Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Opening Keynote: May 1, Symposium and Workshop: May 2-3, Hackathon: May 3

Registration through cropsinsilico.org/2019-annual-meeting

Cari Vanderpool, PhD
University of Illinois; Department of Microbiology; IGB Faculty, Microbiome Metabolic Engineering

"Exploring Bacterial Gene Regulatory Networks - From Molecules to Cells"

The IGB’s Art of Science program celebrates the common ground between science and art, comprising images from IGB’s research portfolio. This year’s exhibit takes place in a new venue and centers around a theme of comparisons.

Paul Jensen, PhD
Professor, Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
UC San Diego

"Natural Products and the Gene Cluster Revolution"

Kingsley Boateng
Senior Research Specialist, IGB Core Facilities

"3D Serial Blockface – SEM & Amira Segmentation"

Robert S. Altman, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Chicago

“A Scientist Can Make a Great Entrepreneur”

Mikel Hernaez
IGB Director of Computational Genomics

"Reverse Engineering the Human Transcriptome and its Future Applications to Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer"

Daniel Benjamin, PhD
University of Southern California, Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research

"Social-Science Genomics: Promises, Pitfalls, and Progress Report"

The IGB has partnered with the National Academies to present DecisionTown in the World of Genomics, where families can engage with hands-on activities to see how everyday decisions are influenced by science, engineering, and medicine. More info here.

Generous support provided by the Catherine and Don Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society