Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

"Evaluating and working along environmental gradients to develop frameworks for understanding nuisance rodent ecology" Danielle Lee, PhD Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Assistant Professor of Biology

Agnieszka Lewandowska, Senior Research Scientist, Chemistry

"Lessons on Parenting from Poison Frogs" Dr. Eva Fischer Assistant Professor, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

Brian Cunningham, PhD University of Illinois; Intel Alumni Endowed Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Director of the Center for Genomic Diagnostics "Digital Resolution Liquid Biopsy at the Point of Care"

“New generations transforming the food culture” Dina Fernandez, Global Director, Protein Nutrition Solutions, Archer Daniels Midland Company

Learn how the analysis of cancers in pet dogs and cats can help identify promising new anticancer drugs for humans. Dr. Timothy Fan, a veterinary oncologist, and cancer researcher, will walk us through the work being done at the Comparative Oncology Research Laboratory on a subject that has far-reaching implications for the human and animal worlds.

Join us for a half-day workshop to explore the development of cross-disciplinary interest and collaborations in the emerging field of “Spatial Omics” featuring short presentations about current and emerging technologies in molecular biology, “user perspectives” to glean new insights from spatially resolved measurements, and “analytics” talks to fill the analysis gap in the

Alessandra Eustaquio, PhD University of Illinois Chicago; Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy "From DNA to natural products via reverse genetics and synthetic biology"

Chandana Gopalakrishnappa, Graduate Research Assistant, Physics

Mattia Gazzola, PhD University of Illinois; Assistant Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering "The intelligence of the (soft) body"

"Zeiss Sigma VP 3View - Serial Block Face - SEM, Sample Prep & Applications" Kingsley Boateng, Senior Research Specialist Carl R Woese Institute for Genomic Biology Featured Instrument: Serial Block Face - SEM