Learn how Codexis’ uses their CodeEvolver® technology to unlock the power of proteins™ for sustainable pharmaceutical manufacture, design of new food ingredient processes and products, and for creation of unique, targeted biotherapeutics. Visit their Silicon Valley headquarters for an introduction to protein engineering and for a laboratory tour that showcases ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free
Measuring What’s Important to Your Cell - Seahorse Cell Analysis Solutions (Agilent)Come meet Darlene Solomon and her team, who will introduce you to the Seahorse live cell characterization platform.  With over 20,000 genes, 200,000 proteins and thousands of pathways, you can’t measure everything in a cell at once, but you can measure what provides the energy that drives its metabolism. Easy to ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Modeling baryonic effects for future weak lensing surveyThe modification of matter distribution due to baryonic physics is one of the major theoretical uncertainties in cosmological weak lensing measurements. Developing mitigation schemes for effects of baryons is crucial to assure robustness of cosmological analysis, and has potential to increase the constraining power by extracting information from small scale ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Signatures of massive neutrinos on Large Scale Structure Neutrino oscillation experiments have shown that there are at least two massive neutrino eigenstates, in a mass range that can produce observable signatures in current and future cosmological surveys. I will talk about the challenges and progress in correctly including the effects of massive neutrinos in N-body simulations of structure ...
Profiling Synthetic Biology Pathways and Metabolites by Mass Spectrometry (Agilent)Join Agilent CTO Darlene Solomon for a workshop on metabolomics and mass spectrometry. Understand the importance and capability of molecular identification and measurement of biological systems in advancing the design, test and analysis of synthetic biology, ultimately making biology easier to engineer.  This workshop will also include a lab tour and ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost:
Smart Additive Manufacturing: Bioinspired Algorithmic - Driven Design of CompositesAfter billions of years of evolution, it comes as no surprise that biological materials are identified as invaluable sources of inspiration in the search for new materials. Bone, teeth, and spider silk are high-performing biological composites that possess impressive mechanical properties unmatched by their engineering counterparts. Many required mechanical properties ...
Titanium is an ideal metal for green and sustainable catalysis - it is the 2nd most earth-abundant transition metal, and the byproducts of Ti reactions (TiO2) are nontoxic. However, a significant challenge of utilizing early transition metals for catalytic redox processes is that they typically do not undergo facile oxidation ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
$5 First Friday: The Future of SpaceOur natural curiosity to learn about the universe and our place within it has driven us to explore further into the outer reaches of space than before. Learn why we go, how we get there, and what we do there, in this fun space-themed night. Hands-on activities, presentations and a ...
Where: OaklandCost: $5
swissnex Salon: Opening NightThe opening event of the swissnex Salon celebrates the theme of “Responsibility Towards Creation†with talks, performances, and experiences examining the challenges facing the fundamental values underlying democratic societies. The Salon proposes a radical change in the way we think about the role of science, technology, and creativity. In addition ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15
The Thrill of Discovery: Seeing Gravitational Waves AND Light from a Neutron Star Collision"Holy Smokes! Seeing Gravitational Waves AND light from a Neutron Star Smashup? Now we're big time!â€On Aug 17, 2017, astronomers around the world saw an event they had waited a long, long time for, observing Gravitational Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation from a Binary Neutron Star merger. In this talk, Dr ...
