Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Jennifer Kuzma, PhD
Goodnight-NC GSK Foundation Distinguished Professor, School of Public and International Affairs; Co-Director, Genetic Engineering & Society Center; North Carolina State University

"The Macro-Dynamics of the History of U.S. Oversight for Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Environment :  What have we learned?" 

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

“Food For Those Who Want to be Free: Race, Food Security, and Civil Rights in Black Life”

Bobby J. Smith II, PhD
African American Studies

Buffet-style lunch opens at 11:45

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

"Breaking the mold: Unconventional and powerful point of care viral diagnostics for the post-COVID era"

Dr. Brian Cunningham, CGD, MMG, & ECE

Lunch will be provided

Jian Ma, PhD
Ray and Stephanie Lane Professor of Computational Biology, School of Computer Science; Carnegie Mellon University

"Machine learning for spatial genomics"

Julian Cooper, PhD
Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellow

"Addressing Challenges in Sustainability of Materials through Chemistry"

Nicole King, PhD
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Department of Genetics, Genomics and Development; University of California, Berkeley

"Intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of choanoflagellate cell physiology"

Join via Zoom

Thomas Gaj, PhD
Department of Bioengineering; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

"Next-Generation Genome Editing Technologies and their Application for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases"

The Spatial Omics Initiative / CAIM monthly working group brings together researchers from different disciplines to enable breakthroughs in genomic biology by developing new ways to embed omics data in space, and to facilitate the matching of biological problems to quantitative methods.

Graduate students from biological and analytical research groups encouraged to attend, present work, and participate in collective discussions. Lunch will be provided. Click here for full info.

Robbee Wedow, PhD
Department of Sociology; Purdue University

"Insights into the Human Phenome from a Biobank-Scale Factor Analysis"

IGB Director Gene Robinson invites the IGB community to participate in a discussion on our next steps to furthering a more inclusive environment of value and respect towards all individuals. All are welcome to attend.

Grab and go pizza will be available after the event.