Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
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Daniel Benjamin, PhD University of Southern California, Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research "Social-Science Genomics: Promises, Pitfalls, and Progress Report"
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Lunch with the Core Mikel Hernaez IGB Director of Computational Genomics "Reducing the Footprint of Genomic Information Via Standardized Formats"
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Robert S. Altman, PhD Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneur-In-Residence Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Chicago “A Scientist Can Make a Great Entrepreneur”
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Kingsley Boateng Senior Research Specialist, IGB Core Facilities "3D Alignment and Segmentation of TEM-like Images"
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2019 David Gottlieb Memorial Lecture Paul Jensen, PhD Professor, Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine Scripps Institution of Oceanography UC San Diego "Natural Products and the Gene Cluster Revolution"
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Join us for the opening reception of the IGB’s Art of Science 9.0, celebrating the common ground between science and art, comprising images from IGB’s research portfolio. This year’s exhibit takes place in a new venue and centers around a theme of comparisons.
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IGB Faculty Spotlight Lecture "Exploring Bacterial Gene Regulatory Networks - From Molecules to Cells" Cari Vanderpool, PhD University of Illinois; Department of Microbiology; IGB Faculty, Microbiome Metabolic Engineering
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Join us for the annual IGB Fellows Symposium on May 2 for your chance to network with campus researchers, hear from an exciting lineup of IGB speakers, and submit to our popular poster session with prizes awarded for the top three choices. Lunch is provided, register for free at https://fellows.igb.illinois.edu/.
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The protein databases contain an exponentially growing number of sequences as a result of the recent increase in ease and decrease in cost of genome sequencing. The rate of data accumulation far exceeds the rate of functional studies, producing an increase in genomic 'dark matter,' sequences for which no precise and validated function is defined. Join the Enzyme Function I
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The IGB Postdoctoral Association Presents: Faculty Job Search Session One - Erik R. Nelson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology. "Learn how to assemble an academic job application package with relevant comparisons to industry."
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The IGB Postdoctoral Association Presents: Faculty Job Search Session Two - Erik R. Nelson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology. "Do’s and don’ts of the academic interview and the art of a successful job talk with the opportunity to receive feedback on an application package."
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Catherine Klapperich, PhD Boston University; Associate Dean for Research and Technology Development
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Uwe Rudolph, PhD University of Illinois; Department of Comparative Biosciences "GABAA Receptor Subtypes: A new perspective on functional selectivity of inhibition in the brain"
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NHGRI presents a public forum "Artificial Intelligence, Health, & Society" Rashida Richardson Director of Policy Research AI Now Institute Kristian J. Hammond Professor of Computer Science McCormick School of Engineering Northwestern University
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Siobhan Brady, PhD University of California, Davis; Department of Plant Biology "Transcriptional Regulation of Nitrogen Metabolism"
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Sarah E. O’Connor, PhD Director, Department of Natural Product Biosynthesis Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Jena, Germany "Chemistry and Biology of Plant Natural Products"
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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED James Eberwine, PhD University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Professor of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Co-Director Penn Program in Single Cell Biology "Integrating Single Cell Subcellular Biology in the Quest for Emergent Biologies"
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Nathalie Pochet, PhD Broad Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Assistant Professor of Neurology "AMARETTO for network biology and medicine: linking diseases, drivers, targets and drugs via graph-based fusion of multi-omics, clinical, imaging and perturbation data"
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John Glass, PhD J. Craig Venter Institute; Professor and Leader of the Synthetic Biology & Bioenergy Group
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"Even a Moon Shot Needs a Flight Plan: Genetics and Ethics in the Obama Administration" Dr. Alondra Nelson President, Social Science Research Council Harold F. Linder Professor, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
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Jay Keasling, PhD University of California Berkeley College of Chemistry; Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Professor, Department of Bioengineering
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Converging Paths: My Career as a Scientist and an Entrepreneur Monday, October 14th at 12:00pm in 612 IGB Dr. Penelope Shihab CEO and Founder, Monojo Biotech; Skinue.com; Applied Scientific Research Fund
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Fox Family Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture "Turning Science Into Social Impact: How We Built A Computational Genomics Operating System for Treating Cancer" Kevin White, PhD President of Tempus Labs Inc.; Professor, Department of Human Genetics and Medicine, University of Chicago
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John F. Allen Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment University College London "Why have chloroplasts and mitochondria retained genomes?"
