• Keynote: “Genomics and common sense to improve practical applications of biotechnology”
• The scientific credibility of the region
• The north of Boston as a great place to work

The event will include:

• Keynote
• Speakers from leading genomics companies
• Table top exhibits
• Hiring event breakout for companies to speak directly to students and early career candidates
• Networking

Keynote Speaker: Nobel prize winner, Dr. Richard J. Roberts, Chief Scientific Officer, New England Biolabs, Beverly, Massachusetts.

Dr. Richard J. Roberts received a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in 1968 from Sheffield University and then moved as a postdoctoral fellow to Harvard. From 1972 to 1992, he worked at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, eventually becoming Assistant Director for Research under Dr. J.D. Watson. He began work on the newly discovered Type II restriction enzymes in 1972 and these enzymes have been a major research theme.

Studies of transcription in Adenovirus-2 led to the discovery of split genes and mRNA splicing in 1977, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1993. During the sequencing of the Adenovirus-2 genome computational tools became essential and his laboratory pioneered the application of computers in this area. DNA methyltransferases, as components of restriction-modification systems are also of active interest and the first crystal structures for the HhaI methyltransferase led to the discovery of base flipping. Bioinformatic studies of microbial genomes to find new restriction systems are a major research focus as is the elucidation of DNA methyltransferase recognition sequences using SMRT sequencing and a new approach to m5C containing recognition sequences.

Driving directions to Rose Performance Hall: Rose Performance Hall is located in the Walter J. Manninen Center for the Arts:

Take Route 95 North to Route 128 North (Exit 45). Take Exit 17 (Grapevine Road, Beverly Farms). Turn right off the exit ramp and right again after 1.5 miles onto Haskell Street (by the cemetery). Proceed to the end, and at the stop sign, turn right onto Hale Street/Route 127. Travel approximately 1.5 miles on Route 127 to Endicott College.

The first (receiving) entrance to the College is on the right. If the gate is open, turn right into the campus and proceed straight up the roadway. The Manninen Center is on the left at the top of the hill. Limited parking is available in Lot 15 adjacent to the center. For additional parking, continue past the center and turn left after Gloucester Hall into Lots 13 and 14.

The second (main) entrance is also on the right (approximately 300 yards beyond the first entrance). Enter the campus, drive past the Public Safety building on the left, and continue straight ahead to the main campus road (Endicott Drive), which loops around the campus. Pass the Chapel and Callahan Center on the left and the Gerrish School of Business/ Judge Science Center on the right. Continue past Hempstead Stadium and the Post Center on the left, and proceed down the steep hill. On the right are Lots 13 and 14 -large parking areas that are accessed through an entry point at Gloucester Hall are on the right.

To view the campus map, go to https://map.endicott.edu/

Cost/Registration Info

• $0.00 Executive Members
• $5.00 Individual and InTransition Members
• $5.00 Students
• $10.00 Partners
• Veterans – no charge; email nstcstaff@gmail.com for discount code
• $30.00 All Others
• At-the-Door registration: $20 for members; $35 for all others.