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Research Seminars
There are many opportunities to attend research seminars presented by leaders in chemical biology and related fields. Please click on the following links for each program's seminar calendar.
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biophysics
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Genome Center
- Joint Seminars in Molecular Biology
- West Coast Metabolomics Center
Chemical Biology Innovation Group Meetings
CBIG Meetings highlight research-in-progress by chemical biologists on the UC Davis campus. Each meeting has speakers presenting projects that are mature, with the talks often focused on recently submitted or published papers. These meetings are open to all students (graduate and undergraduate) and faculty conducting research at the interface of chemistry and biology.
All meetings are held on select Wednesdays throughout the academic year in the Alumni Center (AGR Room) from 12:00pm to 1:30pm. Lunch and refreshments are provided courtesy of Fisher Scientific.
Events
Chemical Biology Program Retreat
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
The CBP Retreat is a day of scientific talks by graduate students conducting research at the interface of chemistry and biology and features a student-invited keynote speaker from industry or academia. Our keynote speaker this year will be Dr. Andrea Gomez (UC Berkeley), and the event will be held at UCD Putah Creek Lodge.
UC Chemical Symposium
SEPTEMBER 7 - 9, 2025
The UC Chemical Symposium is a UC-wide symposium for current graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in all fields of chemistry at all of the University of California campuses. It is organized completely by graduate students and postdocs from the UC campuses.
R. Bryan Miller Symposium
MARCH 5-6, 2026
The Miller Symposium celebrates the contributions of Professor R. Bryan Miller in Organic Chemistry that laid the foundation for our thriving programs in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Chemical Biology at UC Davis. The Symposium features top speakers from industry and academia that will share cutting edge research at the interface between Chemistry, Biology and Medicine.
Chemical Biology in the Bay Area Day
MAY 2, 2026
CBBA Day is a day of scientific exchange involving chemical biology research at the University of California campuses at Berkeley (UCB), Davis (UCD), San Francisco (UCSF) and Santa Cruz (UCSC). The day consists of a keynote speaker from the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries, student talks, poster sessions and a concluding social hour.
Trainee Meetings
Brown Bag Lunches
Once a month, CBP Trainees meet once per month for brown bag lunch discussions. The format for these meetings varies to include discussions that are led by CBP Training faculty on various topics and research in progress presentations by trainees. Each trainee will be required to present their research project at least once every year at a brown bag lunch. These meetings provides an opportunity for all of our faculty trainers, whether they currently have a funded trainee or not, to direct contact with out cohort of CBP trainees. This also provides an opportunity for trainees to get feedback on their research and practice presenting their research.