SCIENCE
Kenzi Aurora
B.S. Student, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Location:
Mississippi, USA
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Interests:
Physics, engineering, astrophysics, quantum physics, quantum mechanics, aerospace engineering, aeronautics
Megan Majocha
Ph.D. candidate at Georgetown University and National Institutes of Health
Location:
Washington D.C., USA
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Interests:
Breast cancer metastasis
I am studying and characterizing a metastasis driver gene in breast cancer, including its underlying mechanisms.
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Ian Aranha
Manufacturing Associate Scientist - III
Location:
Seattle, WA, USA
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Interests:
Biologics process development, protein analysis, statistical models, multiplex PCR, NextGen Sequencing.
Development of processes to manufacture PCR Primers specific to T-Cell DNA.
Michael Argenyi
Preventive Medicine Resident, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Location:
Boston, MA, USA
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Interests:
HIV prevention and treatment, sexually transmitted diseases, LGBTQ health, integration of people with disabilities, public health
I am developing my unique role to enhance anti-oppressive HIV/STD prevention and treatment for LGBTQ and PWD from population health and clinical health perspectives.
Jakrada Attarataya
Scientist, Synchrotron Light Research Institute
Location:
Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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Interests:
Biochemistry, Protein crystallography, Synchrotron beamline design and Python (in progress). AND trail-running & trekking in free time :-)
With my field on protein crystallography which is focused on solving 3D structure of protein for drug target, I am collaborating with researchers on protein crystallization and helping them on diffraction data collection and analysis. Since I have worked with synchrotron beamline, I am also learning a bit of optics and engineering for beamline design as well as python for fun.
Pranav Audhkhasi
PhD student, Institute of Earth Physics, Paris
Location:
Paris, France
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Interests:
Digital signal processing, waveform analysis and inversion, tomography, seismic data processing, fortran programming
My PhD is in exploration geophysics. I study the waveforms recorded in the subsurface of the earth and process and analyze them. The particular region where I am working is the equatorial Atlantic.
Ingo Barth
Max Planck Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
Location:
Halle (Saale), Germany
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Interests:
Current-carrying quantum dynamics (CCQD); Ionization dynamics in strong circularly polarized laser fields; Analysis and control of electron and nuclear currents in atoms and molecules; Quantum hydrodynamics in molecules (see )
Theoretical quantum physicist; Theoretical chemist (see )
David Bayless
Postdoctoral researcher, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Location:
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Interests:
Diabetes, obesity, metabolism, thermogenesis mechanisms, vascular biology, adipose biology, muscle biology
My current field of study includes mechanisms of thermogenesis in rodent models of obesity and diabetes.
Britny Bensman
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
Location:
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Interests:
Biology to anything in the medical field
Gather information from the patient of their past medical history, family history, allergy, medication, and vital signs. Give injections/medications. Assist providers when they need help on certain circumstances.
Ashley Bergeron
MSc student, Kingston University London
Location:
London, UK
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Interests:
Environmental sciences, natural resources, climate change, environmental policy, ArcGIS, hydrology, and research
I'm studying environmental management which is an interdisciplinary program that integrates environmental science research, environmental law & policy, and economics with a focus on sustainability. My particular area of interest is of hydrology.
Linda Campbell
Professor, Saint Mary's University
Location:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Interests:
Aquatic ecology, environmental contaminants, ecotoxicology, laboratory & field research
I lead an active research group focusing on environmental contaminants and aquatic invasive species. More information can be found at my research website:
Wissam Constantin
Project Director, Canadian Association of the Deaf
Location:
London, Ontario, Canada
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Interests:
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics
Mechelle Cureaux
Toxicology Lab Technician II, Rochester Institute of Technology
Location:
New Orleans, LA, USA
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Interests:
toxicology, analytical chemistry
I am studying the effects of chemical substances on living organisms.
Gina De Naples
Park Naturalist, Smith Mountain Lake State Park
Location:
Clifton, VA, USA
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Interests:
Environmental Policy, Park Interpretation, Canoe Guide, Conservation, Invasive Species Management
I work to impart to park visitors my knowledge and passion for the environment at Smith Mountain Lake.