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"Genetic Studies of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Family-based Approach" Maja Bucan, PhD University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Professor, Department of Genetics
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“Life Innovates, Biology Integrates: A Vision for the Biological Sciences” Dr. Joanne Tornow Assistant Director for Biological Sciences, National Science Foundation Reception immediately following, sponsored by the Catherine and Don Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society
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Trudy Mackay, PhD Clemson University; Professor, Department of Genetics and Biochemistry
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"The Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis: How NIAMRRE Supports Solutions" Dr. Kristen Obbink, DVM, MPH Associate Director, National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education (NIAMRRE), Iowa State University
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THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER "Intestinal epithelial cell functions at the host-microbiome interface" Maayan Levy-Thaiss, PhD University of Pennsylvania; Assistant Professor, Department of microbiology in the Perlman School of Medicine
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Join us for Genome Day! Designed for elementary and middle school children, all members of the community are welcome. Exhibits and activities will cover topics including the environment, energy use & production, health, and fundamental research at the IGB in an approachable manner for all ages. Free and open to the public.
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"Understanding symbiotic nitrogen fixation and bacterial genome organization using synergistic, multi-level approaches" George diCenzo, PhD Queen’s University; Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
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"Building and Manipulating the Human Microbiome" Michael Fischbach, PhD Stanford University, Department of Bioengineering
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"SOMAmers and SOMAscan: How Broad Proteomics Can Lead to More Understanding of Human Biology" Larry Gold, PhD Founder and Chairman of the Board, and former CEO of SomaLogic
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"The Genetics of Extended Phenotypes in Symbiosis" Katy Heath, PhD University of Illinois; Department of Plant Biology; IGB Faculty, Infection Genomics for One Health
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Fox Family Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture "Growth Hack Your Future" Rosemarie Truman, PhD Founder & CEO, Board Member of The Center for Advancing Innovation
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IGB Special Seminar “Managing Foreign Influence.” David Richardson, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research; Kathy Gentry, Export Compliance Officer; Chyvonne Gibson, Deputy Export Compliance Officer; Sponsored Programs Administration, University of Illinois
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“The Neurogenomics, Inheritance and Evolution of Paternal Care” Alison Bell, PhD University of Illinois; Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior School of Integrative Biology; IGB Faculty, Gene Networks in Neural & Developmental Plasticity
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"Practicing Interdisciplinary Teamwork" Jonathan Kramer, PhD Director for Interdisciplinary Science National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) University of Maryland
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“Mechanisms of Brain Tumor Evolution” Joseph Costello, PhD University of California, San Francisco; Professor, School of Medicine
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Kimberly Rosvall, PhD Indiana University; Assistant Professor, Department of Biology "How does nature build an aggressive female?"
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Fox Family Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture "Funding Innovation: A Non-Dilutive Approach" Eva Garland, PhD CEO at Eva Garland Consulting, LLC
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IGB Postdoc Association Presents: "A Career in Scientific Consulting" Eva Garland, PhD CEO at Eva Garland Consulting, LLC
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"Deconstructing Sinorhizobium - towards a minimal genome for symbiotic nitrogen fixation" Turlough Finan, PhD McMaster University; Professor, Department of Biology
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SYMPOSIUM HAS BEEN POSTPONED. The symposium organizing committee, in consultation with university administration, have decided that it is prudent and necessary to postpone the Rubisco Oxygenase Symposium due to the COVID-19 situation. We are currently looking into new dates for the symposium for Fall 2020. We sincerely regret any inconvenience that this may cause.
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"Epigenetic embedding of early life adversity" Elisabeth Binder, PhD Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich
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Sponsored by the Carl R Woese Institute for Genomic Biology Committee on Diversity (IGB-COD), this roundtable will be an opportunity for the IGB community (and larger campus community) to exchange ideas on how to create a more inclusive, diverse and welcoming culture in STEM fields.
