SCIENCE
B.S. Student, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Kenzi Aurora
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Mississippi, USA
Physics, engineering, astrophysics, quantum physics, quantum mechanics, aerospace engineering, aeronautics
Preventive Medicine Resident, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Michael Argenyi
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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.
Boston, MA, USA
HIV prevention and treatment, sexually transmitted diseases, LGBTQ health, integration of people with disabilities, public health
PhD student, Institute of Earth Physics, Paris
Pranav Audhkhasi
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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.
Paris, France
Digital signal processing, waveform analysis and inversion, tomography, seismic data processing, fortran programming
Max Planck Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
Ingo Barth
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Theoretical quantum physicist; Theoretical chemist (see )
Halle (Saale), Germany
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 )
Postdoctoral researcher, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
David Bayless
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My current field of study includes mechanisms of thermogenesis in rodent models of obesity and diabetes.
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Diabetes, obesity, metabolism, thermogenesis mechanisms, vascular biology, adipose biology, muscle biology
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
Britny Bensman
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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.
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Biology to anything in the medical field
MSc student, Kingston University London
Ashley Bergeron
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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.
London, UK
Environmental sciences, natural resources, climate change, environmental policy, ArcGIS, hydrology, and research
Professor, Saint Mary's University
Linda Campbell
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I lead an active research group focusing on environmental contaminants and aquatic invasive species. More information can be found at my research website:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Aquatic ecology, environmental contaminants, ecotoxicology, laboratory & field research
Project Director, Canadian Association of the Deaf
Wissam Constantin
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London, Ontario, Canada
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics
Park Naturalist, Smith Mountain Lake State Park
Gina De Naples
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I work to impart to park visitors my knowledge and passion for the environment at Smith Mountain Lake.
Clifton, VA, USA
Environmental Policy, Park Interpretation, Canoe Guide, Conservation, Invasive Species Management
General Dentist, Steven L. Rattner, DDS, PA & Associates
Andrew Donald
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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.
College Park, Maryland, USA
General dentistry
PhD student, University of Rochester
Lorne Farovitch
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Surveillance of global tick-borne diseases in ecological context: geographic distribution, novel biodiagnostic testing, and preventive strategies for the deaf population.
Rochester, NY, USA
Mix of microbiology and epidemiology (emerging infectious diseases)
Co-Founder, CorpsTHAT
Sachiko Flores
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Our mission is to support the inclusion of Deaf and Hard of Hearing participants in conservation corps and outdoor programs. -
Baltimore, MD, USA
Jane of all trades including building trails
Graduate Student, Rochester Institute of Technology
Brienna Herold
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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.
Rochester, New York, USA
Computer Science/Biology
MPH Candidate, Boston University
TraciAnn Hoglind
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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
Boston, MA, USA
Health equity, access, communication, education, policy, promotion, and research
Ph.D. Candidate, Ohio State University
Pepsi Holmquist
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My work is in structural biology, incorporating biophysical techniques of mass spectrometry, NMR, and ITC to characterize proteins and nucleic acids.
Columbus, OH, USA
protein native mass spectrometry
Occupational therapist; Psychology and Deaf Studies student, Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine
Katerina Holubova
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occupational therapy (specialization: OT neuropsychological rehabilitation of patients with brain injury and/or with disorders of diminished motivation)
Prague, Czech Republic
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
Scientist, Savannah River National Laboratory
Stuart Jones
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I work with low level radionuclides found in soil/air/water samples.
Aiken, SC, USA
Laboratory. Fabrication. Shipping/Receiving. Chemistry.
Hydrologic Technician, US Geological Survey
Cindy King
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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.
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Water quantity/quality, wetlands assessment & delineation
Ph.D. Student, Cornell University
Anne Logan
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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.
Ithaca, NY, USA
Viticulture, enology, plant physiology, sustainable agriculture, horticulture, fruit crops, field work, university extension
Student (BA), University Howest Bruges
Dieter Muylaert
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I'm student for Biomedical Laboratory Technology (BA) at university.
Belgium
Biomedical Laboratory Technology, Microscopy, Hematology, Immunology
Agrocampus Ouest
Camille Ollier
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No work at the moment but my last internship is about how El Niño modulated the recovery of intertidal macrolgaes along the Oregon coast
Rennes, France
Marine biology/ecology, Marine mammals, Statistics analysis
scientist, research and development specialist, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS
Marie Pangrácová
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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.
Prague, the Czech Republic, Europe
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
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Rochester
Mariam Paracha
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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.
Rochester, NY, USA
Pharmacology, Public Health, Data Science, HIV, Neurology
Research Assistant, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Clare Patterson
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Graduate thesis (2014) was “The Utility of Autologous Stem Cell Transplants in Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes: Reversing Autoimmunity and Preserving Beta Cell Function”
Memphis, TN, USA
Translational science, medicine, genetics, mitochondria, Transplant, immune response, stem cells
Student Researcher, The John Hopkins University
Tyler Pugeda
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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.
Baltimore, MD, USA
Neuroscience
Biologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jackie Pyne
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I'm a Chemical Review Manager for the Office of Pesticide Programs in DC in the Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division.
Odenton, Maryland, USA
Risk Assessment, Regulatory Management, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Insects, Aquatics, Health and Safety, Emergency Response, Worker Exposure
Field Operations Assistant, Research Department, Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Jennifer Reilly
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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.
Jupiter, Florida, USA
marine biology and conservation with a special focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles, environmental education, citizen science, climate change
Professor, Gallaudet University
Caroline Solomon
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Nutrient and phytoplankton dynamics in aquatic ecosystems
Washington, D.C., USA
nutrient assimilation pathways
Ph.D Candidate, Oregon State University
Barbara Spiecker
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I am studying how nutrients modify the effects of El Niño on intertidal macroalgae on spatiotemporal scales.
Corvallis, OR, USA
marine biology, ecology, El Niño, climate change, rocky intertidal, macroalgae, R programming, MATLAB
Postdoctoral Employee, Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP)
Giordon Stark
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Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Physics, Particle Physics, Machine Learning, Web Development (full stack), and STEM Education
Physician, Urgent Care, University of Rochester
Carolyn Stern (Spanjer)
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Urgent Care Physician in Dept. of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine Faculty
Rochester, NY, USA
Family/Urgent Care Physician
Student, University of Minnesota
Amanda Jo Temple
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I'm not currently working on any projects.
St. Paul, MN, USA
Large mammal ecology, ArcGIS, R, wildlife management, marine ecosystems
Science mentor, Colorado State University - Pueblo
Stephen Wallin
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Laboratory and like sensors. Work with other Deaf and HoH on central auditory hearing loss.
Pueblo, CO, USA
Physics
Ph.D Candidate, Boston University