Tuesday, April 22
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below
Join us for an exciting Yale Science in the News virtual program, Building Blocks: From Atoms to Anatomy, where Yale PhD students break down the science behind how tiny atoms come together to form the complex structures that make up our bodies.
From the chemistry of individual molecules to the biology of living tissues, this engaging talk will explore the fundamental principles that shape life as we know it. Whether you’re a science enthusiast or just curious about how the human body is built at the smallest scale, this program offers an accessible and fascinating journey through the building blocks of life.
Science in the News is a student-driven initiative where Yale graduate students and postdoctoral researchers present complex and exciting science topics to the general public.
This program will be presented virtually over Zoom. Register below to receive a webinar link the day of the program. Include a cell for a text reminder.
About Our Presenters:
Aurora Miranda is a PhD student studying chemistry at Yale. She studies protein folding in vitro and inside cells using biophysical approaches. In the future, she hopes to focus on studying how organisms regulate protein stability when adapting to changes in temperature due to climate change.
Shashank Dattathri is a PhD candidate at Yale’s astronomy department. His research focuses on how galaxies grow and evolve over time. He uses computer simulations to model these phenomena and make predictions.
Miranda Margulis-Ohnuma is a paleontologist and first year PhD student in Yale’s Earth and Planetary Sciences department. She is interested in the origins and persistence of major features of the skeleton throughout evolution, including shoulders, hips, and a spine with distinct regions. Her research relies on comparative anatomy of both living and extinct animals.
Coordinator:
Majo Orozco Fuentes is a PhD student in Genetics and the coordinator of the Building Blocks talk series. She is interested in studying the genetic and molecular mechanisms of neurodevelopment in the context of learning disorders such as dyslexia.
