2020

NHGRI-H3Africa DNA Day Speaker Exchange Webinar

On Thursday, April 16, 2020, from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Eastern, NHGRI hosted the NHGRI-H3Africa DNA Day Speaker Exchange Webinar, featuring the following topics and speakers:

Understanding the Molecular Profile of Metabolic Health Obesity in African Americans: From Single Molecule Approach to -Omics

Ayo Doumatey, Ph.D.

NHGRI



Ayo Doumatey, Ph.D. NHGRI The Extent and Impact of Variation in ADME Genes in Sub-Saharan African Populations.

Jorge da Rocha, Ph.D. Candidate

Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of the Witwatersrand



National DNA Day Twitter Chat: Celebrate at Home!

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted a National DNA Day Twitter Chat on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., Eastern.

@DNADay will highlighted genetic and genomics resources accessible from mobile phones and home computers for families to celebrate National DNA Day at home. All were invited to participate using #DNADay2020.

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2019

Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture - David Kong, Ph.D.

NHGRI hosted its annual Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Speaker Series with special guest speaker David Kong, Ph.D., is a synthetic biologist, community organizer, musician and photographer.

Dr. Kong's discussion topic is connecting the life sciences with diverse communities. The event took place on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in Lister Hill Auditorium (Bldg. 38A).

More about Dr. David Kong:

Dr. Kong received a Master's degree in nanotechnology and a Ph.D. in synthetic biology from MIT. He is a researcher at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory developing microfluidic, "Lab-on-a-chip" biotechnologies. Dr. Kong was recognized as an emerging leader in synthetic biology as a "LEAP" fellow, served as a guest faculty member at the Marine Biology Lab in Woods Hole, and is managing faculty of "How To Grow (Almost) Anything," an international course on biotechnology. He is the founder and director of EMW, a community center in Cambridge, MA. Dr. Kong is part of the EMW Street Bio team that created Biota Beats. Biota Beats translates bacterial cultures into music, ultimately fostering community, transfer and exchange while celebrating art, science and life in all forms.