Updated at 5:53 p.m., Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Spider silk 'genius' researcher speaking at Iolani
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Hayashi, a 1985 graduate of 'Iolani, will speak on "Spiders, Silks and Me." The public is invited but seating is limited.
A biologist and associate professor at the University of California at Riverside, Hayashi was the recipient of a 2007 unrestricted $500,000 genius grant from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to further her research.
Hayashi's scientific articles have appeared in such journals as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, and the Journal of Experimental Biology.
