BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//SVACS - ECPv6.15.1.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SVACS
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20220313T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20221106T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20230312T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20231105T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T155322
CREATED:20230907T013235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230907T013235Z
UID:20247-1697043600-1697052600@www.siliconvalleyacs.org
SUMMARY:Exploring Health And Environment: Navigating Chemicals In Our Everyday Lives
DESCRIPTION:A Joint Event Between California Section of American Chemical Society & Association of Women in Science\, East Bay Chapter. \nSchedule:\n5:00 – 5:30 PM: Sign-Up and Networking\n5:30 – 6:30 PM: Talk and Q&A\n6:30 – 7:30 PM: Networking W/ Light Bites \nLocation: 4D Molecular Therapeutics\, 5959 Horton St.\, #200 conference room\, Emeryville\, CA 94608.  Free\, registration required. \nAbstract: The presentation delves into the prevalent challenges of human infertility and congenital defects exacerbated by environmental toxins. Chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates\, present in plastics\, cosmetics\, and personal care items\, disrupt hormones and pathways as endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs). Despite efforts to replace BPA with alternatives labeled “BPA-Free\,” these substitutes carry similar risks. These findings emphasize the potential health risks\, urging consumer awareness\, policy reform\, and sustainable alternatives. \nAbout the speaker: Prof. Sonya Schuh\, originally from Southern California\, developed a passion for nature and water activities. Her curiosity and upbringing by educator parents led her to a science career. She earned a B.S. in Marine Biology and Zoology from Humboldt State University and conducted marine research. Later\, she completed her Ph.D. in Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Washington\, focusing on chemical effects on sperm. At Stanford’s Stem Cell Biology Institute\, she delved into genes and environmental factors affecting human reproduction. Joining Saint Mary’s College of California\, she initiated a research program on endocrine disruptors’ impact on stem cells and embryos. Dedicated to teaching and diverse collaborations\, her most cherished accomplishment is her three children\, inspiring her ongoing commitment to shaping a better future.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/exploring-health-and-environment-navigating-chemicals-in-our-everyday-lives/
LOCATION:In-person
CATEGORIES:Networking,Oral Presentation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Exploring-Health-and-Environment.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220211T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220211T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T155322
CREATED:20220107T232732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220209T011310Z
UID:18068-1644604200-1644609600@www.siliconvalleyacs.org
SUMMARY:The Stories We Tell as Women in Chemistry
DESCRIPTION:Fanny Frausto\, PhD\, Clorox Company\nSponsored by the ACS California Section\, Women’s Chemist Committee\n10:30am-Noon\, Online via Zoom\, Free\, Registration required\nLearn more\n\nAbstract: At times the world can seem incredibly frightening and unfathomably exciting. Dr. Frausto will share her journey as a pre-scientist and formerly undocumented immigrant navigating the world through storytelling to get through her early education to her current chosen field of formulation chemistry and data analytics. She will share the powerful tool of storytelling\, mentorship\, and service and how they helped shape her world and got her through to today. She will give examples of hope\, experience\, and strength for those early career and mid-career scientists\, and anyone who is asking what they truly want to do today. \nSpeaker Bio: Dr. Fanny Frausto is currently a Senior Scientist in Product Development at the Clorox Company. There she works as a Product Developer and formulates cleaning products to meet the future needs of professional and healthcare spaces.\nShe is the WCC Co-Chair of the California Section of the ACS and the 2022 Chair for CalACS. She is an ACS Scholars Alumna and credits the programs offered by the ACS for her success. She earned her SB from MIT and her PhD in chemistry from Tufts University studying fluorescent doped conjugated polymer nanoparticles to detect a reactive oxygen species called singlet oxygen.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/the-stories-we-tell-as-women-in-chemistry/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Oral Presentation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Fanny-Frausto-e1644311577404.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220117T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220117T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T155322
CREATED:20220107T223542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220112T055940Z
UID:18039-1642449600-1642453200@www.siliconvalleyacs.org
SUMMARY:The Fungus Among Us: Fusarium Mycotoxins in Water and Food
DESCRIPTION:Professor Daniel Snow\, University of Nebraska – Lincoln\, Nebraska Water Center\nSponsored by the ACS California Section\nNoon-1pm\, Online via Zoom\, Free\, Registration required\n\nAbstract: Professor Daniel Snow investigates the measurement and surprising occurrence of Fusarium mycotoxins in our food and water. Fusarium is a large group of filamentous fungi widely distributed in soil and plants. Most are harmless\, but some produce metabolites that are biologically active and even toxic. Fusarium fungi are ubiquitous in soil and plants\, and toxin production is prevalent in corn and cereal grains. Fusarium mycotoxins including trichothecenes\, zearalenone and fumonisins\, are generally produced during crop growth and storage. These water soluble\, low molecular weight organic compounds are surprisingly stable\, and are often passed from contaminated crops to animals and humans. They occur annually in crops\, soil and water supplies. Individual compounds such as zearalenone are metabolized into several derivatives each with different toxic and biological effects. Because they are water soluble\, and occur in complex matrices\, analytical methods must overcome a number of challenges for detection at environmentally relevant concentrations. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A. \nSpeaker Bio: Snow has been an integral part of the UNL Water Sciences Laboratory (WSL) since 1990. At present\, he oversees all aspects of the WSL operations and uses analytical chemistry to help understand how water becomes contaminated and what we can do to prevent it. A good part of his work at the WSL involves creating analytical methods for new or “emerging” environmental contaminants including compounds such as steroids\, pharmaceuticals\, algal toxins\, explosives\, and pesticides. Snow is also directly involved in the development of new methods to measure and use stable isotopes as tracers to study environmental problems and processes. \nMass spectrometry is an incredibly powerful tool to use in studying the occurrence and environmental fate of chemicals\, and their potential for affecting organisms and people. Students and staff under Dr. Snow’s supervision use mass spectrometers to help other scientists and engineers find out exactly what chemicals are in water and other materials. For example\, he collaborates with biologists – studying endocrine disruption in fish in Nebraska rivers – to find out what kinds and concentrations of steroid hormones and pesticides may be associated with these effects. Snow also collaborates with with scientists and engineers to find out what kinds and concentrations of steroid hormones and pharmaceuticals may be found in livestock and municipal waste\, and whether or not these chemicals can get into water. \nSnow also advises and mentors a growing number of undergraduate and graduate students at the WSL. \nSpeaker bio information is reprinted from https://watercenter.unl.edu/daniel-d-snow-phd
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/the-fungus-among-us-fusarium-mycotoxins-in-water-and-food/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Oral Presentation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Professor_Daniel_Snow-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR