Monica Hall Porter
Professor Researcher
Playlists
All Videos (25)
- What I Do
- Most Interesting Research
- Great Part
- Teaching at the Museum of Science in Boston
- My Favorite Exhibit at the Museum of Science
- Fun With Science Club for Girls
- Challenges
- Education
- Thinking Like a Scientist
- Goals
- Helpful Teachers
- Heroes
- Skills From Childhood
- Gardening and Mary Mary
- Girls and Gardening
- Family Support
- Staying Motivated
- Why Biology
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Did it Anyway
- Scuba Diving
- Importance of Choosing Good Friends
- Getting Involved Locally
- If You Are Not at the Table, You Are on the Table
- Advice
Bio
Watch Monica Hall Porter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology, Dean College, share how a helpful intervention from her science teacher got her on track for a successful career as a scientific researcher. She credits that teacher with getting her to study harder and to always do her best. As a researcher, she investigates how the female hormone, estrogen, helps heart tissue recover after heart attacks. As an educator, her love of teaching extends beyond the college classroom to her work with the Science Museum of Boston and Science Club for Girls.
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