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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif">My apologies, the day is FRIDAY, NOT THURSDAY, my mistake.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif">Katie<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Katayoon (Katie) Dehesh</span></font><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Director, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, Distinguished Professor
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Ernst and Helen Leibacher Endowed Chair in Botany and Plant Sciences</span></font><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">University of California, Riverside, CA 92521</span></font><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Phone: (951) 827-6370; Fax: (951) 827-5155</span></font><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> IIGB_All
<iigb_all-bounces@lists.ucr.edu> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span>
</b>Katayoon Dehesh via IIGB_All<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, May 5, 2025 11:16 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> IIGB_All@lists.ucr.edu; Bpsfaculty <bpsfaculty-bounces@lists.ucr.edu><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Elizabeth Watkins <elizabeth.watkins@ucr.edu>; VCRed VCRed <vcred@ucr.edu>; Bahram Mobasher <mobasher@ucr.edu>; hooria@ucr.edu<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [IIGB_All] FW: *FRIDAY* IIGB SYMPOSIUM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif">This is a friendly reminder that the
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">IIGB Symposium</span></b> will take place on <b>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Thursday, May 9th</span></b>, from <b><span style="font-weight:bold">1:00 to 5:00 PM</span></b>, followed by a reception. This event is a rare and exciting opportunity to hear from leading scientists across the tree of life.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif">Our distinguished speakers include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif;font-weight:bold">Dr. Randy Schekman</span></font></b><font face="goergia"><span style="font-family:"goergia",serif">,
Nobel Laureate in Physiology /Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif;font-weight:bold">Dr. Sabeeha Merchant</span></font></b><font face="goergia"><span style="font-family:"goergia",serif">
and <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Dr. Arthur Grossman</span></b>, members of the National Academy of Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif;font-weight:bold">Dr. Ruth Huttenhain</span></font></b><font face="goergia"><span style="font-family:"goergia",serif">,
a rising star in her field<o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif">Please join us in celebrating and advancing scientific excellence. Your presence will help foster a vibrant research culture at UCR.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif">We look forward to seeing you there!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif">Be powerful<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif">Katie<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Katayoon (Katie) Dehesh</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Director, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, Distinguished Professor
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Ernst and Helen Leibacher Endowed Chair in Botany and Plant Sciences</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">University of California, Riverside, CA 92521</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Phone: (951) 827-6370; Fax: (951) 827-5155</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="goergia"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"goergia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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