Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology

Fox Family Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture Marc Martin-Casas Seed Investments and Venture Development, Illumina Accelerator "Building Breakthrough Genomics Startups"

We found precise responses to orientations in mouse visual cortex in 50,000 neuron recordings. To understand neural recordings from more complex experiments, we developed an embedding algorithm called Rastermap, which qualitatively and quantitatively outperforms t-SNE and UMAP.

Donna Maney, PhD Emory University; Professor of Psychology "Inside the Supergene of the Bird with Four Sexes"

As the most numerous non-neuronal cells, astrocytes tile the entire central nervous system and play important roles in regulating neural circuits and behavior. Our recent studies have revealed context-specific responses of astrocytes to various challenges that can be exploited for neurological disorders.

"Mechanisms of acute astrocyte volume change and effects on neuronal excitability" Associate Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology. Glial-Neuronal Interactions, Astrocyte control of neuronal excitability and Reactive astrocytes in disease.

Join us for our latest series which highlights the intersection of food, science, and culture, with meals tailored by campus chefs paired to each lecture. Soo-Yeun Lee, Professor of Food Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, who will discuss “Ooh that stinky cheese... why do we love it so much?” - diversity of appreciation in olfaction.

Please join UIUC alums Dr. Cecilia Gentle ('20) and Dr. Jose Zavala ('20) for a virtual talk, "What is Technology Transfer?"

Nathan Hillson, PhD Director of Synthetic Biology Informatics at the Joint Bioenergy Institute (JBEI) "Opportunities for CABBI Collaboration with JBEI (and other DOE assets) in Laboratory Operations and Data Management Infrastructure"

Gestational exposure to environmental toxins and socioeconomic stressors are epidemiologically linked to neurodevelopmental disorders with strong male-bias, such as autism. We modeled these prenatal risk factors in mice, by co-exposing pregnant dams to an environmental pollutant and limited-resource stress, which robustly dysregulated the maternal immune system.

Sapp Family Provostial Professor, The Catherine Holman Johnson Director of Stanford Bio-X and Professor of Biology and of Neurobiology

Tamarra James-Todd, Phd Harvard University; Mark and Catherine Winkler Assistant Professor of Environmental Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology "Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Environmental Chemical Exposures & Women's Reproductive Health"