Honored to meet Nobel Laureate Dr. Richard Henderson at his Seskind Lecture @UChicago. His journey from physics to biology was truly inspiring. As part of the Seskind Committee, I got to know him beyond the lectureโbonding over wipeout stories on a his Vespa ๐ต and my skateboard!
๐๐ So proud of my friends Tรฉa & Michael @UChicagoCOM for launching a fundraiser to support victims of Hurricanes Helene & Milton! Growing up on the Gulf Coast, this is close to their hearts. Theyโre raising $1K for @GlobalGivingโevery bit helps! ๐
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The 2nd Annual Howard T. Ricketts Symposium & Microbiology Retreat was an amazing experience! ๐ The @UChicago_Micro community had a great chance to learn & connect. ๐ฆ Keynotes from @TorresVJ_Lab and @weisssr left us all inspired and ready to push forward in our own work! ๐ค ๐ฌ
Wow - @PiusTonu just put together an amazing video for the qBio program we run for incoming PhD students here at UChicago. Such a pleasure to welcome another year of biology PhD students to Chicago and work with such talented TAs, co-instructors, and students. Thanks @PiusTonu!
qBio10 - the 10th annual weeklong quantitative analysis bootcamp, where incoming bioscience PhDs explore the intersection of biology & data science! ๐งฌ๐ป From coding challenges to city adventures, such an amazing TA experience๐โจ Excited for their paths ahead! ๐
We are proud to announce that @NazikElmekki has been named a Gilliam Fellow, with Laurie Comstock as her Adviser. This recognition from @HHMINews highlights their outstanding contributions to the scientific community. Congratulations to Nazik and Laurie on this achievement! (1/3)
๐ #UChiMicroMinds Spotlight: Dive into the world of Dr. Helen Beilinson (@HBeilinson), a dedicated postdoc in the Golovkina Lab! ๐งฌ
With a keen focus on the genetics of host-microbe interactions, her work unravels the complex dance between symbionts and pathogens ๐ฆ . (1/2)