Commencement 2013 - Graduate Degree Ceremony

Graduate Degree Ceremony
ALL Graduate Degrees, ALL Schools and Colleges (except School of Law and School of Medicine M.D. degrees); Graduate School, School of Architecture, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business Administration, School of Communication, School of Education and Human Development, College of Engineering, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miller School of Medicine (non M.D. degrees only), Frost School of Music, and School of Nursing and Health Studies
Commencement Speaker: Sylvia Daunert
Sylvia Daunert, Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. One of the world’s premier experts in bionanotechnology—a dynamic, rapidly evolving discipline focused on creating infinitesimal but powerful cellular and molecular devices to solve complex problems. “I can look into nature,” she has said, “and imagine things we can do with what nature has to offer…that cannot be produced by using manmade technology alone.” Toward that end, Daunert, professor of biochemistry and the Lucille P. Markey Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Miller School of Medicine, has dedicated her life and career to melding the insights and approaches of analytical biochemistry, molecular biology, and bioengineering. Her research team uses recombinant DNA technology to design diagnostic tools and biosensors that have biomedical, environmental, and pharmaceutical applications. Daunert holds several patents covering her team’s discoveries.