IGB Calendar: Past

Maja Bucan, PhD
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Professor, Department of Genetics

"Genetic Studies of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Family-based Approach"

John F. Allen
Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment
University College London

"Why have chloroplasts and mitochondria retained genomes?"

"Turning Science Into Social Impact: How We Built A Computational Genomics Operating System for Treating Cancer"

Kevin White, Phd
President of Tempus Labs Inc.; Professor, Department of Human Genetics and Medicine, University of Chicago

Dr. Penelope Shihab
CEO and Founder
Monojo Biotech; Skinue.com; Applied Scientific Research Fund

"Converging Paths: My Career as a Scientist and an Entrepreneur"

Hosted by the IGB Postdoctoral Association. Pizza and refreshments will be provided.

Jay Keasling, PhD
University of California Berkeley College of Chemistry; Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Professor, Department of Bioengineering

"Engineered Polyketide Synthases as a Platform for Synthetic Chemistry"

Dr. Alondra Nelson
President, Social Science Research Council
Harold F. Linder Professor, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton

"Even a Moon Shot Needs a Flight Plan: Genetics and Ethics in the Obama Administration"

John Glass, PhD
J. Craig Venter Institute; Professor and Leader of the Synthetic Biology & Bioenergy Group

"Design, Construction, and Analysis of a Synthetic Minimal Bacterial Cell"

Join us as we discuss important issues facing women in the Academic space. All are welcome regardless of race, gender, sexuality, religious affiliation, or academic standing.

Coffee and refreshments provided courtesy of CABBI.