Dear SCBA Members and Friends:

Seattle Chinese Biomedical Association (SCBA) is co-organizing a BioMed/BioTech/BioEng seminar session (please see below flyer) with the Chinese Institute of Engineers – Seattle Chapter (CIE-SEA) at 2024 AAEOY (Asia American Engineer of the Year) from 1 pm to 4:30 pm on Saturday, September 28th. We have lined up 4 outstanding speakers (3 current and 1 former AAEOY awardees) in the basic and clinical translational research fields, including Experts in Neuroscience, CAR-T Cells, Bioengineering, and Pioneer of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology.

Dr. Hongkui Zeng, Ph.D, Execute Vice President and Director of Allen Institute for Brain Science, Affiliate Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Washington (UW).
Dr. Mitchell Ho, Ph.D, Director of NCI Antibody Engineering Program and Deputy Chief of Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute/NIH
Dr. Dayong Gao, Ph.D, Professor & Director of Center for Cryo-Biomedical Engineering and Artificial Organs, UW Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering.
Dr. Feng Zhang, Ph.D, Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, Core Member of Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute(HHMI).

There are also another two concurrent seminar sessions including Artificial Intelligence (AI) Session and Venture Capital (VC) & Entrepreneurship session in the afternoon and two other events including the Career Fair and the Executive Forum in the morning of Saturday, September 28th. All of these seminars and events are free and open to public but registration is required.

The registration and more detailed information can be found at https://aaeoy.org/

Note: You will be automatically enrolled into the raffle for a chance to win a ONE-ROUND TRIP provided by Delta Airline US48 domestic T-class (Retail Value: $600) if you register to the Technical Seminar AND attend the seminar in person at the event site during the event date.

We look forward to seeing you then!

Best Regards,

SCBA office

Introduction

SCBA-SinoBiological Young Investigator Awards are co-sponsored by the Seattle Chinese Biomedical Association (SCBA) and Sino Biological (Biotechnology company).

SCBA (http://scbahome.org/) is a volunteer run non-profit 501(C)(3) organization founded in 1993 in Seattle. SCBA strives to provide a forum for the exchange of information related to life sciences and the Chinese community in the great Seattle area.

Sino Biological (https://www.sinobiological.com/) is an internationally recognized reagent supplier and service provider specialized in recombinant protein production and antibody development. The company’s ever-growing portfolio of products includes recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, ELISA assay kits, expression clones, cell culture media, and other molecular biology tools.

SCBA-SinoBiological Young Investigator Awards are established to recognize early-career SCBA members in Washington State who have made significant contributions to their respective biomedical research fields. The Awards also value individuals who are committed to making contributions to the SCBA seminars and/or annual meetings.

To be considered for this award, all applicants need to complete an online application process before the indicated deadline. Review processes will take place every year prior to the SCBA annual meeting. Awardees will be invited to present their research in one of SCBA regular seminars or annual meeting either online or in person.

Eligibility Requirements

1) The applicants must be young investigators in their early career as a student pursuing a terminal degree, a postdoctoral fellow, a non-tenured assistant professor within 5 years of starting the faculty position, or a PhD scientist in industry with less than 5 years of experience.

2) The applicant has made significant contribution to their biomedical research field or demonstrated great potential as a graduate student.

3) The applicant is currently studying or working in Washington State.

Application Procedure

1) Fill out the online form, which includes several short-response questions or essays.

2) Upload a short description of your research and contribution to the field in PDF. This document should be no more than 1 page (plus references if applicable) (font size 11 point or larger, 1’’ or more margin). The document should be in English. Please do not include any proprietary information.

3) Upload your resume/CV or NIH BioSketch in PDF.

4) One recommendation letter is desired but not required. The letter can either be sent directly to scbaaward@gmail.com (with award type and applicant name in subject line) or uploaded along with the application.

5) Please submit your application no later than October 20th, 2024.

Review Process

All applications will be reviewed by a professional review panel consists of experts from both academia and industry. Each application will be scored by all reviewers and ranked, and top candidates will be selected for awards.

