Dr. Glaunsinger's Talk Summary

Overall Structure (Score 7) Dr. Glaunsinger divided her talk into four main sections over the course of her 50-minute talk. As her introduction, she appropriately began by providing a synopsis of her research by describing the mission of her lab and providing an overview of her interest in the interaction between DNA viruses and the eukaryotic genetic regulatory systems. To emphasize the broad goals of her lab, she introduced examples of model viruses, such as the gamma herpes viruses and MHV68, and spoke to some of the more specific strategies her lab uses to study them. After presenting some background the importance of studying DNA viruses, she provided the audience with several examples of experimental questions she attempts to answer. …show more content…
Glaunsinger shifts her focus onto the main topic where she describes how eukaryotic cells respond to changing levels of mRNA in a viral response. She delineated the change clearly by providing a transition slide and reintroducing the main topic once more to the audience. While Dr. Glaunsinger presented the data clearly in this section, there was an attempt to provide some considerable background on these topics within this subsection of her talk. The background provided was sufficient; however, the effect of providing sizeable amount of background within the time constraints of this section resulted in a relatively information-dense description. Nevertheless, as Dr. Glaunsinger explained her research, the audience could clearly understand that her work aligned with her broader goals of understanding the DNA virus interactions with mammalian systems. Importantly, the data presented during this section smoothly transitioned to the conclusion which summarized her story, emphasized the broader goals, and eluded to open questions that currently exist in this field. This in turn allowed Dr. Glaunsinger to provide a succinct summary and concise visual conclusion on one slide at the