Skype a Scientist Live

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Skype a Scientist Live episodes

  • Environmental Engineering with Imari Walker Karega

    Imari Walker's travels have influenced her concern for the future of clean accessible water and our growing islands of plastic pollution in the sea. She completed her Bachelors in Marine Science at University of California, Berkeley and is a PhD candidate in Environmental Engineering at Duke University. Her research investigates the fate, occurrence, and transformation of plastic additives within water. Imari also produces entertaining, easy to understand Youtube Videos focused on environmental science and how to be successful in undergraduate and graduate programs.

    1 hr
  • Leeches, ants and termites! with Dr Chris Baker

    Dr Chris Baker is an ecologist who uses DNA sequencing to work out how species interact. His current research uses DNA from blood-feeding leeches to measure animal biodiversity in the Ailao Mountains of China’s Yunnan Province. His previous research took him to the savannas of Kenya where he worked on termites that grow fungus for food, and ants that protect trees from elephants and giraffe. Website: bakerccm.github.io Twitter: @bakerccm

    57 min
  • Science Engagement with Faith Communities

    Dr. Rob O’Malley is an evolutionary anthropologist and primate behavioral ecologist who works for the American Association for the Advancement of Science in the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program (www.aaas.org/DoSER). The program fosters constructive science engagement between scientific and religious communities, recognizing that these often overlap. He will share some background and best practices for scientists, educators, and others, drawing on DoSER’s recent and ongoing projects.  He also hopes to learn about others’ perspectives and experiences related to this area of science engagement.

    1 hr
  • What’s the BIG deal? Thoughts on the BIG week with Co-organizers Alex and Markia

    ​Alexis Stutzman, BIG Founder

    PhD Candidate, Genetics and Molecular Biology Curriculum at UNC Chapel Hill
    UNC-IMSD Genetics Diversity Excellence Fellow,
    B.S. Univ of Chicago ‘18
    Alex studies molecular determinants of 3D genome architectural changes during fruit fly wing development.

    Markia Smith, BIG Co-organizer
    PhD Student in Pathobiology and Translational Science at the UNC Chapel Hill
    B.S. University of Delaware
    Markia uses integrative genomic approaches to study tumor biology, including genetic and environmental determinants, that cause racial/ethnic disparities.

    1 hr 14 min
  • Making Sense of Our Genes: A BIG conversation with Aarin A Williams, MS, LCGC and Dr. Loydie A. Jerome-Majewska, PhD

    Aarin A Williams, MS, LCGC

    Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor
    MS Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling, Stanford University. BS Biology, Howard University.
    Aarin currently practices prenatal, cancer and general genetics at Kaiser Permanente Southern California.
    Loydie A. Jerome-Majewska, PhD
    Ph.D. Columbia University, Post-doc: Sloan Kettering Institute, Associate Professor at McGill University, Depts of Pediatrics, Human Genetics and Anatomy and Cell Biology.
    Dr. Jerome-Majewska studies the genetic and molecular basis of abnormal organ development in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and spliceosomopathies.

    52 min
  • Our genes talk BLACK: A conversation with population genetic-SIS Dr. Janina M . Jeff, PhD, MS, host & executive producer of In Those Genes Podcast

    Dr. Janina M. Jeff is a senior scientist and population geneticist, with over 20 scientific publications. In addition to her public speaking and prominent position in STEAM, She also is the host and executive producer of a podcast called In Those Genes! The show uses Black culture and hip hop as a vessel to teach genetics to the Black community.

    49 min
  • Preparing for Fall Bird Migration with Tykee James

    Tykee James moved to DC and joined the National Audubon Society as Government Affairs Coordinator in December of 2018. His background is highlighted with experience as an environmental educator, community organizer, and environmental policy advisor in his hometown, Philly. Tykee is a birder and his passion for the hobby stems from his experience seeing how environmental health reflects community health. 


    wildlifeobservernetwork.com
    Twitter: @Tykee_James
    Instagram: @TykeeJames

    1 hr 2 min

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Skype a Scientist connects people with scientists! These are recorded Q&A sessions with scientists. Listeners submit the questions!