Building Blocks of Child Development and the Real-Time Dynamics of Parent-Child Interaction
Nancy McElwain, PhD
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Marc Martin-Casas
Seed Investments and Venture Development, Illumina Accelerator
"Building Breakthrough Genomics Startups"
Genome Day
Join us for a day of fun hands-on activities designed to teach children about DNA, genes, genomes, and evolution. This year we are partnering with PYGMALION to host Genome Day in their outdoor location outside the Rose Bowl in Urbana. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up here.
Christine Hawkes, PhD
North Carolina State University; Professor, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
"Soil respiration responses to climate change are constrained by climate history"
Join us for a new series where we highlight the intersection of food, science, and culture. Each lecture will feature food tailored by campus chefs paired with lectures delivered by campus experts.
M. Yanina Pepino
Associate Professor of Nutrition, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
“Why do we eat what we eat?”
“Lessons in Biology as taught by a pathogen"
Thomas Kehl-Fie, PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology
Online
Erik Nelson, PhD
University of Illinois; Associate Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
"Using cholesterol biology to re-educate the immune system in cancer"
Online
Joey Ramp
CEO of Empower Ability Consulting
Neuroscience Research Affiliate, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
"Barriers to Inclusion: Service Dog Handlers in Science Laboratories"
Online
Join Chicago Council on Science and Technology and Prof. Saurabh Sinha (BSD/CABBI/GNDP/GSP) as he discusses the field of bioinformatics, that combines biology, statistics, and computer science, and helps us make sense of biological data like DNA. Sponsored by the Don and Catherine Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society. Register here.
Online
Join Chicago Council on Science and Technology and Prof. Ruby Mendenhall (GNDP) and local H.S. students as they discuss how non-white STEM students experience racism through college and beyond. Sponsored by the Don and Catherine Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society. Register here.