Jo Handelsman, PhD
Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison

“Complexity Made Simple: A Model Microbial Community to Dissect Function”

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Rita Colwell, PhD
University of Maryland College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; Distinguished University Professor

"Climate, Oceans, and Human Health: What Cholera can Teach Us About COVID-19"

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Zoi Rapti, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"Metapopulation and Age-Structured Epidemic Models for the COVID-19 Pandemic"

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Meet this year's UIUC iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) team and hear them discuss their project modeling mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. 

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Judith Mank, PhD
University of British Columbia; Professor, Department of Zoology

"Male ornamentation and the evolution of the guppy sex chromosomes: Birth (and death and rebirth?) of a classic system"

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Join Chicago Council on Science and Technology and Prof. Thomas Kehl-Fie (MMG) as he discusses how a pathogen and host's struggle for essential metals informs treatment development and understanding of bacteria. Sponsored by the Don and Catherine Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society. Register here.

Join Chicago Council on Science and Technology and Dean Rashid Bashir (CGD/M-CELS/RBTE) to explore the grand opportunities to address grand challenges across engineering, biology, and medicine during COVID-19. Dean Bashir will give a closer look into Grainger College of  Engineering’s response to the COVID-19 crisis including his work developing COVID-19 diagnostics. Sponsored by the Don and Catherine Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society.

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Join Chicago Council on Science and Technology and Professor Cris Hughes to discuss recent and rapid advancements in forensic genomics analyses while also exploring the ethical, legal, and social stakes. Sponsored by the Don and Catherine Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society.

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Join Professor Brian Cunningham, Donald Biggar Willett Professor of Engineering and leader of the Center for Genomic Diagnostics at the IGB, for an interactive discussion.

“Digital Resolutions Sensing: New Approaches in Cancer and COVID-19”

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EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Sponsored by the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology Committee on Diversity (IGB-COD), this roundtable will be an opportunity for the IGB community (and broader campus community) to exchange ideas on how to create a more inclusive, diverse and welcoming culture in STEM fields. The IGB-COD will provide an update on past and upcoming activities and events. IGB-COD members will also gather feedback and ideas about current and proposed practices to create a more welcoming environment in our community.