Pint of Science festival features UIC speakers
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This year’s annual Pint of Science festival—which brings some of the most brilliant scientists to a local bar or cafe to discuss their latest research and findings—will feature Hananeh Esmailbeigi, UIC Richard and Loan Hill Department of Biomedical Engineering clinical professor and director of industry and alumni engagement.
The festival, which takes place at Vintage Bar on May 18-20, will also feature talks from other UIC researchers, including members of UIC Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Professor Orly Lazarov’s and Assistant Professor Miguel Lujan Perez’s labs.
Other speakers include Illinois Natural History Survey Assistant Research Scientist and Vertebrate Curator Arianna Kuhn, Lake Forest College Assistant Professor of Biology William C. Beckerson, and Northwestern University Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Ryan Truby.
A separate series of talks will also take place in Chicago at the Woodlawn Tap in Hyde Park.
Pint of Science USA is a national chapter of the international festival. Festival events will take place throughout the country in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Urbana-Champaign.
Tickets cost $2 and are available online at https://pintofscience.us/.