CARTA

Presenting: CARTA Student Symposium

CARTA, UC San Diego

Every year, the Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) hosts a student symposium. It’s a chance for students, faculty, outside researchers, and funders to get a glimpse into the research and interests of students within the anthropogeny Ph.D specialization track. As a two-time CARTA Fellowship recipient (each fellowship being $20,000), I also use this time to update generous donors about my current research.

CARTA is inherently interdisciplinary and hosts researchers from fields including psychology, biomedical sciences, neuroscience, biology, linguistics, and the fine arts (amongst other majors). If you’d like to view my five-minute talk called “Recognition Memory” or the talks of my colleagues, you can do so here. (This link will eventually become private by the organization. Please contact me if you do not have access and would like to view the talk.)

CARTA Fellowship Renewal

CARTA, UC San Diego

The Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) has graciously awarded me another year of funding through their fellowship!

Thank you to Drs. Fred Gage (CARTA Co-Director), Margaret Schoeninger (CARTA Co-Director), Ajit Varki (CARTA Co-Director) and Pascal Gagneux (CARTA Associate Director) for their continued support. Also, thank you Salk Institute for Biological Studies for supporting CARTA and young researchers.

My first year of CARTA was spent working from home and attending virtual symposia. I learned a lot about human origins, but I did miss the camaraderie and richness of thought-exchange that is present in an in-person environment. Personally, in the coming year, I look forward to deepening my understanding of human migration and group dynamics (both may provide information about settings that could facilitate the development of certain recognition memory processes), as well as my understanding of how virology changes the genome in ways that may impact attention, stress, or memory.

I look forward to another year of research — this time back on campus!

Thank you again to the funders of this fellowship and to the selection committee for their continued faith and support.

-A.Y.

Presenting: CARTA Student Symposium

CARTA, UC San Diego

Every year, the Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) hosts a student symposium. It’s a chance for students, faculty, outside researchers, and funders to get a glimpse into the research and interests of students within the anthropogeny Ph.D specialization track. As a CARTA Fellowship recipient (thank you funders!), I also use this time to update generous donors about the state of my research.

If you’d like to view my five-minute talk called “Memory” or the talks of my colleagues, you can do so here. (This link will eventually become private by the organization. Please contact me if you do not have access and would like to view the talk.)

CARTA: Exploring the Human-Ape Paradox

CARTA, UC San Diego

If you’re interested in the comparative anthropogeny or the human-ape paradox, I recommend saving this date! On October 24, 2020, the Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) is hosting a virtual symposium covering humans as a “uniquely evolved, biologically enculturated species” compared to chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans.

I’ll be tuning into the livestream. I hope you do too. Click here to visit the CARTA website for more information.

CARTA Fellowship Receipient

CARTA, UC San Diego, Wixted Lab

I am incredibly humbled and elated to share that I have been selected as a recipient for a CARTA Program Fellowship for the 2020-21 academic year!

Thank you so much to the Center of Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny and to the committee that is responsible for the selection process. I am ecstatic for the new year to begin so that I can fully take advantage of the freedom this will give me in pursuing my own research.

Due to pandemic-related circumstances, I’m unable to show my gratitude to CARTA faculty in person, but I have every intention of giving my thanks properly once COVID-19 allows for it.

Presenting: CARTA Student Symposium

CARTA, UC San Diego

Every year, the Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) hosts a student symposium. It’s a chance for students, faculty, outside researchers, and funders to get a glimpse into the research and interests of students within the anthropogeny Ph.D specialization track. Since I am a recent member of CARTA, my talk served as my introduction to others within the organization.

If you’d like to view my five-minute talk called “Basic Memory Science: Recognition and Long-term Memory” or the talks of my colleagues, you can do so here. (This link will eventually become private by the organization. Please contact me if you do not have access and would like to view the talk.)

CARTA: Impact of Infectious Disease on Humans & Our Origins

CARTA, UC San Diego

 

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Due to COVID-19, CARTA’s symposium for spring quarter was cancelled and replaced with an online-only symposium on infectious disease. Though some people may have “pandemic burnout” and may not want to listen to talks about infectious agents, there is a fantastic group of speakers taking part in this virtual event tomorrow. If you’re interested in salmonella, COVID-19, Zika, etc., I recommend dropping by or viewing the recording on the event page. I’ll be attending!

Link to event page.

 

CARTA: Exploring the Origins of Today’s Humans

CARTA, UC San Diego

 

 

This week, I’ll be attending the CARTA symposium on the Origin of Humans as an anthropogeny specialization track student. 

It will be my first CARTA symposium and I’m excited to see what kinds of discussions our speakers have with one another.

If you want to watch/attend, it is free and will be broadcast. I’d love to discuss topics with people afterward.

Link to event page.

 

 

Officially joined CARTA!

CARTA, Personal Blog, UC San Diego

Anthropogeny

I’m excited to share that I’ve joined the Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)! I will be a part of this wonderful, interdisciplinary program as Ph.D anthropogeny specialization track student. CARTA is a one of a kind program that brings together researchers from the biological, biomedical, and social sciences, as well as scholars from the arts and humanities, with important technological input from the physical, chemical, and computing sciences. Together, researchers aim to understand humankind, how we got here and where we’re going.

Link to the CARTA webpage.