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Located in Irvine, California, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation supports researchers and nonprofit research institutions in making the next generation of breakthroughs in chemistry and the life sciences. Founded in 1978 by 20th century scientific instrumentation pioneer Dr. Arnold O. Beckman, the Foundation supports United States institutions and young scientists whose creative, high-risk, and interdisciplinary research will lead to innovations and new tools and methods for scientific discovery.

 

AUG 6 - 8 2020

2020 Beckman Symposium

The Beckman Symposium is a three-day event where Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation program awardees present their newest research findings as poster or oral presentations. Attendees are given opportunities to network, learn about a broad range of research topics from their peers, and discuss career tips with invited experts from academia, industry, and medicine.

Due to COVID-19 concerns, this year’s event is being presented in a virtual space. The agenda for our first-ever virtual Symposium has been carefully composed to feature a combination of live webinars and pre-recorded content that showcases our Beckman Young Investigators, Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows, Beckman Scholars and Cryo-EM Instrumentation Grantees, along with a research poster hall, program booths, Q+A chats and networking lounge. (And don’t forget to explore every aspect of the event to accumulate points for a chance to win prizes.)

The newest additions to our Beckman Symposium guest list represent local high school science students from the CubeSat program and the inaugural year awardees and mentors of our Orange County Beckman Legacy Program. To all attendees: This space was developed to promote sharing of scientific knowledge and to foster collaboration. As a friendly reminder: The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation is committed to providing a safe, productive and welcoming environment for Symposium guests. All participants are expected to abide by the Code of Conduct when spending time online with other Foundation awardees, colleagues in your field, distinguished scientists from across the United States, and other guests of the Foundation. The guidelines are intended to ensure that all participants have a pleasant and productive virtual event, free from disruptions.

We hope you enjoy the 2020 Beckman Symposium!

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Speakers
  • Marco Allodi, PhD

    Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kumar Ashtekar, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jesse Isaacman-Beck, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jonathon Bower

    Student
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Gabriela Schlau-Cohen, PhD

    Associate Professor of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institution of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sarina Doshi

    Student
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Carmen Drahl, PhD

    Freelance Science Journalist
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Christopher am Ende, PhD

    Associate Research Fellow, Pfizer, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Yiyang Gong, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Neurobiology, Duke University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ming Chen Hammond, PhD

    Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Utah
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jennifer M. Heemstra, PhD

    Associate Professor of Chemistry, Emory University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Eric Ho

    Student
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Anne Hultgren, PhD

    Executive Director, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kaylee Kim

    Student
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Terrance T. Kummer, MD, PhD

    Director of Neurotrauma ICU, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Markita Landry, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Chen Li, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Francisco Luongo, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Vennela Mannava

    Undergraduate Student, University of Chicago
    BIOGRAPHY
  • William H. May

    Chairman of the Board of Directors, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Bri McWhorter, MFA

    Founder & CEO of Activate of Captivate
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Silas Miller

    Undergraduate Research Assistant, Whitman College
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jeffrey S. Moore, PhD

    Beckman Institute Director, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Stanley O. Ikenberry Endowed Chair, Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, HHMI Professor
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mike Morrison

    User Experience Designer, Graduate Student, Michigan State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kira Mosher, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Freddy Nguyen, MD, PhD

    Pathology Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, Research Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Co-Director of MIT COVID-19 Challenge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Zachary Pincus, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Departments of Biology and Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Liela Romero, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Baylor University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Massa Shoura, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Shameema Sikder, MD

    Director of the Center of Excellence for Ophthalmic Surgical Education and Training, Johns Hopkins Hospital Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Lois Smith, MD, PhD

    Clinican Scientist Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sabrina Spencer, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Eric Strobel, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Michaela TerAvest, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michigan State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kirk Wangensteen, MD, PhD

    Physician, Penn Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Medicine in Genetics, University of Pennsylvania
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Catherine Weibel

    Undergraduate Student, University of Arizona
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jing-Ke Weng, PhD

