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2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Mini-Jamboree

July 22nd, 2016

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Background

Last year, UMaryland iGEM founded the first Mid-Atlantic Meet-up and hosted four other teams: UVA, William and Mary, Duke, and Rock Ridge High School. Each team gave a 25 minute presentation of their project followed by a Q&A with the audience. We were also fortunate enough to have Special Agent Edward You of the FBI and UMD Professor Raymond St. Leger as guest speakers.

This year, we plan to host many more teams and have a more ambitious agenda planned. We cannot wait to welcome those who attend and show them an amazing UMD experience. The location of the meet-up will be posted closer to the date. If you are a team interested in attending, please do not hesitate to contact us through email or Facebook.

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Speakers

Dr. Ganesh Sriam

Dr. Ganesh Sriram is Keystone Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Affiliate Faculty Member in the Bioengineering and Plant Biology graduate programs at University of Maryland. After earning his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, he graduated a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Iowa State University in 2004, working in the lab of Dr. Jacqueline Shanks. From 2004 to 2007, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the labs of Dr. Katrina Dipple and Dr. James Liao at UCLA.¹

Dr. Todd Kuiken

Dr. Todd Kuiken is a Senior Program Associate with the Science and Technology Innovation Program where he explores the scientific and technological frontier, stimulating discovery and bringing new tools to bear on public policy challenges that emerge as science advances. He is the principal investigator on the Wilson Center’s Synthetic Biology Project, where he has numerous projects evaluating and designing new research and governance strategies to proactively address the biosafety, biosecurity and environmental risks associated with synthetic biology. He is also the human practices chairperson of the International Genetically Engineered Machines competition and a founding member of its biosafety/biosecurity committee.²

<sup>1. Bio from http://www.ench.umd.edu/faculty/sriram
2. Bio from https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/todd-kuiken-phd</sup>

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