… for the recently-started Spring Meet at Keeneland (it really is this pretty), I suggest that you find time to attend the 2013 Naff Symposium at the University of Kentucky. This is an annual event put on by the Dept. of Chemistry and centers on aspects of chemistry and molecular biology. This year’s topic is The Origin of Life, and the line-up of speakers is pretty amazing.
From the web site:
Schedule of Events – April 12th, 2013 |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Registration & Continental Breakfast Keeneland Room, W.T. Young Library |
| 8:45 a.m. | Welcome Dr. Eli Capiluto, University of Kentucky President Auditorium, W.T. Young Library |
| 9:00 a.m. |  Dr. Robert HazenGenesis: The Scientific Quest for Life’s Origins Auditorium, W.T. Young Library Abstract & Bio |
| 10:00 a.m. | Break (refreshments available) Keeneland Room, W.T. Young Library |
| 10:30 a.m. |  Dr. Ramanarayanan KrishnamurthyIn Search of Alternatives to Understand the Emergence of RNA Auditorium, W.T. Young Library Abstract & Bio |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. | Poster Session Gallery, W.T. Young Library |
| 2:30 p.m. |  Dr. Ada YonathOrigins of life: from prebiotic peptide bond formation to the contemporary ribosome Auditorium, W.T. Young Library Abstract & Bio |
| 4:00 p.m. | Award Ceremony |
If any readers have the chance to stop by, let me know. I may be able to help with parking and the like.
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Prof. Hunt, I went to the first session and the second session and did a write-up on the talks (which I am willing to share with you if you are interested). I found this webpage while searching for notes from Dr. Krishnamurthy’s talk, which I was unable to attend due to a scheduling conflict. If you went to that one and have notes you’re willing to share it would be great! sdmo228@g.uky.edu Thank you!
Big game this weekend, will you be there?
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