    Associate Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Shoshana Williams

    Graduate Student, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Weiwei Xie, PhD

    Professor of Chemistry, Louisiana State University/Rutgers University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ke Xu, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Xiaoji Xu, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Lehigh University
    BIOGRAPHY

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Speakers


  • Marco Allodi, PhD

    Marco Allodi, PhD

    Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kumar Ashtekar, PhD

    Kumar Ashtekar, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale School of Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jesse Isaacman-Beck, PhD

    Jesse Isaacman-Beck, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jonathon Bower

    Jonathon Bower

    Student

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Gabriela Schlau-Cohen, PhD

    Gabriela Schlau-Cohen, PhD

    Associate Professor of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institution of Technology

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sarina Doshi

    Sarina Doshi

    Student

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Carmen Drahl, PhD

    Carmen Drahl, PhD

    Freelance Science Journalist

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Christopher am Ende, PhD

    Christopher am Ende, PhD

    Associate Research Fellow, Pfizer, Inc.

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Yiyang Gong, PhD

    Yiyang Gong, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Neurobiology, Duke University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ming Chen Hammond, PhD

    Ming Chen Hammond, PhD

    Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Utah

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jennifer M. Heemstra, PhD

    Jennifer M. Heemstra, PhD

    Associate Professor of Chemistry, Emory University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Eric Ho

    Eric Ho

    Student

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Anne Hultgren, PhD

    Anne Hultgren, PhD

    Executive Director, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kaylee Kim

    Kaylee Kim

    Student

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Terrance T. Kummer, MD, PhD

    Terrance T. Kummer, MD, PhD

    Director of Neurotrauma ICU, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Markita Landry, PhD

    Markita Landry, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Chen Li, PhD

    Chen Li, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Francisco Luongo, PhD

    Francisco Luongo, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Vennela Mannava

    Vennela Mannava

    Undergraduate Student, University of Chicago

    BIOGRAPHY
  • William H. May

    William H. May

    Chairman of the Board of Directors, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Bri McWhorter, MFA

    Bri McWhorter, MFA

    Founder & CEO of Activate of Captivate

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Silas Miller

    Silas Miller

    Undergraduate Research Assistant, Whitman College

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jeffrey S. Moore, PhD

    Jeffrey S. Moore, PhD

    Beckman Institute Director, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Stanley O. Ikenberry Endowed Chair, Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, HHMI Professor

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mike Morrison

    Mike Morrison

    User Experience Designer, Graduate Student, Michigan State University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kira Mosher, PhD

    Kira Mosher, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Freddy Nguyen, MD, PhD

    Freddy Nguyen, MD, PhD

    Pathology Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, Research Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Co-Director of MIT COVID-19 Challenge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Zachary Pincus, PhD

    Zachary Pincus, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Departments of Biology and Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Liela Romero, PhD

    Liela Romero, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Baylor University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Massa Shoura, PhD

    Massa Shoura, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Shameema Sikder, MD

    Shameema Sikder, MD

    Director of the Center of Excellence for Ophthalmic Surgical Education and Training, Johns Hopkins Hospital Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Lois Smith, MD, PhD

    Lois Smith, MD, PhD

    Clinican Scientist Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sabrina Spencer, PhD

    Sabrina Spencer, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Eric Strobel, PhD

    Eric Strobel, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Michaela TerAvest, PhD

    Michaela TerAvest, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michigan State University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kirk Wangensteen, MD, PhD

    Kirk Wangensteen, MD, PhD

    Physician, Penn Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Medicine in Genetics, University of Pennsylvania

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Catherine Weibel

    Catherine Weibel

    Undergraduate Student, University of Arizona

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jing-Ke Weng, PhD

    Jing-Ke Weng, PhD

    Associate Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Shoshana Williams

    Shoshana Williams

    Graduate Student, Stanford University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Weiwei Xie, PhD

    Weiwei Xie, PhD

    Professor of Chemistry, Louisiana State University/Rutgers University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ke Xu, PhD

