Topic 1: The Wonderful World of Soft Matter Physics by Dr. Michael Wang, University of New York

Abstract
The field of soft condensed matter physics has grown considerably over the past several decades. Broadly speaking, soft matter research consists of studying systems that can flow and deform easily, ranging from simple liquids to complex biological systems such as cells and tissues. In this talk, I will start by giving broad, nontechnical introduction to soft matter and discuss some of my favorite examples of soft matter systems. I will then focus on a particular aspect of the field, namely self-assembly or how we can build microscopic objects. The goal of this talk is to hopefully introduce those outside of physics and even those in a different field of physics to some of the beautiful phenomena observed in the wonderful field of soft matter physics.

Topic 2: Gene, Genome, sequencing and fun facts from a bioinformatics perspective by Dr. Lijing Bu, University of New Mexico

Abstract
At 21 century, terms like DNA, genes, and genome were mentioned repeatedly during daily life. With 10+ years of experience in the Biology field, I would like to share some basic common concepts in life science and fun facts in modern biotechnology, including mRNA vaccine, immune response, genome sequencing, gene expression, and gene editing, etc. Hope to bring an updated view of current life science and have a better understanding of the biology side of ourselves.

Here is the video of the Seminar.