Nerd Nite Miami - July 17, 2025
Event description
Nerd Nite Miami is back Thurs, July 17th at Gramps.
Nerd Nite is an evening of entertaining and educational presentations. Speakers present for 15 minutes, followed by a brief Q&A with the audience. Doors at 6. Presentations begin promptly at 7pm. We’ll do a few rounds of trivia in-between the presentations.
Guest speakers
Brandon Emanuel León
Trina Rosing
Hosted by Ricardo Williams
PRESENTATION #1
“Neurotransmitters in Brain Cancer: How we can leverage cancer neuroscience to improve patient survival” by Brandon Emanuel León
Brandon Emanuel León is a 2nd year PhD student at the University of Miami. He studies the role of astrocytes in glioblastoma, a form of primary brain cancer. After graduation he aims to become a science policy expert to ensure that scientists have the federal support to continue making impactful discoveries for society.
PRESENTATION #2
“Major Marine Predators” by Trina Rosing
Trina Rosing is a marine biologist and works as a lab manager at UM. She has a degree in Biology and Marine Science, a MPS in Marine Conservation, and is working on another degree in Oceanography.
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