The transition to graduate school is even more complicated when it is also accompanied by a transition to a new country.  In this workshop, a panel of international graduate students will answer questions and share their experiences; all students are welcome to attend, but RSVP from international students will have priority.  As always, time for networking and refreshments is included.  This student-run series is funded by a grant from the IGB Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative.  To sign up for our mailing list, please visit https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/398930130 and watch your email for the announcement.

"Emergent behavior and phase transition in cell-ECM systems mediated by long range cell-cell mechanical interaction"

Umnia Doha, PhD Student, Mechanical Science & Engineering

Instrument: LSM 710

Lunch will be provided

Pamela Martinez Vargas, PhD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Department of Statistics

"SARS-CoV-2 dynamics across scales: From within-host dynamics to socioeconomic disparities"

David Rosenboom
Composer, performer, interdisciplinary artist-educator

"Neuromusic—Propositions from an Art-Science Convergence"

Hosted by the School of Music, in conjunction with Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology Art of Science Program, Department of History, Department of Chemistry, Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Humanities Research Institute (HRI), Office of the Chancellor, Robert E. Brown Center for World Music, Sousa Archives & Center for American Music, Symbolic Sound Corporation, The Neuroscience Program

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

“Lutein: From Blue Light Filter to Beating the Blues”

Naiman A. Khan, PhD
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
College of Applied Health Sciences
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Buffet-style lunch opens at 11:45

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

"Exploring chloroplasts of C4 plants with microscopy"

Moonsub Lee, Postdoctoral Research Assoc., Plant Biology

Instrument: LSM 880 & SBF-SEM

Lunch will be provided

Stacey Finley, PhD
University of Southern California; Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

"Computational modeling of the tumor ecosystem"

Join via Zoom

Communication is important in any mentoring relationship, whether you are the mentor or the mentee.  The Graduate Office of Student Success will be presenting on strategies to effectively navigate conflict, and the workshop will also provide resources and tips for getting departmental support.  This workshop is for first-year graduate students.  As always, time for networking and refreshments is included.  This student-run series is funded by a grant from the IGB Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative.  To sign up for our mailing list please visit https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/398930130 and watch your email for the announcement.

"PEG Microgels as Modular 3D Cell Scaffold and Cytokine Sensor"

Hyeon Ryoo, Graduate Student, Bioengineering

Instrument - LSM 880

Lunch will be provided

Jacob Becraft, PhD
Co-founder and CEO of Strand Therapeutics

"An Academia-to-Biotech Roadmap: Research and Development at the Frontiers of mRNA Therapeutics"