Speaker: Sam Hess, Ph.D. Professor of Physics / Cooperating Professor of Chemistry, University of Maine About the seminar: Super-resolution microscopy has enabled entirely new approaches to understanding biological systems, and was recognized in the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. We use FPALM (S.T. Hess et al. Biophysical Journal, 2006) to explore the mechanisms of influenza […]
Speakers: Dr. Travis J. De Wolfe, PhD; Dr. Mohammed Rafi Arefin, PhD; Dr. Maria Rebolleda-Gomez, PhD; and Dr. Amber Benezra, PhD About the Speakers: This special seminar will feature a collaborative talk from Dr. Travis J. De Wolfe, PhD; Dr. Mohammed Rafi Arefin, PhD; Dr. Maria Rebolleda-Gomez, PhD; and Dr. Amber Benezra, PhD. This team […]
Speaker: Dr. Gabriel N. Rosenberg, PhD About the Speaker:Dr. Gabriel N. Rosenberg, PhD is an Associate Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies and History at Duke University. From his faculty profile page, “Broadly, Gabriel Rosenberg’s research investigates the historical and contemporary linkages among gender, sexuality, and the global food system. In particular, he studies […]
Speaker: Abby Fleisch, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine Attending Physician, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Maine Medical Center Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Maine Medical Center Research Institute About the Seminar: During this seminar, Dr. Fleisch will describe her research examining the health impact of prenatal exposure to air […]
Speaker: Dr. Douglas Call, PhD About the Speaker: Dr. Douglas Call is a Regents Professor of molecular epidemiology at the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, and the Associate Director for Research and Graduate Education, at Washington State University. In 2014 he became a Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science in […]
Speaker: Dr. Kristina Lyons, PhD About the Speaker: Dr. Kristina Lyons is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and with the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds affiliations with the Center for Experimental Ethnography and the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies. Kristina’s current research is situated at the […]
Speaker: Dr. Patricia Kaishian, PhD About the Speaker: Dr. Patricia Kaishian is a visiting professor of Biology at Bard College in NY. Her scientific research is focused on the taxonomy of Laboulbeniales fungi, fungal biodiversity, and exploration of the use of certain fungi as potential indicators of ecosystem health. Beyond more traditional scientific research, Patricia […]
Speaker: Dr. Catherine Girard, PhD About the Speaker: Dr. Catherine Girard is an Associate Professor at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, where she works on the response of microbiomes to climate change in the Arctic. In the past, she has worked on the human microbiome and how it is shaped by tradition, culture and […]
Speaker: Dr. Maya Hey, PhD About the Speaker: Dr. Maya Hey is a postdoctoral researcher with the Future Organisms project as part of an international trans-disciplinary team investigating Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). She brings a humanities and social science perspective to the life sciences, calling upon feminist, intersectional, and multispecies approaches to map out […]
Speaker: Dr. Liat Shenhav, PhD About the Speaker: Dr. Liat Shenhav is an independent research fellow at the Center for Studies in Physics and Biology at the Rockefeller University. Prior to that, Liat received a B.Sc. and. M.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistics from Tel-Aviv University, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of California, Los […]
