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PhD Symposium
The Genzel Lab organized a symposium at the Donders Institute, preceding Anumita Samanta's PhD defence.
Neuroscientists from Spain, the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands came to attend Anumita's defence, as part of the opposition.
Taking advantage of having such well known scientists in the Donders Institute, a symposiumm was organized preceding the defence.
Yet another PhD Thesis Cover!
Anumita Samanta recently received her doctoral thesis, titled Neural mechanisms underlying the buildup of semantic memory networks.
She investigated the formation of semantic memory networks, through several techniques such as imaging, electrophysiology, and molecular techniques.
She wanted to use as inspiration Warli culture, as well as to represent her core memories during her experience as a PhD.
Anumita also spent 10 months in an internship in South Africa, where she had the pleasure of observing velvet monkeys in a nature reserve. To capture this moment, a monkey brain is also depicted in her cover.
PhD Thesis Cover
The founder of A. Elegans is also a Doctor in Neuroscience!
For her doctoral thesis, she investigated schema memory using the mouse HexMaze task, under the supervision of Lisa Genzel.
The amazing artist M. C. Escher was used as inspiration, adapting it to the day to day materials used in the experiments.
If you would like your thesis cover to look like this, don't hesitate in contacting us!
New stickers coming soon!
A. elegans will produce and sell stickers this 2025!
If you always wanted to showcase your scientific interests in a friendly way, this is for you!
Rats and mice are the first designs to come, but more designs are to come.
PhD Thesis cover design
A. elegans recently had the pleasure of designing the cover thesis for Anne Wiennand, a PhD candidate at the Donders Institute. Anne's research focuses on the mechanisms of motor neuron degeneration in conditions such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT).
For the cover, Anne provided a reference image of a metallic sculpture, symbolizing the deterioration of motor neurons in these diseases. Through several collaborative feedback sessions, this vision was transformed into a final design that reflects the depth and significance of her research.
If you're in need of a personalized cover design for your thesis, feel free to contact us for a quote!
FENS 2024 Vienna
A. elegans attended FENS 2024 in Vienna as part of the Special Interest Event "The Art of the Mind," presenting "From Manuscript to Illustration." The presentation detailed the process of transforming a manuscript into a graphical abstract and a magazine cover. If you would like A. elegans to present this topic in your lab, please contact us!
Stamping workshop for FKNE
A. elegans participated in an FKNE reception, where guests had the opportunity to stamp their own tote bags using various neuroscience-themed linoleum stamps. Our three helpers, Anumita, Anne Sophie, and Abdel, enjoyed demonstrating this artistic technique to our academic guests.
Live drawing for FKNE members
A. elegans attended the FKNE reception, taking custom neuroscience-related prompts ranging from Bayesian statistics to cerebral organoids, all with a humorous twist. Participants also had the opportunity to meet the scientific illustrator behind A. elegans.