Podcast appearances and mentions of jennifer brody

Writing is writing… right? Not so fast. Writing a novel and writing a short story may seem the same, but there are key differences. We asked authors Jonathan Maberry, Nicholas Sansbury-Smith, Jennifer Brody, and Brian Asman their thoughts. An excellent episode for established and aspiring writers alike. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Not all writing is the same, but take solace in knowing our GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG remains consistent and reliable! Save 99% of the first third of a three-year new dot-com domain registration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Jennifer Brody, also known as Disney Chills author Vera Strange, talks about what it's like to write fiction for the biggest storytelling company in the world.  We also ask a ton of questions about her new novel, A SACRIFICE OF BLOOD AND STARS. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Edited by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  You killed 101 dalmatians, and you need a storefront to sell that one-of-a-kind coat? Save 99% off the first year of a new dot-com with the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for a LIVE chat with the authors of the brand-new Castle of Horror Anthology: Young Adult, which you can order here: https://amzn.to/3G9BsjWThe Castle of Horror Anthology returns with stories of the young-- horrible, thrilling, terrible flamin' youth at its most harrowing.Featuring stories by David Bowles, Jennifer Brody, Julian Michael Carver, Debbie Daughetee, Carmen Gray, Ammar Habib, Jess Hagemann, Leanna Renee Hieber, Sam Knight, Alethea Kontis, Mike Owsley, Scott Pearson, S.N. Rodriguez, and Bryan Young.

Our countdown to Halloween begins with a SPOOKY interview with award-winning author Jennifer Brody about her DISNEY CHILLS book series! Brody, under pen name Vera Strange, has written six of these middle-grade horror novels, and we talk about her latest - Once Upon A Scream - which features Maleficent. Brody has also been published in Star Wars with Stories of the Jedi & Sith, and is a HUGE Star Wars fan. Make sure you listen through to the very end of the episode to hear some great Star Wars discussion.   Sign up for Jennifer Brody's newsletter and make sure to enter her giveaway with The Princess and the Scoundrel author Beth Revis!! You could win signed copies of Once Upon A Scream and The Princess and the Scoundrel.   Jennifer Brody social media: @jenniferbrodyauthor, @JenniferBrody   Order TODAY IN STAR WARS HISTORY, PART 1   Purchase through Amazon   Autographed Edition with bag, bookmark and limited edition button     Check out these SKYwalking NETwork Podcasts:   Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics - Delving into each issue of the Star Wars comic series 1977-1986 The Max EFX Podcast - Chronicling the 35-year Special Effects film career of Max Cervantes Neverland Clubhouse - Two sisters, and best friends, sharing Disney adventures Talking Apes - focusing on the original Planet of the Apes films and TV shows Totally Tell Me Everything - Two ladies, one topic, three questions. Sarah Woloski and Bryn MacKinnon learn, share and grow. Star Warsologies - A podcast about Science and Star Wars   SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com. Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT THE SHOW   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force and unlock bonus content.   CONTACT US   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.   If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!   Never Land on Alderaan!  

Our countdown to Halloween begins with a SPOOKY interview with award-winning author Jennifer Brody about her DISNEY CHILLS book series! Brody, under pen name Vera Strange, has written six of these middle-grade horror novels, and we talk about her latest - Once Upon A Scream - which features Maleficent. Brody has also been published in Star Wars with Stories of the Jedi & Sith, and is a HUGE Star Wars fan. Make sure you listen through to the very end of the episode to hear some great Star Wars discussion.   Sign up for Jennifer Brody's newsletter and make sure to enter her giveaway with The Princess and the Scoundrel author Beth Revis!! You could win signed copies of Once Upon A Scream and The Princess and the Scoundrel.   Jennifer Brody social media: @jenniferbrodyauthor, @JenniferBrody   Order TODAY IN STAR WARS HISTORY, PART 1   Purchase through Amazon   Autographed Edition with bag, bookmark and limited edition button     Check out these SKYwalking NETwork Podcasts:   Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics - Delving into each issue of the Star Wars comic series 1977-1986 The Max EFX Podcast - Chronicling the 35-year Special Effects film career of Max Cervantes Neverland Clubhouse - Two sisters, and best friends, sharing Disney adventures Talking Apes - focusing on the original Planet of the Apes films and TV shows Totally Tell Me Everything - Two ladies, one topic, three questions. Sarah Woloski and Bryn MacKinnon learn, share and grow. Star Warsologies - A podcast about Science and Star Wars   SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com. Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT THE SHOW   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force and unlock bonus content.   CONTACT US   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.   If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!   Never Land on Alderaan!  

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Stephanie Cooke (writer/editor, Oh My Gods!) and Jennifer Brody (writer, Disney Chills) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including why Warner Bros. pulled The Batman from its Russian release, why AMC Theatres is charging more for The Batman tickets, why writers from Gizmodo, Jezebel, Kotaku, and more are on strike, and a trailer roundup featuring Morbius, Bullet Train, and Fantastic Beasts 3.

Welcome to an all new episode of "Are You There, Ghost? It's Me, Chiwan." This week Chiwan welcomes the great Jennifer Brody aka Vera Strange. Topics include: Disney Chills, Disney Villains, Haunted Houses, Specter Deep Six, Ghost Soldiers and her grandmas orb and Hellraiser.  #VeraStrange #DisneyChills #HauntedHouses #GhostSoldiers #Hellraiser.

Introduction into law and politics behind facial recognition in the recent years (until 2021).Special guest of the episode: Jennifer Brody, U.S. Advocacy Manager of Access Now (https://twitter.com/brodyjab?s=20).Editor: Natalie L. Payne (https://www.facebook.com/natalie.l.payne.9).Sources:Comparitech research: https://www.comparitech.com/vpn-privacy/the-worlds-most-surveilled-cities/.NY Post article: https://nypost.com/2021/06/07/biden-admin-starts-using-controversial-facial-recognition-tool-on-migrants-report/.Sound effects: https://quicksounds.com & https://freesound.org/.

