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After hearing positive things about SFSU’s PINC program, Genentech scientist Will Thrift wanted to create a protein AI course for the program. The course launched this semester.

“Protein modeling with deep learning is as cutting edge as it gets. And we get to have an industry practitioner — someone who knows the theory and practices the science — craft and lead the development of the course,” said PINC Director Anagha Kulkarni.

Genentech scientist brings cutting-edge AI course to SFSU | SFSU News After hearing the positive things colleagues had to say about San Francisco State University’s Promoting Inclusivity in Computing (PINC) program, Genentech scientist Will Thrift reached out to PINC Director Anagha Kulkarni with a proposal: collaborate on a course focused on protein artificial inte...

There’s a lot you can do with a Chemistry degree. Alumna Ashley Santiago (B.S., ’16) became the youngest perfumer at Givaudan, the world’s largest manufacturer of fragrances.

Alumna makes scents out of SFSU Chemistry degree | SFSU News For San Francisco State University alumna Ashley Santiago (B.S., ’16), scent is memory: tied to a family member’s favorite perfume, a moment in high school or her freshman year of college. And it’s not just a reflection of the past. For Santiago, scent is also her future.

A longstanding SFSU-California Academy of Sciences partnership enables high-caliber SFSU student research.

SFSU graduate Ezra Mendales not only lived out this dream of doing research in the Galapagos Islands but he described a new species of Galapagos lava herons as part of this master’s thesis with SFSU Associate Professor Jaime Chaves and collaborators at the Cal Academy.

“Getting access to not only the faculty at San Francisco State but the resources and employees at the California Academy of Sciences — it’s a match made in heaven,” says Mendales.

Tale of the lava heron: SFSU student describes new Galapagos species | SFSU News The Galapagos Islands are famous for the discoveries that shaped Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Now an SFSU graduate has added one more: Ezra Mendales (M.S., ’23) describes a new species as part of his master’s thesis.