PREP@ UC Berkeley

CEND is pleased to announce a new Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) at UC Berkeley, specifically for individuals underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research areas, who plan to pursue a Ph.D. degree.

The UC Berkeley Post-Baccalaureate Research Program (PREP@UC Berkeley) will provide individuals from underrepresented groups who have recently obtained their baccalaureate degrees with intensive research experience. This will strengthen their candidacy for admission to the nation’s strongest Ph.D. programs, and prepare them to earn Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical sciences.

Appointments in PREP@UC Berkeley will consist of 75% research via a Junior Specialist (technician) position in a dedicated mentor’s lab, and 25% professional development through seminars specific to PREP, workshops offered to graduate students more generally, and upper division or graduate coursework.

Learn more, and apply Here.

In Memoriam – Lee W. Riley (1949-2022)

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of long-term CEND faculty Prof. Lee W. Riley.

Undoubtedly influenced by the trajectory of his personal life, Lee has always been a global citizen and polyglot - his research transcended borders and continents, and always included a focus on the disenfranchised. Lee was born Hiroshi Satoyoshi and spent his first ten years with his mother in Yokohama, Japan, then lived for a short time in a Japanese orphanage before being adopted by the Riley family and moving to the Tokyo area, Japan. In Riley’s early years his Japanese, schoolteacher grandfather had a great influence on his schooling, encouraging his questioning nature. In time for high school, the family moved to Bangkok, Thailand, where Lee had several influential teachers who stimulated his early interest in physics. Riley’s perspectives on life were impacted by living in post-WWII Japan, and by his Buddhist and multiethnic heritage.

Riley decided to attend Stanford University with the goal to become a physician and practice medicine in Bangkok and obtained his medical degree in 1978 from UCSF.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the need for better integration of science and policy in a sharp focus. The 13th Annual CEND Symposium "Rapid innovation in a highly regulated space - what can we learn from COVID-19 for pandemic preparedness?" aimed to provide a forum for interdisciplinary thought exchange and development of ideas about how to best harness academic innovation and reserve capacity, and how to develop regulatory frameworks in times of crisis.

This two-day conference featured lectures from thought leaders in drug development, health policy, and other relevant fields, as well as workshops to develop tangible ideas for publication in a conference report.


Videos from the 13th Annual CEND Symposium are available on CEND's Youtube channel.