Summer Science Seminars
Weekly seminars are designed to broaden and enrich the intellectual experience of our summer research students. The speakers design their talks to be interesting and valuable for the undergraduate audience of varying scientific backgrounds and fields. Included are some talks by Wesleyan alumni who have gone on to careers in the sciences. Research students are encouraged to talk with the speaker, both in the formal seminar period, and in more informal smaller groups.
Summer '19 Seminar Series |
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June seminars held at noon in 107 Shanklin - July seminars held at noon in 058 Exley |
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06 June |
Phoebe Cohen |
"Answering Burning Questions by Burning Tiny Fossils: Reconstructing Ancient Ecosystems Via Single-microfossil Carbon Isotopes" |
Ellen Thomas |
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13 June |
Nathan Derr |
"Teamwork and (Bio)physical Force Integration among Cytoskeletal Molecular Motors" |
Candice Etson |
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20 June
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Ryan Jensen |
"Targeting the BRCA-dependent DNA Repair Axis for Cancer Therapy" |
Ishita Mukerji |
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27 June |
Kristi A. Wharton |
"Motor Circuit Dysfunction in ALS: Where Does it Occur and How Can We Prevent it?” |
Ruth Johnson |
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11 July |
Mike Robinson |
“Addiction-like Preference and Individual Differences in Compulsive Reward Seeking by Optogenetic Activation of the Central Amygdala”
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Ishita Mukerji
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18 July |
Susanne Bechstedt |
“How to Make a Microtubule - and Why Cells Care.”
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Michael McAlear |
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Key Note Lecture |
"A Quest for Extreme Wave-Matter Interactions and the Emergence of New Technologies " | Ishita Mukerji |
Prior year seminar schedules:
Summer2017 - Summer 2016 - Summer 2015 - Summer 2014 - Summer 2013 - Summer 2012 - Summer 2011 - Summer 2010