    Ke Xu, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Xiaoji Xu, PhD

    Xiaoji Xu, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Lehigh University

    BIOGRAPHY

Agenda

  • Part I: Dual Degrees and Dual Careers -- The Interface between Neurology and Neuroscience
    AUG 07, 2020 12:00 PM PDT

    Part I: Dual Degrees and Dual Careers -- The Interface between Neurology and Neuroscience

    Terrance T. Kummer, MD, PhD
    Director of Neurotrauma ICU, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part II: From Oil Refineries to Cataract Surgeries: My Life through Process Flow Diagrams
    AUG 07, 2020 12:00 PM PDT

    Part II: From Oil Refineries to Cataract Surgeries: My Life through Process Flow Diagrams

    Shameema Sikder, MD
    Director of the Center of Excellence for Ophthalmic Surgical Education and Training, Johns Hopkins Hospital Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part III: The physician scientist track: long trajectory and worth it
    AUG 07, 2020 12:00 PM PDT

    Part III: The physician scientist track: long trajectory and worth it

    Kirk Wangensteen, MD, PhD
    Physician, Penn Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Medicine in Genetics, University of Pennsylvania
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part IV: How to be a sane clinician scientist - a timeline
    AUG 07, 2020 12:00 PM PDT

    Part IV: How to be a sane clinician scientist - a timeline

    Lois Smith, MD, PhD
    Clinican Scientist Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
    BIOGRAPHY
  • AUG 08, 2020 11:00 AM PDT

    Appreciation Award Presentation and Closing Remarks

    Anne Hultgren, PhD
    Executive Director, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
    William H. May
    Chairman of the Board of Directors, Arnold and Mabel Be...
  • Self‐care is Not the Enemy of Performance
    AUG 08, 2020 9:30 AM PDT

    Self‐care is Not the Enemy of Performance

    Jennifer M. Heemstra, PhD
    Associate Professor of Chemistry, Emory University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part I: Adventures in Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
    AUG 07, 2020 10:30 AM PDT

    Part I: Adventures in Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery

    Christopher am Ende, PhD
    Associate Research Fellow, Pfizer, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part II: From the Ivory Tower to the Newsroom: Careers in Science Communication
    AUG 07, 2020 10:30 AM PDT

    Part II: From the Ivory Tower to the Newsroom: Careers in Science Communication

    Carmen Drahl, PhD
    Freelance Science Journalist
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part I: The Team, the Generalist, and Seeing Through Blind Spots
    AUG 07, 2020 9:00 AM PDT

    Part I: The Team, the Generalist, and Seeing Through Blind Spots

    Jeffrey S. Moore, PhD
    Beckman Institute Director, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Stanley O. Ikenberry Endowed Chair, Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, HHMI Professor
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part II: Adventures in Molecular Recognition
    AUG 07, 2020 9:00 AM PDT

    Part II: Adventures in Molecular Recognition

    Ming Chen Hammond, PhD
    Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Utah
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part I: How To Promote Your Science And Talk To Reporters Like A Pro
    AUG 06, 2020 11:30 AM PDT

    Part I: How To Promote Your Science And Talk To Reporters Like A Pro

    Carmen Drahl, PhD
    Freelance Science Journalist
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part II: How to Create the Ultimate Scientific Poster with User Experience Design
    AUG 06, 2020 11:30 AM PDT

    Part II: How to Create the Ultimate Scientific Poster with User Experience Design

    Mike Morrison
    User Experience Designer, Graduate Student, Michigan State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part IX: Unraveling the interplay between transcription and RNA folding
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part IX: Unraveling the interplay between transcription and RNA folding

    Eric Strobel, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part VIII: The "Real" Nuclear Physics: Tracking Genome Dynamics in Time and Space
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part VIII: The "Real" Nuclear Physics: Tracking Genome Dynamics in Time and Space

    Massa Shoura, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part VII: From biochemical nanosensors to imaging to informatics to COVID-19 convalescent plasma - developing diagnostics and therapies for clinical medicine
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part VII: From biochemical nanosensors to imaging to informatics to COVID-19 convalescent plasma - developing diagnostics and therapies for clinical medicine

