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Dates: June 12-14
Despite enormous advances in our understanding in many areas of biology, the origin of life remains an unsolved problem. Some questions to be addressed in week 1 include:
- Where did life originate? Undersea vents, hot springs, impact craters, or elsewhere?
- How are the precursors for life produced?
- How does abiotic chemistry make the transition to a system that can replicate and evolve?
- What does current life tell us about the habitat and metabolism of the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA)?
Location: This week we will meet in ROC 1.603 on J.J. Pickle Research Campus. UTIG is easily accessible from the UT main campus using the Capital Metro 803 bus.
Week 1 Organizers: David Hoffman, Sean Gulick and Cornelia Rasmussen
Speakers
Laurie Barge, Research Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
David Kring, Senior Staff Scientist, USRA Lunar and Planetary Institute
Loren Williams, Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Schedule
| Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM Continental Breakfast | 9:00 - 9:30 AM Continental Breakfast | 9:00 - 9:30 AM Continental Breakfast |
| 9:30 - 10:00 AM Introduction from Dr. William Cochran and week one organizers | 9:30 - 10:30 AM Tectonics & Life Nick Hayman, UTIG | 9:30 - 10:30 AM Impacts & Life Sean Gulick |
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM Biochemistry for Astronomers David Hoffman | 10:30 - 11:00 AM Coffee Break | 10:30 - 11:00 AM Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM UT Vice President for Research, Dr. Dan Jaffe Coffee break | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM The Horrible Origin of Life Loren Williams | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Impact Origin of Life Hypothesis David Kring |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Discussion | 12:30 - 1:30 PM Lunch | 12:30 - 1:30 PM Lunch |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch | 1:30 - 2:00 PM Earth History of Life Cornelia Rasmussen | 1:30 - 2:00 PM Perspectives from Planetary Atmospheres Laurence Trafton, McDonald Observatory |
| 1:00 - 2:30 PM Origin of life - bio(geo) chemical cycles Laurie Barge | 2:00 - 3:00 PM Group Discussion | 2:00 - 3:00 PM Group Discussion |
| 2:30 - 3:00 PM Coffee Break | 3:00 - 3:30 PM Coffee Break | 3:00 - 3:30 PM Coffee Break |
| 3:00 - 3:30 PM Recovery of Life Chris Lowery, UTIG | 3:30 - 5:00 PM Group Discussion | 3:30 - 5:00 PM Group Discussion |
| 3:30 - 5:00 PM Group Discussion | Evening Organizer dinner with speakers | Evening Informal drinks and discussion |
| Evening Buffet and social get together Open to all participants, please RSVP |