Back to For Scientists & Students MBLVirtual Programs (MVP) Home What's Happening For Scientists & Students MBLVirtual Programs (MVP) MBLVirtual Programs These events are part of the MVP (MBLVirtual Programs) webinar series. This virtual series ran from July 6-17, 2020 and included offerings from many of our summer programs including the advanced research training courses and the Logan Science Journalism program. We are very excited to reconnect with our friends and colleagues, learn from distinguished speakers, and engage in lively scientific discussion. Webinars were recorded and are available for viewing via the links below. July 6, 2020 Embryology Course Webinar Embryology Course Directors David Sherwood and Carole LaBonne host speaker Dr. Mansi Srivastava of Harvard University for a talk entitled, "Into the Unknown: Probing regeneration and development in a new research organism". July 6, 2020 Frontiers in Reproduction Course Webinar Join FIR Course Director Rafael Fissore and guest speaker, Dr. Paolo Rinaudo (UCSF). July 7, 2020 Cytoskeleton Club Join Clare Waterman (NIH), Amy Shaub Maddox (UNC), and Amy Gladfelter (UNC) for the first session of the Tuesday Cytoskeleton series. July 7, 2020 Zebrafish Course Webinar Join Zebrafish Course Directors Sharon Amacher and Deborah Yelon along with their guests, Andrea Pauli (IMP Vienna) and Jan Huisken (Morgridge Institute). July 7, 2020 Neural Systems & Behavior Course Webinar Join Neural Systems & Behavior Course Directors Stephanie White, Robert Froemke, and Alberto Pereda along with guest Dr. Michael Brecht (BCCN Berlin), for his talk “Positive emotions, tickling and play.” July 8, 2020 STAMPS Course Webinar Please join STAMPS Course Directors Tracy Teal and Mihai Pop. July 8, 2020 SCARE Course Webinar Join Frontiers in Stem Cells and Regeneration Course Directors Jennifer Morgan and Ina Dobrinski along with guest speaker Dr. Labib Rouhana (Wright State University). July 9, 2020 Physiology Course Webinar Join Physiology Course Directors Dan Fletcher and Nicole King along with guest speaker, Dr. Amy Gladfelter (UNC) July 9, 2020 Neurobiology Course Webinar Join Course Directors Diana Bautista, Ellen Lumpkin and Marc Hammarlund along with guest speaker, Dr. Theanne Griffith (Rutgers). July 10, 2020 SPINES Course Webinar Join SPINES Course Directors Gina Poe and Gerald Downes who will welcome Dr. Julio Ramirez (Davidson College) for the Martinez-Townsel Endowed Lecture. July 10, 2020 Methods in Computational Neuroscience Course Webinar Join MCN Course Directors Stephen Baccus and Xiao-Jing Wang for Dr. Wang's talk entitled, "Neural circuit models of decision-making and its impairments." July 13, 2020 Biology of Parasitism Course Webinar Join BOP Course Directors Barbara Burleigh, Freddy Frischknecht and Flaminia Catterucia for Dr. Frischknecht's talk, "Plasmodium: unique biology of an amazing protozoan". July 13, 2020 Microbial Diversity Course Webinar Please join Microbial Diversity Course Directors George O’Toole and Rachel Whitaker for their presentation, “Bringing Microbial Diversity into View.” July 14, 2020 Optical Microscopy Course Webinar Join Optical Microscopy Course Directors Alison North and Joerg Bewersdorf for the talk “Recent developments in super-resolution microscopy to interrogate single molecules in their sub-cellular context”. July 14, 2020 Cytoskeleton Club Join Clare Waterman (NIH), Amy Gladfelter (UNC) and Amy Shaub Maddox (UNC) for the second session of the Tuesday Cytoskeleton series. July 15, 2020 AQLM Course Webinar Join AQLM Course Directors Wendy Salmon, Peter Kner, and Paul Maddox with guest speaker Justin Taraska (NIH/NHLBI) for a talk, “Imaging the nanoscale structure of the plasma membrane with light and electron microscopy”. July 15, 2020 Gene Regulatory Networks Course Webinar Join GERN Course Directors Isabelle Peter and Scott Barolo along with guest speaker, Dr. James Briscoe (Francis Crick Institute). July 16, 2020 Molecular Mycology Course Webinar Join MOMY Course Directors Robert Cramer and David Andes along with guest speaker, Dr. Aaron Mitchell (University of Georgia). July 16, 2020 Brains, Minds & Machines Course Webinar Join Brains, Minds & Machines Course Directors Boriz Katz and Gabriel Kreiman along with guest speaker, Nancy Kanwisher, (MIT). July 17, 2020 Logan Science Journalism Program Webinar Join Logan Science Journalism program Course Directors Anne Giblin, Javier Lloret, Brad Shuster, Phong Tran, and guests. July 17, 2020 Physical Biology