Beckman Director's Seminar
Highlighting faculty research
The Beckman Institute Director's Seminar lecture series was designed to encourage interdisciplinary
collaboration among Beckman faculty members. The series will continue to be hosted virtually for the spring 2021 semester. The monthly seminars offer the opportunity
to learn about Beckman researchers and their fields of study. Registration is required.

Beckman will limit public events
With the continued uncertainty caused by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Beckman Institute will host its spring 2021 events online. The Beckman Cafe now offers online ordering with contactless pickup.
For more information, see
covid19.illinois.edu.
Upcoming events
Today
Beckman Director’s Seminar: Sepideh Sadaghiani
Contact name: Stacy Olson
Contact email: communications@beckman.illinois.edu
Contact phone: 217-244-1176
Sepideh Sadaghiani, assistant professor of psychology, will present her research at the Beckman Institute's March Director’s Seminar. She will present, "The functional connectome across spatiotemporal scales: How integrating fMRI and (i)EEG changes our understanding of the human brain." A brief abstract and speaker biography is available online. Registration is required for Zoom access.
Beckman Director’s Seminar: Sameh Tawfick
Contact name: Stacy Olson
Contact email: communications@beckman.illinois.edu
Contact phone: 217-244-1176
Sameh Tawfick, associate professor of mechanical science and engineering, will present his research at the Beckman Institute's early April Director’s Seminar. A brief abstract of his talk and a speaker biography will soon be available online. Registration is required for Zoom access.
Missed one of our fall events?
Check below for video of recent Director's Seminar events that are currently being hosted on Zoom.
Beckman Director's Seminar: Catherine Christian-Hinman
Neuroscientist Catherine Christian-Hinman, assistant professor of molecular and integrative physiology, presents "Functional Changes in Hypothalamic Circuitry Controlling Reproduction in a Mouse Model of Epilepsy." This presentation was recorded via Zoom on February 4, 2021.
More videos
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Beckman Director's Seminar: Hillary Schwarb
Hillary Schwarb, a research scientist at Beckman's Biomedical Imaging Center who also is affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute, will present her research at the Beckman Institute's December Director’s Seminar. Her talk is...
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Beckman Director's Seminar: Marni Boppart
Marni Boppart, professor of kinesiology and community health, will present her research at the Beckman Institute's November Director’s Seminar. She will present "Pursuing the Fountain of Youth: Development of Novel Therapies to Rejuvenate Aged...
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Beckman Director's Seminar: Qian Chen
This Beckman Institute Director’s Seminar features Qian Chen, assistant professor of materials science and engineering. She presented "'Cinematography' at the Nanoscale, From Colloidal Crystallization to Protein Transformation." For an abstract and...
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Beckman Director’s Seminar: Nick Angello and Mayank Garg
The Beckman Institute hosted its first fall Director’s Seminar over Zoom, with two presentations on research relating to COVID-19.
Nick Angello, a chemistry graduate student, presents "Synthesis and Testing of COVID-19 Binding Peptides...