[FRIAM] Fwd: TOMORROW in New York: Talk by the NOBEL PRIZE winner Richard J. Roberts

Mon Dec 10 18:16:50 EST 2018

Let's try it this way:

This is happening TOMORROW: please join us for the talk of a Nobel Prize
winner  Sir Richard J. Roberts at NYU Tandon!

[image: electricalcompeng_header.png]
[image: AI Seminar Series]

*ECE Seminar Series on Modern Artificial Intelligence:The Path to the Nobel
Prize*

*[image: Richard J. Roberts]*
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*Time & Location:*Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018
11:00am EST
370 Jay Street
Room 1201

*Contact:Anna Choromanska <ac5455 at nyu.edu>*
*Richard J. Roberts*Dr. Richard J. Roberts is the Chief Scientific Officer
at New England Biolabs, Beverly, Massachusetts. He received a Ph.D. in
Organic Chemistry in 1968 from Sheffield University and then moved as a
postdoctoral fellow to Harvard.

>From 1972 to 1992, he worked at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, eventually
becoming Assistant Director for Research under Dr. J.D. Watson. He began
work on the newly discovered Type II restriction enzymes in 1972 and these
enzymes have been a major research theme. Studies of transcription in
Adenovirus-2 led to the discovery of split genes and mRNA splicing in 1977,
for which he received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1993. During the
sequencing of the Adenovirus-2 genome computational tools became essential
and his laboratory pioneered the application of computers in this area. DNA
methyltransferases, as components of restriction-modification systems are
also of active interest and the first crystal structures for the HhaI
methyltransferase led to the discovery of base flipping. Bioinformatic
studies of microbial genomes to find new restriction systems are a major
research focus as is the elucidation of DNA methyltransferase recognition
sequences using SMRT sequencing and a new approach to m5C containing
recognition sequences.

*The Path to the Nobel Prize*
I will briefly describe how I became interested in science and how I almost
became a professional billiards player. Following my early interests in
chemistry, and my pursuit of a Ph.D. in chemistry I became fascinated with
biology and read a book, “The Thread of Life” by John Kendrew that led to
my becoming a molecular biologist. I will describe the research that led to
the discovery of RNA splicing, which turned out to be a temporary diversion
from my real interests in DNA restriction and modification. With a keen
interest in sequencing DNA I became heavily involved in using computers and
was a pioneer in what is now called bioinformatics. In the RM field many
discoveries have been made including, most recently, some exciting
findings on bacterial methylomes.

My career has spanned traditional academic research to more commercially
inspired ventures. Since I now work at New England Biolabs, a for-profit
company, I will describe its origins, its philosophy towards business and
life, and how commercial success can fund innovative research. One theme
running through my career has been a lack of respect for dogma and a keen
sense of questioning everything that people tell me they already know.
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Frank Wimberly

My memoir:
https://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly

My scientific publications:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2

Phone (505) 670-9918

On Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 4:04 PM Nick Thompson <nickthompson at earthlink.net
wrote:

> Hmm.  Outlook provides me with no such opportunity.
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> Nicholas S. Thompson
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> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
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> Clark University
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> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
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> *From:* Frank Wimberly [mailto:wimberly3 at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, December 10, 2018 12:20 PM
> *To:* Thompson, Nicholas <nickthompson at earthlink.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: TOMORROW in New York: Talk by the NOBEL PRIZE
> winner Richard J. Roberts
>
>
>
> I have to click on "Show quoted text".
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> -----------------------------------
> Frank Wimberly
>
> My memoir:
> https://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly
>
> My scientific publications:
> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2
>
> Phone (505) 670-9918
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>
>
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 11:39 AM Nick Thompson <nickthompson at earthlink.net
> wrote:
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> Frank,
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>
> Something about this message felt Spoofish.?  For one thing, it appeared
> to have no content. Is you you?
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> n
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> Nicholas S. Thompson
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> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
>
> Clark University
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
>
>
>
> *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Frank
> Wimberly
> *Sent:* Monday, December 10, 2018 11:11 AM
> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <
> friam at redfish.com>
> *Subject:* [FRIAM] Fwd: TOMORROW in New York: Talk by the NOBEL PRIZE
> winner Richard J. Roberts
>
>
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------
> Frank Wimberly
>
> My memoir:
> https://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly
>
> My scientific publications:
> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2
>
> Phone (505) 670-9918
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: *Sharon Cavlovich* <sharonw at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Date: Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 7:26 AM
> Subject: Fwd: TOMORROW in New York: Talk by the NOBEL PRIZE winner Richard
> J. Roberts
> To: <ml-seminar at cs.cmu.edu>
>
>
>
>
>
> This may be of interest to some of you and you can attend remotely!
>
> This is happening TOMORROW: please join us for the talk of a Nobel Prize
> winner  Sir Richard J. Roberts at NYU Tandon!
>
>
>
> [image: electricalcompeng_header.png]
>
> [image: AI Seminar Series]
>
> *ECE **Seminar** Series on Modern Artificial Intelligence:*
> *The Path to the Nobel Prize*
>
> *[image: Richard J. Roberts]*
> ------------------------------
>
>
>
> *Time & Location:*Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018
> 11:00am EST
> 370 Jay Street
> Room 1201
>
>
> *Contact:Anna Choromanska <ac5455 at nyu.edu>*
>
> *Richard J. Roberts*
> Dr. Richard J. Roberts is the Chief Scientific Officer at New England
> Biolabs, Beverly, Massachusetts. He received a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry
> in 1968 from Sheffield University and then moved as a postdoctoral fellow
> to Harvard.
>
> From 1972 to 1992, he worked at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, eventually
> becoming Assistant Director for Research under Dr. J.D. Watson. He began
> work on the newly discovered Type II restriction enzymes in 1972 and these
> enzymes have been a major research theme. Studies of transcription in
> Adenovirus-2 led to the discovery of split genes and mRNA splicing in 1977,
> for which he received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1993. During the
> sequencing of the Adenovirus-2 genome computational tools became essential
> and his laboratory pioneered the application of computers in this area. DNA
> methyltransferases, as components of restriction-modification systems are
> also of active interest and the first crystal structures for the HhaI
> methyltransferase led to the discovery of base flipping. Bioinformatic
> studies of microbial genomes to find new restriction systems are a major
> research focus as is the elucidation of DNA methyltransferase recognition
> sequences using SMRT sequencing and a new approach to m5C containing
> recognition sequences.
>
> *The Path to the Nobel Prize*
> I will briefly describe how I became interested in science and how I
> almost became a professional billiards player. Following my early interests
> in chemistry, and my pursuit of a Ph.D. in chemistry I became fascinated
> with biology and read a book, “The Thread of Life” by John Kendrew that led
> to my becoming a molecular biologist. I will describe the research that led
> to the discovery of RNA splicing, which turned out to be a temporary
> diversion from my real interests in DNA restriction and modification. With
> a keen interest in sequencing DNA I became heavily involved in using
> computers and was a pioneer in what is now called bioinformatics. In the RM
> field many discoveries have been made including, most recently, some
> exciting findings on bacterial methylomes.
>
> My career has spanned traditional academic research to more commercially
> inspired ventures. Since I now work at New England Biolabs, a for-profit
> company, I will describe its origins, its philosophy towards business and
> life, and how commercial success can fund innovative research. One theme
> running through my career has been a lack of respect for dogma and a keen
> sense of questioning everything that people tell me they already know.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
>
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> The Seminar Series in Modern Artificial Intelligence begins a new
> tradition at New York University. The series will be held at NYU Tandon
> School of Engineering and is hosted by the Department of Electrical and
> Computer Engineering. Organized by Professor Anna Choromanska, the series
> aims to bring together faculty and students to discuss the most important
> research trends in the world of AI. The speakers include world-renowned
> experts whose research is making an immense impact on the development of
> new machine learning techniques and technologies and helping to build a
> better, smarter, more-connected world.
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> Anna Choromanska
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> Assistant Professor
>
> Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
>
> NYU Tandon School of Engineering
>
> New York University
>
> Room LC266D
>
> 5 Metrotech Center
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> New York, NY 11201, USA
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> Office phone: 646.997.0269
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> ac5455 at nyu dot edu
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> achoroma at gmail dot com
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> <http://engineering.nyu.edu/people/anna-choromanska>*
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