College of Biological Sciences

Join us Wednesday, April 19!

• 5:30 p.m. Doors open. Food and hands-on activities in the lobby with Market Science.  
• 6:15 p.m. Program starts with a panel discussion on women in science in the St. Paul Student Center Theater.
• It's free! Register to attend at z.umn.edu/scispark2017

What happens when scientists present their work in five minutes or less? Find out at SciSpark 2017, a fun, fast-paced evening of mini-lectures by women in the sciences at the U of M! Hear highly succinct takes on topics ranging from ecology to enzymes.

WOMEN IN SCIENCE PANELISTS

• Cissy Ballen, post-doctoral researcher • Biology Teaching and Learning, College of Biological Sciences
• Rebecca Montgomery, associate professor • Forest Resources, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
• Marlene Zuk, professor • Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, College of Biological Sciences

LIGHTNING TALK PRESENTERS

• Kate Adamala, assistant professor • Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, College of Biological Sciences
• Sarah Castle, postdoctoral associate • Plant Pathology, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
• Meggan Craft, assistant professor • Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine
• Danielle Drabeck, graduate student • Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, College of Biological Sciences
• Becky Hochstein, postdoctoral researcher • Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, College of Biological Sciences
• Marla Spivak, professor • Entomology, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
• Ya Yang, assistant professor • Plant and Microbial Biology, College of Biological Sciences