Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Andrew Miller, PhD
Co-Founder and CEO, Karuna Pharmaceuticals

"PhD Student to Entrepreneur"

Lunch and learn with members of IGB Core Facilities.

"Multiplexing and Single Molecule Counting in Cells and Tissues using Infrared Semiconductor Nanocrystals"

Andrew Smith, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Materials Sciences & Engineering and Technology Entrepreneurship at Illinois

Katia Koelle, PhD
Emory University, Biology Department

"Using Genetic Data at Multiple Scales to Understand Constraints on Viral Adaptation"

Join IGB Director Gene Robinson as he leads discussion on the film Gattaca as part of the Science on Screen series at The Art Theater. Science on Screen brings creative pairings of current, classic, cult, and documentary films with lively introductions by notable figures from the world of science, technology, and medicine. Science on Screen is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Lunch and learn with members of IGB Core Facilities.

"Serial Block Face 3D - SEM (Sample Prep & Applications)"

Kingsley Boateng, Senior Research Specialist, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Li-Qing Chen, PhD
University of Illinois, Department of Plant Biology

"Control of Sugar Flux in Plants"

Lunch and learn with members of IGB Core Facilities.

"Omics at the Carver Biotechnology Center"

Mark Mikel, Associate Director of the Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center

Auinash Kalsotra, PhD
University of Illinois, Department of Biochemistry

"Functional Impact of Post-Transcriptional Gene Networks in Health and Disease"

Kostas T. Konstantinidis, PhD
Georgia Institute of Technology
Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Microbial Genome Atlas (MiGA) Project

Brian Pfister, PhD, MBA, The Conafay Group
 
The Conafay Group specializes in representing biomedical organizations before the federal government and associated stakeholders.  They have consulted a wide array of life sciences organizations to advance their research and policy goals by harnessing the power of the federal government. Lunch will be served.