JENNIFER BRODY / VERA STRANGE We don't talk about Alien3, but we do talk about Alien(s). Check out all of our projects at PGttCM.com Music by DB Spitzer Ask a friend and Rate/Review/Subscribe: Podbean Amazon Apple Stitcher Facebook Our Patreon Contact DB for stickers!

JENNIFER BRODY / VERA STRANGE We don't talk about Alien3, but we do talk about Alien(s). Check out all of our projects at PGttCM.com Music by DB Spitzer Ask a friend and Rate/Review/Subscribe: Podbean Amazon Apple Stitcher Facebook Our Patreon Contact DB for stickers!

Pat speaks with two addiction doctors who have seen delirium first-hand, and wrote last week's First Opinion, "Excited delirium: valid clinical diagnosis or medicalized racism? Organized medicine needs to take a stand." Though the term was first used back in 1985, little evidence exists that the diagnosis of excited delirium is a valid one.  Brody and Jordan break down the difference between delirium and "excited" delirium, contextualizing the racist systems of medicine and policing that created it.

Author Jennifer Brody and Illustrator Jules Rivera chat with JeanBookNerd’s Angie about their graphic novel, 200.JENNIFER BRODYAuthorWebsite: www.jenniferbrody.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/jenniferbrodyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferbrodywriterFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferbrodywriterJULES RIVERAIllustratorWebsite: https://www.julesrivera.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/julesriveraInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/love.joolz======================================200Website: https://www.jenniferbrody.com/workAmazon: https://amzn.to/3kBoCOH======================================To learn more about the JeanBookNerd Storytellers BOXhttp://www.jeanbooknerdstorytellersbox.comExclusive author Interviews, reviews, and contests from JeanBookNerdhttp://www.jeanbooknerd.comJeanBookNerd HostAngie Amezcua (@oh_angiekins)

HORA DE LA CERVECITA: JuiceBox Series: Peach Berliner Weisse by The Dudes' Brewing Company CHISME DE LA SEMANA: Death Note news BOOK REVIEW: 200 graphic novel series by Jennifer Brody and Jules Rivera.  ON MY RADAR: The CW is developing Slay, a drama executive produced by Oscar and Emmy winner Regina King.  Future State: Batman / Superman, from DC Comics. JUNTOS Y FUERTES: Home by Julio Anta Image Comics & The Access Guide to the Black Comic Book Community 2020-2021 EN LA LIBRERIA: The Hostage: A Graphic Novel by Sal Abbinanti http://kck.st/3phVnBW SALUDOS: Yehudi Mercado Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join G-man, Rene, The Strange One and their special guest! She an author, writer, and has worked on multiple cult classics! Join G-man and his friends as they talk with Jennifer Brody aka VERA STRANGE, about her time in Hollywood, which is still happening, along with her new book series DISNEY CHILLS! And if that didn't impress you then listen carefully as tells us about the haunted house she grew up in! Plus sooooo much more!

El miércoles 28 de octubre, en una audiencia de aproximadamente 4 horas vía online, los CEO o directores ejecutivos de Twitter,Jack Dorsey; Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg y Alphabet (matriz de Google), Sundar Pichai, comparecieron ante el Comité de Comercio del Senado, respondiendo preguntas sobre la regulación de contenido antes de las elecciones, como parte de una extensa revisión de las leyes federales conocidas como Sección 230, que evitan que esas empresas sean responsables legalmente de las publicaciones, fotos y videos que permiten o eliminan. Los senadores conservadores, exigieron saber el 28 de octubre por qué los tuits del presidente Trump han recibido etiquetas de engañosos por parte de Twitter, mientras que el Ayatolá Jamenei de Irán quien negó el Holocausto, no. Otros legisladores republicanos criticaron a los jóvenes ejecutivos por la forma en que manejaron un artículo publicado este mes por el New York Post sobre el hijo de Joe Biden, Hunter. Señalaron que Facebook y Twitter limitaron la difusión del artículo, y Twitter inicialmente bloqueó los enlaces por completo. Por su parte, los senadores demócratas cuestionaron a los tres ejecutivos de tecnología sobre sus esfuerzos para detener la propagación de desinformación viral y manifestaron que los republicanos buscaban usar la audiencia para ejercer presión política sobre la industria antes de las elecciones. Para abordar el tema César Miguel Rondón conversa con Jennifer Brody @brodyjab, Gerente legislativa de Acces Now para el monitoreo de desarrollos legislativos en Estados Unidos relacionados con derechos digitales. #SenadoEEUU #Censura #Google #Facebook #Twitter #Elecciones2020 #Demócratas #Republicanos --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sincodigo/message