    Freddy Nguyen, MD, PhD
    Pathology Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, Research Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Co-Director of MIT COVID-19 Challenge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part VI: Dissecting Cell Signaling Networks That Regulate Adult Neural Stem Cell Functions
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part VI: Dissecting Cell Signaling Networks That Regulate Adult Neural Stem Cell Functions

    Kira Mosher, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part V: Mechanisms for perceptual organization in the rodent visual cortex
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part V: Mechanisms for perceptual organization in the rodent visual cortex

    Francisco Luongo, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part IV: SPARC - A method to genetically manipulate precise proportions of cells
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part IV: SPARC - A method to genetically manipulate precise proportions of cells

    Jesse Isaacman-Beck, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part III: Exploring the inhibition of Alk2 kinase and dimerization of EGFR kinase
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part III: Exploring the inhibition of Alk2 kinase and dimerization of EGFR kinase

    Kumar Ashtekar, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part II: Extracting Photochemical Design Principles from Biological Systems in vivo
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part II: Extracting Photochemical Design Principles from Biological Systems in vivo

    Marco Allodi, PhD
    Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part I: Scientific Storytelling
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part I: Scientific Storytelling

    Bri McWhorter, MFA
    Founder & CEO of Activate of Captivate
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Be 'System'atic: Creating Lab Culture and Training Environment Through Lab Policies
    AUG 06, 2020 8:30 AM PDT

    Be 'System'atic: Creating Lab Culture and Training Environment Through Lab Policies

    Jennifer M. Heemstra, PhD
    Associate Professor of Chemistry, Emory University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • A novel superconducting family by design: how can we make superconductivity and magnetism coexist in one material?

    A novel superconducting family by design: how can we make superconductivity and magnetism coexist in one material?

    Weiwei Xie, PhD
    Professor of Chemistry, Louisiana State University/Rutgers University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • An optical brain-machine interface through the development of protein, microscope, and deep learning tools

    An optical brain-machine interface through the development of protein, microscope, and deep learning tools

    Yiyang Gong, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Neurobiology, Duke University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in plastic production: Development of a nickel catalyst

    Carbon dioxide utilization in plastic production: Development of a nickel catalyst

    Vennela Mannava
    Undergraduate Student, University of Chicago
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Causes and consequences of rapid cancer cell adaptation to therapeutic drugs

    Causes and consequences of rapid cancer cell adaptation to therapeutic drugs

    Sabrina Spencer, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Copper Hydride Catalysis for the Synthesis of Axially Chiral Allenes

    Copper Hydride Catalysis for the Synthesis of Axially Chiral Allenes

    Liela Romero, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Baylor University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Engineering electroautotrophy

    Engineering electroautotrophy

    Michaela TerAvest, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michigan State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • From biochemical nanosensors to imaging to informatics to COVID-19 convalescent plasma - developing diagnostics and therapies for clinical medicine

    From biochemical nanosensors to imaging to informatics to COVID-19 convalescent plasma - developing diagnostics and therapies for clinical medicine

    Freddy Nguyen, MD, PhD
    Pathology Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, Research Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Co-Director of MIT COVID-19 Challenge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Heterogeneous ultrafast relaxation in photosynthetic light-harvesting proteins

    Heterogeneous ultrafast relaxation in photosynthetic light-harvesting proteins

    Gabriela Schlau-Cohen, PhD
    Associate Professor of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institution of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Eric Ho
    Student
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Jonathon Bower
    Student
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Kaylee Kim
    Student
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Sarina Doshi
    Student
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Liquid phase Peak Force Infrared Microscopy: Super-resolution Infrared Microscopy in the Aqueous Phase

    Liquid phase Peak Force Infrared Microscopy: Super-resolution Infrared Microscopy in the Aqueous Phase

    Xiaoji Xu, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Lehigh University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mechanistic basis for the evolution of eukaryotic specialized metabolism

