Talk Overview
We had a live question and answer session with Dr. Bonnie Bassler on January 13th, 2014. In this Hangout, she answered questions about her scientific career and research on quorum sensing. You can watch the Hangout in its entirety in the video below. You can also view the answer to a specific question by selecting one of the questions listed below, which will take you to the part of the video with Dr. Bassler’s answer, by scrolling to the timepoint at which the question was asked, or by visiting her iBiology Hangout Event Page.
Questions that were asked during the iBiology Hangout:
Science
How did you initially get interested in studying quorum sensing? (11:09)
Can bacteria fake the signal molecule of another species? (18:26)
What was the most exciting moment of your scientific career? (56:29)
Science Advice
Speaker Bio
Bonnie Bassler
Bonnie Bassler is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and the Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. Bassler received a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of California at Davis, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry… Continue Reading
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