IGB Fellows Symposium
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Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
612 Conference Center

Learn about IGB research, hear about current issues in the life sciences, and connect with others at the poster session at the 2024 Fellows Symposium.

Featuring special guests

Farhan Chowdhury
Associate Professor, School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Materials Engineering
Interim Associate Dean for Research and Administration, College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics
Southern Illinois University

Jonathan Losos
Professor of Biology
Director of the Living Earth Collaborative
William H. Danforth Distinguished University Professor
Washington University in St. Louis

 

 

Program

8:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Introduction - Gene Robinson
9:15 a.m.

GEGC Story: Enhancing Seed Nitrogen Without Yield Penalty Through Chlorophyll Reduction and Collaborative Efforts Exploring Non-Foliar Photosynthesis
Young Cho, Genomic Ecology of Global Change
9:45 a.m.

Broadly human neutralizing antibody induced after first SARS-CoV-2 infection
Tomas Lyu, Mining Microbial Genomes
10:15 a.m. Raffle Drawing - Win a JBL Flip 6 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker
10:20 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m.

Exposure to Phthalates disrupts uterine function
Arpita Bhurke, Environmental Impact on Reproductive Health
11:00 a.m.

Keynote
CYTOSKELETAL PRESTRESS IN ACTION: REGULATING INNATE IMMUNE DEFENSES AGAINST VIRAL INVADERS

Farhan Chowdhury
School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Materials Engineering
Southern Illinois University
12:00 p.m.

Lunch
1:00 p.m. Raffle Drawing - Win a JBL Flip 6 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker
1:05 p.m.

Artificial Intelligence Solutions for Biological Questions: The Center for Artificial Intelligence and Modeling
Olgica Milankovic, Center for Artificial Intelligence and Modeling
1:30 p.m.

Genetic tests as apps: a new framework for data transparency and research recruitment
Jingyu Qian, Genomic Security and Privacy  
2:00 p.m.

Toward Efficient and Rapid Production of 3-Hydroxypropionic Acid from Cellulosic Hydrolysates by Engineered Issatchenkia orientalis
Linrui Tan, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m.

Keynote
USING EXPERIMENTS IN NATURE TO STUDY EVOLUTION IN REAL TIME: RESEARCH ON LIZARD ADAPTATION IN THE BAHAMAS

Jonathan Losos
Professor of Biology
William H. Danforth Distinguished University Professor
Washington University in St. Louis
3:45 p.m. Concluding Remarks, Poster Results and Final Raffle Drawing - Win a JBL Flip 6 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker
4:00 p.m. Poster Session and Reception - Open to All (Atrium, Main Lab Building)

 

Poster submission

Submit a poster for the poster session for a chance to win one of three $500 travel vouchers!

 

 

Register

Register for free, lunch included, at fellows.igb.illinois.edu.

 

 

Accommodations

For all IGB events, gender neutral bathrooms are available on floors 1 and 2 of the IGB gatehouse, open during the hours of 8am to12pm and 1pm to 5pm. A private lactation room for IGB-affiliated members is available by request, see the IGB reception desk for access. Baby changing stations are available in the restrooms on the concourse level. For specific needs, please contact facilities@igb.illinois.edu

 

 

Science Cafe: Creating Art of Science
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Cafeteria & Company
208 W Main St, Urbana

Julia Pollack, Creative Program Manager
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

"Creating Art of Science"

Join us to hear Julia Pollack describe her work with the Art of Science Program and get a sneak peak at this years exhibit.

"Art of Science celebrates the common ground between science and art by taking images gathered by researchers on campus and artistically enhancing them to develop art displays."

 

 

Lunch with the Core: Creating Art of Science
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Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
612 Conference Center

Join us to learn about how Julia Pollack creates art from research images!

"Art of Science celebrates the common ground between science and art by taking images gathered by researchers on campus and artistically enhancing them to develop art displays."

Julia Pollack, Creative Program Manager
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

"Creating Art of Science"

 

 

Accommodations

For all IGB events, gender neutral bathrooms are available on floors 1 and 2 of the IGB gatehouse, open during the hours of 8am to12pm and 1pm to 5pm. A private lactation room for IGB-affiliated members is available by request, see the IGB reception desk for access. Baby changing stations are available in the restrooms on the concourse level. For specific needs, please contact facilities@igb.illinois.edu

 

Molecular Epidemiology of Triple Negative Breast Cancer in African American Women
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Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
612 Conference Center

Luisel Ricks-Santi, PhD
Associate Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, UF Health Cancer Center; Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida

"Molecular Epidemiology of Triple Negative Breast Cancer in African American Women"

 

 

Accommodations

For all IGB events, gender neutral bathrooms are available on floors 1 and 2 of the IGB gatehouse, open during the hours of 8am to12pm and 1pm to 5pm. A private lactation room for IGB-affiliated members is available by request, see the IGB reception desk for access. Baby changing stations are available in the restrooms on the concourse level. For specific needs, please contact facilities@igb.illinois.edu

 

Lunch with the Core
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Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
612 Conference Center

"Introducing Spatial Transcriptomics to Core Facilities: A Custom Built MERFISH Microscope "

Duncan Nall, Research Scientist

Core Facilities

Lunch with the Core
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Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
612 Conference Center

"Introduction to BookitLab"
Dr. Glenn Fried, Director of the Core Facilities

Join via Zoom
https://illinois.zoom.us/j/85934995263?pwd=eE9ZeXNuNFozNCtKdytYMTMyK3dQ…

Meeting ID: 859 3499 5263
Password: 166361

IGB Lunchbox Series
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Spice Box Cafe, 2nd Floor Bevier Hall, 905 S. Goodwin Ave. Urbana, IL, 61801

Each lecture will be paired with food prepared by Bevier Cafe and held in-person at the Spice Box Cafe.

“Healing from the Ground Up”
Healing from the Ground Up works to understand the interconnections between soil health and human health within a regional foodshed, specifically the soil and gut microbiome.

Anya Knecht
Farmer; Assistant Director for I-Regen at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Founder of Knecht Research Consulting and Design

Erin Meyer, MSFS, RD
Founder & Executive Director, Basilʼs Harvest; Clinical Associate, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria

Buffet-style lunch opens at 11:45

Register to attend at https://www.igb.illinois.edu/lunchbox

IGB Pioneers Seminar - EIRH
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Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
612 Conference Center

Peg McCarthy, PhD
James & Carolyn Frenkil Endowed Dean's Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology; University of Maryland School of Medicine

"Establishing Sex Differences in the Brain at the Intersection of the Nervous, Endocrine and Immune Systems"

Women in Science Lecture: Dr. Marni Boppart
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University of Illinois Archives, Main Library Room 146

Marni Boppart, PhD
Director of Strategic Initiatives for Kinesiology and Community Health
Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Full details and registration

Lunch with the Core
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Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
612 Conference Center

"A solid-liquid superposition model for interfacial solvation structures"

Qian Ai, Graduate Research Assistant

Materials Science & Engineering