Lisa Ainsworth, PhD
USDA ARS, University of Illinois; Department of Plant Biology; IGB Faculty, Genomic Ecology of Global Change & Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation themes

"Genetic and Genomic Approaches to Improve Maize Response to Ozone"

Carl Zimmer
New York Times columnist and author

Redefining heredity, weaving together historical and current scientific research, exemplary original reporting, and his own experience as a parent of two daughters, Carl Zimmer will explore ways in which DNA editing and CRISPR may change our world, and examine controversial topics in light of current advances in DNA analysis.

Reception and book signing to follow. Sponsored by the Department of History and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology.

Liqing Chen
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Biology

"Imaging Sugar Distribution in Vivo Using FRET Sensors"

Noah Fierer, PhD
University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

"The Microbial Ecology of Our Homes"

Xudong Guan
NMR Specialist, IGB Core Facilities

"Pure Shift NMR"

Hong-Yan Shih, PhD
Department of Physics

“Emergence of a stable nonequilibrium bacteria-phage collective state from multi-scale feedback”

Dan Davidson
Director of CNRG and Research Computing

"Efficient Data Management"

Note: Held in IGB 607

Shana Kelley, PhD
University of Toronto, Departments of Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry, Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering 

"Profiling Cells Inside and Out with Nanostructured Materials"

Rohit Bhargava
Professor of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering

"Chemical Imaging: Technology and Applications"

Julia Zeitlinger, PhD
Stowers Institute for Medical Research

"Cis-regulatory code discovery: looking inside a black box"