    Mechanistic basis for the evolution of eukaryotic specialized metabolism

    Jing-Ke Weng, PhD
    Associate Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • More Exquisitely Adapted Species Have Higher Structural Disorder in Vertebrate Protein Domains

    More Exquisitely Adapted Species Have Higher Structural Disorder in Vertebrate Protein Domains

    Catherine Weibel
    Undergraduate Student, University of Arizona
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nanomaterials Engineering to Probe and Control Living Systems

    Nanomaterials Engineering to Probe and Control Living Systems

    Markita Landry, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Neuromechanics of Locomotor Transitions on Energy Landscapes of Complex Terrain

    Neuromechanics of Locomotor Transitions on Energy Landscapes of Complex Terrain

    Chen Li, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Prevalence and reactivity of fused-rubredoxin AlkBs

    Prevalence and reactivity of fused-rubredoxin AlkBs

    Shoshana Williams
    Graduate Student, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Probing (intracellular) physicochemical environments at the nanometer scale, one molecule at a time

    Probing (intracellular) physicochemical environments at the nanometer scale, one molecule at a time

    Ke Xu, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SPARC - A method to genetically manipulate precise proportions of cells

    SPARC - A method to genetically manipulate precise proportions of cells

    Jesse Isaacman-Beck, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • ShadowAuxin: Optimization of Quenching FRET Pairs for a Fluorescent Auxin Biosensor

    Silas Miller
    Undergraduate Research Assistant, Whitman College
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Systematic, organism-wide gene regulation drives individual lifespan in C. elegans

    Systematic, organism-wide gene regulation drives individual lifespan in C. elegans

    Zachary Pincus, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Departments of Biology and Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Tracking Genome Dynamics in Time and Space

    Tracking Genome Dynamics in Time and Space

    Massa Shoura, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Bio-Chem
  • SPARC - A method to genetically manipulate precise proportions of cells

    SPARC - A method to genetically manipulate precise proportions of cells

    Jesse Isaacman-Beck, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Neuromechanics of Locomotor Transitions on Energy Landscapes of Complex Terrain

    Neuromechanics of Locomotor Transitions on Energy Landscapes of Complex Terrain

    Chen Li, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in plastic production: Development of a nickel catalyst

    Carbon dioxide utilization in plastic production: Development of a nickel catalyst

    Vennela Mannava
    Undergraduate Student, University of Chicago
    BIOGRAPHY
  • ShadowAuxin: Optimization of Quenching FRET Pairs for a Fluorescent Auxin Biosensor

    Silas Miller
    Undergraduate Research Assistant, Whitman College
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Copper Hydride Catalysis for the Synthesis of Axially Chiral Allenes

    Copper Hydride Catalysis for the Synthesis of Axially Chiral Allenes

    Liela Romero, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Baylor University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Tracking Genome Dynamics in Time and Space

    Tracking Genome Dynamics in Time and Space

    Massa Shoura, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Engineering electroautotrophy

    Engineering electroautotrophy

    Michaela TerAvest, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michigan State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • More Exquisitely Adapted Species Have Higher Structural Disorder in Vertebrate Protein Domains

    More Exquisitely Adapted Species Have Higher Structural Disorder in Vertebrate Protein Domains

    Catherine Weibel
    Undergraduate Student, University of Arizona
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Prevalence and reactivity of fused-rubredoxin AlkBs

    Prevalence and reactivity of fused-rubredoxin AlkBs

    Shoshana Williams
    Graduate Student, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • A novel superconducting family by design: how can we make superconductivity and magnetism coexist in one material?

    A novel superconducting family by design: how can we make superconductivity and magnetism coexist in one material?

