Student blogs
Regeneration and the Future of Biology
By Bethann Wilson (Edited by Shane Cowan); Seminar at Pitt Science, October 18, 2019 by Dr. Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, HHMI/Stowers Institute for Medical Research
EMERALD - the hidden gem of technology and medicine to advance health care procedures
By Jessica Packard (Edited by Lili Macharashvili); Seminar at Pitt Science, October 17, 2019 by Dr. Dina Katabi, MIT
Look mom, no wires: The hands-off and wire-free future of patient health monitoring in both the medical and home setting
By Anna Vietmeier (Edited by Melanie Quain); Seminar at Pitt Science, October 17, 2019 by Dr. Dina Katabi, MIT
The Expanding Sphere of Computer Science and Its Applications
By Lili Macharashvili (Edited by Bethann Wilson); Seminar at Pitt Science, October 16, 2019 by Dr. Alfred Spector, Two Sigma Investments
Immunology, Inflammation, and an Oddly Intrigued Conservation Biologist
By Melanie Quain (Edited by Jessica Packard); Seminar at Pitt Science, October 16, 2019 by Dr. Ruslan Medzhitov, Yale University
Link of Inflammation: Innate Immunity to Adaptive Physiology
By: Shane Cowan (Edited by Anna Vietmeier); Seminar at Pitt Science, October 16, 2019 by Dr. Ruslan Medzhitov, Yale University
The three C's of amphibian decline: Chytrid, conservation, and climate
By: Marisa Guido (Edited by Brandon Dimick); Seminar March 15, 2019 by Dr. Maureen Donnelly, Florida International University
A truly "D"-lightful talk: The connection between vitamin D, muscle strength, and calorie allocation
By: Victoria Hrach (Edited by Kyle Emerson); Seminar February 22, 2019 by Dr. Jeffrey Roizen, University of Pennsylvania
From Darwin to DNA: Digging for genes that contribute to behavior.
By: Catherine Bruno (Edited by Barathi Balasubramonian); Seminar February 11, 2019 by Dr. Hopi Hoekstra, Harvard University.
Kisspeptin: A key component of the reproductory system
By: Brandon Dimick (Edited by Marisa Guido); Seminar February 8, 2019 by Dr. Shannon Stephens, University of California, San Diego
Hopanoids: The key to the next Green Revolution
By: Kyle Emerson (Edited by Victoria Hrach); Seminar February 1, 2019 by Dr. Brittany Belin, California Institute of Technology
Endogenous retroviruses can be beneficial and infectious
By: Barathi Balasubramonian (Edited by Catherine Bruno); Seminar January 25, 2019 by Dr. Julia Halo, Bowling Green State University
Phage Therapy as a Means to Combat Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
By Barathi Balasubramonian
Can We Use Bacteriophages to Fight Back Against Antibiotic Resistance?
By Brandon Dimick
Zika is no match for Zhang
By Catherine Bruno
Tiny Conspiracies: Cell-to-Cell Communication in Bacteria
By Kyle Emerson
Dr. Bonnie Bassler: Queen of Quorum Sensing
By Marisa Guido
CRISPR: Providing Diagnostics and Genome Engineering Through Antiviral Technology
By Victoria Hrach
Linking Genotype, Phenotype, and Fitness: Comparing Genetic, Behavioral, Ecological, and Morphological Data in Primatology
By: David Macar (Edited by Briana Ports); Seminar April 6, 2018 by Dr. Brenda Bradley, The George Washington University
CRISPR-SeroSeq: A Developing Technique for Salmonella Subtyping
By: Emine Kahveci (Edited by Will King); Seminar March 23, 2018 by Dr. Nikki Shariat, Gettysburg College
Investigation into Neuroactive Steroids Role in the Chronic Alcohol Drinker's Brain
By: Brooke Deal (Edited by Anton Evans); Seminar March 16, 2018 by Dr. Antoinette M. Maldonado-Devincci, North Carolina A&T State University
Observing Evolution in Real Time: Watching the World Change Before Your Eyes
By: Brianna Ports (Edited by Harley Bobnar); Seminar February 14, 2018 by Drs. Rosemary Grant and Peter Grant, Princeton University
Malaria, Mosquitoes, and Minorities in Science
By: Will King (Edited by Dave Macar); Seminar February 9, 2018 by Dr. Joel Vega-Rodriquez, John Hopkins University
Smelling Connections
By: Anton Evans (edited by Emine Kahveci); Seminar February 2, 2018 by Dr. Michael Baum, Boston University
Walking Your Way to Freedom: Exercise and Chronic Pain
By: Harley Bobnar (edited by Brooke Deal); Seminar January 26, 2018 by Dr. Kathleen Sluka, University of Iowa
Immunotherapy: Paving the way to Designer Medicine
Brianna Ports
Nonsense-Mediated mRNA decay and human disease: Genome guardian and executor
David A. Macar
One, Two, Three, "mTOR"
Will King
Regulation of Growth by the mTOR Pathway"
Emine F. Kahveci
Rapid Fire Science
Anton Evans
Big or Small, mTOR Signals Them All to Grow
Brooke Deal
There's Way More to mTOR!
Harley Bobnar
From Flicker to Fire: novel research program leads to increase retention in STEM and exciting discoveries in prophage-mediated defense strategies
By: Michelle Valkanas (edited by Charlotte Hacker); Seminar Mar 31, 2017 by Dr. Graham Hatfull, University of Pittsburgh
Mysteries, Models, and Migraines
By: Thomas Kelly (edited by Heather Allen); Seminar Mar 24, 2017 by Dr. Gregory Dussor, University of Texas at Dallas
TAG!! You're it!! Increasing the production of triacylglycerol in oleaginous yeast and sparking a revolution in biofuels???
By: Alexiy Nikiforov (edited by Collin Kessler); Seminar Mar 17, 2017 by Dr. Stylianos Fakas, Alabama A&M University
Tackling Duquesne's Darwin Day and the origin of life
By: Charlotte Hacker (edited by Natalie Hager); Seminar Feb 21, 2017 by Dr. Nick Lane, University College London
Location matters: The preservation of important bacterial genes in rapidly mutating chromosomes.
By: Heather Allen (edited by Brandon Hoening); Seminar Feb 17, 2017 by Dr. Vaughn Cooper, University of Pittsburgh
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice...a unicorn's tail of craniofacial development.
By: Collin Kessler (edited by Michelle Valkanas); Seminar Feb 10, 2017 by Dr. Heather Szabo-Rogers, University of Pittsburgh
Stepping into the Lymelight of scientific outreach.
By: Brandon Hoenig (edited by Thomas Kelly); Seminar Jan 27, 2017 by Dr. Sarah States, Phipps Conservatory
Membranes: They're a lot more complicated than you think.
By: Natalie Hager (edited by Alexiy Nikiforov); Seminar Jan 20, 2017 by Dr. Chris Burd, Yale University