2013 In Vitro Biology Meeting

Keynote Speaker

Protein Networks from an Atlas of Proteotypes

Steve Briggs, Distinguished Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology

Steve Briggs, Distinguished Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, has been named as the Keynote Speaker for the 2013 In Vitro Biology Meeting. He will be speaking on “Protein Networks from an Atlas of Proteotypes.” (See abstract on Sunday, June 16)

Dr. Briggs develops and applies proteomics methods to study the proteotype-phenotype relationship with a focus on signaling networks and plant immunity. Before moving to UCSD, he spent several years in industry at Pioneer/DuPont, Novartis/Syngenta, and Diversa/Verenium. Briggs co-founded the algal biofuel company, Sapphire Energy, and the protemics services company, JadeBio. Dr. Briggs is a Member of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.