LAURA JOHNSTON, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Dr. Johnston's laboratory investigates the mechanisms used by growing tissues to gauge and regulate the collective and individual fitness of cells, thereby optimizing tissue and animal fitness.
MELODY SWARTZ, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
It has long been assumed that local lymph formation is driven primarily by pressure gradients generated by interstitial fluid stress and downstream lymphatic pump function, but Dr. Swartz's lab has found that vesicular transendothelial transport also contributes significantly to lymph formation and is actively regulated by the lymphatic endothelium according to inflammatory stimuli, allowing fine control of the delivery of antigens, cells, and chemokines to the local lymph node.
ANNELISE BARRON, DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING
Attend Dr. Barron's pre-seminar presentation to learn more about Dr. Melody Swartz's seminar, "Lymphatic vessels in inflammation and cancer: Linking mechanobiology with immune regulation", to be held Thursday, February 16th.
The research in the Nunnari laboratory is devoted to understanding how the behavior of mitochondria is controlled in cells.
ERIC SIGGIA, THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
Developmental genetics has furnished the parts list for vertebrate development, but it is not remotely possible to reassemble those parts and predict the outcome. Dr. Siggia wishes to quantify the genetic signals that define morphogenesis.
SAMUEL STUPP, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Dr. Stupp's lecture will demonstrate the use of supramolecular biomaterials in regeneration of the spinal cord, cartilage, bone, muscle, and blood vessels, among others; and will also describe the possibility of using these systems dynamically to turn signals to cells "on and off" reversibly, a direction which may prove useful in the management of stem cells in regenerative medicine.
HELEN BLAU, DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY
Attend Dr. Blau's pre-seminar presentation to learn more about Dr. Samuel Stupp's seminar, "Guiding BioRegeneration with Supramolecular Materials", to be held Thursday, January 19th.
SARA BROWNELL, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Dr. Brownell will discuss recent work examining the experiences of women and LGBTQIA students in active learning classrooms, including small group discussions. This work will hopefully help instructors to consider structuring their in-class activities in ways that promote equity, which may require more purposeful attention to alleviating the current differential student experiences with peer discussions.
SARA BROWNELL, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Sara Brownell is a neuroscientist turned full-time education researcher, who teaches undergraduate biology while studying biology education.
The Bio-X Program would like to announce our call for applications for the Undergraduate Summer Research Program with funding available starting in the summer of 2017 (June 26th to September 1st).
Complete applications must be received, not postmarked, by December 8, 2016 at 5:00 pm PST.
