The Genetic Architecture of Quantitative Traits in a Plant Pathogenic Fungus
Past PMB Seminars
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Dr. David Kirn: Building a biotech company
Join Beyond Academia for a discussion and Q&A with Dr. David Kirn about transitioning from a PhD or post doc to entrepreneurship. David Kirn is a biotechnology entrepreneur, physician-scientist and leader in biotherapeutics R&D. He has founded and worked for several biotech companies including 4DMT, Jennerex, and Onyx in areas such as gene therapy and immunotherapy. This event is sponsored by...
California Food Systems in a Time of Change: Budget Reductions, Drought, and Food Insecurity
Secretary Karen Ross will discuss the current state of food systems in California and the far-reaching impacts of today’s agricultural practices.
Janetta Johnson: LGBTQ Movements Beyond Marriage: A Panel of Advocates and Organizers
A panel of LGBTQ advocates and organizers will talk about the breadth of work being done for LGBTQ communities, and what they believe the advocacy landscape should look like after this summer's US Supreme Court's ruling in favor of same-sex marriage.
Soda Politics Book Launch: An Evening with Marion Nestle
Soda and other sugary drinks have long been known to be a leading factor in causing obesity, diabetes, dental disease, and other health problems that plague Americans, yet they remain multi-billion dollar companies with a global reach. In her new book Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning), Marion Nestle outlines exactly how soda companies have gained such immense lobbying power in the...
Rusty Rodriguez: Tsujimoto Lecture: Reprograming Plants for Stress Tolerance and Improved Nutrition through Symbiogenics
Rusty Rodriguez. Reprograming Plants for Stress Tolerance and Improved Nutrition through Symbiogenics
Center for Computational Biology Seminar: Dr. Cole Trapnell, University of Washington
Single-cell trajectory analysis is a powerful approach for studying gene regulatory changes during cell differentiation and other dynamic processes. Recently, we showed that individual cells can be ordered according to progress through differentiation by analyzing their transcriptomes with unsupervised algorithms. Previous studies by our group and others have been limited to linear trajectories...
The Large Potential of Local Croplands to Meet Food Demand in the United States
Speaker: Elliott Campbell. Local food systems may facilitate agroecological practices that conserve nutrient, energy, and water resources. However, little is known about the potential for local food systems to scale beyond niche markets and meet a substantial fraction of total food demand. Here we estimate the upper potential for all existing US croplands to meet total US food demand...