Daniel Colón-Ramos is an Associate Professor of Cell Biology at the Yale School of Medicine. His lab uses C. elegans to study how the brain forms precise neural connections during development. Colón-Ramos was born and raised in Puerto Rico and is a co-founder of Ciencia Puerto Rico (http://www.cienciapr.org/en), a non-profit organization that connects Puerto Rican scientists who are spread around the globe, to promote scientific research and education in Puerto Rico.
Talks with this Speaker
Conversations in Science with Dan Rather and Daniel Colón-Ramos: Encouraging Scientific Exploration
Daniel Colón-Ramos talks to Dan Rather about how his life experiences inspired him to become a scientist and encourage scientific exploration. (Talk recorded in February 2018)
- General Public
- Student
- Researcher
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Cell Biology of the Neuronal Synapse and Behavior in C. elegans
How is the neuronal synapse assembled to produce specific behaviors and store memories? Dr. Colon-Ramos studies C. elegans to address this fundamental question. (Talk recorded in July 2017)
- Part 1: Cell Biology of the Neuronal Synapse and Behavior in C. elegansAudience:
- Student
- Researcher
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:34:04 - Part 2: Mechanisms of Neuronal Synapse Assembly and Function: Lessons from C. elegansAudience:
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:38:27 - Part 3: Actuating Memory: How C. elegans Remembers a Learned Behavioral PreferenceAudience:
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:37:57
Live Q&A: Developing a Scientific Network to Improve Education
Daniel Colón-Ramos and Giovanna Guerrero-Medina discuss their experience developing CienciaPR, a scientific network that addresses important issues in science and science education. (Talk recorded in June 2014)
- Student
- Researcher
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Neural Networks and the Nervous System (Spanish)
Daniel Colón-Ramos talks about how he studies neural networks in C. elegans to uncover how neurons organize and communicate with each other to form the nervous system (in Spanish). (Talk recorded in February 2014)
- Student
- Researcher
Networks and the Nervous System
Daniel Colón-Ramos talks about how he studies neural networks in C. elegans to uncover how neurons organize and communicate with each other to form the nervous system. (Talk recorded in February 2014)
- Student
- Researcher
Making Science Relevant: Promote Scientific Research (Spanish)
Daniel Colón-Ramos talks about the founding of Ciencia PR, allowing geographically dispersed Puerto Rican scientists to promote their scientific research and network (Spanish). (Talk recorded in February 2013)
- Student
- Researcher
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Making Science Relevant: Promote Scientific Research
Daniel Colón-Ramos talks about the founding of Ciencia Puerto Rico, allowing geographically dispersed Puerto Rican scientists to promote their scientific research and network. (Talk recorded in February 2013)
- Student
- Researcher
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad