iCons 2017 Fall Integrative Workshop

Date and time: 
Thu, Nov 9, 2017 - 6:00pm
Location: 

Integrative Learning Center, S-131

Speaker: 

Dr. Jonathan Thon

Affiliation: 

Harvard Medical School, Platelet Biogenesis

Notes: 

Refreshments served @ 6pm in ILC Atrium, Program begins @ 6:30pm sharp in ILC S-131.

Flyer: 
PDF icon iCons Fall Integrative Workshop
Event Details 

This year's workshop will take place on Thursday, November 9th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. We are pleased to be hosting Dr. Jonathan Thon, a leading innovator and Professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School .  Dr. Thon will focus on his work with the Harvard spin-off, Platelet Biogenesis, of which he is co-founder and CEO/CSO.  Platelet BioGenesis is making human platelets from stem cells.  In this interactive workshop, which will model the case study approach used in the iCons program, Thon will facilitate a work session around the problem of global blood shortages.

Inception Material to read before event:

https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v549/n7673_supp_out/pdf/549S12a.pd...

http://www.who.int/worldblooddonorday/campaignkit/WBDD_GlobalNeed_English.pdf