Jordan Agricultural Research Center: Research Showcase. Come see what's happening inside the JARC from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Students, staff and faculty will be displaying their research. Learn about what goes on in JARC, and connect with researchers and see how JARC can be a resource to you. Topics include:

Hyperspectral imaging in grapevines
Groundwater quality and contamination
High-protein ice cream
Feasibility and production of whey beer
Nutrition studies
Salinity tolerance of crops
Please RSVP to Geoff Dervishian at gdervishian@csufresno.edu

Water research speaker (TBD)

Michele K. Nishiguchi Ph.D., Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
University of California, Merced

Understanding the evolution of animal and bacterial associations has been an underlying theme in establishing the development and specificity of symbiotic relationships. There is a need to develop better systems to resolve interactions among symbiotic species where population dynamics and environmental processes clearly play an important role in the evolution of the association. These model systems should promote integrated approaches that take into account the response within as well as between various symbiotic populations and their host partners. Dr. Nishiguchi's laboratory studies the mutualistic association between sepiolid squids (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) and their Vibrio symbionts which provides a versatile and experimentally tractable model system to study the population dynamics and cospeciation between bacterial species and their diversity among host squids.

High Impact Practices "HIPs" Panel for Students (TBA)
Date: Tuesday, April 22, Time TBD
Location(s):  TBD

Knowinovation-type ideas lab with water researchers across campus to help identify folks and their relation to the CWI research themes.

Brian O'Roak, Professor, Oregon Health & Science University

Brian O’Roak’s career has focused on developing a “gene-first” approach by implementing new research paradigms and technologies that challenge the genetic intractability of neurodevelopmental conditions, especially ASD. This approach seeks to use the power of human genetics to make unbiased discoveries into the key molecular mechanisms that drive the development of these disorders. With this knowledge, O’Roak’s team seeks to discover what these risk genes do biologically, when and where in development they function, how mutations affect these processes and how diverse risk genes interact and can be targeted therapeutically. His team currently utilizes multidisciplinary approaches in these efforts including, genomics, developmental neuroscience, genetic models and induced pluripotent stem cell technologies.

The 46th Annual Central California Research Symposium (CCRS) will be held at the Resnick Student Union from 8 a.m - 4:30 p.m., featuring presentations in the following formats: 12-minute oral presentation, and poster presentation. The event showcases the diverse range of impressive research projects and provides opportunities for students to share their research and develop presentation skills. We're looking forward to welcoming over 250 presenters to this year's event, which is being held in the new Resnick Student Union. 

Research Speed Networking (TBD)

Dr. Edgar Perez-Lopez, Plasma Product Manager, Muegge Gerling Engineering

Dr. Edgar Perez-Lopez is a dedicated researcher, educator, and plasma technology specialist with a strong commitment to advancing both industrial applications and engineering education. As a Plasma Product Manager, he leads the development and engineering of plasma-based systems while conducting market research to identify industries that would benefit from industrial microwave plasma technology.

 

Each year, the Fresno State Library honors Outstanding Faculty Publications, the bold contributions to research, scholarship, and creative work made by the Fresno State faculty. Join us as we wrap up Research Week with a celebration of Fresno State faculty’s contributions as scholars and researchers. The reception will be at 3:30 p.m., with a short program at 4 p.m., and the exhibit will be in the Ellipse balcony from April 5-23. See Information for Faculty on the library’s website for more resources related to research and scholarship.

Data Science Day -  11am-4pm on Friday April 25, with guest speakers, student research posters, workshops, and panel discussions. 

Where: Science II building
When: Beginning at 4pm Friday April 25 through Sunday April 27 around 2 pm. 

DataFest is a weekend-long data analysis challenge where teams of students have less than 48 hours to analyze and extract meaning from a large and complex dataset provided by a secret sponsor. The sponsoring organization and dataset are only revealed once the competition begins. At the end, teams have 5 minutes to present their findings to a panel of judges who determine winners based on various categories.

DataFest is free and open to any college student (undergraduates and masters) of any major and any level of data analysis experience! At DataFest, students get a chance to get creative with data, mingle with data analysis professionals from industry and academia, and compete for awards and glory!

The competition is open to students only, but interested faculty and guests are welcome to participate as a mentor. More details, including a complete schedule, rules and registration, of the second annual DataFest at Fresno State can be found at: bit.ly/fresnodatafest

Dr. Richard Sayre was a cofounder and chief scientific officer of several startup biotechnology companies with business operations ranging from the production of oral vaccines to biofuels and human drug delivery technologies. In 2016, Dr. Sayre co-founded Pebble Labs and served as its chief scientific officer. Pebble Labs focused on the delivery of RNA interference molecules to pathogens via endosymbiotic bacteria. In 2017, he cofounded Trait Biosciences also serving as its Chief Scientific Officer. Trait developed the first stable water-soluble cannabinoids and was one of the first groups to genetically transform cannabis. Dr. Sayre is currently the chief scientific officer at Mercury Bio, which has developed targeted RNA therapeutics based on yeast extracellular vesicles for the control of viral diseases, and genetic and metabolic disorders in humans.

The California State University Student Research Competition is an annual event that brings together scholars from the 23 campuses of our California State University system. The competition showcases undergraduate and graduate research, scholarship, and creative works by recognizing outstanding student accomplishments across the 23 campuses. In 2025, Cal Poly Humboldt will be hosting the system-wide competition for the first time ever!