Dr. D
What's the longest river in the United States?
The Missouri River, AKA Dr. D's home state!
What is the name for the specialized cells responsible for producing antibodies in the immune system?
ß cells
What does a HSD do to Drosophila sweet taste sensation?
Decreases/dampens
Which athlete holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals across all sports?
Michael Phelps
Who was Dr. D's first lab member at Emory?
Crystal :)
When is Dr. D's birthday?
December 18th
+200 Bonus points if you can also name her Zodiac sign :)
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This element has the highest melting point of all the elements:
Tungsten
What sweetener is added to the fly food? (Hint: this sweetener give our fly food its brown-ish tone)
Molasses!
Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2019?
Parasite
What is our room number?
1154 (think "6 minutes 'till noon")
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Name Dr. D's undergraduate university and major:
Stanford University - Biological Sciences
*TRIPLE your wagered points if you can name her minor!*
What is the term for the psychological theory suggesting that humans are motivated by their innate drive to seek pleasure and avoid pain?
Hedonism
Which brain region is responsible for regulating hunger, thirst, and satiety, often influenced by sugar intake?
Hypothalamus
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Which Russian author wrote the novel "Anna Karenina"?
Tolstoy
TM6/TM6 gives which unique phenotype?
The phenotype is... deceased
Homozygous balancers are lethal!
How many total letters are in Dr. D's first, middle, and last name?
A-N-I-T-A = (5)
V-A-N-I = (4)
D-E-V-I-N-E-N-I = (8)
= 17 letters
Which scientist formulated the laws of electromagnetic induction?
Faraday
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Which enzyme, influenced by sugar intake, breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars in the digestive system?
Amylase
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
What is the p*ssword to the computers?
dr0s0phila!
Fun fact: Dr. D can name all 54 African countries in alphabetical order!
Name the first and last African countries, when ordered alphabetically.
Algeria & Zimbabwe
Which protein family plays a key role in the molecular mechanisms of LTP?
Kinases
Fio once did a long-term optoPAD experiment with 30% sucrose instead of 100mM sucrose.
Approximately how many mM of sucrose is 30%?
30% w/v =
0.876M =
876mM!
Solve the equation WITHOUT a calculator:
log(2x - 3) = log(3 - x) - 2
ATR is short for ____-____ ______ & serves what purpose?
all-trans retinol is a precursor to the channelrhodopsin that is necessary to activate the light-gated channels