What is Open Mic Science?

"Open Mic Science" invites the community to an evening at The Treehouse Café on Bainbridge Island to explore ideas in all aspects of science and technology in an informal, social setting. Talks are held the first Tuesday of every month at 8 PM. Enjoy pizza and beer, and stay abreast of current knowledge. Open Mic Science, A Bainbridge Science Café, is based on the principles of Cafe Scientifique and is committed to the public understanding of science. 

Intellectual curiosity required.
No specific science knowledge needed. 

All talks are Free

When:  8pm on the first Tuesday of the month
Where:  The Treehouse Cafe
               4569 Lynwood Center Road NE
               Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

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January 2020 

Speaker: Jessica Young
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Please join us on Tuesday January 7th at 8:00pm at the Treehouse Cafe
 
​Topic
 New Insights into Human Neurodegenerative Diseases Using Stem Cells

Description: 
Jessica Young, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology, Member, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington.
As our population ages, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are on the rise. Unfortunately, many of these diseases do not have a viable cure. In our lab, we are using human induced pluripotent stem cell technology (hiPSCs), to develop new preclinical models for AD and hope to discover new molecular pathways that can be therapeutic targets.
This lecture will cover three main topics: 1) hiPSC technology, what these cells are, what we use them for, and how they contribute to our AD research; 2) we will discuss AD at the molecular level, what happens to brain cells and how do individual genetics play a role; and 3) some of the findings from our laboratory using hiPSCs that we think will yield new insights into AD and new therapeutic pathways.

Biography: 
Dr. Jessica Young received her B.S. in Biology from the University of Wyoming and her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Washington.  She was Assistang Project Scientist and the University of California, San Diego in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine and joined the Department of Pathology at the University of Washington as Assistant Professor in 2016.
  
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