Andrew Donald
General Dentist, Steven L. Rattner, DDS, PA & Associates
Location:
College Park, Maryland, USA
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Interests:
General dentistry
I am a general dentist and work for a private practice. I provide adults and children dental treatments and promote their dental health knowledge to maintain their dental care.
Lorne Farovitch
PhD student, University of Rochester
Location:
Rochester, NY, USA
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Interests:
Mix of microbiology and epidemiology (emerging infectious diseases)
Surveillance of global tick-borne diseases in ecological context: geographic distribution, novel biodiagnostic testing, and preventive strategies for the deaf population.
Sachiko Flores
Co-Founder, CorpsTHAT
Location:
Baltimore, MD, USA
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Interests:
Jane of all trades including building trails
Our mission is to support the inclusion of Deaf and Hard of Hearing participants in conservation corps and outdoor programs. -
Brienna Herold
Graduate Student, Rochester Institute of Technology
Location:
Rochester, New York, USA
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Interests:
Computer Science/Biology
As a graduate student, I am building a model to predict influenza vaccine responses and estimate population resistance to emerging influenza strains. I am also building a semantic search engine which uses artificial intelligence to better "understand" astrophysics content. Before graduate school, I worked at the National Institutes of Health, studying the nature of ligand interactions with the capsaicin receptor TRPV1, a therapeutic target for chronic and inflammatory pain, as well as at Gallaudet, reconstructing the genealogy of connexin 26 mutations using molecular and bioinformatic methods.
TraciAnn Hoglind
MPH Candidate, Boston University
Location:
Boston, MA, USA
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Interests:
Health equity, access, communication, education, policy, promotion, and research
I am passionate about improving the health and health access for all deaf people. I am currently working on establishing a nonprofit organization that will provide accessible public health services for all people who use American Sign Language
Pepsi Holmquist
Ph.D. Candidate, Ohio State University
Location:
Columbus, OH, USA
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Interests:
protein native mass spectrometry
My work is in structural biology, incorporating biophysical techniques of mass spectrometry, NMR, and ITC to characterize proteins and nucleic acids.
Katerina Holubova
Occupational therapist; Psychology and Deaf Studies student, Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine
Location:
Prague, Czech Republic
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Interests:
OT neuropsychological rehabilitation; brain injury; disorders of diminished motivation; virtual reality in OT; psychological and psychoeducational assessment of deaf and hard of hearing people; neurobiochemistry; ecological validity in rehabilitation
occupational therapy (specialization: OT neuropsychological rehabilitation of patients with brain injury and/or with disorders of diminished motivation)
Stuart Jones
Scientist, Savannah River National Laboratory
Location:
Aiken, SC, USA
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Interests:
Laboratory. Fabrication. Shipping/Receiving. Chemistry.
I work with low level radionuclides found in soil/air/water samples.
Cindy King
Hydrologic Technician, US Geological Survey
Location:
Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Interests:
Water quantity/quality, wetlands assessment & delineation
Conduct a variety of fieldwork related to water resources in New Mexico, review and analyze data, work collaboratively with federal, state and local agencies and tribes.
Anne Logan
Ph.D. Student, Cornell University
Location:
Ithaca, NY, USA
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Interests:
Viticulture, enology, plant physiology, sustainable agriculture, horticulture, fruit crops, field work, university extension
I study impacts of shoot tip modifications on the physiology of the whole grapevine from roots to the fruit and the mechanisms behind vine responses. Mechanisms may include source-sink relationships, and two key hormones involved with apical dominance effects observed in my study.
Dieter Muylaert
Student (BA), University Howest Bruges
Location:
Belgium
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Interests:
Biomedical Laboratory Technology, Microscopy, Hematology, Immunology
I'm student for Biomedical Laboratory Technology (BA) at university.
Camille Ollier
Agrocampus Ouest
Location:
Rennes, France
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Interests:
Marine biology/ecology, Marine mammals, Statistics analysis
No work at the moment but my last internship is about how El Niño modulated the recovery of intertidal macrolgaes along the Oregon coast
Marie Pangrácová
scientist, research and development specialist, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS
Location:
Prague, the Czech Republic, Europe
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KEY WORDS: social insects, termites, Isoptera, kings and queens, longevity, reproduction, ageing, telomere maintenance, telomerase, endocrine signalling pathway, gene expression, proteine extraction. LAB TECHNIQUES: DNA,RNA, proteine isolation, fractional isolation from cells, blotting - short, Wester, Southern, TRF Assay, RT-PCR, work with antibodies, ELISA, BCA, Bradford assay
I test the hypothesis that the longevity of reproductives in the termite species Prorhinotermes simplex is linked with the activation of the telomerase enzyme complex. I work in a lab and I test the antibodies anti TERT on fractions of cells from various termites phenotypes, now.