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IGB Science Chat Join Professors Chris Brooke, Colin Kieffer, Rebecca Smith and Jessica Brinkworth, members of IGB’s Infection Genomics for One Health research theme, for an interactive discussion. Join us via Zoom: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/409255484?pwd=RjdReWlsNUxNODgrZWltazhBd0Q1dz09
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Join Professor Brian Cunningham, Donald Biggar Willett Professor of Engineering and leader of the Center for Genomic Diagnostics at the IGB, for an interactive discussion. Join us via Zoom: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/409255484?pwd=RjdReWlsNUxNODgrZWltazhBd0Q1dz09
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Join Professor Amy Wagoner Johnson, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering and member of the Regenerative Biology & Tissue Engineering research theme at the IGB, for an interactive discussion. Join us via Zoom: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/409255484?pwd=RjdReWlsNUxNODgrZWltazhBd0Q1dz…
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Join Professor Brendan Harley, Robert W. Schaefer Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and leader of the Regenerative Biology & Tissue Engineering research theme at the IGB, for an interactive discussion. Join us via Zoom: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/409255484?pwd=RjdReWlsNUxNODgrZWltazhBd0Q1dz09
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Join Professor Madhu Khanna, ACES Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Consumer Economics and member of the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), for an interactive discussion. Join us via Zoom: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/409255484?pwd=RjdReWlsNUxNODgrZWltazhBd0Q1dz09
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Meet this year's UIUC iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) team and hear them discuss their project modeling mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
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Join Chicago Council on Science and Technology and entomology professor Brian Allan (IGOH) to learn how studying the interactions between livestock and insects can better inform medical research on tick-borne illnesses in humans.Sponsored by the Don and Catherine Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society. Register here.
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IGB Science Chat: Personalized Nutrition Initiative at Illinois with Prof. Sharon Donovan, Prof. Hannah Holscher, and Prof. Naiman Khan
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The in-person installation will be open for socially-distant outdoor viewing, September 30th through October 3rd from 10am-4pm daily (weather permitting) on the west side of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, 1206 West Gregory Drive, Urbana.
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In response to the pandemic, this year's Art of Science 10.0 Installation will be a hybrid experience both live and digital components.
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Chambana Science Cafe Jacob Sherkow, Professor of Law University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign “Genomics and the Law: Sex, Crime, and Property”
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IGB DEI Seminar Series Kendall Powell Science Journalist and Contributor, Nature Careers (she/her) "More Than Just a Good IDEA: Why Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Make Your Science Stronger"
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IGB DEI Seminar Series - Solidarity Works: Lessons from Maunakea
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From the creators of Genome Day . . . Genomes at Home! Join us for a series of hands on activities for an hour every Saturday from October 17 to November 21, starting at 2:00pm.
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From the creators of Genome Day . . . Genomes at Home! Join us for a series of hands on activities for an hour every Saturday from October 17 to November 21, starting at 2:00pm.
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Fox Family Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture Scott Uknes, PhD co-Founder and co-CEO, AgBiome
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Join Professor Lisa Ainsworth (USDA ARS) for a journey that will take us through the past, present, and even the future. Learn how our distant ancestors changed the course of history through selective plant breeding.
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From the creators of Genome Day . . . Genomes at Home! Join us for a series of hands on activities for an hour every Saturday from October 17 to November 21, starting at 2:00pm.
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Chambana Science Cafe Ben Zimmerman, Postdoctoral Fellow Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois “The Importance of Staying Young at Heart: The Role of Vascular Health in Age-Related Brain Dysfunction”
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IGB Postdoc Association Presents Elizabeth Stulberg, PhD Science Policy Manager, American Society of Agronomy “Careers in Science Policy: How to Succeed Outside Academia”
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From the creators of Genome Day . . . Genomes at Home! Join us for a series of hands on activities for an hour every Saturday from October 17 to November 21, starting at 2:00pm.
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Benjamin Miller, PhD University of Rochester; Professor, Department of Dermatology "Decoding Complex Biology with Silicon Photonic Sensors"
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Join Chicago Council on Science and Technology and geology Professor Bruce Fouke for a discussion on biomineralization, the process of life controlling mineral growth in the environment, and its modern applications. Sponsored by the Don and Catherine Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society.
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From the creators of Genome Day . . . Genomes at Home! Join us for a series of hands on activities for an hour every Saturday from October 17 to November 21, starting at 2:00pm.
