October LASER Event - Stanford

• 7:00-7:25: Irving Weissman(Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine) on "How normal stem cells regenerate the body but sometimes lead to cancer"Besides the more famous embryonic stem cells, there are also adult stem cells, and, unfortunately there are also tumor stem cells...Read more
• 7:25-7:50: James Ferrell(Stanford/ Systems Biology) on "Can Living Cells Assemble Themselves?"Experiments suggest that the ability to self-organize into cell-like structures is basic property of living matter...Read more
• 7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art and science will have 30 seconds to share their work. Please present your work as a teaser so that those who are interested can seek you out during social time following the event.
• 8:10-8:35: Yoon Chung Han(SJSU) on "Biometric Data Arts using Fingerprint and Iris Data"Biometric data artworks that prompt the audience to explore their own identities...Read more
• 8:35-9:00: Aja Duniven(Animate) on "Gamification of Altruistic Action: Gamifying nonprofit outreach for greater impact"Turning everyday activities into games to further fundraising, education, and outreach...Read more

 

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