Summertime! (TimothyLev/Wikipedia)

Come over to Meadhall  on Wednesday, August 10, between 6:30 and 8:30 for the 2016 NESW Summer Social! We’ve reserved a private room at this popular Kendall Square brew pub where we can network, catch up on comings and goings, suggest future NESW events, and commiserate about how fast summer is going!

There will be a cash bar and appetizers. Tickets are $15 per person. Members and non-members welcome.

RSVP today!

Registration is now open for our June 22 CRISPR panel with researchers from the Broad Institute, followed by an informal gathering at Meadhall.

The panel’s speakers:

• John Doench, associate director, Broad Institute’s Gene Perturbation Program
• Ann Ran, postdoctoral fellow, Zhang Lab
• Omar Abudayyeh and Jonathan Gootenberg, graduate students, Zhang Lab

will discuss CRISPR genome editing, how it works and, how it’s being developed for a wide range of uses.

The discussion will take place in the auditorium at the Broad Institute (415 Main Street, Cambridge) starting at 6:30pm, followed by an informal gathering around the corner at Meadhall.

This event is free for NESW members, $5 for guests.

To register, visit our event page. And if you are an NESW member and have not yet registered with MemberPlanet (our new membership service provider), follow this link, then click the blue “Join our group” button.