Hoy en #DiaADia, comenzamos conversando con la periodista Sofía Pisani, quien nos comentó que “Todo indica que la participación anticipada en las elecciones es alta”, puesto que “Expertos indican que podría ser la más alta desde 1908, donde salió a votar al menos un 65% de la población votante”. Pisani destacó que “Hay mucha expectativa en relación al voto por correo, porque el presidente ha expresado su desconfianza sobre el mismo”. El subdirector de El País, Carlos de Vega, nos informó que “Hay un récord de 73 millones de personas que han votado antes del 2 de noviembre”, destacando que “En el registro para poder votar, hay que decir si eres demócrata o republicano. Y en estas elecciones, la mayoría de la gente registrada ha dicho que es demócrata”. De Vega comentó que “El fantasma del fraude electoral se debe al miedo a que ese voto masivo sea demócrata, y que eso pueda definir el resultado electoral”. Desde Washington nos atendió la gerente legislativa de Acces Now, Jennifer Brody, quien nos contó que “En el Congreso se discutió la sección 230 de la llamada Ley de Decencia en las Comunicaciones”, la cual “Protege a las firmas de la responsabilidad de contenido en internet”. Brody explicó que “Lo que está en juego, es que el presidente Trump y sus aliados, como el senador Cruz, quieren garantizarle que pueda enviar todos sus mensajes sin ser censurado como ha ocurrido previamente en el caso de Twitter”. El economista Luis Oliveros, nos explicó que “La Venezuela de hace años, solo tenía inventario de gasolina para 15 días”, pero “Antes no se necesitaba tener más, porque las refinerías estaban trabajando, y lo que saliera de gasolina iría entrando para la producción nacional”. Oliveros comentó que “Se habla de que México ha estado intermediando para que llegue el combustible, así como China, algunos países árabes y Turquía”, y agregó que “Hubo 3 barcos con bandera griega que fueron interceptados por Estados Unidos y enviados al país, ya que supuestamente venían para Venezuela”. Además, alertó que “El problema de la gasolina en Venezuela llegó para quedarse”. La periodista Andreina Flores nos explicó que “Un atentado se produjo esta mañana en Niza, en la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción”, completando que “Hubo 3 fallecidos, entre ellos una mujer decapitada”. Flores nos contó que “La Operación Centinela se activa, que es la que concibió cuando sucedieron los atentados del 2015”, ya que “Hay una ola de violencia anti francesa que se está desarrollando en este momento, y que tiene al presidente Macron, al primer ministro y a todos los ciudadanos franceses con los pelos de punta”. Además, destacó que “El atacante no fue abatido por la policía”, ya que se quiere saber “Si está conectado con grupos extremistas más grandes”. Desde Caracas nos atendió el diputado a la Asamblea Nacional, Rafael Veloz García, quien nos comentó que “La calificación que le dio a Roland Carreño el Ministerio Público y el Sistema de Justicia, es la de conspiración contra la república, tráfico ilícito de armas de guerra y financiamiento del terrorismo”. García mencionó que “Tenemos lista la operación y el compromiso para que podamos avanzar en esta consulta”, puesto que “Nuestra estructura está adaptada a trabajar la política en dictadura”, lo cual significa que “No solo podemos tener a una persona adelante, sino que tenemos que tener al 2, 3 y 4 listos”.

Welcome Ohana to the Disney Guys: Uncensored. This is episode 80 recorded on, September 27, 2020. We are your hosts Drew and Bub, on tonight's episode we welcome Disney Chills Author Jennifer Brody or you may know her as Vera Strange to the show. So, come journey with us as we mix reality and Disney with these chilling stories while getting to know the author behind this incredible series. TIMESTAMPS BUZZZTUBE (Pixar): 1m 20s NEWS (WDW Parks): 8m 20s MAIN TOPIC (Interview): 13m 57s RHOM: N/A CONTACTS EMAIL: TheDisneyGuysUncensored@gmail.com PATREON: Patreon.com/thedisneyguysuncensored REDBUBBLE: TheDisneyGuys.redbubble.com INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thedisneyguysuncensored/ TWITTER: twitter.com/thedisneyguysu YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2JihbRREpJkR0B45TYaeFA?fbclid=IwAR27jpah8vlEECjlaGIW7CBQT9uu3oZ1zF-iDDvUijmACL7Z1qjX4nfS41w

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome not one, but TWO guests! Jennifer Brody and Jules Rivera, whose graphic novel – SPECTRE DEEP 6, is out now from Turner Publishing! About SPECTRE DEEP 6: SPECTRE DEEP 6 is a paranormal sci-fi story about a team of secret government agents who have been resurrected as ghosts to […] The post Episode 455-With Jennifer Brody and Jules Rivera appeared first on The Functional Nerds.

“Exceptional worldbuilding and non-stop action combined with heart and compelling characters make Bland’s debut a must-read sci-fi book.”—Jennifer Brody, award-winning author of The 13th ContinuumBy 2047, no crime in America goes unsolved. No wrongdoing goes unseen.When Dray Quintero learns his nineteen-year-old daughter Raven committed a heinous act, he covers it up to save her life. This pits him against the police he’s respected since he was a child and places him in the crosshairs of Kieran, a ruthless federal Agent. To survive, Dray must overcome the surveillance system he helped build and the technology implanted in people’s heads, for everyone has a microcomputer in their brain and computer-screen lenses in their eyes.Forced to turn to a domestic terrorist group to protect his family—as they’re the only ones willing to fight the government—Dray tries to resist joining their cause but can’t avoid it, for his adversaries have a level of control he’s unable to escape. That no one can.Hunted and betrayed, with time running out, Dray must choose between saving Raven and dismantling the near-perfect society he helped create. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Jennifer Brody and Special Guest Jules Rivera. Jennifer Brody jenniferbrody.com Twitter: @jenniferbrody Instagram: @jenniferbrodywriter www.facebook.com/jenniferbrodywriter Jules Rivera www.julesrivera.com Twitter: @JulesRivera Instagram: @love.joolz FaceBook: @jules.rivera.art Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: www.sarahnicolas.com @sarah_nicolas on Twitter @presidentSarah on Instagram Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive Originally broadcast live on June 13, 2020 at: https://youtu.be/ujFUzAazvs0 Thank you to my Patreon podcast sponsors Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com. --News-- Antiracist books top bestseller lists: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/books/antiracism-books-race-racism.html Daniel Radcliffe’s response to JKR's transphobic tweets on The Trevor Project’s blog https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowlings-tweets-on-gender-identity/ The National Library of Israel digitizing Islamic manuscripts: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/08/2500-rare-islamic-texts-go-online-free #PublishingPaidMe https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/83535-authors-push-for-transparency-with-publishingpaidme.html Red Sofa Literary Agency: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/83469-three-agents-resign-after-red-sofa-literary-owner-s-tweet.html Corvisiero Literary Agency: https://bookandfilmglobe.com/nonfiction/corvisiero-literary-agent-fires-staff/ Internet Archive sued over "National Emergency Library" https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/83472-publishers-charge-the-internet-archive-with-copyright-infringement.html Lambda Literary has announced the winners for their annual awards in LGBTQ literature: https://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/2020-winners/ The Book Industry Health Insurance Partnership: https://www.authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/authors-guild-partners-with-lig-solutions-to-provide-members-health-insurance-options/

