ESP Biography



LORRAINE LING, Postdoctoral Scholar



Major: Genetics

College/Employer: Stanford

Year of Graduation: Not available.

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

During my journey as a scientist, I've studied sex in tiny worms, how soybeans can help prevent cancer, a protein enzyme that converts fat to fuel, and a trash can inside bacteria. Now I study how corals & sea anemones respond to climate change. All this time, I've been driven by a passion to understand how the world works. Teaching with SPLASH is a great way to show that we all have a scientist inside us.



Past Classes

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B5034: Symbiosis: a love story between corals and dinoflagellates in Splash Spring 2016 (Apr. 09 - 10, 2016)
Around the world, coral reefs are experiencing severe environmental stress and turning white, a.k.a "bleaching." What's going on during bleaching? What role do dinoflagellates (microscopic algae) play? And how can we test it? Students will explore the science of symbiosis and current research through hands-on demonstrations and light microscopy with sea anemones.


B4375: Symbiosis: a love story between corals and dinoflagellates in Splash Spring 2015 (Apr. 11 - 12, 2015)
Around the world, coral reefs are experiencing severe environmental stress and turning white, a.k.a "bleaching." What's going on during bleaching? What role do dinoflagellates (microscopic algae) play? And how can we test it? Students will explore the science of symbiosis and current research through hands-on demonstrations with sea anemones.