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How do our bodies move, heal and make sense of the world? This event explores biology through two very different lenses. One talk reveals how fluid and exercise shape the Achilles tendon, using imaging to improve rehab. The other explores vision through the eyes and brain of an octopus, showing how studying unusual bodies can help us better understand our own.
Fluid - the Achilles Heel of our Achilles Tendon?
Jarod Forer
(Graduate Student)
Our quality of life depends to some extent on the health and function of our bodies. In the lab, we use a variety of models to test regenerative and rehabilitative approaches to combat common musculoskeletal diseases. In this talk I will introduce “Regen Rehab” and tell a story of how we use advanced imaging techniques to judge how exercise affects the largest, strongest, and most injured tendon in our bodies: the Achilles.
Dreams of a Scientist: A journey to understand octopus vision
Angelique Allen
(Graduate Student)
What is an octopus scientist, and how does someone become one? Learn about Angelique's journey into science, what she does day to day, and how that helps her understand what an octopus sees. By performing mini FMRIs on octopuses, she is helping establish foundational knowledge about what an octopus is seeing, and how the brain is responding to what it sees in real time. You may be thinking 'how does that impact my day to day life?'. Come be part of a discussion that will address how learning about unique brains may help society!
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