May 4, 2017
Join the MIT Microbiome Club and MIT Museum for a Bacterial Bonanza! During this event you will "speed geek" your way through the Museum, listening to short talks from microbiome experts speaking on a range of topics—from microbes in mucus to the latest clinical microbiome research.
Admission is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
7:00 - 9:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
Presentations:
Microbes, Not So Small After All
Scott Chimileski, Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School, microbephotography.com
Microbes in Mucus
Katharina Ribbeck, Associate Professor at MIT
Shining Light on Microbial Dark Matter with Microfluidics
Cullen R. Buie, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT
The Emerging Role of the Intestinal Microbiome in Multiple Sclerosis
Laurie Cox, Research Fellow at Brigham and Women's Hospital