14th Annual "Meeting of the Minds" Student Research Symposium
Description: At the "Meeting of the Minds" Student Research Symposium, CSUSB graduate, undergraduate, and alumni students have the opportunity to showcase their research and creative activities (RSCA) through oral, poster, and creative presentations.
For questions, please contact OSR at osr@csusb.edu
Event Landing Page: https://www.csusb.edu/student-research/events-and-calendar/meeting-minds
RSVP to Attend Meeting of the Minds on Coyote Connection
Keynote Speaker, Dr. Lúa López Perez "BLOOMING: My Journey from Spain to the US Preserving Biodiversity"
Time: 12:00pm - 1:20 pm
Location: San Manuel Student Union North Conference Center (SMSU), (In Person and Virtual via zoom)
Speaker Bio: Dr. Lua Lopez was born in a small city in Northern Spain where she spent most of her time in contact with nature. Her intrinsic curiosity and love for the outdoors led her to obtain a bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). During her undergraduate studies, she had the opportunity to spend one year abroad at the University of Azores (Portugal), where she joined a research lab. This experience showed her how to unite her passion for preserving our natural environment and her need to understand how ecosystems work. She obtained her PhD from the University of A Coruña (Spain), focusing on understanding the genetic limitations of endangered plant species to survive changes in their environment. After her PhD, she had the chance to work in research-leading institutions like Heidelberg University (Germany), Pennsylvania State University (US), and Binghamton University (SUNY). These experiences helped her become an expert in bioinformatics, ancient genomics, and science-based pedagogy. This journey around the world led her to CSUSB, where she combines her teaching and research interests while working with some of the most amazing students she has ever met.
Description: Dr. Lúa López is an evolutionary ecologist focused on understanding how surrounding ecological environments have evolutionary consequences on species. During her talk she will walk us through her scientific journey from Spain, passing through several European countries to the US; always focused on preserving our natural environment and species biodiversity that are threatened by environmental changes associated to human activities. Providing research opportunities for students and communicating with potential future scientists has been a major motivation in her professional journey. This seminar will showcase multiple examples on how students have help shaped her research agenda
FREE Lunch will be provided for those who attend in-person (while supplies last)
For questions, please contact OSR at osr@csusb.edu