ESP Biography



LAUREN COTE, A biologist, a ballerina, and a biped



Major: Biology

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: G

Picture of Lauren Cote

Brief Biographical Sketch:

I am a Biology graduate student studying regeneration with planaria in Peter Reddien's lab. I was a Math and Biology major at UChicago and worked there as a technician after graduating. I love being a TA and getting to introduce students to new concepts.
I'm also trained in classical ballet and have taught, choreographed, and performed extensively.



Past Classes

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S7705: Heads or tails: how animal body plans come to be in Splash! 2013 (Nov. 23 - 24, 2013)
Have you ever wondered why animals have a head at one end and a tail at the other and not the other way around? What if you could make animals which have two heads (one normal head and one where the tail should be)? Find out how the origins of heads and tails in this two-hour seminar. We'll discuss and watch how animals become complex patterned adults from single cell zygotes.


Z7706: A short introduction to decision making in Splash! 2013 (Nov. 23 - 24, 2013)
What influences people's decisions? You'd be surprised! We'll discuss how the framing of a question influences the answer and how to "nudge" people in general towards one decision over another. This is a small group discussion of several examples - be prepared to state your opinions.