening in San Diego, Sep. 24th, 2022.
Are you missing the in-person conference? Do you want to newwork with people face to face, instead of staring at the video on the screen? SoCal TBA annual symposium is back! This year, we are bringing you an one-day event with keynote speech from Dr. Chi-Huey Wong, PhD and three panel discussions with professionals in both academia and industry. It will be a perfect opportunity to understand the trend of the industries and also meet with people. SoCal TBA annual symposium is hoping to connect talents in both academia and industry, investors, companies, institutions in SoCal and overseas. We are creating various opportunities to learn, grow, and network with professionals at all levels. Please join us! Symposium Information Date: September 24th, 2022 Time: 9.00 am- 6.30 pm (8.30am open for Registration) Location: Liberty Station Conference Center : 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA 92106 Event detail: https://socaltbs2022.weebly.com/ Eventbrite Ticketing Page: https://SoCalTBS2022.eventbrite.com SoCal TBA May In-Person Coffee Chat: Flying to academia in the US – Roadmap to professorship5/13/2022 Speaker: Dr. Chih-Ying Su, Associate Professor in the Section of Neurobiology, Division of Biological Sciences at UC San Diego Time: May 21, Saturday, 2022, 10:00 ~12:00 AM Location: Bella Vista Social Club & Caffe https://goo.gl/maps/M9ifYDF9bvVDVijW8 Register Link: https://socaltba-may-coffee-chat.eventbrite.com 南加州台灣生技協會五月份 Coffee Chat *本活動將以中文舉行,歡迎各領域的朋友、計畫申請教職的博士班學生和博士後參加。 如何在美國競爭激烈的學術圈中脫穎而出,成為研究型大學的終生職教授?研究之路踽踽獨行,如何調整心態,做好時間管理?非英語母語者又該如何加強口頭報告及寫作論文的技巧,將研究成果傳達給他人? SoCal TBA 本次榮幸邀請到美國加州大學聖地牙哥分校生命科學院的蘇稚盈副教授(Dr. Chih-Ying Su)來與我們喝咖啡。蘇教授著重神經科學基礎研究,專精於嗅覺受體神經元如何接受不同氣味的訊息,研究成果發表在《Nature》、《Science》、《PNAS》等著名期刊。本次活動她將分享:
Do you know how to land a job in academia in the US? Are you currently a Ph.D. student feeling a bit stressed out? Or are you a postdoc planning to apply for academic jobs? Come join us for our Coffee Chat on May 21. Dr. Su will share her life story from an international graduate student to a UCSD professor. Let’s learn from her experience and tips for you to succeed in your pursuit of Ph.D. and academic positions. In this event, she will discuss:
Speaker Bio Dr. Chih-Ying Su is an Associate Professor in the Section of Neurobiology, Division of Biological Sciences at UC San Diego. She received her B.A. in Zoology from National Taiwan University and Ph.D in Neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She conducted her postdoctoral research with Dr. John Carlson at Yale University. Dr. Su’s laboratory focuses on addressing how olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) process odor information since these neurons are the primary source of sensory input. Their current research topics include: (1) how compartmentalization allows insect ORNs to process information through ephaptic interaction, and (2) how neuromodulation can act on ORNs to regulate responses and influence odor-guided behaviors in Drosophila. Dr. Su has been the recipient of a Mette Strand Young Investigator Award. She and her colleagues have published research articles in prestigious journals including Science, Nature, PNAS, Nature Communications, Current Biology, eLife and Neuron. This event is proudly sponsored by the Science and Technology Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles. Speaker: Dr. Kuo-Shyan Lin, Associate Professor at University of British Columbia
Time: May 14, Saturday, 2022 at 5-6.10 pm (PST) 8-9.10 pm (EST) May 15, Sunday, 2022 at 8-9.10 am (Taiwan time) Location: On-line via Zoom Registration Link: https://socaltba-may-online-event.eventbrite.com 會議連結將在活動前寄出,我們期待您的參與! 在癌症治療中,除了大家熟知的化療、標靶藥與現在當紅的免疫療法外,放射線療法也是被廣為使用,過往的放射線療法較難以精準定位到腫瘤,仍會造成周邊細胞一定程度的損傷。然而,近年在核醫影像藥物, ,開發上有了大幅的突破,能夠有效改善過去放射線療法的缺點, 並且達到所謂精準腫瘤科學 (Precision Oncology)。結合高專一性的標靶與高敏感度的正子造影 (PET)技術,近年來美國藥品監督管理局FDA通過核醫影造影劑與治療劑針對PSMA於前列腺癌的診斷與治療,因此開啟了眾多新創公司針對前列腺特異性膜抗原 (PSMA) 標記開發不同的放射診斷治療 Theranostics 藥物開發的競賽。 SoCal TBA 本次榮幸邀請在加拿大溫哥華UBC 及 BC Cancer 擔任副教授兼資深研究員的林國賢博士 (Kuo-Shyan Lin) 主講。林博士擁有豐富的核醫影像藥物開發的經歷,並專精於前列腺特異性膜抗原 (PSMA) 影像對於前列腺内的腫瘤定位、治療分期和治療成果追蹤之研究。本次活動中他將分享自身在PSMA核醫藥物開發的歷程。 從他的演講你將會了解:
Speaker Bio Dr. Kuo-Shyan Lin studied nuclear engineering and health physics at the National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan. He then undertook his doctoral and postdoctoral training in radiochemistry at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. After continuing his work as a Research Associate at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, and then as an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Lin joined the BC Cancer, part of the Provincial Health Services Authority, (BC Cancer) in 2009, to set up the radiopharmaceutical development program at its newly established cyclotron facility. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology at UBC, and a Senior Scientist in the Department of Molecular Oncology at BC Cancer. He also heads the Radiochemistry Program at BC Cancer to develop novel radiopharmaceuticals for cancer diagnosis and therapy. He recently received Canadian Institutes of Health Research funding to design new radiopharmaceuticals to improve the management of clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Dr. Lin's research focuses on developing novel radiopharmaceuticals for cancer diagnosis and therapy. The Lin lab is actively developing novel radiopharmaceuticals to improve cancer diagnosis and therapy. Current research efforts focus on (1) the development of novel radiopharmaceuticals targeting various potential markers expressed on cancer cell membranes; (2) the application of albumin binder to improve tumor uptake of radiotherapeutic agents; and (3) the application of cleavable linkers to reduce kidney uptake of peptide radiopharmaceuticals. |
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