    Weiwei Xie, PhD
    Professor of Chemistry, Louisiana State University/Rutgers University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Liquid phase Peak Force Infrared Microscopy: Super-resolution Infrared Microscopy in the Aqueous Phase

    Liquid phase Peak Force Infrared Microscopy: Super-resolution Infrared Microscopy in the Aqueous Phase

    Xiaoji Xu, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Lehigh University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • From biochemical nanosensors to imaging to informatics to COVID-19 convalescent plasma - developing diagnostics and therapies for clinical medicine

    From biochemical nanosensors to imaging to informatics to COVID-19 convalescent plasma - developing diagnostics and therapies for clinical medicine

    Freddy Nguyen, MD, PhD
    Pathology Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, Research Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Co-Director of MIT COVID-19 Challenge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • BYI Final Presentation
  • An optical brain-machine interface through the development of protein, microscope, and deep learning tools

    An optical brain-machine interface through the development of protein, microscope, and deep learning tools

    Yiyang Gong, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Neurobiology, Duke University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nanomaterials Engineering to Probe and Control Living Systems

    Nanomaterials Engineering to Probe and Control Living Systems

    Markita Landry, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Heterogeneous ultrafast relaxation in photosynthetic light-harvesting proteins

    Heterogeneous ultrafast relaxation in photosynthetic light-harvesting proteins

    Gabriela Schlau-Cohen, PhD
    Associate Professor of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institution of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Systematic, organism-wide gene regulation drives individual lifespan in C. elegans

    Systematic, organism-wide gene regulation drives individual lifespan in C. elegans

    Zachary Pincus, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Departments of Biology and Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Causes and consequences of rapid cancer cell adaptation to therapeutic drugs

    Causes and consequences of rapid cancer cell adaptation to therapeutic drugs

    Sabrina Spencer, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mechanistic basis for the evolution of eukaryotic specialized metabolism

    Mechanistic basis for the evolution of eukaryotic specialized metabolism

    Jing-Ke Weng, PhD
    Associate Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Probing (intracellular) physicochemical environments at the nanometer scale, one molecule at a time

    Probing (intracellular) physicochemical environments at the nanometer scale, one molecule at a time

    Ke Xu, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
    BIOGRAPHY
  • CubeSat
  • Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Eric Ho
    Student
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Jonathon Bower
    Student
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Kaylee Kim
    Student
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Irvine CubeSat STEM Program

    Sarina Doshi
    Student
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Lab Policy Workshop
  • Be 'System'atic: Creating Lab Culture and Training Environment Through Lab Policies
    AUG 06, 2020 8:30 AM PDT

    Be 'System'atic: Creating Lab Culture and Training Environment Through Lab Policies

    Jennifer M. Heemstra, PhD
    Associate Professor of Chemistry, Emory University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Beckman Briefings Workshop
  • Part I: Scientific Storytelling
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part I: Scientific Storytelling

    Bri McWhorter, MFA
    Founder & CEO of Activate of Captivate
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part II: Extracting Photochemical Design Principles from Biological Systems in vivo
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part II: Extracting Photochemical Design Principles from Biological Systems in vivo

    Marco Allodi, PhD
    Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part III: Exploring the inhibition of Alk2 kinase and dimerization of EGFR kinase
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part III: Exploring the inhibition of Alk2 kinase and dimerization of EGFR kinase

    Kumar Ashtekar, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part IV: SPARC - A method to genetically manipulate precise proportions of cells
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part IV: SPARC - A method to genetically manipulate precise proportions of cells

    Jesse Isaacman-Beck, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part V: Mechanisms for perceptual organization in the rodent visual cortex
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part V: Mechanisms for perceptual organization in the rodent visual cortex

    Francisco Luongo, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part VI: Dissecting Cell Signaling Networks That Regulate Adult Neural Stem Cell Functions
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part VI: Dissecting Cell Signaling Networks That Regulate Adult Neural Stem Cell Functions

    Kira Mosher, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part VII: From biochemical nanosensors to imaging to informatics to COVID-19 convalescent plasma - developing diagnostics and therapies for clinical medicine
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part VII: From biochemical nanosensors to imaging to informatics to COVID-19 convalescent plasma - developing diagnostics and therapies for clinical medicine

