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luminous yeast

The luminous yeast project was an interdisciplinary collaboration between myself and Zach Wilson, a doctoral student in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at CU Boulder. Zach studied a poorly understood, but essential, signaling molecule in fungal, plant, and animal cells. He conducted rigorous genetic experiments in yeast cells to investigate and determine a model for PI(3,5)P2 function. Together we designed lanterns to represent the data collected on 10 different yeast strains. The lanterns provide an opportunity for viewers to recreate the discovery process that led to the model of PI(3,5)P2 function in cells. We examined how these lanterns could be used to explore and expand scientific communication and educational practices.

We used the lanterns in three presentation settings, including the 2017 Annual Rocky Mountain Yeast Meeting poster session. During these events we explored how a physical installation such as the lanterns might change the conversation between the researcher and an audience.

Publicity:

Data visualization competition article (2nd place).

Luminous Yeast
2017-18
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