What's Beyond Our Eyes

  I am not the best at eloquently explaining topics such as this but WiseCrack on Youtube definitely is. I watched this video and wanted to share and slowly build upon this issue and how this projected facade is detrimental to society and how it has contributed to the issue of "anti-science" we have today. 

 I have been fortunate enough in my life to have met some wonderful and intelligent people. Some of my friends that I admire the most are always learning and pursuing knowledge. I don't mean that in an academic way either! They would all have their field of study for college and/or career but then in their free time, one of their hobbies would include some way of learning about other subjects. An old roommate of mine listened to podcasts every day and would learn the most obscure but useful things. My boyfriend is almost always watching videos about history just for the fun of it. So, in honor of these wonderful people in my life, I started learning astronomy for fun.

 

  This 5 minute white board presentation was an assignment for class that opened my eyes as to just how difficult it is to make a concise video about this kind of stuff! Here I discuss what mtDNA is, the proteins it encodes, nuclear encoded mitochondrial proteins, and how proteins destined for the mitochondria get there from the nucleus.

!!!!!!  Super excited to announce that I have accepted the position of  UNTHSC's 2021 Orientation Leader for incoming GSBS students! GSBS - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences We are still waiting to determine if this will be online or in person, nonetheless I will be in charge of making sure that students feel welcomed into the community and form bonds or connections with each other as well as with mentors and lab mates.  With that in mind, I know there are a lot of "icebreakers" that people just despise and sometimes even feel anxious about. If you have the time, I would love to know what kinds of games or introductory technique that you actually enjoy and feel is relevant? (by relevant, I mean getting to know things about an individual that may help find connections in interests rather than "tell me a fun/random fact") Leave a comment with your suggestions, opinions, critiques, etc!

 When trying to memorize different things in science, I always find it helpful to have a song and or visual to go with it (that helps the memory get stored in other places of your brain btw). For this week's neuroscience course, I wanted to learn the cranial nerves and went to YouTube for help. Luckily, Doctor Khalid shared this video in 2016 and I think it deserves more views because after only one watch through the song has gotten stuck in my head! I will try to add more videos like this that I use to study in case anyone else finds it useful.

                                About the video: Gretchen A. Johnson is interviewed by Viet Dinh about her  graduate career  journey including information about what she is currently working on, why it is important, and more!