of the Cell Course Webinar Join Physical Biology of the Cell Course Directors, Hernan Garcia and Rob Phillips along with guest speaker: Julie Theriot (Univeristy of Washington) - “Combining experimental measurements and mathematical modeling to understand how cells move.” July 21, 2020 Cytoskeleton Club Join Clare Waterman, Amy Gladfelter and Amy Shaub Maddox along with guest speaker Jadranka Loncarek, for the third session of the Tuesday Cytoskeleton series. MBLVirtual Endowed Lectures These free virtual lectures are part of the Ůֱ’s endowed lecture series. The Ůֱ’s endowed lectures, a core component of the Advanced Research Training Courses, have been established by friends and family in honor of esteemed scientists or loved ones. This year, we are livestreaming one lecture per course, as available, to reconnect with our friends and colleagues, learn from distinguished speakers, and engage in lively scientific discussion. Webinars are recorded and are available for viewing post-lecture. If you are interested in establishing a lecture in honor or memory of someone, please contact the Development Office (Development@mbl.edu). June 11, 2021 The John Saunders Endowed Lectureship in Embryology“Vignettes from a Dev Bio/Evodevo Lab: What Makes a Limb Cell a Limb Cell? And how did Birds Evolve the Capacity to Vocalize?” Dr. Cliff Tabin, Harvard University June 16, 2021 The John G. Nicholls Endowed Lectureship in Neural Systems and Behavior with special “Live from the Lab” event“Theme and Variations: Evolution of Mate Choice in Drosophila” Dr. Vanessa Ruta, Rockefeller University July 3, 2021 The Tay Hayashi Lectureship in Cell Physiology“Emerging Imaging Technologies to Study Cell Architecture, Dynamics and Function” Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus July 5, 2021 The Thomas Sargent Reese Endowed Lecture in Neurobiology"An Eye For Biological Structure: Lessons from Tom Reese" Dr. Ronald D. Vale, Executive Director, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute July 14, 2021 Roger D. Milkman Endowed Lecture in Microbial Diversity“Symbiosis in Sippewissett: Microbial Ecology and Evolution of the Pink Berry Consortia” Dr. Lizzy Wilbanks, University of California, Santa Barbara July 15, 2021 The Joe L. Martinez, Jr. and James G. Townsel Endowed Lectureship in SPINES“Broken Brains and Breaking Barriers: Lessons from the Hippocampal Formation and Life” Dr. Julio Ramirez, Davidson College July 17, 2021 Gail and Elkan Blout Endowed Guest Lectureship - Biology of Parasitism“Physiology and Biochemistry of Saliva in Vectors” Dr. Jesus Valenzuela, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Aug 16, 2021 Massey Family Endowed Lectureship - Methods in Computational Neuroscience“Deep Reinforcement Learning and its Neuroscientific Implications” Dr. Matthew Botvinick, DeepMind Ecosystems Center and Semester in Environmental Science Webinars Join the MBLEcosystems Center scientists as they explore critical problems in environmental science. Inspired by their research, seminars will touch on topics covered as part of the Semester in Environmental Science at the Ůֱ, and span diverse ecosystems ranging from Arctic tundra to temperate forests, coastal marshes and wetlands to the open ocean, deserts to Cape Cod’s salt ponds. Deepen your knowledge about global change, and unexpected consequences of human activity on our planet. Oct 29, 2020 Sea-level Rise and the Fate of Coastal Salt Marsh Buffers Anne Giblin, Ecosystems Center Director, Ůֱ; Senior Scientist and Inke Forbrich, Research Scientist Nov 10, 2020 A Changing Climate, A Changing Ocean Maureen Conte, MBLFellow; Senior Scientist, Bermuda Institute for Ocean Science and Rut Pedrosa Pàmies, Research Scientist Nov 17, 2020 Death Defying Down-regulation Among Algae Living High and Dry in Desert Ecosystems Zoe Cardon, Senior Scientist and Elena Peredo, Research Scientist Dec 1, 2020 Human Impacts on the Global Nitrogen Cycle and Nitrogen in the Coastal Zone: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Jim Galloway, Sidman P. Poole Professor, Univ. of Virginia; MBLTrustee; Javier Lloret, Research Scientist and Ken Foreman, SES Program Director Dec 8, 2020 Breathing Without Air: The Microbial Superheroes of our Backyard Joe Vallino, Senior Scientist and Emil Ruff, Assistant Scientist Dec 15, 2020 Will Land Feedbacks to the Climate System Accelerate Global Warming? Jerry Melillo, Distinguished Scientist, Ed Rastetter, Senior Scientist and Gus Shaver, Senior Scientist Emeritus