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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

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    CONTACT Will Chaussee    william.chaussee@northwestern.edu EMAIL

    CALENDAR McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)

  • Sep
    8

    Welcome & Breakfast for New McCormick PhD Students

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    9:00 AM LR2 & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute

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    TIME Monday, September 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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    CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

    CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  • Sep
    12

    New Undergraduate Fall 2025 Registration

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    TIME Friday, September 12, 2025

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    CONTACT Office of the Registrar    nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    15

    Welcome & Luncheon for New Full-time Graduate Students

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    11:00 AM Ryan Auditorium & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute

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    TIME Monday, September 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

    LOCATION Ryan Auditorium & Tech East Plaza, Technological Institute    map it

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    CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

    CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  • Sep
    16

    Fall Classes Begin. Change of Registration (Drop/Add) Late registration for returning students begins

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    TIME Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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    CONTACT Office of the Registrar    nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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