Award types, Announcement, and Presentation

Depending on the applicant pool, there will be a total of 2 awards from any of the four categories (student, postdoc, industrial scientist and junior faculty). Each award will consist of a plaque and an honorarium of $1000. The awards will be announced prior to SCBA annual meetings (Oct-Dec). Awardees will be invited to give a presentation of their work in SCBA seminars or annul meetings.

For any questions, please send email to scbaaward@gmail.com or office@scbahome.org.

APPLY HERE!

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Date: Aug 19th, 2023, Saturday,10 am-2 pm
Location: Mathews Beach Park (5100 NE 93rd St, Seattle, WA 98115)
Fee: Registered members: Free
Family members of registered members: $5
Unregistered members: $10
Kids under 12-year-old: Free

In order to better prepare for this picnic gathering and ensure that everyone has enough food, we kindly request that you pre-register online before August 12th, 2023, at the following website: http://scbahome.org/2023-scba-annual-bbq-party-registration
Please indicate the number of people who will be attending the barbecue event (number of adults and number of children above 12).

To register for active members, please use the link below:
http://scbahome.org/membership-2

Introduction

SCBA-SinoBiological Young Investigator Awards are co-sponsored by the Seattle Chinese Biomedical Association (SCBA) and Sino Biological (Biotechnology company).

SCBA (http://scbahome.org/) is a volunteer run non-profit 501(C)(3) organization founded in 1993 in Seattle. SCBA strives to provide a forum for the exchange of information related to life sciences and the Chinese community in the great Seattle area.

Sino Biological (https://www.sinobiological.com/) is an internationally recognized reagent supplier and service provider specialized in recombinant protein production and antibody development. The company’s ever-growing portfolio of products includes recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, ELISA assay kits, expression clones, cell culture media, and other molecular biology tools.

SCBA-SinoBiological Young Investigator Awards are established to recognize early-career SCBA members in Washington State who have made significant contributions to their respective biomedical research fields. The Awards also value individuals who are committed to making contributions to the SCBA seminars and/or annual meetings.

This year we only accept self-nominations, which means all applicants need to complete an online application process before the indicated deadline. Review processes will take place every year prior to the SCBA annual meeting. Awardees will be invited to present their research in one of SCBA regular seminars or annual meeting either online or in person.

Eligibility Requirements

1) The applicants must be young investigators in their early career as a student pursuing a terminal degree, a postdoctoral fellow, a non-tenured assistant professor within 5 years of starting the faculty position, or a PhD scientist in industry with less than 5 years of experience.

2) The applicant has made significant contribution to their biomedical research field or demonstrated great potential as a graduate student.

3) The applicant is a current SCBA member.

4) The applicant is currently studying or working in Washington State.

Application Procedure

1) Fill out the online form, which includes several short-response questions or essays.

2) Upload a short description of your research and contribution to the field in PDF. This document should be no more than 1 page (plus references if applicable) (font size 11 point or larger, 1’’ or more margin). The document should be in English. Please do not include any proprietary information.

3) Upload your resume/CV or NIH BioSketch in PDF.

4) One recommendation letter is desired but not required. The letter can either be sent directly to scbaaward@gmail.com (with award type and applicant name in subject line) or uploaded along with the application.

5) Please submit your application no later than September 30th, 2023.

Review Process

All applications will be reviewed by a professional review panel consists of experts from both academia and industry. Each application will be scored by all reviewers and ranked, and top candidates will be selected for awards.

Award types, Announcement, and Presentation

Depending on the applicant pool, there will be 1-2 awards in each of the four categories (student, postdoc, industrial scientist and junior faculty). The number of awards in each category will be ultimately determined by the number and credential of respective applicants. Each award will consist of a plaque and an honorarium of $500. The awards will be announced prior to SCBA annual meetings (Oct-Dec). Awardees will be invited to give a presentation of their work in SCBA seminars or annul meetings.

For any questions, please send email to scbaaward@gmail.com.

APPLY HERE!

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