Age Group:
Adults- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on November 17, 2025 @ 8:00pm.
- This event is for registrants age Over 18 and above.
Program Description
Event Details
The Research Café is a free series, organized by UNC postdocs, to share the exciting research being carried out at UNC with the local community. All talks are delivered by engaging professionals who are leading experts in their fields of research. No background knowledge is required. Everyone is welcome!
*Light refreshments will be provided*
Talk title and introduction:
What does an embryonic heart feel? How embryonic chickens can help us understand the role of blood flow in heart development
Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect globally and occur in over 350,000 live births in the US every year. While we might assume genetics cause most heart defects, scientists have traced only about a third of congenital heart defects to genetic mutations. Instead, we now understand that physical forces from blood flow shape the embryonic heart, and that abnormal blood flow can lead to heart defects. In this talk, Dr. Kirsten Giesbrecht will share her work using embryonic chickens to study how embryonic hearts respond when blood flow is altered during heart development, using a combination of high-resolution imaging and mathematical tools.
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