@PBtScience

Dr Marie McNeely explores experiences of the people behind research & scientific discoveries.We make science more interesting & accessible through storytelling.

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Joined April 2014
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Dr. Jessica Tracy conducts research in the field of social and personality psychology. Her lab focuses on better understanding the self-conscious emotions we feel when we are evaluating ourselves. Some examples of self-conscious emotions are pride & shame. peoplebehindthescience.com/d…
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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. Learn more in our podcast episode: peoplebehindthescience.com/d…
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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. peoplebehindthescience.com/d…
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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. peoplebehindthescience.com/d…
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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. peoplebehindthescience.com/d… #anthropology #archeology
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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. peoplebehindthescience.com/d…
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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. peoplebehindthescience.com/d…
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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. peoplebehindthescience.com/d…
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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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