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QBI Quantitative Bioscience Institute (QBI) - QBI is the institute which transforms our understanding of biology and disease through quantitative research.

lnk.bio/qbi_ucsf The Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) fosters collaborations across the biomedical and the physical sciences, seeking quantitative methods to address pressing problems in biology and biomedicine. Motivated by problems of human disease, QBI is committed to investigating fundamental biological mechanisms, because ultimately solutions to many diseases will be revealed by new discoveries in the basic sciences.

The HARC Center awards Mentored Scientist and Collaborative Developmental Awards to encourage scientists pursuing HIV-re...
09/11/2025

The HARC Center awards Mentored Scientist and Collaborative Developmental Awards to encourage scientists pursuing HIV-related research and provide opportunities for training and career growth.

Check out this year’s awardees and the projects they’re working on! 🔬✨ link in bio.

Join us on August 19 to commemorate emerging talent in science at the QBI Internship Symposium!UCSF interns will take th...
08/14/2025

Join us on August 19 to commemorate emerging talent in science at the QBI Internship Symposium!

UCSF interns will take the stage to share their journeys into research and present highlights from their summer projects. From molecular biology to computational modeling, these presentations will spotlight fresh perspectives and discoveries across a wide range of basic and discovery science.

Check out our speaker line up and register for a chance to connect, celebrate, and support the next generation of researchers!

Link in bio.

What happens when cells lose BRCA1 or BRCA2 — and still manage to survive?QBI looks forward to welcoming Dr. Ludovic Der...
07/31/2025

What happens when cells lose BRCA1 or BRCA2 — and still manage to survive?

QBI looks forward to welcoming Dr. Ludovic Deriano (.pasteur), whose lab is mapping how cells adapt to BRCA1/2 loss, exposing surprising differences between the two and revealing new ways to target BRCA-mutated cancers.

Join us to learn more! Registration link in bio ✨

QBI launches the Paul Farmer African Initiative for Research (PFAIR) to support African scientists through mentorship, ...
07/31/2025

QBI launches the Paul Farmer African Initiative for Research (PFAIR) to support African scientists through mentorship, sustainable research funding, and international exchange.

Rooted in last year’s inaugural West Africa symposium in Sierra Leone, the initiative aims to strengthen local research capacity and infrastructure in Africa—using AI, mass spectrometry, and bioinformatics—to help turn African-led ideas into funded projects.

Read more: link in bio!

✨Q&A Spotlight ✨Meet Dr. Hoai Nguyen from Vietnam National University, who joined our community for a few months as a QB...
07/16/2025

✨Q&A Spotlight ✨

Meet Dr. Hoai Nguyen from Vietnam National University, who joined our community for a few months as a QBI International Visiting Scholar. In this Q&A she shares insights from her inspiring visit and reflections on her time in San Francisco.

Check out the full article to learn more about Dr.Nguyen’s fellowship by clicking the link in our bio.

QBI is hosting a seminar on July 17 featuring Andy Kilianski, Program Manager at the Advanced Research Projects Agency f...
07/10/2025

QBI is hosting a seminar on July 17 featuring Andy Kilianski, Program Manager at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health ().

Discover how ARPA-H is investing in bold, transformative research to shape the future of health in the United States.

Learn more & register by visiting the link in our bio.

We look forward to hosting Nguyen Hoai for a special seminar on July 14 at Gladstone Institutes!As an International Visi...
07/07/2025

We look forward to hosting Nguyen Hoai for a special seminar on July 14 at Gladstone Institutes!

As an International Visiting Scholar and faculty member at International University – VNU, Dr. Nguyen has been an incredible part of our community these past few months. To conclude her visit, she’ll share her team’s development of a CRISPR-Cas13a-based assay for rapid and accurate dengue virus detection, a powerful example of translational research with global relevance.

Learn more and save your seat: Link in bio!

What an incredible two days at “Separating the Signal from the Noise: AI in Biology”, a joint symposium by with Rezo The...
06/19/2025

What an incredible two days at “Separating the Signal from the Noise: AI in Biology”, a joint symposium by with Rezo Therapeutics!

With a powerhouse lineup of scientists and thought leaders, we explored the intersections of AI and drug discovery, protein design, spatial proteomics, and more. From inspiring talks to lively poster sessions and networking, the energy was palpable and the community showed up. ✨

Big thanks to everyone who participated and made this event a success — especially our organizers, speakers, sponsors, and events team!

Coming soon: Ali Bashir, Head of Computational Biology and AI at Rezo Therapeutics and co-organizer of the “Separating t...
06/16/2025

Coming soon: Ali Bashir, Head of Computational Biology and AI at Rezo Therapeutics and co-organizer of the “Separating the Signal from the Noise: AI in Biology” symposium, will take the stage at !

Ali will share how Rezo Therapeutics uses a protein-protein interaction–focused framework that combines network biology, structural modeling, and AI-driven chemistry to identify and target novel disease proteins in areas such as oncology and (in collaboration with UCSF) neurodevelopmental disorders.

He’s excited about the potential of AI to expand hypothesis generation and decision-making, and hopes the audience walks away with one key message: Most scientists can benefit from using AI in their workflows!

We look forward to his insights June 17–18 at UCSF.

Full event details are up! Link in bio.

We look forward to welcoming Lazar Atanackovic (Electrical & Computer Engineering at University of Toronto / Student Res...
06/14/2025

We look forward to welcoming Lazar Atanackovic (Electrical & Computer Engineering at University of Toronto / Student Researcher at Vector Institute) as a speaker at the upcoming “Separating the Signal from the Noise: AI in Biology” symposium!

Lazar will explore how AI can be used to model, understand, and even control how cells change over time. And he hopes the audience leaves with the idea that if an AI can control how cells change, it may also understand them...!

Don’t miss his talk at UCSF, June 17–18. View the full agenda: link in bio ✨

Dari Kimanius, Scientific Team Leader at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network, is joining us at next week’s “Separating th...
06/13/2025

Dari Kimanius, Scientific Team Leader at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network, is joining us at next week’s “Separating the Signal from the Noise: AI in Biology” symposium in just a few days.

Dari sees cryo-electron tomography (Cryo-ET) as a powerful tool on the brink of unlocking molecular-scale insights into cellular architecture. At the symposium, he’ll share how machine learning models are transforming in situ Cryo-ET data analysis, and why he’s energized by the role of foundation models in enabling high-throughput discovery.

Come to to experience it, June 17–18! We look forward to seeing all who have registered!

Check out the full speaker lineup: link in bio

Meet longtime collaborators Steve Altschuler and Lani Wu, who will be speaking together at next week’s “Separating the S...
06/12/2025

Meet longtime collaborators Steve Altschuler and Lani Wu, who will be speaking together at next week’s “Separating the Signal from the Noise: AI in Biology” symposium.

They’ll discuss how AI can help identify patterns in high-dimensional cell phenotype maps, while emphasizing the continued importance of biological validation in early drug discovery

Catch their joint session— and many more—at University of California, San Francisco, June 17–18.

More event details: link in bio.

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The Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) fosters collaborations across the biomedical and the physical sciences, seeking quantitative methods to address pressing problems in biology and biomedicine. Motivated by problems of human disease, QBI is committed to investigating fundamental biological mechanisms, because ultimately solutions to many diseases will be revealed by new discoveries in the basic sciences.