This week on Showgoers I saw “Othello” with my friend Jennifer Brody. Join us for our discussion about classical theatre in modern contexts, theatre as a written form, and the challenging beauty of Shakespearean language.Facebook: @ShowgoersPodcastInstagram: @showgoerspodcastTwitter: @showgoerspodMusic: www.bensound.com

Jane Ferguson:                 Hi, everyone. Welcome to Getting Personal: Omics of the Heart. This is podcast episode 16 from May 2018. I'm Jane Ferguson from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and this podcast is brought to you by Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine and the AHA Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine. Jane Ferguson:                 This month we talked to Dr. Caitrin McDonough from the University of Florida. We briefly mentioned her paper in last month's episode Genetic Variants Influencing Plasma Renin Activity in Hypertensive Patients From the PEAR Study, but we wanted to go into it in more depth this month. Caitrin shared with us that this manuscript actually resulted from student course work and was a collaborative effort between students and instructors. The manuscript highlights has successful as approach can be both in increasing student engagement and as an effective way to do high quality research. You can hear her talk more about her innovative approach to student learning and the study findings later in this episode. Jane Ferguson:                 Of course, we have a great lineup of papers in Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine this month. First up, a paper entitled, "SCN5A Variant Functional Perturbation and Clinical Presentation Variants of a Certain Significance" by Brett Kroncke, Andrew Glazer, and Dan M. Roden and colleagues from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. They were interested in investigating the functional significance of variants in the cardiac sodium channel in particular to see if they could explain why some variant carriers present with cardiac arrhythmias while others remain asymptomatic. Through a comprehensive literature search, they identified 1712 SCN5A variants and characterized the carriers by disease presentation. Variants associated with disease were more likely to fall in transmembrane domains consistent with the importance of these domains for channel function. Jane Ferguson:                 Using American College of Medical Genetics Criteria for variant classification, they found that variants classified as more pathogenic were also more penetrant. Penetrance was also associated with electrophysiological parameters. This approach highlights how modeling the penetrance of different variants can help define disease risk for individuals who carry potentially pathogenic variants. Jane Ferguson:                 Next we have a paper from Vincenzo Macri, Jennifer Brody, Patrick Ellinor, Nona Sotoodehnia and colleagues from the University of Washington and Massachusets General Hospital. This is also related to sodium channels and the paper is entitled, "Common Coding Variants in SCN10A Are Associated With the Nav1.8 Late Current and Cardiac Conduction". They were interested in SCN10A and sequenced this gene in over 3600 individuals from the CHARGE consortium to identify variants associated with cardiac conduction. They were able to replicate associations between variants and PR and the QRS intervals in a sample of almost 21,000 individuals from the CHARGE Exome sample. They identified several missense variants have clustered into distinct haplotypes and they showed that these haplotypes were associated with late sodium current. Jane Ferguson:                 Continuing the cardiac conduction theme, Honghuang Lin,  Aaron Isaacs and colleagues published a manuscript entitled, "Common and Rare Coding Genetic Variation Underlying the Electrocardiographic PR Interval". They conducted a meta-analyses of PR interval in over 93000 individuals which included over 9000 individuals of African ancestry. They identified 31 loci, 11 of which have not been reported before. We see SCN5A come up again as a gene of interest in this study but their analyses also implicated a novel locus, MYH6. Jane Ferguson:                 Next up moving from the heart to the vasculature, Janne Pott, Markus Scholz and colleagues from the University of Leipzig published a manuscript entitled, "Genetic Regulation of PCSK9 Plasma Levels and Its Impact on Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease Phenotypes". They were interested in whether circulating PCSK9 can be used as a diagnostic or predictive biomarker. To address this, they conducted a GWAS of plasma PCSK9 in over 3000 individuals from the LIFE-Heart study. They found that several independent variants within the PCSK9 gene were associated with plasma PCSK9 as well as some suggestive variants in another gene locus FBXL18. They used Mendelian randomization to probe causality and the data suggest that PCSK9 variants have a causal role in the presence and severity of atherosclerosis. Jane Ferguson:                 Moving on to another biomarker, Lisanne Blauw, Ko Willems van Dijk and colleagues from the  Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine report on CETP in their manuscript Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Concentration A Genome-Wide Association Study Followed by Mendelian Randomization on Coronary Artery Disease. They aimed to assess potential causal effects of circulating CDP on cardiovascular disease through GWAS and Mendelian randomization. Jane Ferguson:                 In a study of over 4000 individuals from the Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity Study, they identified three variants in CTP that associated with plasma levels of CETP and explained over 16% in the total variation in CDP levels. Genetically predicted in CETP was associated with reduced HDL and LDL cholesterol suggesting that CETP may be causally associated with coronary disease. Jane Ferguson:                 Rounding out the table of contents we also have a clinical case perspective from Nosheen Reza, Anjali The Importance of Timely Genetic Evaluation in family members in cases of cardiac disfunction and cardiomyopathy. We have a report from Adrianna Vlachos, Jeffrey Lipton and colleagues on the Diamond Blackfan Anemia Registry and we have a clinical case from Yukihiro Saito, Hiroshi Ito and colleagues on TRP and poor mutations in patients with ventricular non-compaction and cardiac conduction disease. Jane Ferguson:                 To read all of these papers and the accompanying commentaries, log on to circgenetics.aha.journals.org and if you're a visual learner or you need a work related excuse to spend time on YouTube, you can also access video summaries of all our articles from the CircGen website or directly from our YouTube channel Circulation Journal. Lastly, follow us on Twitter at circ_gen or on Facebook to get new content directly in your feed. Jane Ferguson:                 I'm joined today by Caitrin McDonough from the University of Florida and Caitrin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational research in the College of Pharmacy and she's the first author on a recently published manuscript entitled, "Genetic Variants Influencing Plasma Renin Activity in Hypertensive Patients From the PEAR Study". This was published in the April 2018 issue of Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. Welcome, Caitrin. Caitrin M.:                           Thank you. Jane Ferguson:                 For listeners who haven't had a chance to read the paper yet, I wonder could you give us a brief overview of what prompted you to do this study? Caitrin M.:                           Sure so this looks at plasma renin activity and just initially a GWAS but it was done in a hypertensive population from the pharmogenomic evaluation of antihypertensive responses study. Particularly, since our group here at the University of Florida is more interested in pharmacogenomics we wanted to address plasma renin since it can influence blood pressure response to antihypertensive medication particularly if you use it as something to predict but also to correlate it with that as there have been also prior data from our group that shows if you have different levels of plasma renin that would predict if you would respond better to certain types of antihypertensive medications such as a beta-blocker or a diuretic. Caitrin M.:                           We used both a GWAS approach as well as a prioritization through blood pressure response to focus in on signals and then furthered by using prioritization using data from RNA seq and looking at eQTLs and then finally looking at more of just a traditional net replication of the original plasma renin activity signal. Caitrin