Upper School Intersession 2025

Poison frogs are a fantastic model organism that you can use to study a variety of biological wonders -- including (but not limited to) aposematism, toxicity, parental behavior, and juvenile aggression. In Dr. Lauren O'Connell's lab, we study these problems from multiple angles. Today, I will discuss how you can study juvenile aggression through a molecular lens: studying the aspects of poison frog (epi)genetics that deal with sensing and responding to the social environment. A basic understanding of biology is recommended (do you know the central dogma: DNA > RNA > Protein? If not, I'll give a refresher at the start of class, but it would be good to brush up on the material before attending; I'll provide a link)