Seminars of Interest

Curious about what happens behind the scenes for the IGB to be awarded our grants? The large and prestigious grants IGB is known for take a coordinated effort from many contributors. Hear the exclusive stories and ask your own questions of IGB Director Gene Robinson about how we get our grants, what it takes to maintain them, or anything else you might be curious about.

Master the art of the personal statement.

Join us over coffee and snacks to connect with women engineering students!

Prof. Alexandru Iordan, University of Michigan, who will present on "Harnessing Neuroplasticity in Aging: Cognitive Training and Neuromodulation Based Interventions."

Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Coffee Connections will take place every other Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Laurie Leonelli, Phd Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign "Shady situations: Strategies for improving photosynthesis in the lower canopy"

Stop by and meet University of Illinois Police Department therapy dogs Huff and Rosie.

In MCOT we will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel. MCOT opens on Wednesday Oct 16, 2024, and our synchronous meetings occur at 11:30am-1:00pm on the following 4 Wednesdays - Oct 30 and Nov 6, 13, & 20.

Join us for a presentation that will expand your knowledge of spices/herbs from around the world and explore how these spices and herbs might be incorporated into your diet.

"Age and Sex-Dependent Morphological Differences within the Neuromuscular Junction of Gastrocnemius and Diaphragm " Sarah Asif, PhD Student Neuroscience Program, Martha Gillette's Lab

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 10-10:30 a.m.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Program

Discovery new career possibilities!

Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.

Beckman's Biomedical Imaging Center is accepting proposals to help labs transition to 7 Tesla MRI or create new lines of research on 7 Tesla. They're due at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17.

The Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar Series continues with Prof. Nazanin Derakhshan, University of Reading, UK. Prof. Nazanin Derakhshan will lecture on "Building Resilience in the Vulnerable: The Role of Attentional Control."

Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Coffee Connections will take place every other Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Keiko Torii, PhD Professor, Johnson & Johnson Centennial Chair in Plant Cell Biology Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute "Breaking the Silence: How to Make Small Plant Mouths that Support Our Sustenance"

Learn how to apply for a Fulbright-Hays DDRA fellowship.

To build on the findings of the recent NASEM Consensus Report, “Toward Sequencing and Mapping of RNA Modifications” and bring together faculty from engineering and the physical, chemical, and life sciences to seed new ideas and collaborations, so we are well-positioned to either drive or respond to RFAs.

Looking to enhance your online course design? Join us for an engaging session where you'll discover how Quality Matters (QM) can help you transform your online and hybrid courses. QM provides a rich set of tools and resources to guide you through improving online course quality and optimizing students’ learning experiences.

In MCOT we will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel. MCOT opens on Wednesday Oct 16, 2024, and our synchronous meetings occur at 11:30am-1:00pm on the following 4 Wednesdays - Oct 30 and Nov 6, 13, & 20.

Aging brings unique challenges, both physical and emotional. Join us to explore practical ways to combine these powerful practices to navigate aging with grace, strength, and emotional wellbeing.

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Please join the 2024 Graduate Fellows from 1-2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13. Graduate fellows will share their research through a series of lightning talks in the East Atrium, followed by a poster session and light refreshments in the Center Atrium. Have questions? Email Lexie Kesler, lkesler@illinois.edu.

Join Women in Engineering to de-stress and socialize over arts and crafts!

This lecture series highlights the important innovations and contributions of women in sciences here at the University of Illinois, and centers the importance of documenting women scientists and engineers to create a diverse and inclusive archival record.

Discovery new career possibilities!

Get up to speed on using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide to make Canvas pages more accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with an overview of the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide, how it functions, what the various errors, alerts, structural elements, and features mean, and how to fix these issues on a Canvas page.

Kim Lewis, PhD University Distinguished Professor Director, Antimicrobial Discovery Center Northeastern University, Boston "The Quest for New Antibiotics"

Beckman Computational Imaging Group with keynote speaker Prof. Hongyu An, Director of MRI Center, Washington University, St. Louis.

Beckman's Biomedical Imaging Center is accepting proposals to help labs transition to 9.4 Tesla MRI or create new lines of research on 9.4 Tesla. They're due at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25.

Kalen Petersen of Washington University in St. Louis will present, "HIV Effects in the Aging Brain.”

During the info session we will discuss the program and application process, share a couple of past projects, talk about how scholars will be matched with research projects, and three 2024 scholars will share their experience in the program.

Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Coffee Connections will take place every other Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Studying Subcellular Metabolites using label-free Null-Deflection scanning probe Infrared (NDIR) Spectroscopic Imaging with Ashwin Bale.

Mohammad Seyedsayamdost, PhD Department of Chemistry; Princeton University "Natural Product Antibiotics: Past, Present, Future"