M.:                           Overall, one of the interesting things and why we were initially doing this study was really in connection with a graduate course that myself and another faculty member here who's also an author on the paper, Yan Gong [inaudible 00:09:12]. We often have the students analyze data from the PEAR study as we have a lot of data from that study and it helped us analyze additional papers but we didn't necessarily know if this was going to be an interesting phenotype but through that course work which turned out that it really did have some interesting signals so we wanted to follow up more on. Jane Ferguson:                 Yeah, I love that approach so I think that's a really smart way to do it. To actually get your students to analyze your data and get them really involved in the process. How much then did the students ... how much were then they able to get involved when it started transpiring that their results would actually be something that could be put together for a manuscript? Caitrin M.:                           Overall, they are fairly involved. During the course work, what we usually do is give them just directly types data since a lot of them have not done this type of genetic analysis before and we split it up where each student gets about four to five chromosomes of data and then different phenotypes in the different race groups as we have both whites and African Americans. They get a certain race group, certain number of chromosomes and so they're able to conduct the analysis just using the Uplink software which is fairly user-friendly and straightforward. Then they get experience making Manhattan plots and using LocusZoom. Caitrin M.:                           After they have the basic techniques, then we teach them how to start following up top signals and determine what is a good signal. They're looking at the LD or SNP function or possibly gene function or looking at their genotype, phenotype relationships and making sure that it's not just one person who's driving the whole signal. Then selecting what top reasons and top SNPs may need a follow up. That part they all do there in the class and learn more of the basics. Caitrin M.:                           After the class, the students who want to continue to participate we get together and redistribute data where they would then move on to working on the imputed data sets and we teach them how to do that. Then we give them ... operate it somewhat similar to a consortia level meta-analysis type thing. I write up an analysis plan, each student does some part of the analysis. They have to bring it all back to me. I sort through it. We meet and go through it. Then we set our next steps to follow up. Then different students get different SNPs to investigate the function of or different subanalyses to do. Caitrin M.:                           One of our graduate students who is on this particular project, her dissertation project was very focused on our RNA seq data so that was how we were able to bring in the eQTL analysis using the RNA seq data as she had done a lot of the groundwork with that already. In one of our discussions that was one of the ways that we were able to incorporate the prioritization since she was intimately familiar with that data set. Jane Ferguson:                 Yeah and I think that's great. I can imagine that, that's a much more compelling way for students to learn about how to analyze data when they see the natural follow through. Do you find that some of the students maybe get more excited about research or are more likely to pursue future research opportunities by having had this hands on experience with the publication process and completing a project really did to this very end? Caitrin M.:                           They do, yeah. I see some of the students that end up sticking with it more are the students who I work more closely with and see more closely some of the students who are from other departments still stay involved but sometimes don't stay quite as involved. But, all of them really do continue to follow up and ask if they can still help or if there's anything they need to do until we get it to publication which is really nice. Jane Ferguson:                 Yeah, right. I think that's fantastic and I'm sure every study has its challenges. I'm interested what were the challenges you encountered in doing this study and which one of them may be unique to the way you have a lot of different people analyzing different aspects of the data versus the regular challenges that would come up in a study like this. Caitrin M.:                           Yeah so some of it I think is just keeping everyone on track and keeping it organized, making sure I think some of our challenges with this study was just me making I think on a lot of other studies, while I had certainly hands on the data it was more of an oversight rule for some pieces of it and just making sure everything looked the way that I thought it did, double checking. Some of it I think the teaching aspect of it just making sure everything was also done correctly and then keeping everything organized made the study a little bit more challenging. Caitrin M.:                           I think part of it too was with the PEAR study, it is a very rich data set. Determining what we wanted for our prioritization scheme and how to work through the different types of data sets that we had and put it all together as initially we just assign each student a different piece and we had a vague plan but it was a little bit more tricky as to work through how it was all coming together then when everyone came back together since a lot of people were doing as opposed to just one person doing it. Jane Ferguson:                 Right, so yeah and I think you're touching on the part that all of us have when we're writing papers that you sometimes end up with a lot of data at the beginning, you're trying to sift through it and then sometimes at a certain point you see something and you're like, "Okay, yes. This is interesting." Then you start following it up. Jane Ferguson:                 I wonder at what point did that happen? I suppose you probably ... You ran the GWAS for plasma renin activity and then find a number of suggested SNPs that were significant you associated but then ... Describe your strategy and you did so the second screening stuff to look at the pharmacological aspect defining [crosstalk 00:15:12]? Caitrin M.:                           Yeah, our initial plan going in was the first two steps, to do the GWAS for plasma renin activity and then to do the prioritization through blood pressure responses. I was very familiar with what our lab was familiar with but then after we got there, I think we were then troubled with what we did next and where to go. When we decided to bring in the RNA seq data, I think that was when it really started coming together as our top signal, the SNN-TXNDC11 gene region really stuck out then and it showed up. That seemed like a much stronger signal and it gave us a little bit more focus and also brought it much more of a functional aspect where we would maybe start to believe that signal more. That I think was really when we did that more of a turning point for the study and helped us focus more on where then to go with the results. Jane Ferguson:                 As far as the data you had I think over 700 people for your GWAS. Then you had a pretty large number of ... Was it the same subjects or different subjects where you also had the RNA seq data to do the QTL analysis? Caitrin M.:                           The same subject so not everyone has RNA seq. We have RNA seq data on 50 individuals and they were selected from whites and at the extremes of the blood pressure response so that it has a slightly interesting selection process. It's the main data analysis there was a best responder, worse responder to thiazide diuretics. Caitrin M.:                           When we do the eQTL analysis, we aren't always sure what we're going to get since we're missing the middle of blood pressure response. But, when we're just looking strictly at eQTL analysis sometimes we get lucky and sometimes it looks weird. Jane Ferguson:                 In your case as well you had the added issue of subjects were randomized to drug treatment so it was some where responders were ... I guess some people got the drug that worked for them and some people did not get the drug that worked for them. Caitrin M.:                           Yeah. Jane Ferguson:                 Did you I guess were incorporating both groups so good responders to either and some of that was because of their gene. They got the right drug for their genotype. Caitrin M.:                           Exactly, yeah. Jane Ferguson:                 