The MSU Museum CoLab Studio is excited to present the fifth edition of Ignite Talks MSU, featuring the fast-paced stories of nine MSU student research rockstars. We can’t wait for you to be delighted and inspired by the ideas, passion, and knowledge at Michigan State!

Featuring:

• Diego S. Granados-Villanueva, “Oh, The Places Proteins Will Go!”, PhD candidate in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Natural Science
• Alex Guo, “Beyond Rhetoric: Building Trans-Affirming Communities”, undergraduate student in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures, College of Arts and Letters
• Justin Jaraczewski, “When to Change Your Mind: Principles of Plasticity”, undergraduate student in the Department of Physiology, College of Natural Science and Honors College
• Rachel Lau, “How mud and sand shape Great Lakes coastal wetlands”, PhD student in the Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences, College of Social Science
• Moldir Moldagaliyeva, “Why Some People Pick Local Fakes Over Original Imports”, PhD candidate in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations, College of Communication Arts and Sciences
• James Morrison, “Drones, Sensors & AI for Low-Cost Infrastructure Checkups”, graduate student in the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
• Jutamas Suwannawat, “Bouncing back like a tumbler doll: the power of resilience”, PhD student in the College of Nursing
• Ishitha Teluguntla, “What Happens When Brain Cells Go Rogue”, undergraduate student in the Department of Neuroscience, Lyman Briggs College and Osteopathic Medical Scholars Program
• Morgan van den Berg, “Parasitic AI: How machines feed on our vulnerabilities”, graduate student in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations, College of Communication Arts and Sciences