UNM Research & Discovery Week features two keynote lectures

Lobos are just weeks away from celebrating UNM's 2025 Research and Discovery Week (R&D Week) Nov. 6-14. Faculty, staff, students, and members of our community are invited to campus to attend a variety of exhibitions, workshops, lectures, performances, and other activities will be open to the public and on display all week across UNM campuses.

Two of the keynote lectures inlcude:

• Poppy Crum | Neuroscientist, technologist, and investor
• Paul Modrich | 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

This year, the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is introducing an easier way to keep track of all the events individuals want to attend during R&D Week. The Sched calendar allows individuals to customize the events they don't want to miss, just click the "my schedule" button and sign up to add the sessions to your personal schedule.

About Keynote Lectures

From Data to Mind: How Technology is Reshaping Our Minds and Performance
Poppy Crum | Thursday Nov. 13 | 6:30-8 p.m. | SUB Ballroom B
Crum is a neuroscientist, technologist, investor, and futurist known for her work at the intersection of human experience, sensory systems, and technology innovation. With a doctorate in Neuroscience and Computational Psychology from UC Berkeley, Crum is Managing Director of Giant Step Capital, and Adjunct Professor at Stanford University, and the former Chief Scientist at Dolby Laboratories and CTO of Trimble. Crum is an expert in developing and understanding AI and advanced technology systems and their opportunity and impact on human experience and performance. She holds more than 37 patents in augmented sensory systems, personalized technologies, and immersive sensory experiences.

DNA Mismatch Repair in Human Cells: Mechanisms and Some Functions
Paul Modrich | Friday, Nov. 14 | 4-5 p.m. | Rodey Theatre
Modrich is this year's 2025 Riley Schaeffer Endowed Lectureship. He grew up in Raton, New Mexico and is currently James B. Duke Professor Emeritus at Dule University. Modrich is the recipient of several awards including the Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry, the General Motors Mott Prize in Cancer Research, the American Cancer Society Medal of Honor, and the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which he shared with Tomas Lindahl and Aziz Sancar. The primary focus of Paul's research program has been the mechanisms and functions of strand-directed DNA mismatch repair. This pathway corrects base-pairing errors in the DNA helix and is well known for stabilizing the genome via rectification of errors that occur during chromosome replication.

UNM Research Advances New Mexico
Friday Nov. 14 | 9 a.m. - Noon | SUB Grand Ballroom
An expo highlighting innovative research that creates positive impacts on the people and places of New Mexico. Join us for a festive opportunity to network with potential collaborators across campuses, build partnerships with community stakeholders, and learn about opportunities for state funding. Representatives from government, industry, and community organizations are expected to attend. Event will include posters, table displays, and a panel.

For a full list of events, visit R&D Week.