Twist Bioscience’s Dr. Emily LeProust Disrupting the Future of Bioscience May 19, 2021
Female entrepreneurs are disrupting the traditionally male-dominated field of bioscience. One such disruptor is Dr. Emily Leproust, CEO and co-founder of Twist Bioscience (TWST), whose pioneering work on DNA-based applications and high-throughput DNA synthesis and sequencing is being used in everything from the fight against COVID-19 to brewing a better bottle of beer.
“High-throughput DNA sequencing” refers to a range of next-gen technologies that, essentially, make DNA synthesis and gene sequencing much quicker and more inexpensive to carry out. That in turn enables genetic engineering to be used in a range of medical and non-medical applications that before would have been cost-prohibitive, including digital data storage, medical diagnostics, therapeutics, food technology, and more.
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Credit Carla Dirlikov Canales
Meet Carla Dirlikov Canales, Ypsilanti native, renowned opera singer and arts advocate. She is also founder of the Canales Project, an organization that uses the arts to bridge cultural divides. She joined Creative Washtenaw s Deb Polich and WEMU s David Fair to talk about how she uses her voice to advocate for the arts and creativity in the halls of Congress and across the world.
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Deb Polich, President and CEO of The Arts Alliance
Creative industries in Washtenaw County add hundreds of millions of dollars to the local economy. In the weeks and months to come, 89.1 WEMU s David Fair and co-host Deb Polich, the President and CEO of The Arts Alliance, explore the myriad of contributors that make up the creative sector in Washtenaw County.
Marking the launch of the MEI Art Gallery exhibit, In This Moonless Black Night: Syrian Art After the Uprising, MEI is pleased to host a conversation exploring how Syrian artists in exile have addressed the hope, trauma and displacement of the past decade through their art.
Academics Fine Arts
March 11, 2021
The Sister Dennis Virtual Visiting Artist Speaker Series begins Monday, March 15 with a webinar featuring an Arab-American curator and art historian.
Maymanah Farhat will talk about curatorial practice in relation to diversity, equity and inclusion during a 7 p.m. webinar. You can join the webinar here.
The three-part series, created by the CSB/SJU Art Department, is highlighting Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) artists and curators, and is named for Sr. Dennis Frandrup, OSB, professor emerita of art and artist-in-residence at CSB.
Farhat recently co-curated “History is Not Here: Art and the Arab Imaginary” organized by Mizna at the Minnesota Museum of American Art. Her art historical research and curatorial work focus on underrepresented artists and forgotten art scenes.
The Middle East Institute Arts and Culture Center is proud to open "In this Moonless Black Night: Syrian Art After the Uprising," an exhibition showcasing leading Syrian contemporary artists whose work explores the trauma of the past decade through the experiences of ordinary Syrians.