Harvard Club of Santa Barbara

Lecture and reception with Harvard Professor Daniel Needleman

Join the Harvard Club of Santa Barbara for our annual Harvard-sponsored lecture on Monday, May 14, 2018.

The Harvard Club of Santa Barbara (HCSB), in conjunction with the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA), has arranged for a lecture and reception with Harvard Professor Daniel Needleman on Monday, May 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Club, 1105 Chapala St. Dr. Needleman's lecture is entitled "The Physics of Life: From Active Matter to Improved Medicine." The event will begin with a reception between 5:30 and 6:30. The lecture will follow.
 

This event is open to all Harvard graduates plus one guest.  The price is $25 for all attendees.  There are two options for paying. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the "Buy tickets here!!" link at the bottom of this page (you will also be prompted to login with your Harvard Key).  Or, if you prefer to pay by check, you may do so by mailing your check to Harvard Club of Santa Barbara, P.O. Box 1452, Goleta, CA 93116. This event will be limited to 60 people.
 

This event has been cancelled.


Daniel Needleman is the Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology in the Center for Systems Biology, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard. His laboratory studies the internal working of cells using a combination of approaches from physics and biology. Professor Needleman writes: “From the grandest perspective, we are trying to understand how life arises from non-living matter. From a more practical perspective, our emphasis is on obtaining a quantitative understanding of how cells divide, to both advance basic science and to improve treatment of human infertility by advancing clinical in vitro fertilization (IVF).” He received a B.A. in Physics from Brandeis University in 1998 and a Ph.D. in Physics from U.C. Santa Barbara in 2005. For details on his research, see https://needleman.seas.harvard.edu/.
 

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