Special Seminar
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Robert C. Edgar, PhD

Independent Scientist

Artem Babaian, PhD

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Robert Edgar is an independent scientist and entrepreneur, best known for developing widely used bioinformatics algorithms, including MUSCLE and USEARCH. He will present a talk titled "Infection and Immunity of Arboviral Diseases: Hope for New Therapies."

Artem Babaian is a CIFAR Azrieli Scholar and leads the Laboratory for RNA-based Lifeforms. He also co-leads the Logan Consortium, which focuses on RNA viruses and plastic-degrading enzymes. He will present a talk titled "Catalyzing a Microplastic-Free Future with 100 Million Gigabytes of DNA."

Details

Dates
August 20, 2025
Time
10:00-11:00am PDT
Location
107 A/B
Audience
Gladstone and UCSF
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Gladstone, we are committed to providing events and professional development activities that resonate with our community’s diverse members. Our goal is to develop creative programming that encompasses a wide variety of ideas and perspectives to inspire, educate, and engage with everyone within our walls.

We want to effect positive change through our events and activities by providing a platform for discussions on important topics related to increasing diversity and inclusiveness in the sciences.