    Freddy Nguyen, MD, PhD
    Pathology Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, Research Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Co-Director of MIT COVID-19 Challenge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part VIII: The "Real" Nuclear Physics: Tracking Genome Dynamics in Time and Space
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part VIII: The "Real" Nuclear Physics: Tracking Genome Dynamics in Time and Space

    Massa Shoura, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part IX: Unraveling the interplay between transcription and RNA folding
    AUG 06, 2020 10:00 AM PDT

    Part IX: Unraveling the interplay between transcription and RNA folding

    Eric Strobel, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Communicating Science Workshop
  • Part I: How To Promote Your Science And Talk To Reporters Like A Pro
    AUG 06, 2020 11:30 AM PDT

    Part I: How To Promote Your Science And Talk To Reporters Like A Pro

    Carmen Drahl, PhD
    Freelance Science Journalist
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part II: How to Create the Ultimate Scientific Poster with User Experience Design
    AUG 06, 2020 11:30 AM PDT

    Part II: How to Create the Ultimate Scientific Poster with User Experience Design

    Mike Morrison
    User Experience Designer, Graduate Student, Michigan State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Profiles in Science: Academia Careers
  • Part I: The Team, the Generalist, and Seeing Through Blind Spots
    AUG 07, 2020 9:00 AM PDT

    Part I: The Team, the Generalist, and Seeing Through Blind Spots

    Jeffrey S. Moore, PhD
    Beckman Institute Director, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Stanley O. Ikenberry Endowed Chair, Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, HHMI Professor
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part II: Adventures in Molecular Recognition
    AUG 07, 2020 9:00 AM PDT

    Part II: Adventures in Molecular Recognition

    Ming Chen Hammond, PhD
    Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Utah
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Profiles in Science: Industry Careers
  • Part I: Adventures in Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
    AUG 07, 2020 10:30 AM PDT

    Part I: Adventures in Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery

    Christopher am Ende, PhD
    Associate Research Fellow, Pfizer, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part II: From the Ivory Tower to the Newsroom: Careers in Science Communication
    AUG 07, 2020 10:30 AM PDT

    Part II: From the Ivory Tower to the Newsroom: Careers in Science Communication

    Carmen Drahl, PhD
    Freelance Science Journalist
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Profiles in Science: Medicine Careers
  • Part I: Dual Degrees and Dual Careers -- The Interface between Neurology and Neuroscience
    AUG 07, 2020 12:00 PM PDT

    Part I: Dual Degrees and Dual Careers -- The Interface between Neurology and Neuroscience

    Terrance T. Kummer, MD, PhD
    Director of Neurotrauma ICU, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part II: From Oil Refineries to Cataract Surgeries: My Life through Process Flow Diagrams
    AUG 07, 2020 12:00 PM PDT

    Part II: From Oil Refineries to Cataract Surgeries: My Life through Process Flow Diagrams

    Shameema Sikder, MD
    Director of the Center of Excellence for Ophthalmic Surgical Education and Training, Johns Hopkins Hospital Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part III: The physician scientist track: long trajectory and worth it
    AUG 07, 2020 12:00 PM PDT

    Part III: The physician scientist track: long trajectory and worth it

    Kirk Wangensteen, MD, PhD
    Physician, Penn Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Medicine in Genetics, University of Pennsylvania
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Part IV: How to be a sane clinician scientist - a timeline
    AUG 07, 2020 12:00 PM PDT

    Part IV: How to be a sane clinician scientist - a timeline

    Lois Smith, MD, PhD
    Clinican Scientist Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mental Health in the Sciences
  • Self‐care is Not the Enemy of Performance
    AUG 08, 2020 9:30 AM PDT

    Self‐care is Not the Enemy of Performance

    Jennifer M. Heemstra, PhD
    Associate Professor of Chemistry, Emory University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Closing Remarks
  • AUG 08, 2020 11:00 AM PDT

    Appreciation Award Presentation and Closing Remarks

    Anne Hultgren, PhD
    Executive Director, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
    William H. May
    Chairman of the Board of Directors, Arnold and Mabel Be...
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