{"612335":{"#nid":"612335","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Kimberly Chen Joins ScienceMatters Hall of Fame","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech postdoctoral researcher Kimberly Chen has ended up winning a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\u0022\u003EScienceMatters\u003C\/a\u003E quiz after\u0026nbsp;relaxing at home one evening last week.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I\u0026#39;ve listened to a few other episodes of the\u0026nbsp;podcast,\u0026quot; Chen says.\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;It\u0026#39;s a great way to get to know the\u0026nbsp;exciting research happening at Georgia Tech.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChen hails from Taipei, in Taiwan. She came to Georgia Tech in 2016, joining the labs of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/people\/matthew-herron\u0022\u003EMatthew Herron\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/people\/frank-rosenzweig\u0022\u003EFrank Rosenzweig\u003C\/a\u003E, in the School of Biological Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I am broadly interested in the evolution of complexity,\u0026quot; Chen says. \u0026quot;For my Ph.D in Indiana University Blomington,\u0026nbsp;I studied the evolution of non-coding RNAs that regulate bacterial development.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Georgia Tech, Chen\u0026#39;s research aims to find answers to a major question in evolutionary biology: How did the transition from single cells to multicellular organisms take place. She is especially examining the\u0026nbsp;genetic mechanisms underlying this transition.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChen and her colleagues are\u0026nbsp;using experimental evolution to generate\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Ede novo\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;multicellularity in a unicellular alga that\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;under pressure from predation.\u0026quot;I am using both genomic and genetic approaches to understand the genetic basis of the evolved multicellular phenotypes,\u0026quot; she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can get a flavor of her research area from this\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tB9bEF6yB4o\u0022\u003EYouTube video of her talk, \u0026quot;Genetics Underlying De Novo Origins of Multicellularity in Response to Predation,\u0026quot;\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/events\/2018-georgia-tech-astrobiology-colloquium\u0022\u003E2018 Georgia Tech Astrobiology Colloquium\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Episode 6\u0026nbsp;quiz question:\u0026nbsp;According to Episode 6, what animal did Simon Sponberg study when he was an undergraduate in Lewis and Clark College, in Oregon?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe answer: Gecko\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEpisode 7\u0026nbsp;of ScienceMatters is out this week.\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;Sneaking Science into Punk Rock\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;stars Jennifer Leavey, principal academic professional in the School of Biological Sciences, director of the Georgia Tech Urban Honey Bee Project, and integrated science curriculum coordinator for the College of Sciences. But when she straps on a guitar, Leavey becomes Leucine Zipper, leader of the rock band Zinc Fingers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you would like to join the ScienceMatters Hall of Fame, enter the answer to this question:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EIn Episode 7, what is the name of the song that Jennifer Leavey says sounds like a love song but is actually about bacteria living together in biofilms?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESubmit your answer by 11 a.m. Monday, October 8, at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\u0022\u003Esciencematters.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Postdoctoral Researcher Wins Podcast Episode 6 Quiz"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKimberly Chen, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Biological Sciences,\u0026nbsp;won the ScienceMatters Episode 6\u0026nbsp;quiz. 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