Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

"Decoding 12 million years of Amazonian plant diversity using zero-shot segmentation and classification of fossil pollen on microscope slides"

Surangi W. Punyasena, Professor - Plant Biology

Sandeep Puthanveetil Satheesan, Sr. Research Software Engineer - Supercomputing Applications; 

Shu Kong

THIS SEMINAR HAS MOVED TO THE ACES HERITAGE ROOM

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

Through the Lunchbox series, members from across the campus talk to the participants about the interconnectivity between food, science, and culture, and how food shapes our individual experiences. 

"Eating for Trillions: The Power of Food to Shape Your Microbiome"

Hannah Holscher, PhD, RD
Associate Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition

Sabrina C. Agarwal, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Anthropology
University of California, Berkeley

"What Remains: Postcolonial Legacies of the Anatomical and Anthropological Sciences"

**Please note this takes place in 180 Bevier Hall, 905 S Goodwin Ave**

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

Alanna Schepartz, PhD
T.Z. and Irmgard Chu Distinguished Chair in Chemistry; University of California, Berkeley

"Expanding the Functional Proteome"

"Web Hosting" 

David Slater, CNRG
Associate Director of High Performance Computing
 

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

Dr. Arnold Kriegstein, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, UCSF

"Genomic insights into human brain development, evolution, and disease"

Beth M. Stadtmueller, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
Biomedical & Translational Sciences, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mining for anti-infectious Molecules from Genomes Research Theme

"Investigating and engineering the structures and functions of Secretory Antibodies"

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