Innovation Week kicks off today in the Durham Research Center Atrium with free pens, T-shirts and a chance to mingle with UNeMed staff.
Jo-on-the-Go also will be on hand, providing complimentary espressos and smoothies to all attendees during the event, which runs from 9-11 a.m.
Innovation Week is a series of events hosted by UNeMed to celebrate and honor the annual innovations and discoveries at UNMC. The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday
Panel discussion about the biomedical applications and implications of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool. Panelists will include UNMC researcher Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, Ph.D., and patent attorney Bill Adolfsen, Ph.D. The discussion begins at 1:30 p.m. in the Yanney Conference Center located on the ground floor of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
Wednesday
Jason Nickla, J.D., UNeMed’s Director of Intellectual Property, will lead a hands-on workshop on how to run patent searches. The workshop is planned from 3-5 p.m. in the Yanney Conference Center. A light snack and refreshments will be provided.
BioNebraska will host a luncheon and networking session celebrating “Nebraska Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.” The luncheon will be at the Quarry Oaks Golf Club in Ashland, Neb., from noon-2 p.m. Cost per ticket is $25. Contact Phil Kozera at pkozera@bionebraska.org or 308-440-8828 to RSVP.
Thursday
UNeMed hosts the Research Innovation Awards Banquet to recognize all those who were issued a new patent, licensed a technology, or developed a new invention over the previous fiscal year. UNeMed also will present special awards for the “Most Promising New Invention” of 2017 and the “Emerging Inventor.” The awards will be at the Sorrell Center in the Truhlsen Campus Events Center beginning at 5 p.m. Contact UNeMed to request an invitation.
Friday
Attend a panel discussion about alternate career options for scientists away from the bench. The panel also will meet in the Yanney Conference Center, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Free lunch will be provided to the first 50 guests.