IGB Calendar: Past

"Biocluster: New Features and New Computing"

Daniel Davidson, CNRG Director

Topic: Biocluster

Lunch will be provided

Jeni Cross, PhD
Director, Institute for Research in the Social Sciences; Colorado State University

"Science of team science: what social scientists know about great teaming and junior scientists wish you did too"

Dr. Cross will also lead two workshops during the day which are open to all in the IGB community, RSVP below:

Workshop 1: Hidden Networks and Team Performance
9:30am - 11:00am

Workshop 2: A network approach to Team Management
1:30pm - 3:00pm

This event will be converted to a forthcoming workshop, details to be posted in the future.

Neil Hunter, PhD
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; University of California, Davis

"Cohesin and Chromosome Segregation in Oocytes: a Goldilocks scenario"

Learn how Wikipedia can perpetuate inequalities in STEM representation and what you can do about it. Our librarians have created a list of pages that require your help to make them better and increase their visibility. With guest speaker Jamie Flood, Senior Wikipedia and Outreach Coordinator with the USDA National Agricultural Library. Lunch provided, register at go.igb.illinois.edu/Wikipedia.

"Super-Resolution Imaging of AMPA Receptors in Brain Tissue"

Rohit Vaidya
Graduate Research Assistant, Physics

Instrument: LSM 880 & Cryostat

Lunch will be provided

Join us for a talk by Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize laureate and Group Leader, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, United Kingdom, entitled “My Adventures in the Ribosome.”

The ribosome is the ancient and enormous molecular machine that reads genetic information on mRNA to synthesize proteins. Although it was discovered in the 1950s, it took several decades to determine an atomic structure of the ribosome because of its complexity. This talk will cover Dr. Ramakrishnan's own efforts to unravel its structure. He will also speak about his own career which involved living on three continents and switching from his initial training in physics to learning and carrying out research in molecular biology.

Held in the Foellinger Great Hall in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, this talk is free and open to the public.

Dr. Ramakrishnan will also be part of the evening event "Gene Machine" at Krannert Center - details for this musical event can be found here.

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

“Mapping Midwestern Foodways: Landscapes and Histories of Black Farmers in Illinois”

Kelley Denise Lemon
Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture

Registration for the lunch is full you are welcome to attend the seminar.

Graduate school can be a stressful time; this workshop seeks to open a conversation about the importance of maintaining one's mental health while staying on top of tasks. Presenters will focus on healthy coping mechanisms, time management, dealing with impostor syndrome, and resources available to support graduate students. This workshop is for first-year graduate students. As always, time for networking and refreshments is included. This student-run series is funded by a grant from the IGB Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative. To sign up for our mailing list, please visit https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/478244111 and watch your email for the announcement.

"Eat your broccoli! Microbial metabolism and gut health"

Michael Miller, PhD
Professor of Food Microbiology,
Food Science & Human Nutrition, UIUC