Art Lab: Collage a Chromosome is a free 90-minute art and science workshop for ages 16+. Attendees will use collage to create images of chromosomes. While you work, you will hear from scientists at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology about how they image and study chromosomes and how they encode life. Our artist and scientist team will be there to guide you through creating these stunning images. Registered attendees will take home their collage supplies at the end of the workshop! This program is sponsored in part by an Urbana Arts and Culture Grant.

Gary Durack
Principal Cytometrist and Engineering Fellow
Cytonome/ST

"Inventing your Future: A discussion of the personal costs and rewards of tech entrepreneurship after 40 years as a founder and inventor"

Accommodations

For all IGB events, gender neutral bathrooms are available on floors 1 and 2 of the IGB gatehouse, open during the hours of 8am to12pm and 1pm to 5pm. A private lactation room for IGB-affiliated members is available by request, see the IGB reception desk for access. Baby changing stations are available in the restrooms on the concourse level. For specific needs, please contact facilities@igb.illinois.edu

Art Lab: Collage a Chromosome is a free 90-minute art and science workshop for ages 7-15. Attendees will use collage to create images of chromosomes. While you work, you will hear from scientists at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology about how they image and study chromosomes and how they encode life. Our artist and scientist team will be there to guide you through creating these stunning images. Registered attendees will take home their collage supplies at the end of the workshop! This program is sponsored in part by an Urbana Arts and Culture Grant.

Through the Lunchbox series, members from across the campus talk to the participants about the interconnectivity between food, science, and culture, and how food shapes our individual experiences. Grace Li, Phd will present on Gut health which not only impacts our digestive health, but also plays a crucial role in immune and brain health. Join us as we dive into the fascinating gut-brain and gut-immune connections, and learn practical dietary tips to transform your health.

"MINFLUX for Dynamic Structural Cell Biology"

Jonas Ries
University of Vienna
 

Abstract: MINFLUX can localize single fluorophores with unprecedented precision by targeted detection with a scanned, patterned beam. In combination with switchable fluorophores, this allows for super-resolution imaging with single nanometer resolution, and has been extended to 3D and multiple colors. As MINFLUX uses the photon budget of a single fluorophore very efficiently, it is also a very promising technique for single-fluorophore tracking, improving speed, precision and track length by one order of magnitude compared to camera-based tracking.

Here, I will introduce the principle of MINFLUX and its opportunities and limitations for dynamic cellular imaging. I will then discuss how we used MINFLUX to track the stepping motion of the motor protein kinesin-1 as it walks on microtubules in living cells and will show first results on dual-color co-tracking to directly monitor conformational changes of proteins. I will discuss technical aspects of how we characterize the stability of our setup and will end by presenting a new approach to MINLFLUX that we will develop into an open-source MINFLUX microscope.
 

NOTE: QCB plans to capture photographs and video of this event. Be aware that if you attend, you are consenting to the possibility that your image and likeness may be shared or published by QCB for education, marketing, publicity, and communications purposes.

Accommodations

For all IGB events, gender neutral bathrooms are available on floors 1 and 2 of the IGB gatehouse, open during the hours of 8am to12pm and 1pm to 5pm. A private lactation room for IGB-affiliated members is available by request, see the IGB reception desk for access. Baby changing stations are available in the restrooms on the concourse level. For specific needs, please contact facilities@igb.illinois.edu

Mohammad Seyedsayamdost, PhD
Department of Chemistry; Princeton University

"Natural Product Antibiotics: Past, Present, Future"

Come find the IGB at Grange Grove, the official tailgate party area, before all University of Illinois home football games. Come out to see the game and catch the IGB doing hands-on science at Grange Grove beforehand. We will be combating flu season by throwing antibody axes. ILL! INI!

The task force is made up of various members of the IGB community, including faculty members, postdocs, researchers, and staff. It is open to anyone who wants to be a part of the conversations. 

Join us Online:

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Kim Lewis, PhD
University Distinguished Professor
Director, Antimicrobial Discovery Center
Northeastern University, Boston

"The Quest for New Antibiotics"