Charleston
MUSC Postdoc Life
Wildcard
Science
Science in
Pop Culture
Pop Culture
100
This key road downtown has a plethora of vibrant shops and restaurants.
King Street
100
When is postdoc coffee hour held?
Monthly, 3rd Thurday
100
Falling on September 16th, this creamy avocado-based dip has its own U.S. holiday, often paired with tortilla chips and margaritas.
National Guacamole Day
100
This organ produces insulin.
Pancreas
100
In Back to the Future, this time-traveling DeLorean required 1.21 gigawatts and this fictional fuel.
plutonium
200
This plantation has the oldest landscaped gardens in the U.S., and its owner also signed the Declaration of Independence.
Middleton Place
200
Who is the Vice President of Research at MUSC? (hint: we had a townhall with him)
Dr. Tim Stemmler
200
Despite being central to science, this subject has no Nobel Prize of its own.
Mathematics
200
Known as the "Warburg effect," cancer cells preferentially use this type of metabolism even when oxygen is present.
Aerobic Glycolysis
200
Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park used DNA preserved in this type of insect to clone dinosaurs.
mosquito
300
North America’s largest women-only professional tennis tournament is held annually on Daniel Island.
Credit One Charleston Open
300
Name of the annual November bike race supporting Hollings Cancer Center research.
LowVelo
300
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars… name the missing “giant” planet.
Jupiter
300
The main artery that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
Aorta
300
In Breaking Bad, Walter White was a former high school teacher in this scientific discipline.
chemistry
400
This reality TV show recently scouted Charleston for singles looking for love
Love Island
400
How many Starbucks locations are on MUSC's campus?
3
400
This medical imaging technique uses strong magnets to visualize soft tissues.
MRI
400
The famous HeLa cell line came from this woman, whose cells are still used in labs worldwide.
Henrietta Lacks
400
This Marvel superhero was a mild-mannered scientist before exposure to gamma radiation transformed him.
Hulk
500
This Island is located in the Charleston Harbor
Castle Pickney
500
The newest digital badge program for postdoc engagement and guidance at MUSC.
APEX (Achieve Your Best Postdoctoral Experience) Digital Badge
500
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the Colossus of Rhodes… you’ll need to name the missing 7th Wonder.
Lighthouse at Alexandria
500
Famous chemist, physicist, and meteorologist born in September, known for atomic theory.
John Dalton
500
In the TV show Stranger Things, the alternate dimension full of monsters is called this
Upside Down