Urbana Campus Research Calendar
Monday, September 3, 2018
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Join us for the inaugural lecture of our new series, the IGB Faculty Spotlight Lecture, featuring IGB Director Gene Robinson. "Sociogenomics and the Dynamic Genome: A New Perspective on Nature and Nurture"
Learn more about basic and applied transdisciplinary research being conducted at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign that is addressing this critical window of development using a cells-to society framework.
"Completing the Matrix: Optical Reporting and Control of Neurobiology" by Michael Z. Lin, Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Bioengineering, Stanford University
This keynote lecture will be held in partnership with The First 1000 Days Symposium. The first 1000 days of life (the time spanning roughly between conception and a child’s second birthday) is a unique period of opportunity when the foundations of optimum health, growth, and neurodevelopment across the lifespan are established.
The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory will offer a series of public lectures on the history of critical theory.
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Learn more about basic and applied transdisciplinary research being conducted at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign that is addressing this critical window of development using a cells-to society framework.
Dr. Carpenter is senior director of the Imaging Platform at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where she is also an institute scientist. With a strong background in cell biology, microscopy, and computational biology, her expertise is in developing and applying methods for extracting quantitative information from biological images, especially in a high-throughput manner.
Three Ph.D. students discuss their research.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. Lunch Provided
Research Interests: Epilepsy; autism; neurodevelopmental disease
Cacao (Theobroma casao, L.) as an ideal crop for studying environmental soil-plant science in Ecuador: previous, ongoing and future research activities
University of Illinois Social Work is holding a year-long lecture series designed to meet the profession’s grand challenge of harnessing technology for social good. Registration is required for each date. These events are free and open to the public. Lunch is provided. Attendance is capped at 30 people per seminar except for the March 7th event. Register early to attend.
How long have humans been living along the Sangamon River? What do we know about the people that called Allerton Park home long before Robert created his estate? Meet us in the Allerton Mansion, where Dr. Jacob Skousen will answer these questions and more! Light refreshments will also be served. This event is FREE and open to the public, but please visit Eventbrite to rese
Friday, September 7, 2018
This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. Lunch Provided
KAM offers a lunchtime yoga series on Fridays when classes are in session. Each Yoga at the Museum session is free and open to the public.
This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. Open to Undergrad and Grad Students Free Snacks Provided
Monday, September 10, 2018
Meet world leaders in sepsis clinical research, big data/machine learning analytics, novel devices, groundbreaking immunology research, and the latest in education and training. Policy and advocacy related to sepsis will also be discussed.
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Meet world leaders in sepsis clinical research, big data/machine learning analytics, novel devices, groundbreaking immunology research, and the latest in education and training. Policy and advocacy related to sepsis will also be discussed.
Anastasios Tzingounis,Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Physiology and Neurobiology University of Connecticut
KCNQ2/3 channels have arisen as critical regulators of neonatal brain excitability. Highlighting the importance of these channels, a growing number of loss- and gain-of-function variants in Kcnq2/3 have been reported in patients with severe neonatal epileptic encephalopathy. [See Full Description]
The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory will offer a series of public lectures on the history of critical theory.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
September ISAS Brown Bag Speaker Series–Dr. Lisa Lucero from the U of I Department of Anthropology will present, The Materiality of Ancient Maya Cosmology.
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Conference focusing on Climate Change with a keynote talk by UCSC professor in Anthropology, Anna Tsing.
Professor Mark Hauber presents “Tracking the Neuroecology of Avian Recognition Systems for Self and Others.”
This presentation will briefly cover the development history, the wide application and the global market of genetic testing. There will also be some introduction of the genetic testing development in China. Ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) associated with genetic testing will also be discussed.
Friday, September 14, 2018
Conference focusing on Climate Change with a keynote talk by UCSC professor in Anthropology, Anna Tsing.
KAM offers a lunchtime yoga series on Fridays when classes are in session. Each Yoga at the Museum session is free and open to the public.
