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CCBM Faculty Linda Hirst and Kevin Mitchell Featured in Physics World

August 12, 2019
University of California, Merced Professors of Physics Linda Hirst and Kevin Mitchell were recently highlighted in Physics World. The article titled, "Active matter goes chaotic" states their research "could help advance our fundamental understanding of how defects move...

CCBM Hosts Scientific Writing Workshops with Dr. Tiffany Vora

August 8, 2019
The CCBM will host free Scientific Writing Workshops for CCBM faculty, project scientists and graduate students on Wednesday, September 4 and Thursday, September 5! These sesssions will be led by Dr. Tiffany Vora.   REGISTER HERE Dr. Tiffany Vora is an educator, writer,...

CCBM Gratitude - 2019 Summer Programs

August 6, 2019
On Wednesday, August 14, the CCBM will host a casual brunch for volunteers, mentors, and contributors to the 2019 CCBM summer programs. There were many individuals that helped make this summer a success! Thank you to all who supported the CCBM summer programs. Your service is much appreciated...

Biochemistry Researcher Named to NIH Review Board

July 19, 2019
CCBM Thrust 1 Professor Andy LiWang has accepted an appointment to the National Institutes of Health’s Macromolecular Structure and Function B (MSFB) Study Section Center for Scientific Review. Over his four-year term, LiWang will be a member of the group that reviews grant...

Imperial London College Associate Professor, Robert Endres, Hosted by CCBM for Special Seminar

July 18, 2019
All are invited to attend a special CCBM seminar with guest speaker, Dr. Robert Endres. More information below.   CCBM Seminar with Dr. Robert Endres, “Entropy maximization for inference of cell behavior” Wednesday, July 31 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm SE1 270K...

CCBM Thrust 1 to Host UC Davis Professor, Lee-Ping Wang, for Seminar

July 11, 2019
All are welcome to attend the upcoming seminar hosted by CCBM's Thrust 1 - Biomolecular Machines. This seminar will feature UC Davis Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry, Dr. Lee-Ping Wang.   CCBM Thrust 1 Seminar with Dr. Lee-Ping Wang, UC Davis "Computational prediction...

CCBM Announces 2019 Fall Fellows

July 10, 2019
The CCBM is pleased to announce the Fall 2019 CCBM Fellows - congratulations to the graduate students! To learn more about the benefits of being a CCBM Fellow, please visit: https://ccbm.ucmerced.edu/education/graduate    Fall 2019 CCBM Fellows Mark Bartolo (Sayantani Ghosh...

CCBM Hosts Specialized Training Opportunities for UC Merced Students

July 2, 2019
As part of its mission to train the next generation of scientists, the CCBM will host three specialized training modules this summer - Computation & Scientific Computing, Imaging/Spectroscopy and NanoBiofabrication.    The CCBM Executive Committee and summer modules instructors...

High School Students Participate in 3rd Annual Science and Technology Enrichment Program

June 25, 2019
For the third time, again, this summer, the NSF-CREST Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Machines is hosting the Science and Technology Enrichment Program (STEP) for students who have completed grades 8 - 12.  Students in the program engage in activities focused on the...

CCBM Encourages Curiosity in Science with CREST STEM Camp

June 25, 2019
The CCBM is excited to host elementary school students for the CREST STEM Camp this summer! Students who participate in the camp will interact with different types of science in the fields of engineering, biological science, physics, and chemistry. Students will also participate in ...

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