It's good and then you were able to replicate this. After you were able to prioritize your gene region based on the GWAS and the drug response and the eQTL data, you actually ended up being able to go to a second sample to replicate the association right? Caitrin M.:                           Yes, it was in a lot of the same investigators, we have a second study PEAR-2, which has a very similar design to the PEAR study but used different drugs but also collected baseline plasma renin activity. We were able to use that phenotype again. We did have slight differences in GWAS to imputation panels at that point in time for when we were conducting this study so we ended up using a proxy to replicate but we did see the same signal in the second population which was very nice to see. Jane Ferguson:                 What is known about this gene region or either of these two genes? Caitrin M.:                           Overall, that was I think one of our harder points when we started trying to make the connections back to our phenotype. This was one of the areas where we did also have help from our students and the students as that was part of their initial training where they really looked to see what function was of various different genes and how to follow them up. That was one area where they came in, was to help look up some of the function of these ... there have been some connections with the various genes, the other phenotypes and with SNN and to atherosclerosis and other inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha. Then there have been data also from [inaudible 00:19:37] that really show that there is an eQTL in this region that which supports what we saw in our own data. However, there really wasn't any direct connections with renin and the renin angiotensin aldosterone system and blood pressure regulation that we could find in the literature. Caitrin M.:                           We're not exactly sure how it connects but based off of our functional data and levels of evidence and then we saw some of that in publicly available data, we're still very interested in the region. Jane Ferguson:                 I think the data is compelling enough that it looks like you've identified the new region that probably is the mechanistically related that will require a whole bunch of basic mechanistic research to figure out what exactly the genes in this region are doing and how this ultimately connect back to blood pressure and response to drug therapy. Caitrin M.:                           Exactly. Jane Ferguson:                 I could see this ... I mean obviously there's a whole lot of potential functional work there and then probably also the clinical work, I wonder what you think about how this would affect any pharmacogenetic therapeutic ... You know at present I think you can look at plasma renin activity and use that as a predictor of drug response to help guide therapies. Would you think that a genotype guided therapy may end up being more effective than the plasma renin activity measurement in this case? Caitrin M.:                           In this case since this is so connected with a phenotype that you could use with plasma renin, I think if you're able to draw a plasma renin you may just want to do that. I think our overall goal would be if someone had preexisting genetic data and you weren't wanting to do an additional test or if you're contemplating response to a lot of different drugs that perhaps you could use a genetic data. One of the issues that was brought up on review and that are a lot of group considers quite a lot is that we have a lot of signals and that our group has certainly published a lot in this area and there's a lot of signals that we have to a lot of different drugs and how do you incorporate all of them together, is there overlap between them or where do they all fall? Caitrin M.:                           That is certainly something that we're still working on as more I think ultimate goal would be more to delve more of a SNP score or gene score and some type of risk score that would help you determine what drug you would best respond to. We've done that a little bit in some of our prior publications but we haven't yet taken all of our data together and help to build something that would if you had a lot of data on an individual and various different alleles at various different genes, how that would respond. Caitrin M.:                           Overall, when we look at blood pressure response as a pharmacogenetic signal, certainly we see larger affect sizes than you would in disease genetics but we're not seeing affect sizes like you would with more of an adverse drug event. We're in between there and we're often times it's not necessarily just going to be one SNP or one gene that would tell your whole story but a combination of quite a few of them. Jane Ferguson:                 I wonder are there more similar stories like this from the same data set? You know you've been through this process from start to finish and building in the functional work and do you think that next year's class will be able to do this again with the same data set? That maybe pick one of the next priority candidate down the list and maybe find another interesting story like this? Caitrin M.:                           Yeah, so we actually just finished our class this year and they looked at potassium. We just got done grading final papers and submitting grades so we will over the summer be working with them a little bit more. I think some of our new graduate students too are starting to work on trying to make more connections between a lot of our different phenotypes and as you start to layer those together what it exactly means for a patient or implementation perspective. Jane Ferguson:                 Yeah, interesting. We'll have to look for that story whenever you guys get done with it. Otherwise, are you planning on following up this specific SNP region in any other way or any other studies? Where's next for you guys overall? Caitrin M.:                           I think one of the things we would like to do is look at this more in PEAR-2. We really just brought the PEAR-2 data set in here as replication of the top region in that last stage but we have that data set and we can certainly look at that data set. Caitrin M.:                           The other thing that I would like to do is as we started this project in conjunction with the class that was a couple of years ago at this point in time, we used [TAP/MAP 3 00:24:35] imputed data since that was what we had in the lab and what we were using at that point in time. At this point in time, we have now imputed both PEAR and PEAR-2 2000 genomes phase three data. It'd be interesting to see if we are able to see any additional signals or if these regions become stronger or exactly what would happen using a more imputation panel that has more coverage and where we would have the same panel between both PEAR and PEAR-2. Jane Ferguson:                 Right because you may or may not have identified the causal SNPs in the previous access but- Caitrin M.:                           Yeah. Jane Ferguson:                 -yeah so it'd be nice to see if you can actually get that out. That potentially could end being a drugable target maybe suitable for something more specific but who knows. Is there anything else that we haven't covered yet that you'd like to mention? Caitrin M.:                           Overall, I think that just this type of model of utilizing more of a real world analysis and data in a class project really certainly engages our students a lot and I think they all enjoy actually being able to work with data that came out of this study and have a lot more hands-on experience and really project-based analysis experience. We've been very happy with this model and have used it multiple times. We have an HDL paper, the renin paper, our glucose response paper and now we're working on the potassium project. It's been a good model for us here with our pharmacogenomics class. Jane Ferguson:                 Yeah, I mean I think it's a really smart and intuitive way to think about education. It's mutually beneficial it sounds like, so it's helping you guys get your data analyzed. It's really helping the students learn so I think it's a win-win situation. I think it's a model that a lot of other people would really be interested in adopting. Caitrin M.:                           Yeah. Jane Ferguson:                 Okay well thanks so much for talking to me and talking about your model and your research. It's been great. Caitrin M.:                           Yes, thank you very much for having me. Jane Ferguson:                 That's it from us for May. Thank you for listening and come back for more next month.  

