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DESCRIPTION:Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award Lecture\nFeaturing
  2025 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise Award Recipient Dr. Chris Whidbey\n\n 
 \n\nMade possible by an award from the MJ Murdock Charitable Trust\n\n \n\
 n"Small Things Considered: How Our Microbiomes Help Us Stay Healthy"\n\nTh
 e College of Science and Engineering is pleased to invite you to the Lynwo
 od W. Swanson Scientific Research Award Public Lecture featuring the winne
 r of the 2025 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise Award\, Dr. Chris Whidbey. Please
  join us for this special evening of ideas\, conversation and discovery. W
 e look forward to welcoming you.\n\n \n\nThursday\, October 22\, 2026\nSea
 ttle University | Leroux Conference Center (Student Center 160)\nLecture 4
 -5 p.m. | Reception to Follow\n\n \n\nOur bodies are covered inside and ou
 t with microorganisms. Over the last 15 years\, scientists have gained a m
 ore complete understanding of the microbes that make up our microbiomes an
 d have found that certain microbes are associated with better health outco
 mes. But how do these microbes impact our health? And is there a way for u
 s to harness the microbiome to improve health outcomes?\n\n \n\nJoin Assoc
 iate Professor of Chemistry Chris Whidbey for a public lecture exploring t
 hese questions and how he is using tools from chemistry and biology in his
  lab to better understand the relationship between our microbiomes and hum
 an health.\n\n \n\nThe lecture is free and open to everyone interested in 
 learning more about microbiomes and our health. A reception will follow th
 e lecture.\n\n \n\nAbout Dr. Chris Whidbey\n\nDr. Chris Whidbey is an asso
 ciate professor in Seattle University’s Department of Chemistry whose re
 search explores the complex relationship between microbiomes and human hea
 lth. An SU alumnus\, Whidbey earned his degree in 2010 with majors in Chem
 istry\, Biology and Philosophy\, before receiving his PhD in Pathobiology 
 from the University of Washington in 2015. He returned to SU as a faculty 
 member in 2018. \n\n \n\nIn 2025\, Whidbey received the Swanson Promise Aw
 ard for his application of innovative cross-disciplinary tools to the stud
 y of microbiomes and his commitment to providing impactful and inclusive l
 aboratory experiences for undergraduates. This public lecture offers an op
 portunity to learn more about the research that earned Whidbey this recogn
 ition. \n\n \n\nRead more about Dr. Whidbey here or watch the video shown 
 at the Swanson Promise award ceremony. \n\n \n\nAbout the Award\n\nThe Lyn
 wood W. Swanson Promise for Scientific Research Award\, presented by the M
 .J. Murdock Charitable Trust\, recognizes a junior faculty member who has 
 demonstrated exceptional potential in establishing an exemplary\, producti
 ve and sustainable research program at a private undergraduate institution
  in the Pacific Northwest.\n\n \n\nNamed in honor of Dr. Lynwood Swanson a
 nd his service as a trustee of the Murdock Trust\, the award recognizes fa
 culty whose research shows promise while also contributing to the undergra
 duate research experience.
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LOCATION:Student Center\, 160
SUMMARY:Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award Lecture
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 ure-with-chris-whidbey
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