PhD Lab Coat Ceremony 2018

The PhD Lab Coat ceremony is a symbolic annual event that culminates the orientation activities for newly arrived PhD students. Each student is identified with his/her department and is coated with a personalized lab coat as a symbol of the start of their research/graduate studies in the biosciences. This event will take place on the last day of the biosciences school orientation for entering PhD students, features an alumni speaker, and family and friends of the students are welcome to attend.

Location

Li Ka Shing Center for Learning & Knowledge, Berg Hall
291 Campus Dr.
Palo Alto, CA 94305
USA

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Alumni Speaker

David Bilder, PhD '97

We are honored to have alumnus David Bilder PhD '97,  Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berekely as the guest speaker at this year's PhD Lab Coat Ceremony.  David's  research interests and expertise span genetics, cancer, drosophila, cell biology, cell polarity, tumor suppressor, epithelial architecture, polarity and proliferation control.