Department(s):

Biology & Biotechnology

Exploring the Frontiers of Science at WPI

Join us for a series of engaging research talks by recent Sigma Xi awardees.
Open to all students, faculty, and staff.

Location: OH107
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Master of Ceremony: Bogdan Vernescu, Vice President & Vice Provost for Research & Innovation

February 5 – Amity Manning, Biology and Biotechnology

2023 Outstanding Junior Faculty Awardee
Talk title: Centromere Regulation: A balancing act to control genome stability
This talk will define non-genetic mechanisms by which cancer cells corrupt the process of cell division as they evolve and adapt to become more aggressive and drug resistant.