A group of 4th and 5th grade boys from Brick-by-Brick are getting a tour of the ZoMBiE Lab! They'll be checking out some brains from the collection and looking down the microscope at some shark noses.

The Sea GEMS get a visit from a ZoMBiE! Dr. Yopak will give a talk on her work, we'll take some shark quizzes, and then Build-A-Brain together with the UNCW MarineQuest program Coastal GEMS (Girls Exploring Marine Science)! Age 11-14 and interested in sharks? Learn More about Coastal GEMS here: https://uncw.edu/marinequest/summerenrichment/intermediateprograms/seagems.html

Are you aged 10-12 with an interest in sharks? Dr. Yopak is going to be leading a shark dissection and walking you through anatomy of the brain as part of the UNCW MarineQuest program "Shark Trek"! Spaces are limited - check out the MarineQuest website for details and info on how to register for these …

Summer Ventures in Science & Mathematics (SVSM) is a cost-free, state-funded program for academically talented students who may pursue careers based in science and mathematics. The program brings rising juniors and seniors together for four weeks of intensive study on university campuses including UNC Wilmington. Dr. Yopak will be giving a talk entitled, "Are Sharks Smart? …

Dr. Yopak is off to Spokane! She'll be is giving a talk at AES this year on a two headed shark and answering the age old question, Are Two Heads Better Than One?

Super excited to be heading to the Fort Fisher Aquarium to hang out with members of the Gills Club! Dr. Yopak will be giving a talk on shark brains and her path to being a marine (brain) biologist. Have a girl interested in sharks? Check out the Gills Club webpage for more info.

Dr. Yopak is going to be speaking at the Philipps-Universität Marburg, Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB) Neuro-Colloquium. She was invited to share all things shark brain (as if you even have to ask). Read more about CMBB here: https://www.cmbb-fcmh.de/en/cmbb-info

ZoMBiE's are off to San Diego! Grad student Emily Peele will be presenting some of our recent work on the effects of temperature on brain and sensory development in Port Jackson sharks. Read her abstract here. Learn more about JBJC: https://www.jbjclub.org

We're heading to the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI) “Science Hour”! Dr. Yopak has been invited to give a talk to the GMGI. But is an hour long enough to learn all there is about shark brains?? Link to the event coming soon (but check out past speakers here).

Derek Sauer is representing the ZoMBiE's in the Southern Hemisphere and presenting at the NZ Marine Science Society meeting in Auckland, New Zealand on "Interspecific variation in inner ear hair cell organisation in sharks."