GitHub Fundamentals

This introductory workshop covers basics of GitHub using GitHub Desktop, a GUI Git client. This workshop is designed for people with no previous experience with Git or GitHub. We will cover key concepts and workflows, including version control, repository creation, branching, merging, and collaboration. You'll gain hands-on experience navigating GitHub, managing repositories, and contributing to projects, making it easier to streamline your work and collaborate with others.

Python GPT Fundamentals

This workshop offers a general introduction to the GPT (Generative Pretrained Transformers) model. No technical background is required. We will explore the transformer architecture upon which GPT models are built, how transformer models encode natural language into embeddings, and how GPT predicts text.

Academic Leadership: When, Why, and How to Step Up

Faculty receive little guidance and preparation for stepping into leadership roles. This lack of guidance is especially true for those not seen as stereotypical leaders. Faculty often wonder when might it be appropriate to step into a leadership role, if at all. What should be some considerations? How does one shift into academic leadership roles? In this webinar, answers to these questions will be provided and self reflection will be encouraged. Register via the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (create an account using your CalNet login)

Professionals in Residence – online program with Abraham Anderson, PhD, Scientific Associate Director at Amgen (Computational Biology)

Learn about research careers paths in biotechnology and leadership from UCB/UCSF Bioengineering alumnus (grad 2002). Join us online for the informative discussion below, and sign up for mentoring sessions tailored to help you in your career path! Feb 20, 2025 from 3:30-4:30pm (by zoom) Career Conversation (moderated talk with audience questions!) Mentoring group 1 - February 26, 2025 from 3:30-4:10pm (by zoom) Mentoring group 2 - March 31, 2025 from 11:30am-12:10pm (by zoom) Speaker Bio: Abraham Anderson, PhD, is a Scientific Associate Director in the Computational Biology group at Amgen, Inc. He has been the Global Biomarker Analysis Lead for various early and late-stage drug development programs in Oncology, Inflammation and Metabolic Disorders, supporting the discovery, development, and assessment of human biomarkers for pharmacodynamics, target coverage, and patient stratification. He was previously a Scientist at Diversa Corp, where he specialized in gene and functional domain prediction, and structural biology. He received his PhD from the UCSF-UC Berkeley Joint Program in Bioengineering. Register