Category: Biology
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Jenny Lenkowski, Goucher College – What Human Medicine Can Learn From Fish Eyes
The eyes of fish could help us see the light again. Jenny Lenkowski, associate professor of biological sciences at Goucher College, explains why. After receiving her bachelor’s degree at Brown University, Dr. Lenkowski taught in China then worked as a research technician at Tufts Medical School before returning to graduate school. She completed her doctorate…
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Tyler Anderson-Sieg, University of South Carolina – Our Strategically Lazy Brains
On this Student Spotlight: We are all busy, and so are our brains. Tyler Anderson-Sieg, PhD-student in neuroscience at the University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, examines schemas and how they help us in a chaotic world. Tyler Anderson-Sieg received his B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Psychology from the University of Missouri –…
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Nadia Singh, University of Oregon – How Organisms Cope with Environment Change
Can environment play a role in the diversity of offspring? Nadia Singh, associate professor of biology at the University of Oregon, looks to fruit flies to find out. Research topics: Evolutionary genetics, population genetics, population genomics. Causes and consequences of recombination rate variation and mutation rate variation. How Organisms Cope with Environment Change That sexual…
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Bjorn Lussem, Kent State University – Organic Biosensors at the Interface of Materials Science, Electronics, and Neuroscience
On Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute Week: There are still steps to be made in wearable tech. Bjorn Lussem, professor of physics, explores what we need to go to get there. Björn Lüssem studied electrical engineering at the RWTH Aachen (Germany) and the University of Bath and obtained his degree as Diplom-Ingenieur in…
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Angela Ridgel, Kent State University – Adaptive Rehabilitation of Neurological Disease
On Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute Week: Rehabilitation for a neurological disease can be grueling. Angela Ridgel, professor of exercise physiology, discusses adaptive exercises. Dr. Ridgel is an Associate Professor in Exercise Science/Physiology. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from The College of William and Mary in Virginia, a Master’s degree in…
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Colleen Novak, Kent State University – How the Brain Turns Up the Heat in Our Muscles: Charting a Path for Weight Loss
On Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute Week: Everyone is looking to lose their COVID-15. Colleen Novak, professor of biological sciences, examines a mechanism that might just help out. Colleen Novak received her bachelor’s degree at the University of Iowa before moving on to Michigan State University for graduate studies in neuroscience. After postdoctoral…
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Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert, Scripps College – Cell Stress Response
On Scripps College Week: How do our cells respond to stress? Today on The Academic Minute: Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert, associate professor of biology, takes a closer look. Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert is an Associate Professor of Biology at Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges in California. She completed her Ph.D. at the Weill Cornell Medical College and did…
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Alex Frano, University of California San Diego – Neuromorphic Computers
Computers use a big chunk of the world’s energy. Alex Frano, assistant professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego, uses the human brain as inspiration for the next wave of technology. Alex Frañó is Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the…
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Mark Canada, Indiana University Kokomo – Poe In His Right Mind
Are highly creative people more prone to madness? Mark Canada, professor of English at Indiana University Kokomo, explores the brain to find out. Mark Canada, Ph.D., is Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of English at Indiana University Kokomo. A longtime champion of student success, he was a leading participant in the national…
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Steven Fliesler, University at Buffalo – Searching For Answers to the Mystery of a Hereditary Blinding Disorder
On SUNY Distinguished Academy Week: We’re on the way to solving the mystery of a hereditary blindness disorder. Steven Fliesler, SUNY distinguished professor at the University of Buffalo, discusses the new research. After completion of a B.A. in Biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Fliesler obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Rice University…