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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#0070C0">Sent on behalf of Dr. Marcus Kaul, BMSC Graduate Program Director:<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear BMSC Graduate Program Faculty,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Shahabeddin Vahdat, Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering| Neuroscience, has been invited to join the BMSC graduate faculty to be a mentor for biomedical sciences graduate students. Please find attached Dr. Vahdat’s CV for
review. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Submit your vote today: <a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9TuQ3CfG7ccRK2q">
https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9TuQ3CfG7ccRK2q</a> <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please cast your vote (Yes/No) regarding his induction into the BMSC Graduate Program by
<b>Tuesday, October 6, 2026</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For your reference, Dr. Vahdat presented a research talk in the BMSC seminar series on September 28, 2026; a copy of the original flyer is attached for your review.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marcus<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Marcus Kaul, Ph.D.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Professor of Biomedical Sciences</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Director Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (<a href="https://biomed.ucr.edu/our-degree-programs"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://biomed.ucr.edu/our-degree-programs</span></a>)
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Co-Director UCR Aging Initiative (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aging.ucr.edu&d=DwMFaQ&c=LsLxleeqPm1pgCNn-PN_bQ&r=l-MSdA57IfuFps-ANrKWk_84-91soK7cb9GYAp3uxhU&m=AcBhsEEd2i2jKQlSch6fzjBeTpX82LNpv1tovuIBRLk7040mOJ0dHWsqe9m7Xmc7&s=TDj-EewisL1IWRZEne5UgIXYF_5yLbzbGV9RIvESlds&e=" target="_blank">aging.ucr.edu</a>)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">School of Medicine, Division of Biomedical Sciences (<a href="https://biomed.ucr.edu/">biomed.ucr.edu</a>)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">University of California, Riverside</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Riverside, CA 92521</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Ph: (951) 827-7774 (Office); (951) 827-6851 (Lab)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">E-mail:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:marcus.kaul@medsch.ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">marcus.kaul@medsch.ucr.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards, <span style="mso-ligatures:none">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Hermila Torres<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Student Services Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">UCR School of Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:hermila.torres@medsch.ucr.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">hermila.torres@medsch.ucr.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">951.827.4540<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To schedule a virtual advising appointment, click
<a href="https://scheduler.zoom.us/bmsc-mtg-ssa"><span style="color:#0563C1">HERE</span></a>.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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