Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
612 Conference Center
Please join us for our blood drive!
To schedule your donation appointment contact khdarr@illinois.edu or visit Impact Life online.
IGB Concourse Level
Free donuts and coffee in Array Cafe while supplies last!
Riggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802
Join us to hear about "Teaching Organic Chemistry Reactions through Classical Animation Techniques"
Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting
with Jorge Calderin, PhD student
from Fratti Lab, Department of Biochemistry
25 O'Clock, 208 W Griggs St Suite 101, Urbana, IL 61801
Buzz on over for a night of fun and facts at our Pollinator Trivia Night one of a series of events for National Pollinator Week! Join us at 25 O’Clock Brewing Company for four rounds of pollinator-themed trivia (10 questions each).
Come for the drinks and stay for the nerdy science trivia.
Teams of up to 6, free to play, prizes for the winners.
The Literary, 122 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820
May Berenbaum will be speaking as part of Pollinator Week. Come out to hear this talk and learn about how awesome pollinators are!
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
612 Conference Center
Learn about IGB research, hear about current issues in the life sciences, and connect with others at our popular poster session at the 2025 Fellows Symposium.
Held in-person on May 8, 2025 in the 612 Conference Center at IGB, the symposium is a great opportunity to network with campus researchers, hear from an exciting lineup of IGB speakers, and submit to the popular poster session for a chance to win one of three $500 travel vouchers. Lunch is provided, register for free at fellows.igb.illinois.edu.
special guest KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Nancy M. Bonini
Florence R.C. Murray Professor of Biology
Secondary Faculty, Cell & Developmental Biology and Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Nicholas Lee-Ping Chia
Computational Biologist
Argonne National Laboratory
Program
| 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. | Introduction - Gene Robinson |
| 9:15 a.m. | Mind in Vitro open hardware: From single-unit neural interfaces to robot-assisted mini-clusters Xiaotian Zhang, Multi-Cellular Engineered Living Systems |
| 9:45 a.m. | Advancing crop oil production through bioengineering Jia Dong, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation |
| 10:15 a.m. | Raffle Drawing - Win a CMF Watch Pro 2 Smartwatch |
| 10:20 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | The effects of phthalates on reproductive aging Ramses Santacruz-Marquez, Environmental Impact on Reproductive Health |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Keynote Nicholas Lee-Ping Chia |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Raffle Drawing - Win a CMF Watch Pro 2 Smartwatch |
| 1:05 p.m. | Probing the patterns of glioblastoma-mediated microglia invasion using microengineered model Chia-Wen Chang, Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering |
| 1:30 p.m. | Genomes, lions, and colonialism: revealing the genetic traces of European colonialism in Africa’s wildlife Alida de Flamingh, Center for Indigenous Science |
| 2:00 p.m. | Evidence of parental care as a novel reproductive isolating mechanism in stickleback Colby Behrens, Gene Networks in Neural and Developmental Plasticity |
| 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Keynote Nancy M. Bonini |
| 3:45 p.m. | Concluding Remarks, Poster Results and Final Raffle Drawing - Win a CMF Watch Pro 2 Smartwatch |
| 4:00 p.m. | Poster Session and Reception - Open to All (Atrium, Main Lab Building) |
Poster submission
Submit a poster for the poster session for a chance to win one of three $500 travel vouchers!
Register
Register for free, lunch included, at fellows.igb.illinois.edu.
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
Heritage Room, Main Level ACES Library, 1101 S. Goodwin Ave
"Creating Art of Science"
Julia Pollack, Creative Program Manager
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
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
180 Bevier Hall, 905 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL
This event has been cancelled.
"Generative AI"
Chris Panumpabi, CNRG
Conference & Events Audio/Visual Specialist
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
180 Bevier Hall, 905 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL
Corrie Whisner, PhD
College of Health Solutions; Arizona State University
"From struggles to snuggles: Insights into sleep and gut microbiome development on infant growth and obesity risk"
**Please note this takes place in 180 Bevier Hall, 905 S Goodwin Ave**
180 Bevier Hall, 905 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL
Panel, 12:00-1:00pm
180 Bevier Hall, 905 S Goodwin Ave
"The Science and Practice of Team Science"
Stephen Fiore, PhD
Director, Cognitive Sciences Laboratory, University of Central Florida
Melanie Bauer
Grant Writing Manager, Nova Southeastern University
Reception, 1:00-2:00pm
Gatehouse Lobby, IGB Administration Building, 1206 West Gregory Drive
The Science and Practice of Team Science panel will provide complementary perspectives on the Science of Team Science (SciTS), an emerging area of scholarship developed to understand and improve teamwork in science. As an interdisciplinary field, SciTS adapts concepts and methods from various areas to study issues ranging from team formation and team composition and how these relate to group dynamics in science teams, to organizational challenges around collaboration in science, and how these relate to professional development (e.g., choices researchers make) and advancement in academia (e.g., tenure and promotion). Drawing on their experience from a multi-year project using a coaching intervention to develop teams for transdisciplinary science, our panelists will provide insights as scientists and practitioners and discuss their challenges experienced when working to translate scientific findings into actionable interventions that improve collaboration. Join us for a reception with hors-d’oeuvres and beverages following the panel.