From @aenorjsawyer at UCSF to all AWGers near to San Francisco
Join us for an exciting in-person evening of firsthand accounts of spaceflight research and development by NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins on Thursday, May 29 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Dr. Rubins and UC space researchers will discuss how space-associated science accelerates innovation in health and life sciences on earth. Dr. Rubins will present a Keynote address which will be followed by ‘Highlight’ presentations by Dr. Charles Chiu, Dr. Tammy Chang, Dr. Sonja Schrepfer and Dr. Aenor Sawyer. This will be followed by a Panel discussion with all presenters and QA. A networking reception with light refreshments will follow the live program.
WHEN: Thursday, May 29, 2025 (5:30 PM - 9:00 PM)
WHERE: Genentech Hall Atrium (UCSF Mission Bay Campus)
WHAT: “OUT OF THIS WORLD SCIENCE & INNOVATION”
HOW: REGISTRATION - Required for each attendee due to Limited Capacity.
PROGRAM:
5:30 PM Registration/Networking
6:00 PM Live Program
8:00 PM Reception and Networking
Dr. Kate Rubins Bio:
Kathleen Rubins was selected by NASA in 2009. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology from the University of California and a Ph.D. in Cancer Biology from Stanford University Medical School Biochemistry Department and Microbiology and Immunology Department. Rubins served aboard the International Space Station as flight engineer on Expedition 63/64, returning in April 2021. Across her two long-duration spaceflights, she has four spacewalks and a total of 300 days in space. Rubins completed her first spaceflight on Expedition 48/49, where she became the first person to sequence DNA in space, in collaboration with Dr. Charles Chiu at UCSF.
For more information, please contactAenor.Sawyer@ucsf.edu or Nathaniel.Prorok@ucsf.edu
Best regards,
Aenor J Sawyer, MD, MS
Director, UC Space Health
Director, Innovator Enrichment, UCSF Innovation Ventures
Co-Director, Center for Advanced 3D+ Technologies
Associate Professor
UCSF Skeletal Health Service
Dept Orthopaedic Surgery
UCSF
Nathaniel Prorok, MHA
Catalyst Program | LaunchPad
Innovation Ventures
UCSF
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