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• May

  28

  BTP Seminar Series: Brad Merrill, University of Illinois Chicago

  McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)

  12:00 PM LR4, Technological Institute

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  Syntax in Epigenetic Programming for Stem Cell DIfferentaition and Therapeutics

  Our genomes encode the re-use of elements (i.e. signaling pathways, transcription factors, etc) in multiple distinct contexts to achieve remarkably organized processes during embryogenesis. In this presentation, we will discuss 1) how the sequential order of activities can be essential for those activities’ ability to carry out genetic instructions, 2) the development of a synthetic biology system for programming step-wise stimulation of multiple activites in stem cells, and 3) building a company that uses synthetic biology to program human stem cell differentiation.

  Brad Merrill, PhD is currently a professor within the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at University of Illinois (UIC). Brad received his PhD from University of California, San Diego and Postdoc at the University of Chicago, and Rockefeller University. After training in yeast genetics and mouse developmental biology, he started his research lab at UIC in 2004. Over the last two decades, Brad has been fortunate enough to have curious and dedicated trainees pursue research into a variety of shared research interests, including the molecular biology of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling, roles of Tcf/Lef factors in animals and stem cells, and the dynamic process of gastrulation. Recently, his group began to use the interesting biology of CRISPR systems for engineering synthetic biological tools, including the platform technology for the local biotech start-up, Syntax Bio.

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  TIME Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  LOCATION LR4, Technological Institute    map it

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  CONTACT Will Chaussee    william.chaussee@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)

• Feb

  19

  ChBE Seminar Series - Yi Tang, Guest Seminar – February 19th @9:45am in Tech L361

  McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)

  9:45 AM L361, Technological Institute

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  Dear ChBE Department and affiliates,

  Please join us Thursday, February 19th at 9:45am in Tech L361 for a guest seminar by Yi Tang.

  Yi Tang will present a seminar titled, "Discovery and Engineering of Biosynthetic Pathways".

  Bagels and coffee will be provided at 9:30am, and the seminar will start at 9:45am. Please plan to arrive on time to grab a bagel and mingle!

  *Please note that there will be no Zoom option for seminars this year.

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  TIME Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

  LOCATION L361, Technological Institute    map it

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  CONTACT Jennifer Young    jennifer.young@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)

• Feb

  26

  ChBE Seminar Series - Michelle Calabrese, Guest Seminar – February 26th @9:45am in Tech L361

  McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)

  9:30 AM L361, Technological Institute

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  Dear ChBE Department and affiliates,

  Please join us Thursday, February 26th at 9:45am in Tech L361 for a guest seminar by Michelle Calabrese.

  Michelle Calabrese will present a seminar titled, "TBD".

  Bagels and coffee will be provided at 9:30am, and the seminar will start at 9:45am. Please plan to arrive on time to grab a bagel and mingle!

  *Please note that there will be no Zoom option for seminars this year.

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  TIME Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

  LOCATION L361, Technological Institute    map it

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  CONTACT Jennifer Young    jennifer.young@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)

• Mar

  5

  ChBE Seminar Series - Nitash Balsara, Guest Seminar – March 5th @9:45am in Tech L361

  McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)

  9:30 AM L361, Technological Institute

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  Dear ChBE Department and affiliates,

  Please join us Thursday, March 5th at 9:45am in Tech L361 for a guest seminar by Nitash Balsara.

  Nitash Balsara will present a seminar titled, "Movement of Polymer Molecules under Electric Fields and Relevance to Rechargeable Batteries".

  Bagels and coffee will be provided at 9:30am, and the seminar will start at 9:45am. Please plan to arrive on time to grab a bagel and mingle!

  *Please note that there will be no Zoom option for seminars this year.

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  TIME Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

  LOCATION L361, Technological Institute    map it

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  CONTACT Jennifer Young    jennifer.young@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)

• Mar

  12

  ChBE Seminar Series - Daniel de Castro Assumpcao and Elizabeth Johnson, Student Seminars – March 12th @9:45am in Tech L361

  McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)

  9:30 AM L361, Technological Institute

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  Dear ChBE Department and affiliates,

  Please join us Thursday, March 12th at 9:45am in Tech L361 for student seminars by Daniel de Castro Assumpcao and Elizabeth Johnson.

  Daniel de Castro Assumpcao will present a seminar titled, "Reaching the Liver, and the Liver only: A Targeted Nanodelivery Strategy".

  Elizabeth Johnson will present a seminar titled, "Microcompartment signal sequences work cooperatively to mediate enzymatic core formation and encapsulated pathway function".

  Bagels and coffee will be provided at 9:30am, and the seminar will start at 9:45am. Please plan to arrive on time to grab a bagel and mingle!

  *Please note that there will be no Zoom option for seminars this year.

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  TIME Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

  LOCATION L361, Technological Institute    map it

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  CONTACT Jennifer Young    jennifer.young@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)