Mariam Paracha
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Rochester
Location:
Rochester, NY, USA
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Interests:
Pharmacology, Public Health, Data Science, HIV, Neurology
Through my post-doctoral training, I am focusing on developing clinical pharmacology expertise in HIV antiretrovirals and anti-Parkinson medications. My research interests are in drug-drug interactions caused by inflammation and polypharmacy. Ultimately, my research aims to identify factors of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic variability in order to develop safer strategies of medication administration in populations vulnerable to drug-drug interactions.
Clare Patterson
Research Assistant, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Location:
Memphis, TN, USA
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Interests:
Translational science, medicine, genetics, mitochondria, Transplant, immune response, stem cells
Graduate thesis (2014) was “The Utility of Autologous Stem Cell Transplants in Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes: Reversing Autoimmunity and Preserving Beta Cell Function”
Tyler Pugeda
Student Researcher, The John Hopkins University
Location:
Baltimore, MD, USA
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Interests:
Neuroscience
In Dr. Seth Margolis' lab at The Johns Hopkins University this year, I have been doing research to illuminate how proteasome S20 - a protein complex that degrades intracellular proteins into extracellular peptides - induces calcium signaling in nervous systems. The purpose of this research is to offer a novel form of neural communication, which can advance our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases.
Jackie Pyne
Biologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Location:
Odenton, Maryland, USA
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Interests:
Risk Assessment, Regulatory Management, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Insects, Aquatics, Health and Safety, Emergency Response, Worker Exposure
I'm a Chemical Review Manager for the Office of Pesticide Programs in DC in the Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division.
Jennifer Reilly
Field Operations Assistant, Research Department, Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Location:
Jupiter, Florida, USA
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Interests:
marine biology and conservation with a special focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles, environmental education, citizen science, climate change
I conduct daily nesting surveys, nest checks and excavations on one of the highest density sea turtle nesting beaches in the world. Leatherback, Loggerhead and Green sea turtles are the three species of sea turtles that frequent our beaches for nesting. I also assist my Research department with other projects as needed and with the training of seasonal field technicians and interns.
Alma Schrage
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location:
Chicago/Urbana, IL, USA
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Interests:
Bumble bee conservation monitoring, raptor counting and banding, passerine banding and bioacoustics
I am currently developing occupancy models for the federally endangered rusty-patched bumble bee for my MSc thesis work.
Caroline Solomon
Professor, Gallaudet University
Location:
Washington, D.C., USA
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Interests:
nutrient assimilation pathways
Nutrient and phytoplankton dynamics in aquatic ecosystems
Barbara Spiecker
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Santa Barbara
Location:
Beverly Hills, FL, USA
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Interests:
marine biology, ecology, El Niño, climate change, rocky intertidal, subtidal, macroalgae, marine protected areas, fishing, R programming, SAS
I am delineating the effects of local to regional processes and species identity in producing multi-scale responses of macroalgae.
Giordon Stark
Postdoctoral Employee, Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP)
Location:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Interests:
Physics, Particle Physics, Machine Learning, Web Development (full stack), and STEM Education
Carolyn Stern (Spanjer)
Physician, Urgent Care, University of Rochester
Location:
Rochester, NY, USA
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Interests:
Family/Urgent Care Physician
Urgent Care Physician in Dept. of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine Faculty
Amanda Jo Temple
Student, University of Minnesota
Location:
St. Paul, MN, USA
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Interests:
Large mammal ecology, ArcGIS, R, wildlife management, marine ecosystems
I'm not currently working on any projects.
Stephen Wallin
Science mentor, Colorado State University - Pueblo
Location:
Pueblo, CO, USA
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Interests:
Physics
Laboratory and like sensors. Work with other Deaf and HoH on central auditory hearing loss.
Alicia Wooten
Biology Assistant Professor, Gallaudet University