What’s SCBA-TX?
OUR VISION: ADVANCING HUMANITY THROUGH SCIENCE AND INNOVATION GLOBALLY
The Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA) is a non-profit organization founded by a few prominent and enthusiastic bioscientists in 1984. Currently, SCBA has approximately 2,500 members from various universities, academies, medical institutions, industrial and biotechnology companies.
SCBA-TX is the Texas chapter of SCBA.
Latest News
35th SCBA-TX Symposium
SCBA-TX will hold its 35th Annual Symposium at Baylor College of Medicine on May 14, 2022. Dr. Henry H Heng, Professor, Wayne State University, will deliver a Professor Ying-Lai Wang Memorial Keynote Lecture. Register here https://forms.gle/gjVCTHSDmCH22y2S6
Dr. Zhiqiang An published a Nature Article describing an innovative antibody-based therapy for COVID-19
This week, our long-time friend and previous member, Dr. Zhiqiang An published a Nature Article describing an innovative antibody-based therapy for COVID-19. It is also featured in a news article published in Nature, as well as a WeChat post. Checkout these links. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03673-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01481-2 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/i9md-y7Q_9QzjQ92jecomg
德州医学中心周五举行 反亚裔歧视集会
(休士顿/ 秦鸿钧报导 )一项由贝勒医学院黄仕霞教授主办的「德州医学中心(TMC) 反亚裔歧视集会,於周五(5月21日)中午在医学中心贝勒医学院「贝勒犹太研究所」门口的草坪举行,共有师生500-600人参加。 身心灵健康的施慧伦博士,接着发表谈话表示:五月是亚裔传统月。美国国会和拜登总统,刚刚签署了反对仇视亚裔的法案。我们应该支持吴元之州议员Rep.Gene Wu,在德州立法会上,通过同样的法案。她并代表因开会不能前来的吴元之州议员发言:我们的父母从小就交给我们忍耐和默默工作。沈默的我们应该站起来了,為我们自己,為所有被欺负的少数族裔而发声。 休大的白先慎教授说:去年,这种病毒的另一个突变以仇恨的形式出现了。為了回应持续的种族歧视和反亚洲仇恨,白先慎教授為他当天在现场发放的400个黄色口哨作说明:Agnes Hsu-Tang 徐心眉博士(及其朋友)提出了” 黄色哨声”的想法。作為一名考古学家,徐心眉在沙漠中进行野外作业时吹口哨。它是一种简单而通用的设备,可以在没有语言障碍的情况下寻求帮助,提高认识并发出警报。黄色是水仙花和向日葵的顏色,标帜着春天的到来,带来了希望,乐观和啟迪。 黄色哨声象徵着我们在反对歷史歧视和反亚洲暴力的共同斗争中的奋斗,自我保护和团结。哨子上印有” 我们属於 “一词,表明我们都属於这裡。除了美洲原住民,我们都是这个国家的移民。多样性确实是美国的独特优势。我们需要寻求每个团体都可以发挥的力量。我们付出了汗水,眼泪和鲜血。我们有权為我们大声疾呼。
Latest Job Postings
Hiring: Research Coordinator for School of Biomedical Informatics
Dr. Zhongming Zhao at UT Health is hiring a Research Coordinator for School of Biomedical Informatics. More detailed information can be found here: Requisition: 21000166 Requisition Title: Research Coordinator for School of Biomedical Informatics https://uth.referrals.selectminds.com/via/ZhongmingZ-2LSxK/jobs/research-coordinator-for-school-of-biomedical-informatics-10258
Postdoctoral Positions in the Yi Zhang lab at Harvard Medical School
The Zhang lab has recently secured funding to launch a new project with the goal of understanding the epigenetic contributions to tissue stem cell aging. To achieve this goal, we will take a comprehensive approach (data mining, epigenomic profiling, CRISPR-based screen) to identify key epigenetic factors involved in tissue stem cell aging. Then, we will…
Postdoc Position with Dr. Feng Li at Baylor
Position DescriptionDivision: PathologyWork Location: Texas Medical Center, Houston, TXTitle: Post-Doctoral FellowSalary Range: According to NIH guide: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-19-036.html plus benefits (https://www.bcm.edu/careers/benefits), commensurate with experience.The Center for Drug Discovery (https://www.bcm.edu/research/centers/drug-discovery) is a strategic research center established at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. We are seeking highly-motivated, organized and enthusiastic Postdoctoral Fellows contributing to the research…
