Monday, September 4, 2023

• • All Day
    

  Labor Day

  • Other

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

• • 12:00 pm
    
  • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  Engineered Models of Brain Cancer

  Stephanie Seidlits, PhD Department of Cellular and Biomedical Engineering; The University of Texas at Austin "Engineered Models of Brain Cancer"

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  • 4:00 pm
    
  • Beckman Institute 1005

  "Neuroimmunology at the crossroads of CNS health and disease," by John Lukens, PhD, Associate Professor, Neuroscience, University of Virginia

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 7, 2023

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  • 11:00 am
    
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL

  Dr. Surojit Paul, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, "Neuroprotection in acute ischemic stroke: one STEP at a time"

  Professor, Dept. Neurology

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
    
  • Charles D. Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Karen Maxwell, University of Toronto -- "Exploring the dark matter of phage genomes and its role in antiviral defense"

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  • 7:00 pm
    
  • 25 O'Clock Brewing Co., 208 W. Griggs St. Urbana

  IGB Trivia Night

  Test your knowledge of stouts, science, and salami at Trivia Night!

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, September 8, 2023

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Aaron Leconte, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, "Leveraging Evolution and Biochemistry to Build Better Enzymes: High-Throughput Research at an Undergraduate Institution"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 11, 2023

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  • 12:00 - 12:30 pm
    
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Fredy Kurniawan/S Prasanth Lab: "The interplay between BEND3 and PRC2 in transcription repression event"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

• • 12:00 pm
    
  • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  Next-Generation Genome Editing Technologies and their Application for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases

  Thomas Gaj, PhD Department of Bioengineering; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Next-Generation Genome Editing Technologies and their Application for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm   3:00 p.m.
    
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory Building.

  Microbiology Thesis Defense: Ruben Sanchez-Nieves/Whitaker Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • Chem Annex 1024

  Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Emily Day, University of Delaware, "Transforming Disease Management with High Precision Nanomedicines"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  • 4:00 pm
    
  • Beckman Institute 1005

  "Microbial modulation via cross-fostering prevents the effects of pervasive environmental stressors on microglia and social behavior," by Dr. Caroline J. Smith, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
    
  • Charles D. Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Special Seminar: Dr. David Lalaouna, CNRS/University of Strasbourg -- “Battle for metals: regulatory RNAs at the front line”

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

• 

  • 12:00 pm
    
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL

  Cell and Developmental Biology Career Development Seminar: "Becoming a Scientific Editor" Dr. Janhavi Kolhe

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 14, 2023

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  • 11:00 am
    
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL

  Dr. Carrie Ferrario, University of Michigan, "Why did I eat that? Alterations in brain and behavior that contribute to obesity"

  Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Raymond Moellering, University of Chicago, "Building Up and Breaking Down Oncogenic Protein Social Networks with Synthetic Biologic Platforms"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 18, 2023

• 

  • 12:00 - 12:30 pm
    
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Anish Bose/Smith-Bolton Lab: Elucidating the Role of the Pioneer Transcription factor Zelda during late regeneration in Drosophila

  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  • 12:30 - 1:00 pm
    
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Dazhen Liu / S Prasanth Lab: Understanding the roles of Orc6 in DNA replication and damage response

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

• • 12:00 pm
    
  • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  PowerPollen's Journey to Improve Pollination and Agriculture

  Todd Krone, PhD Co-Founder & CEO at PowerPollen "PowerPollen's Journey to Improve Pollination and Agriculture"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  • 4:00 pm
    
  • Beckman Institute 1005

  "Structural and functional imaging of cerebrovasculature with super-resolution ultrasound," by Pengfei Song, PhD, Y. T. Lo Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Beckman Institute

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

• 

  • 12:00 pm
    
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL

  Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar: Dr. Mubarak Syed, "Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Neural Diversity: From Stem Cells to Circuits"

  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Rebecca Schneider (Stadtmueller) -

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Yannan Tian (Huang) -

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 21, 2023

• 

  • 11:00 am
    
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL

  Dr. Houhui Xia, University of Rochester Medical Center, "Reversible protein phosphorylation in synaptic dysfunction and Neurodevelopmental disorders"

  Associate Professor, Dept. Pharmacology and Physiology and Neuroscience

  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    
  • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

  Are you tired of seeing the same names in science over and over? Do you wish for increased representation in STEM? Come to this in-person kickoff event and learn how Wikipedia can perpetuate inequalities in STEM representation and what you can do about it. With guest speaker Mackenzie Lemieux who has written over 100 Wikipedia biographies of women in STEM.

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
    
  • Charles D. Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Jeff Boyd, Rutgers University -- "Iron homeostasis in Staphylococcus aureus"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 25, 2023

• • 12:00 - 12:30 pm
    
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL

  Cell and Developmental Biology Student Seminar: Pradeep Kumar/Belmont Lab: Identifying different “flavors” of heterochromatin

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

• • 12:00 pm
    
  • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  Fermented seal flippers and growing an Indigenous approach to science

  Aviaja Lyberth Hauptmann, PhD Institute of Health and Nature, University of Greenland "Fermented seal flippers and growing an Indigenous approach to science"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm   5:00
    
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, room B102, Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Thesis Defense: Stefanie Eben/Imlay Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 28, 2023

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  • 11:00 am
    
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL

  CANCELLED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED Dr. Brad Rothberg, Temple University "Structure and Function of a Mycobacterial K Channel"

  Professor, Dept. Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
    
  • Charles D. Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Adam Guss, Oak Ridge National Laboratory -- "Synthetic biology in non-model microbes for upcycling of plastics and other applications"

  • Seminar/Symposium