Learn about IGB research, hear about current issues in the life sciences, and connect with others at the poster session at the 2025 Fellows Symposium.
Featuring special guests
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
Who should attend?
Open to all
Refreshments / Lunch provided
Related Links
Register
Register for free, lunch included, at fellows.igb.illinois.edu.
Questions
If you have any questions or problems regarding registration, or if you would like more information, please contact Angie Patrick at apatrick@illinois.edu.