This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. Open to Undergrad and Grad Students Free Snacks Provided. Bring your Laptop
This town hall will discuss renewable energy, clean jobs, and other environmental issues with four panelists with experience in policy and technology.
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Conference focusing on Climate Change with a keynote talk by UCSC professor in Anthropology, Anna Tsing.
Monday, September 17, 2018
This year’s symposium will cover the following: • Simulation, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality in Health Care and Education • Wearable Computing • Voice User Interface • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare • Medical and Social Robotics • Assistive Living Technologies
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Harmit S. Malik, PhD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center "Rules of Engagement: Molecular Arms-Races Between Primate and Viral Genomes"
This session will give an overview of the structure of the NIH and the various funding mechanisms. Participants will learn to effectively communicate with Program Officers, and get tips for planning a successful proposal. A panel of faculty members will lead the session.
AKT is a central kinase implicated by genetics in neurological disorders and diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and glioblastoma. AKT also regulates numerous intracellular signaling pathways affecting a myriad of neuronal processes, such as protein synthesis dependent synaptic plasticity. [See Full Description]
Charles Hoeffer, Ph.D. - Department of Inegrative Physiology Linda Crnic Institute University of Colorado, Boulder
The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory will offer a series of public lectures on the history of critical theory.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Brad Sutton, Beckman Institute
Dr. Walz is interested in processes that involve biological membranes, ranging from vesicular transport that distributes cargo molecules throughout the cell to the effects of lipids on the structure and function of membrane proteins.
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned
What they do How do neurons in neocortex work in concert to encode the natural world, construct a representation of its behaviorally relevant content, and coordinate behavior based on those representations? This is a complex problem that we are addressing in multiple ways, with an interdisciplinary and comparative approach.
Professor Esra Özyürek will speak at the Levis Faculty Center on Muslim men and Holocaust memory in Germany.
“Connection is a choice” plenary lecture given by Brenda MacArthur, Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science Instructor, Beckman Institute Auditorium, room 1025 at 6:00 pm. Reception preceding the lecture from 5:00-6:00 pm in the Beckman Atrium.
Friday, September 21, 2018
Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned
KAM offers a lunchtime yoga series on Fridays when classes are in session. Each Yoga at the Museum session is free and open to the public.
Monday, September 24, 2018
Outpacing Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium - Join researchers in a two day symposium devoted to understanding and beating antibacterial resistant microbes at the University of Illinois, September 24 - 25 2018.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Outpacing Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium - Join researchers in a two day symposium devoted to understanding and beating antibacterial resistant microbes at the University of Illinois, September 24 - 25 2018.
This Fall 2018 seminar series, sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute in partnership with the College of Applied Health Sciences and the School of Social Work Community Learning Lab, invites all community members, students, staff, and faculty to join the conversation about efforts to make our community and nation a healthier and more equitable place.
Peyman Golshani - UCLA
The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory will offer a series of public lectures on the history of critical theory.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Thursday, September 27, 2018
This two-day workshop is an example-driven tutorial on basic computing skills, hosted by HPCBio and Computational Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Short tutorials alternate with hands-on practical exercises, and participants are encouraged both to help one another, and to try applying what they have learned to their own research
Research Interest: The liver is a vital organ with a wide range of functions, including detoxification of various metabolites, protein synthesis, synthesis of bile acids, and, broadly, regulation of metabolism. Our laboratory's goal is to understand how these processes are regulated within the liver.
Friday, September 28, 2018
This two-day workshop is an example-driven tutorial on basic computing skills, hosted by HPCBio and Computational Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Short tutorials alternate with hands-on practical exercises, and participants are encouraged both to help one another, and to try applying what they have learned to their own research
KAM offers a lunchtime yoga series on Fridays when classes are in session. Each Yoga at the Museum session is free and open to the public.
This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. Open to Undergrad and Grad Students Free Snacks Provided. Bring your Laptop