Learn about IGB research, hear about current issues in the life sciences, and connect with others at the poster session at the 2022 Fellows Symposium. With keynotes lectures from Dr. Andrew Leakey, former IGB Fellow, CABBI Director, and Professor and Head of Plant Biology, and Dr. Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Professor of Comparative Genomics at Uppsala University and Scientific Director of Vertebrate Genome Biology at the Broad Institute.

Zoom: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/89849199212?pwd=WWFCRU9tdERmSEhlcnRxRSt1M3pyZz09

To register and submit a poster for the competition please visit fellows.igb.illinois.edu.

Gautam Dantas, PhD
Washington University; Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Microbiology

"Understanding and Predicting Perturbations To Diverse Microbiomes"

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"Introduction to Abberior Minflux and Sample Prep"

Kingsley Boateng, Senior Research Specialist
Carl R Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Featured Instrument: Minflux

To go lunches will be provided.

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Join us for our series where we highlight the intersection of food, science, and culture. Each lecture will feature food tailored by campus chefs paired with lectures delivered by campus experts.

“Tortillas y tacos: food for your gut and your brain”

Margarita Teran MD, PhD
Assistant Dean And Program Leader
Integrated Health Disparities, University of Illinois Extension, ACES

Register by April 6 to receive a free meal voucher while supplies last by visiting www.igb.illinois.edu/lunchbox.

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Andrew Hanson, PhD
University of Florida; Professor of Horticultural Sciences

"Extending enzyme lifespan to increase net carbon fixation"

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Join us as we showcase the IGB theme Center for Genomic Diagnostics (CGD) for an afternoon of collaboration, poster talks, and socialization!  Refreshments will be served.

THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Myron Cohen, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Associate Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Global Health and Director, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases

"A “Bench to Bedside” Story: Treatment and Prevention of Emerging Pathogens"

Dr. Cecilia Leal
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Racheff Faculty Scholar

Register for Zoom link: https://go.illinois.edu/AprWomenInScience

Gregory Pawel, Graduate Student, Chemistry

To go lunches will be provided.

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