Online
Turlough Finan, PhD
McMaster University, Professor of Biology
“Deconstructing Sinorhizobium – defining a minimal genome for symbiotic nitrogen fixation”
Online
Nathan Springer, PhD
University of Minnesota; Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology
"Attempts to identify and understand the sources of regulatory variation in crop genomes"
Online
Alisa King-Klemperer, PhD
Science Writing Fellow
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
“From pipette to pencil: My journey to a career in science writing”
Online
Brian Beliveau, PhD
University of Washington; Assistant Professor of Genome Sciences
"Oligo-based technologies for visualizing nucleic acids in single cells"
Online
Polina Lishko, PhD
University of California, Berkeley; Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
"Unexpected role of steroid hormones in reproduction, aging, and bioelectricity"
Online
Cecilia Gentle, PhD
IGB Economic Development Fellow
Kwaku Opoku, PhD
Technology Manager, Office of Technology Management
"Academia or industry, why you should think about inventorship"
Online
Diana Ranoa, PhD
IGB Fellow, Anticancer Discovery from Pets to People
“Building the SHIELD saliva-based COVID-19 surveillance system from the ground up: A personal story”
Online
Elaine Fuchs, PhD
The Rockefeller University; Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor, Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute
"Skin Stem Cells: Coping With Stress"
Jonathan Sweedler
James R. Eiszner Family Endowed Chair in Chemistry
Director of the School of Chemical Science
“Measuring the Chemistry of the Brain”
Online
For our last day, we're going to be doing some folding. But not with paper! We'll be folding DNA structures.
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.