Wonderfest: Next Scientist #1 - Smartphone Seismology & Synthetic Lethality

Next Scientist is a new Wonderfest series of online presentations. Every Next Scientist Zoom consists of two 30-minute presentations (including 10 minutes of Q&A), each featuring a young researcher describing next-level science:

Earthquake Science Using Crowdsourced Data from Smartphones

MyShake is a free citizen-science smartphone app that delivers earthquake early warnings(!) to users in California, Oregon, and Washington. It also uses a phone's vibration sensor to record earthquake motion for scientific analysis. How can the gadget in your pocket contribute to earthquake early warning, shake-hazard mapping, and structural-health monitoring?

Speaker: Sarina Patel, UC Berkeley

Advances in Cancer Treatment: Synthetic Lethality

Chemotherapy is a standard component of both the treatment and study of cancer. Conventional chemotherapeutic agents are toxic to cells, underscoring the continued focus on precision medicines. Research in synthetic lethality aims to develop medicines that target specific genetic mutations expressed only in cancer cells while sparing healthy cells.

Speaker: Trevor Chang, Exelixis

Attend via Zoom.