ISG Fall Retreat 2011
The UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics held its Fall Retreat this past September. During the event, ISG Staff, Faculty, and Fellows presented on the direction of the Institute, their…
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Society and Genetics at UCLA Film School
ISG Associate Director Jessica Lynch Alfaro was an invited speaker at the UCLA/Sloan Colloquium at the UCLA Film School this Saturday, October 22. Lynch Alfaro presented a talk on ‘Genetic…
2011 | Sharlene Santana et. al – Roosting Ecology and the Evolution of Pelage Markings in Bats
ISG Postdoctoral Fellow Sharlene Santana, faculty affiliate Michael Alfaro, undergrad apprentice Thomas Dial, and University of Massachusetts PhD candidate Thomas Eiting published a new paper on their research, entitled “Roosting…
American Association of University Women award Fellowship to Dr. Jennifer Smith
ISG Postdoctoral Fellow Jennifer Smith has been named an AAUW Postdoctoral Fellow for 2011-2012. All of us at the Institute congratulate her, and know that her research will advance her field!…
Gamers Decode AIDS Protein That Stumped Researchers For 15 Years In Just 3 Weeks
A 15-year-old AIDS problem was recently solved in just three weeks using a new online game site that allows users to contribute in decoding complex proteins. Fold.it users incredibly modeled…
Hannah Landecker – Eating and Aging
Hannah Landecker will be giving a keynote lecture entitled “Eating and Aging” at the workshop “The History of Biogerontology” hosted by the Center for Biology & Society at Arizona State…