Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• One Health Perspectives of Antimicrobial Resistance

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  Paul Plummer, PhD Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine; University of Tennessee “One Health Perspectives of Antimicrobial Resistance”

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Sunday, October 11, 2026

• World of Genomics

  Time

  10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Il 60637

  Join us for the interactive, hands-on science experience that is World of Genomics, featuring multiple stations focused on specific aspects of science!

  • Festival/Celebration

  

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Connecting Genetics to Behavior Using Machine Learning

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  Andreas Pfenning, PhD School of Computer Science; Carnegie Mellon University “Connecting Genetics to Behavior Using Machine Learning”

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• Where Science Meets Society: How Outreach Brings the IGB Motto to Materiality

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  “Where Science Meets Society: How Outreach Brings the IGB Motto to Materiality” Dan Urban Assistant Director of Outreach Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• The Dog as a Genetic Blueprint: Utilizing Population Structure to Map Complex Traits

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  Heidi Parker, PhD Associate Investigator, National Human Genome Research Institute "The Dog as a Genetic Blueprint: Utilizing Population Structure to Map Complex Traits"

  • Seminar/Symposium