Splash Biography
GEORGE MOURGKOS, Yale Junior studying Cellular Biology
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Major: MCDB College/Employer: Yale Year of Graduation: 2022 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Hi! My name is George, and I am a junior in Silliman College (objectively the best residential college at Yale) hailing from the beautiful and sunny Thessaloniki, Greece. I am majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology with a focus on Neurobiology. Outside of academics, I am one of the Co-Presidents of the International Students' Organization, while I am also organizing a Model UN conference as its Secretary-General through the Yale International Relations Association. Apart from that, I work as a tour guide on campus, and a student presenter for the admissions office. I am extremely interested in the field of global health, and hence I currently work with one of my professors on an educational reform global health initiative! In my free time, I love hanging out with friends, cooking, watching TV shows, and reading books. I can’t wait to meet you all during Splash 2021! Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)S3999: The Plastic Brain: A Mind-blowing Tale of 100 Billion Neurons in Splash Fall 2019 (Nov. 16, 2019)
What happens to your brain when you learn something new, or when you listen to your favorite song over and over again? Does your brain remain the same after development of your body stops? Research has shown that your brain changes constantly with every task that you perform through a process called neuroplasticity.
In this course, we are going to investigate what drives plasticity in the brain, and what are the underlying factors that are entailed in brain plasticity. We are going to look into examples of neuroplasticity in everyday life, understand the impact of neuroplasticity on recovering from brain injury. and explore the prospects of plasticity of the brain in tackling neural degeneration.
If you have a passion about the marvels of the brain then this class is for you!
C3872: The Plastic Brain: A Mind-blowing Tale of 100 Billion Neurons in Sprout Fall 2019 (Sep. 28 - Oct. 12, 2019)
What happens to your brain when you learn something new, or when you listen to your favorite song over and over again? Does your brain remain the same after development of your body stops? Research has shown that your brain changes constantly with every task that you perform through a process called neuroplasticity.
In this course, we are going to investigate what drives plasticity in the brain, and what are the underlying factors that are entailed in brain plasticity over the course of 3 weeks. We are first going to establish some basic principles about the biology of the brain. Having done that, we will look into examples of neuroplasticity in everyday life, understand the impact of neuroplasticity on recovering from brain injury, and explore the prospects of plasticity of the brain in tackling neural degeneration.
If you have a passion about the marvels of the brain then this class is for you!
S3738: The Plastic Brain: A Mind-blowing Tale of 100 Billion Neurons in Splash Spring 19 (Apr. 06, 2019)
What happens to your brain when you learn something new, or when you listen to your favorite song over and over again? Does your brain remain the same after development of your body stops? Research has shown that your brain changes constantly with every task that you perform through a process called neuroplasticity.
In this course, we are going to investigate what drives plasticity in the brain, and what are the underlying factors that are entailed in brain plasticity. We are going to look into examples of neuroplasticity in everyday life, understand the impact of neuroplasticity on recovering from brain injury. and explore the prospects of plasticity of the brain in tackling neural degeneration.
If you have a passion about the marvels of the brain then this class is for you!
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