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We are going to explore how medicine can work differently for different people, in different ways ...
To register for any of the Saturday events and find info on downloading or picking up materials click here.
From the creators of Genome Day, Genomes at Home is a series of hands-on activities that can be done on Zoom from the comfort of your own home. Designed for elementary and middle school children, activities will be led by IGB scientists live on video and cover topics including the environment, energy use & production, health, and fundamental research at the IGB in an approachable manner for all ages. View https://www.igb.illinois.edu/acquainted/genomes-home for full details.
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Join Chicago Council on Science and Technology and geology Professor Bruce Fouke (BCXT) for a discussion on biomineralization, the process of life controlling mineral growth in the environment, and its modern applications. Sponsored by the Don and Catherine Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society. Register here.
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Benjamin Miller, PhD
University of Rochester; Professor, Department of Dermatology
"Decoding Complex Biology with Silicon Photonic Sensors"
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We're all about how humans think and act this week.
To register for any of the Saturday events and find info on downloading or picking up materials click here.
From the creators of Genome Day, Genomes at Home is a series of hands-on activities that can be done on Zoom from the comfort of your own home. Designed for elementary and middle school children, activities will be led by IGB scientists live on video and cover topics including the environment, energy use & production, health, and fundamental research at the IGB in an approachable manner for all ages. View https://www.igb.illinois.edu/acquainted/genomes-home for full details.
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Elizabeth Stulberg, PhD
Science Policy Manager, American Society of Agronomy
“Careers in Science Policy: How to Succeed Outside Academia”
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Ben Zimmerman, Postdoctoral Fellow
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois
“The Importance of Staying Young at Heart: The Role of Vascular Health in Age-Related Brain Dysfunction”
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Join IGB members for a rousing game of Last Microbe Standing! And learn a little about evolution while we're at it.
To register for any of the Saturday events and find info on downloading or picking up materials click here.
From the creators of Genome Day, Genomes at Home is a series of hands-on activities that can be done on Zoom from the comfort of your own home. Designed for elementary and middle school children, activities will be led by IGB scientists live on video and cover topics including the environment, energy use & production, health, and fundamental research at the IGB in an approachable manner for all ages. View https://www.igb.illinois.edu/acquainted/genomes-home for full details.
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Join Chicago Council on Science and Technology and Professor Lisa Ainsworth (USDA ARS, GEGC) for a journey that will take us through the past, present, and even the future. Learn how our distant ancestors changed the course of history through selective plant breeding. Sponsored by the Don and Catherine Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society. Register here.
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Scott Uknes, PhD
co-Founder and co-CEO, AgBiome
"My Lessons in Business"
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Join us for the Food and Fuel edition of Genomes at Home where you'll have the chance to build your own plant! Choose your roots, stalks, and leaves and engineer the best plant you can and see how it will do in different environments. Plants that live somewhere hot and dry might need to be different than plants that live somewhere cold, or swampy, or dark ...
To register for any of the Saturday events and find info on downloading or picking up materials click here.
From the creators of Genome Day, Genomes at Home is a series of hands-on activities that can be done on Zoom from the comfort of your own home. Designed for elementary and middle school children, activities will be led by IGB scientists live on video and cover topics including the environment, energy use & production, health, and fundamental research at the IGB in an approachable manner for all ages. View https://www.igb.illinois.edu/acquainted/genomes-home for full details.