Presentations by Archeta Rajagopalan and Joshua Kimelman
Archeta Rajagopalan
“Understanding Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD): The effect of ∆NTF PC1 on GSK3ß activity and PKD cyst formation
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD), characterized by fluid filled cysts in the kidney, affects over 1 in 1000 people and has no cure. Learning more about the mechanism behind the disease is important in finding future therapies. Therefore, this research, conducted at the Caplan Lab at the Yale School of Medicine, seeks to reveal more about the molecular pathways underlying PKD.
Joshua Kimelman
“War on the Teddy Bear: Nature, Science, and Race Suicide in the History of a Cuddly Icon”
How could the bear, a ferocious predator, become cute? And how could the teddy bear become dangerous? Looking to cultural history, environmental history, and history of science, Joshua’s thesis explores these questions and many more that they intersect.