
Faculty Research Insight Talks #4
Mike Travisano and Mike Smanski
University of Minnesota
February 16, 2023
3:30 p.m., Gortner 239



Faculty Research Insight Talks #3
Burckhard Seelig and Bo Hu
University of Minnesota
February 9, 2023
3:30 p.m., Gortner 239



Faculty Research Insight Talks #2
Alptekin Aksan and Larry Wackett
University of Minnesota
February 2, 2023
3:30 p.m., Gortner 239
Reception to follow



Q&A with BTI Director Claudia Schmidt-Dannert
As the BioTechnology Institute’s new director, longtime faculty member Claudia Schmidt-Dannert aims to plant the institute firmly on the front lines of emerging needs and opportunities.



Faculty Research Insight Talks #1
Daniel Bond and Jeffrey Gralnick
University of Minnesota
January 26, 2023
3:30 p.m., Gortner 239
Reception to follow



Keith Hengen
Washington University
December 8, 2022
3:30 PM, Amundson 151D
Circuit-specific flickering of sleep & wake predicts natural behaviors: the minimal unit of brain state



Katherine Davis
Emory College
November 10, 2022
3:30 PM, 239 Gortner
Reception to follow
‘Fix’-ing to understand electron flow in a purple nonsulfur bacteriu



Synthetic Cells and Biofactories
Kate Adamala and the Build-a-Cell consortium look to synthetic biology for insight into the origins of life and a source for vital raw materials.