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From the creators of Genome Day . . . Genomes at Home! Join us for a series of hands on activities for an hour every Saturday from October 17 to November 21, starting at 2:00pm.
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IGB Pioneers in Genomics Seminar Series "Skin Stem Cells: Coping With Stress" Elaine Fuchs, PhD The Rockefeller University Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor, Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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IGB Postdoc Association Presents Cecilia Gentle, PhD IGB Economic Development Fellow Kwaku Opoku, PhD Technology Manager, Office of Technology Management "Academia or industry, why you should think about inventorship"
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IGB Pioneers Seminar Polina Lishko, PhD University of California, Berkeley; Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology "Unexpected role of steroid hormones in reproduction, aging, and bioelectricity"
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Brian Beliveau, PhD University of Washington; Assistant Professor of Genome Sciences "Oligo-based technologies for visualizing nucleic acids in single cells"
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Nathan Springer, PhD University of Minnesota; Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology
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Turlough Finan, PhD McMaster University, Professor of Biology “Deconstructing Sinorhizobium – defining a minimal genome for symbiotic nitrogen fixation”
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IGB Postdoc Association Presents Chinmay Soman, PhD Co-founder and CEO of EarthSense Chang He, PhD Research scientist “Careers in Start-ups and Industry”
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Dana Dolinoy, PhD University of Michigan; Professor of Environmental Health Sciences & Nutritional Sciences, Director of Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease (M-LEEaD) Center
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"Recognizing and Addressing Security and Privacy Concerns for Human Genome Data" Carl Gunter, PhD University of Illinois; Professor, Computer Science; Genomic Security and Privacy Theme Leader
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Fox Family Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture Joshua C. Anthony Founder and CEO, Nlumn, LLC "Dr. Hindsight’s Guide to Commercializing Personal Nutrition: Lessons Learned from Launching and Selling Habit"
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IGB Pioneers Seminar Ellen Clayton, PhD Vanderbilt University; Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Law, Professor of Health Policy
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IGB Postdoc Association Presents Li-Qing Chen, PhD Assistant Professor of Plant Biology, Illinois Tyler Stack, PhD Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Providence College Amanda Cavanaugh, PhD Lecturer, University of Essex “Careers in Academia”
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Join CU Lockdown Trivia and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at 7:00 p.m. CDT on Saturday, March 20, for an all-ages night of trivia remembering one year of COVID lockdown.
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IGB Pioneers Seminar David Walt, PhD Harvard University, Professor of Pathology
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Paula Hammond, PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Department Head, Chemical Engineering; Professor in Engineering "Programming Tissue Regeneration Using Polyelectrolyte Delivery Scaffolds"
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IGB DEI Seminar Series Jenny L. Davis Associate Professor of Anthropology & American Indian Studies University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "NAGPRA, Research, and Collaborative Partnerships with Native Nations"
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IGB Postdoc Association Presents Cherise Marks Assistant Director, Illinois Leadership Center “SMART Goals for Personal Development Plans”
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Please join us for the Mikashi Award Impact Presentations, presented by the Catherine and Don Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society. We will hear final presentations from Mikashi awardees Dr. Brian Cunningham and Dr. Paul Hergenrother, who will share how Mikashi Award funding supported their work on cancer research.
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Xuemin (Sam) Wang, PhD University of Missouri, St. Louis, Desmond Lee Professor of Biology; Member, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St Louis
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ART OF SCIENCE 11: ELEMENTAL The IGB’s Art of Science program is a celebration of the common ground between science and art. The works in this installation were created by pairing IGB scientists and their research images with current IGB artist Julia Pollack. Opening April 30th at University of Illinois Arboretum.
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IGB Pioneers Seminar "Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning Approaches for Modeling Plant Systems Within and Across Biological Scale" Cranos Williams, PhD North Carolina State University Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Platform Director, Data-Driven Plant Sciences, Plant Sciences Initiative Director, EnBiSys Research Laboratory
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Chambana Science Cafe Presents “Seeing Cancer in a New Light” Rohit Bhargava, PhD Director, Cancer Center at Illinois
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Learn about IGB research, hear about current issues in the life sciences, and network with other students at the annual Fellows Symposium. This full-day event, sponsored by the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, is also your chance to share your research at the popular Poster Session.