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In the epic conclusion to the award-winning Continuum Trilogy, Aero leads a group insurgents from the Second Continuum to overthrow his rival Supreme General Vinick and unite his space colony’s military forces, while Seeker takes on a secret mission back to her home colony to reinforce Earth's defenses and protect the First Continuum against an even greater threat. Meanwhile, Myra’s nightmares have become a reality as the Dark Thing hurtles toward Earth with designs on eradicating the planet’s fledgling populace. The only thing standing in the way are the three Carriers and those who would join them to fight against a second coming of the Doom. Praise for The United Continuums "Dystopian done right! Jennifer Brody takes readers on an incredible journey filled with new worlds, life altering decisions, and the human spirit's need to persevere. Fast paced and brilliantly written! Five stars!"—Kelly Anne Blount, USA Today bestselling author "Wow. Jennifer Brody has done it again, creating another spectacular read that had me on the edge of my seat—I simply couldn't turn the pages fast enough! The United Continuums is a breath-taking and satisfying conclusion to The Continuum Trilogy, packed to the brim with characters of great emotional depth, stunning world-building, and beautiful writing. A must-read for science fiction fans. Brody is now one of my auto-buy authors."—Madeline Dyer, author of the Untamed series "Jennifer Brody just keeps getting better and better! Packed with non-stop action and a sweeping, intricate world, The United Continuums delivers a satisfying conclusion to a sci-fi adventure that you don't want to miss."—Pintip Dunn, New York Times bestselling author of Forget Tomorrow Jennifer Brody’s award-winning novel The 13th Continuum sold in a 3-book deal and is being packaged into a feature film. The book is a Gold Medal Winner (Young Adult – Sci-Fi/Fantasy) from the Independent Publisher‘s Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards. Return of the Continuums and The United Continuums complete this epic trilogy. She is a graduate of Harvard University, a creative writing instructor at the Writing Pad, and a volunteer mentor for the Young Storytellers Foundation. After studying film at Harvard University, she began her career in Hollywood. Highlights include working on The Lord of the Rings films and The Golden Compass. Find her online at http://www.jenniferbrody.com/. Elizabeth Briggs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Future Shock trilogy and the Chasing The Dream series. She graduated from UCLA with a degree in Sociology and has worked for an international law firm, mentored teens in writing, and volunteered with dog rescue groups. Now she's a full-time geek who lives in Los Angeles with her husband and a pack of fluffy dogs. Find her online at www.elizabethbriggs.net. Xach Fromson is a Los Angeles native who has been obsessed with horror and dark fiction from a very young age. After a brief and ill-advised attempt at being a theater major, he received his BA in Creative Writing from California State University Northridge in 2009. He earned his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California Riverside’s Palm Desert program. He appeared on stage at Dirty Laundry Lit in February, 2013, and has a short story in the anthology Halloween Tales, out in 2014. He is currently in various stages of working on a ton of projects. Asking him his favorite book will earn you as blank a stare as asking him his favorite wine or whiskey. And once, he slew a dragon. Find him on Facebook or follow him on Twitter @_mythogenesis_. Event date:  Sunday, July 16, 2017 - 5:00pm

