The Computational and Systems Biology Ph.D. Program will hold our annual retreat at the Colony Hotel in picturesque Kennebunkport, ME. Sunday, October 8th – Monday, October 9th 2023. Our retreat will feature a poster session, lobster buffet, and talks from CSB students, MIT Faculty, and invited industry speakers.
Our Career Panel is Monday from 10:45 am – 11:45 am and will feature: Dr. Kathy Lin( Dyno Therapeutics), Dr. Alex Drong (Rome Therapeutics), Dr. Amy Moody (Pfizer), Prof. Olivia Corradin (MIT Biology), and Prof. Connor Coley (MIT Chemical Engineering).
We are pleased to announce our lineup of speakers:
Monday, October 9, 2023, 9:30 – 10:00 am
Prof. Connor Coley, MIT Chemical Engineering Department
Talk Title: " Designing, evaluating, and synthesizing new molecules with the help of AI"
Bio: Connor received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Caltech and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering MIT. His research interests are in how data science and laboratory automation can be used to streamline discovery in the chemical sciences.
Monday, October 9, 2023, 10:00-10:30 am
Prof. Olivia Corradin, MIT Biology Department
Talk Title: "Pathogenic dysregulation of transcriptional enhancer elements"
Bio: Olivia Corradin was appointed as a Whitehead Member and Assistant Professor at MIT in 2021. She began her independent career in 2016 through the Whitehead Institute Fellows program. Prior to that, Olivia completed her PhD at Case Western Reserve University under the mentorship of Dr. Peter Scacheri. The Corradin Lab investigates genetic and epigenetic variation that contribute to diverse human diseases including multiple sclerosis and opioid use disorder.