- iCOOL participates in the WISE in Washington, D.C.
PI Loren Williams, Co-I Eric Smith, and PhD student Vahab Rajaei participated in the Workshop on Information, Selection, and Evolution (WISE) at the Carnegie Science Earth and Planets Laboratory in Washington, D.C., October 23-25, 2024.… Read more: iCOOL participates in the WISE in Washington, D.C. - Co-I Anton Petrov speaks at the University of Houston
September 15, 2024. Center for Integration of the Origins of Life Co-I Anton Petrov was invited to speak at the University of Houston on September 11, 2024. His presentation on the Origins of Evolution and… Read more: Co-I Anton Petrov speaks at the University of Houston - Welcome Dr. Pau Capera Aragonès, postdoctoral fellow
August 1, 2024. Dr. Pau Capera Aragonès, a theoretical scientist, joined PI Loren Williams’ Lab at Georgia Tech as a postdoctoral fellow. Pau joins us from iCOOL Collaborator Moran Frenkel-Pinter’s lab at the Hebrew University… Read more: Welcome Dr. Pau Capera Aragonès, postdoctoral fellow - Dr. Kavita Matange joins Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
August 19, 2024. Congratulations and farewell to Kavita Matange, who is leaving for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). Kavita is a CSHL Postdoctoral Fellow in the Cifani Laboratory. - Hannah Usadi receives ArtiSci and Fan Favorite awards!
July 19, 2024. iCOOL artist in residence Hannah Usadi worked with PI Loren Williams to develop an original artwork comic called “Water and the Origin of Life”. The comic was displayed in the art show… Read more: Hannah Usadi receives ArtiSci and Fan Favorite awards! - Co-I Zoe Todd speaks at Georgia Tech
The Center for Integration of the Origins of Life welcomed Co-I Zoe Todd from the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a Special Seminar on July 11, 2024. Dr. Todd spoke on Astronomy to Chemistry, towards a… Read more: Co-I Zoe Todd speaks at Georgia Tech - Congrats to our Bachelor of Science degree recipients!
Undergraduate researchers Amelfa Rose Bleyl and Octavio Calvo are Georgia Tech graduates! Rose received a BS in Chemistry and Octavio a BS in Biology. Both are pursuing graduate research. - iCOOL holds a mini symposium for the astrobiology community
May 16, 2024. The Center for Integration of the Origins of Life (iCOOL) hosted a mini symposium entitled “The art of origins: biopolymers, water, and other players near the origins of life” on May 14,… Read more: iCOOL holds a mini symposium for the astrobiology community - iCOOL presents at AbSciCon 2024
May 10, 2024. The Center for Integration of the Origins of Life convened in Providence, RI for AbSciCon 2024 on May 5-10, 2024. PI Loren Williams, Co-Is Jessica Bowman, Jennifer Glass, Anton Petrov, Eric Smith,… Read more: iCOOL presents at AbSciCon 2024 - Congratulations to Dr. Kavita Matange!
May 2, 2024. Kavita Matange received her PhD in Biochemistry at the Spring 2024 Georgia Tech commencement exercises. - Kavita Matange successfully defends her PhD thesis
April 9, 2024. Kavita successfully defends her PhD thesis entitled “Chemical Evolution at the Origins of Life: An experimental and conceptual framework.”