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On this week's Geek Confidential podcast Luke Kerr and Melodie Aikels are joined by Daytime Confidential's Jamey Giddens and Jennifer Brody, author of The Continuum trilogy. They take a deep dive into the Game of Thrones Season 7 premiere. From Stark siblings to Cersei Lannister's scheming and Daenerys Targaryen's arrival at Dragonstone, they cover it all. Geek Confidential's special Game of Thrones episode wraps with each person making their Fearless Predictions for what's to come. All this and more on this special Geek Confidential episode. Twitter: @GKConfidential, @Luke_Kerr, @MelodieAikels, @Jamey_Giddens and @JenniferBrody Facebook: Geek Confidential Subscribe to Geek Confidential on iTunes and Google Play.  

On the latest Geek Confidential podcast Luke Kerr is joined by Melodie Aikels, Casie Eckholm, Carly Silver and Jennifer Brody, the author of The 13th Continuum, in Exploring Female Geekdom. The women share what being a geek means to them, who inspired their geekdom and the importance of finding the right community or tribe to fit into. Who are the best representations of geek female characters in TV in film? Which TV and film female characters frustrate and disappoint? Why do authors and TV and film writers create fantastic strong women and then, often, change much of what we love about them because of a man? How do writers avoid this trap? Why is it so hard for female super hero icons to get their own blockbusters when characters like Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, Wolverine, Batman, Superman, Aquaman and The Flash get solo titles? How could the Wonder Woman movie change Hollywood's resistance to female led super hero films? Sexism takes place in front of the screens, behind-the-scenes, in gaming and online. Casie shares how she's dealt with sexism while gaming, trolls and how players who see it happening to others can step up. She also talks about how and why female gamers gravitate to certain games, but only have a small representation in the most popular gaming genres like first person shooters and MMOs. The discussion then turns to sexism in pay inequity. Jennifer talks about her experience working in the film industry and what women face developing and producing projects that men may not. Melodie shares her ideas for projects We Do it Together, a non-profit production company whose emphasis is on female empowerment in TV, film and other media, could produce. Carly shares her perspective, as an assistant editor at Harlequin, on the need for more diversity in publishing and provides insight into how certain genders dominate certain genres. Jennifer follows up with her thoughts, from an author's perspective, on the industry and how female and geek creators are being hurt by the New York Times' decision to eliminate Best Seller lists like graphic novel/manga, mass market paperback and middle grade e-book and young adult e-book lists. Casie then dives into pay inequity in e-sports and streaming. In 2015 the highest paid male player earned $1.9 million in prize money, but female e-sports players earning nothing close. Women have found success and large audiences on streaming platforms like YouTube and Twitch, but how do they make their presence felt in e-sports? Luke wraps the Exploring Female Geekdom episode by getting Melodie, Casie, Carly and Jennifer's final thoughts on female geekdom. Be sure to check out Jennifer Brody's trilogy The 13th Continuum, Return of the Continuums and pre-order The United Continuums now by visiting JenniferBrody.com. All this and more on this special Geek Confidential episode. Twitter: @GKConfidential, @Luke_Kerr, @MelodieAikels, Casie at @ckeckholm, @CarlyASilver and @JenniferBrody Facebook: Geek Confidential Subscribe to Geek Confidential on iTunes and Google Play. Enjoy Geek Confidential? Check out the Pop Confidential and Daytime Confidential podcasts!  

Return of the Continuums (Turner Publishing) One thousand years after a cataclysmic event leaves humanity on the brink of extinction, the descendants of the chosen survivors take refuge in thirteen contingency shelters buried deep underground, at the bottom of the ocean, and in the far reaches of outer space. In the underwater 13th Continuum, sixteen-year-old Myra Jackson has heard rumors and whisperings all her life of a magical place called "The Surface” where people could breathe fresh air, feel the warmth of something called sunlight on their skin, and see things known as stars and trees and mountains. Myra has never dared to ask whether the stories are true, since the act of speaking such words aloud is an offense punishable by death. But after she discovers that the air supply aboard her underwater colony is running out, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to find this mysterious place. To get there, she must first recover the only guide to the Surface—the Beacon, an ancient device that also connects her to Captain Aero Wright, a dashing young soldier from one of the only remaining space colonies. With the fate of all humankind depending on them, Myra and Aero must escape the tyrannical forces that rule their colonies, journey through the black depths of the ocean and across the cold void of space, to find each other on the Surface that their ancestors once called home.   Praise for The 13th Continuum "Likeable characters, an intricate world, and imaginative settings combine to make a satisfying young-adult read in Jennifer Brody’s Return of the Continuums, the second book of the dystopian Continuum series."--Foreword Reviews "Non-stop excitement and strong world-building combine to make The 13th Continuum a fantastic read for science fiction and dystopian fans alike. The story sucked me in from the very beginning, and had me pulling for Myra and Aero to break free from their very different, but equally oppressive governments. Eagerly awaiting the next in this series!" ―Rysa Walker, author of The Chronos Files "A fascinating premise and compulsively readable debut. It totally sucked me in." - Robin Talley, author of Lies We Tell Ourselves "I tore through Jennifer Brody's The 13th Continuum at light speed. This fresh, fast-paced novel featuring a post-doom Earth will hook readers with its likable characters and thrilling stakes. But it's the book's action and hope for a better future that will keep readers turning the page and leave eager for the next installment." ―Mindee Arnett, critically acclaimed author of Avalon and the Arkwell Academy series "The 13th Continuum manages to be smart, surprising, and a good time, all at once. That's hard magic to pull off, but Jennifer Brody makes it seem easy. Swift and surprising, this novel is such a confident debut. Here's to many more." - Victor LaValle, author of New York Times Notable Book of the Year, The Devil in Silver "This gripping read is recommended not only for advanced teen readers, but for adults who enjoy solid sci-fi dystopian settings." -Donovan's Bookshelf "Fans clamoring for a new dystopian science fiction series may appreciate this latest addition to the genre." - School Library Journal After studying film at Harvard University, Jennifer Brody began her career in Hollywood. Highlights include working for Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes and New Line Cinema, most notably on “The Lord of the Rings” films and “The Golden Compass”. In 2008, she produced the film “Make It Happen” for The Weinstein Company. She is an alumni of the Sirenland Writers Conference, Tin House Summer Writers Workshop, The Lemon Tree House Residency for Writers, and has been accepted for a residency at the Helen R. Whiteley Center, run by the University of Washington. She founded and runs BookPod, a social media platform for authors. She’s also a volunteer mentor for the Young Storytellers Foundation and a writing instructor at The Writing Pad.  Jennifer Brody’s debut novel The 13th Continuum sold to Turner Publishing in a 3-book deal and is being packaged into a feature film. Return of the Continuums, the second book in the trilogy, is set to come out on November 1, 2016. She is a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America. She lives and writes in LA.  Romina Russell is a Los Angeles based author who originally hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a teen, Romina landed her first writing gig—College She Wrote, a weekly Sunday column for the Miami Herald that was later picked up for national syndication—and she hasn’t stopped writing since. When she’s not working on the ZODIAC series, Romina can be found producing movie trailers, taking photographs, or daydreaming about buying a new drum set. She is a Virgo to the core.

H. Samy Alim, Jennifer Brody, Aleta Hayes, Jeff Chong, and Dan Klein kick off the Free Your Mind! class and lecture series with an introductory conversation on improvising identity in the "post-identity" era. Free You Mind! ID21 STRATLAB: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Improvising Identities is presented by the Institute for Diversity in the Arts and the Department of Theater and Performance Studies.

Jennifer Brody discusses the dichotomy between art and technology and reflects on the interesting speakers of the day. (November 2, 2012)