Biology Bios

By: Jim Adelman
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  • Who are the scientists behind the weekly seminars in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Memphis? Hear about the questions that keep them up at night, how they got where they are, and what advice they have for the next generation of biologists.
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  • 2501 Kendra Wright

    2501 Kendra Wright
    Feb 24 2025

    It's 2025's first episode and I sat down with Kendra Wright, a graduate student in the department of Biological Sciences at the University of Memphis. Despite being about a week away from defending her dissertation (!!!), Kendra took time to talk with me about her work in biology education research, specifically about student persistence, her path in research, and gave a couple of TV recommendations to boot.
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    31 mins
  • 2416 Dr. Joe Opferman

    2416 Dr. Joe Opferman
    Nov 19 2024

    In our final interview of the Fall 2024 seminar series, I chat with Dr. Joe Opferman of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital about his work in apoptosis, how his practice of keeping doors and options open led him to biology in general, and Memphis in particular.
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    33 mins
  • 2415 Dr. Liz Carlen

    2415 Dr. Liz Carlen
    Oct 25 2024

    This week, I chat with Dr. Liz Carlen from Washington University in St. Louis about her work in urban ecology and evolution, the intersection between biology and social sciences, and, of course, the dog park.
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    34 mins

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