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  • The Academic Minute for 2016.06.20-06.24

    The Academic Minute for 2016.06.20-06.24

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    Academic Minute from 6.20 – 6.24 Monday, June 20 Samuel Sober – Emory University Learning From Mistakes I attended Wesleyan University, where I received a BA in Neuroscience & Behavior. I did my doctoral research as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow with Philip N.  Sabes at UCSF and was a Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellow…

  • Ali Torkamani, Scripps Research Institute – Wellderly

    Ali Torkamani, Scripps Research Institute – Wellderly

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    What good is extending your lifespan if your health doesn’t go along with it? Ali Torkamani, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Experimental Medicine at the Scripps Research Institute, studies the “wellderly” and what we can learn about healthy aging from this group. Ali Torkamani, Ph.D., who is Assistant Professor of Molecular and Experimental Medicine at…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.06.20)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.06.20)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.6.20 Monday, June 20 Samuel Sober of Emory University discusses how dopamine in our brains helps us learn from our mistakes. Tuesday, June 21 Douglas Massey of Princeton University examines our border patrol policy. Wednesday, June 22 Stephanie Seguino of the University of Vermont explores if women are getting equal…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.10.19-10.23

    The Academic Minute for 2015.10.19-10.23

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 10.19 – 10.23 Monday, October 19 Lisa Stowers – Scripps Research Institute Smell & Behavior Lisa Stowers received her PhD in Molecular & Cellular Biology from Harvard University in 1997, where she used a molecular genetic approach to study the neurobiology of mouse behavior. Since then, her research has focused…

  • Lisa Stowers, Scripps Research Institute – Smell & Behavior

    Lisa Stowers, Scripps Research Institute – Smell & Behavior

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    How does your sense of smell affect your behavior? Lisa Stowers, associate professor at the Scripps Research Institute, explains that we’re learning how your brain might not have a say in the matter. Lisa Stowers received her PhD in Molecular & Cellular Biology from Harvard University in 1997, where she used a molecular genetic approach…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.10.19)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.10.19)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.10.19 Monday, October 19 Lisa Stowers of the Scripps Research Institute explains the relationship between the brain and the sense of smell. Tuesday, October 20 Julie McCarthy of the University of Toronto explores the effects of anxiety in the workplace. Wednesday, October 21 Gaberiel Bever of the New York Institute of Technology tells us about a new…

  • Elizabeth Thomas, Scripps Research Institute – Genetic Factors of Huntington’s Disease

    Elizabeth Thomas, Scripps Research Institute – Genetic Factors of Huntington’s Disease

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    Curing diseases is a lot like solving a puzzle. Elizabeth Thomas, a molecular and cellular neuroscientist at The Scripps Research Institute, is working to cure Huntington’s Disease on a genetic level. Dr. Elizabeth Thomas is an associate professor in the department of molecular and cellular neuroscience at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA.…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.3.30)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.3.30)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.3.30 – 4.3) Monday, March 30 Kim Janda of The Scripps Research Institute explores the possibility of combating addiction through vaccination. Tuesday, March 31 Jaime Cloud of Western Oregon University delves into human mating psychology. Wednesday, April 1 The University of Alabama-Birmingham’s Patricia Drentea analyzes how our increasing longevity…