| Time (PDT) | Speakers | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00am - 9:30am | Javier Read de Alaniz, UCSB and Heather Maynard, UCLA | Welcome; Summer School Overview; BioPACIFIC MIP Instrumentation |
| 9:30am - 10:20am | Joshua Schrier, Fordham University | Scientific Opportunities of Automating Materials Synthesis: A Case Study of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskites |
Break: 10:20am - 11:10am (PDT)
| Time (PDT) | Speakers | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 11:10am - 12:00pm | Yi Tang, UCLA | Synthetic Biology for Chemical Production. Microorganisms ranging from bacteria to yeast have been engineered using synthetic biology approaches to produce small molecules, such as biofuels, commodity and specialty chemicals and pharmaceuticals. In this talk, Prof. Tang will give an overview of the technology development in recent years and highlight opportunities at the new BioPACIFIC MIP. |
| 12:00pm - 12:50pm | Colin Harvey, Hexagon Bio | Synthetic Biology and Automation for Drug Discovery from Fungi |
Lunch Break: 12:50pm - 1:50pm (PDT)
| Time (PDT) | Speakers | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1:50pm - 2:40pm | Rita Blaik, UCLA | Tools for Innovation: Design Thinking and IP Basics. In this interactive workshop, graduate student and postdoc participants will meet some of their colleagues and learn how to design with an iterative, customer-facing mindset. They’ll also be introduced to some of the basics of intellectual property and tech transfer. (Professional development activity, limited capacity) |
| 2:40pm - 3:30pm | Rita Blaik, UCLA | STEM Speed Dating. In this limited capacity session, graduate students and postdocs will have the opportunity to meet some of their peers "speed-dating" style in quick, 10-minute networking sessions. (Professional development activity, limited capacity) |
