2019 NeuroNex Undergraduate Practicum Schedule

March 24, 2019
3:30pm Arrive in Woods Hole
4pm
Walk to Nobska Lighthouse (optional)
5:30pm Dinner
7pm Welcoming remarks; technology venture teams drawn
March 25, 2019
7:30am Breakfast
9am Lecture: Bioluminescence in Marine Animals
Justine J. Allen, PhD
10am Lecture: Calcium — Not Too Little and Not Too Much
Diane Lipscombe, PhD
11am Lecture: Lamprey as a Model System
Jennifer Morgan, PhD
12pm Lunch
1pm Tour of the MBL Rare Books Collection and Nobel Prizes
2:30pm Lab
5:30pm Dinner
7pm Work on technology venture proposal; marine biology video (optional)
March 26, 2019
7:30am Breakfast
9am How Do We Get From Shrimps to Brains?
Ute Hochgeschwender, MD
10am Lecture: BL-OG in vivo
Jeremy Murphy, PhD
11am Lecture: Science Communication in Contemporary STEM
Krystal Literman, MS
12pm Lunch
1pm Tour of the MBL Marine Resources Center
2:30pm Lab
5:30pm Dinner
7pm Work on technology venture proposal; marine biology video (optional)
March 27, 2019
7:30am Breakfast
9am Lecture: Fluorescence and Bioluminescence: Basics and Chemistry
Nathan Shaner, PhD
10:30am Lecture: Bioluminescence in Neuroscience Research
Christopher I. Moore, PhD
12pm Lunch
1pm WHOI Ocean Science Discovery Center & Gift Shop
2pm MBL Gift Shop
2:30pm Lab
5:30pm Dinner
7pm Work on technology venture proposal; marine biology video (optional)
March 28, 2019
7:30am Breakfast
9am Lecture: The Physics of Energy Transfer and Bioluminescent Light Production
Nathan Shaner, PhD
10:30am Lecture: The Glow Up: Bioluminescent Tools for Cellular Control
Emmanuel Crespo
12pm Lunch
1pm NOAA Aquarium (optional)
2:30pm Lab
5:30pm Dinner
7pm Technology venture presentations
March 29, 2019
7:30am Breakfast
9am Pack up and check out; pick up bagged lunch; group photo
10:30am Depart Woods Hole
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