68th ASC Annual Scientific Virtual Meeting Highlights

Jaime Rice2020-09-09T11:25:41-04:00September 9th, 2020|

State of the Society Address Thursday, November 5, 2020 10:35 AM – 11:00 AM Daniel F.I. Kurtycz, MD The State of the Society Address is given by the current ASC President, ASC Foundation President and Senior-ranking Cytotechnologist on the Executive Board. The address will cover the latest developments in the Society/Foundation as well as any future ASC Initiatives.   New Frontiers Lecture/Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life’s Origins Thursday, November 5, 2020 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Robert Hazen, PhD How did life arise? Is life’s origin a cosmic imperative manifest throughout the cosmos, or is life an improbable accident, restricted to a few planets (or only one)? Scientists seek experimental and theoretical frameworks to deduce the origin of life. In this context the concept of emergent systems provides a unifying approach. Natural systems with many interacting components, such as molecules, cells, or organisms, often display complex behavior not [...]