Events
IGI Grand Opening Celebration
The Innovative Genomics Initiative (IGI) celebrated its Grand Opening during an evening reception on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, in the Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences at UC Berkeley. Colleagues, friends and collaborators in academia and industry joined the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, San Francisco, and other distinguished guests to welcome this bold new effort that embraces a new era in genomic engineering.
IGI Grand Opening Celebration
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
5:00-6:30 PM Pacific
Li Ka Shing Center at UC Berkeley
Video Presentation (4:55):
The Innovative Genomics Initiative and the Future of Genomics Research
Event Photos:
Jennifer Doudna with AstraZeneca‘s Lorenz Mayr:
Jennifer Doudna with Agilent‘s Steve Laderman and Laurakay Bruhn:
Press Releases:
Launch of new genomics initiative draws enthusiastic industry, academic partners
UC Berkeley News Center – Robert Sanders, Media Relations | February 5, 2015
UC Berkeley partners with UCSF, pharmaceutical companies in new genomic initiative
The Daily Californian – Natchapol Praditpetchara and Elaina Provencio | February 9, 2015
We strive to make our events accessible and inclusive. The Innovative Genomics Institute Building is ADA compliant, and has a lactation room that visitors can use. For disability accommodation information and/or access to the lactation room, please contact the event organizer or email igi-info@berkeley.edu.