Category: Genetics
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Jin Montclare, NYU – Gene Therapy
Top scientists are working to keep us healthy on a molecular level! Dr. Jin Montclare, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is fabricating microfibers from proteins. Dr. Jin Kim Montclare received her undergraduate BS degree in Chemistry and Philosophy from Fordham University, Bronx NY. She then went to Yale University, New Haven, CT as…
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Doug Smith, UC San Diego – Molecular Motors
In today’s Academic Minute, a physicist at The University of California San Diego discusses the role of his field in the study of genetics and DNA. Doug Smith, an associate professor of physics in UC San Diego’s Department of Physics, discusses the operational mechanics of DNA molecules. Dr. Doug Smith is a physicist who studies…
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Isabelle Mansuy, University of Zurich – Hereditary Trauma
It’s no secret that you inherit certain genetic traits directly from your parents. But, as Isabelle Mansuy, a neuro-epigeneticist at the University of Zurich, shows, early traumatic experiences might show consequences even generations down the line. Isabelle Mansuy is Professor in Neuroepigenetics at the Medical Faculty of the University Zürich, and the Swiss Federal Institute…
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Ivan de Araujo – Yale University – Craving Calories
Are humans hard-wired to crave sweet treats? Dr. Ivan de Araujo, an associate professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine, is analyzing the relationship our brain chemistry shares with the sugary snacks everyone loves. A natural of São Paulo, Brazil, Ivan de Araújo attended the University of Brasilia, from where he received his BA (Philosophy) and MA…
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Sean Morrison, UT Southwestern – Cellular Protein Production
Our understanding of how cells function is growing every day. Dr. Sean Morrison, Director of the Children’s Research Institute at The University of Texas Southwestern, explains how a new technique for understanding the way stem cells function reveals new clues about aging and opens an undiscovered world of biology. Sean J. Morrison, Ph.D., is Director…
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Liz Cirulli, Duke Medicine – Contagious Yawns
Yawns are something of a physiological mystery. Elizabeth Cirulli, an assistant professor of medicine at Duke University, is attempting to unravel the confusion surrounding yawns. Liz Cirulli is an assistant professor at Duke University’s Center for Human Genome Variation. She earned her doctorate in 2010, graduating from Duke University’s Program in Genetics and Genomics. Liz…
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Holly Bik, UC Davis – Diversity of Microbial Life
When you think “big-data,” you may not immediately think of the genetic contents of the deep sea. But, Holly Bik, a post-doctoral researcher at the UC Davis Genome Center, does! Her research analyzes sea-water in an effort to “barcode the sea.” Dr. Holly Bik obtained her Ph.D. in the United Kingdom, working at the Natural…
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Victor Albert, University at Buffalo – Ancient Lineage of Flower DNA
Studying the DNA of the ancient Amborella flower is opening up new insights into the evolution of certain plants and animals. The University at Buffalo’s Dr. Victor Albert is looking deeply into the ancient origins of this Amborella and working to sequence its genome in order to better understand how life has developed on Earth. Dr. Victor Albert…