About this Event
We invite you to join us on October 28, 2026 for the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center's annual Shared Resources Day!
Shared Resources Day is an in-person event that brings together the cancer research community from across UCLA, including faculty researchers, physician-scientists, graduate students, post-docs, other trainees and research staff to learn more about the Cancer Center’s shared resources and how they can support the cancer research community.
Lunch will be provided and refreshments will be served throughout the day.
This event is free of charge and open to Cancer Center members and the broader UCLA community, including faculty, trainees and staff.
Registration is required
Please click the Register button above to complete the registration process and secure your spot today.
While the event is free of charge, seating is limited. If you register but are unable to attend, please contact us so we can ensure all those who want to attend are able. For further information, please contact Ian Aust at [email protected].
Agenda
9:30am REGISTRATION
10:00am WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
Michael Teitell, MD, PhD
Zoran Galic, PhD
10:15am | SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING SHARED RESOURCE
Arion Hadjioannou, PhD (Session Moderator)
Peter Clark, PhD
Talk title: “Deoxycytidine kinase is a targetable driver of disease in a mouse model of optic neuritis”
10:45am | BIOSTATISTICS, ANALYTICAL SUPPORT & EVALUATION SHARED RESOURCE
Gang Li, PhD (Session Moderator)
Jingran Ji, MD
Talk title: "Translating Aging Research to Optimize Cancer Care and Survivorship"
11:20am | GENOMICS SHARED RESOURCE
Xinmin Li, PhD (Session Moderator)
Andrew Goldstein, PhD
Talk title: “How cellular context shapes the consequences of cancer driver alterations”
12:00pm | LUNCH CATERED BY MENDICINO FARMS
1:00pm | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Donald Kohn, MD
Talk title: "Gene Therapy Using Hematopoietic Stem Cells"
1:45pm | TRANSLATIONAL PATHOLOGY CORE LABORATORY / FLOW CYTOMETRY SHARED RESOURCE
Samuel French, MD, PhD (Session Moderator)
Heather Christofk, PhD
Talk title: "Metabolic Regulation of Cell State"
2:15pm | MOLECULAR SCREENING SHARED RESOURCE
Robert Damoiseaux, PhD (Session Moderator)
Keriann Backus, PhD
Talk title : “Chemoproteomics and high throughput screening for functional biology and chemical probe discovery”
2:45pm | VOUCHER DRAWING
3:00pm | CLOSING REMARKS
Event venue & nearby stays
CNSI, 570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, United States
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