Dr Marie McNeely explores experiences of the people behind research & scientific discoveries.We make science more interesting & accessible through storytelling.
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Dr. Franklin West is developing & testing stem cell therapies to treat stroke & traumatic brain injury (TBI). He uses induced pluripotent stem cells, which can be reprogrammed to develop into any kind of cell in the body.
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Dr. @DattaScientist's work beautifully brings together cancer biology, physics, engineering, and space! And her story really highlights how meeting the right mentor at the right moment can completely change the trajectory of your career.
How do tumors grow in space? @DattaScientist shared her work on how gravity & other forces affect growth, progression, treatment resistance, & immune response to #cancer. We covered successes, her path, how she almost left research, & what made her stay.
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For 20+ years, Innovative Research has delivered a wide range of biological products to researchers, allowing labs to focus on moving science forward.
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Our podcast highlights the human side of science. Behind every discovery, there is a story & the people who made it happen. Thank you to the team at Innovative Research (@labnerds) for helping us tell these stories by supporting our show, including our episode w/ @DattaScientist.
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How do tumors grow in space? @DattaScientist shared her work on how gravity & other forces affect growth, progression, treatment resistance, & immune response to #cancer. We covered successes, her path, how she almost left research, & what made her stay.
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Dr. Saad Bhamla develops very low-cost scientific tools and medical devices that are more accessible and affordable. He also examines how animals move very rapidly, and how organisms form aggregates that can sense their environment and share information.
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Dr. Verónica Pérez Rodríguez studies how people lived many years ago in the highlands of the Mixteca Alta in Mexico, what brought them to cities, what made them stay, what were the tradeoffs, & what were the environmental impacts.
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Dr. @noiseandthecity shares how she went from struggling with noisy neighbors to studying how sound & other exposures impact communities. She described the research that brought her back to Mississippi, challenges, her passion for ceramics, advice, & more.
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Research in Dr. Chris Cederroth’s lab focuses on hearing loss and tinnitus, which is the perception of ringing in the ears. Over 300 million people in the world have hearing problems, and he is dedicated to understanding the causes & developing treatments.
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The US is home to 1000s of native bee species that are key for agriculture & natural ecosystems. Dr. Lauren Ponisio studies how to preserve & restore bee populations. She's interested in understanding the distribution & health of native bee populations.
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What were mammals living with dinosaurs like? @gpwilson11 didn't start his path to paleontology obsessed w/ fossils, but a summer of fieldwork sealed the deal. He discussed his career, a fossil that may explain how mammals survived mass extinction, & more: peoplebehindthescience.com/d…
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Dr. Julia Bailey-Serres is investigating how plants survive water extremes with the goal of improving the ability of crops to survive a temporary flood. She shared more about her career, life, & research in this podcast episode:
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Thanks to long-time partner Innovative Research (@labnerds) for supporting our new episode w/ Dr. Alan Cohen. For > 20 yrs, Innovative Research has delivered biological products to scientists, allowing labs to focus on doing impactful science.
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I'm the guest on the new episode of @PBtScience.
We get into why "aging" might not be one clear biological process, plus aikido and my old advisor's champagne tradition.
Thanks to @PhDMarie for such a wonderful conversation.
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What is aging? And how do all the pieces of our biology work together in complex dynamic systems to keep us healthy? @cohenaginglab is studying these questions. He discussed his research, career path, biggest challenges, advice, and more in this episode:
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