Podcasts by People Behind the Science Podcast - Stories from Scientists about Science, Life, Research, and Science Careers

738: Combining Geology and Microbiology to Investigate Modern and Ancient Microbes - Dr. Magdalena Osburn from 2023-12-11T08:00

Dr. Magdalena Osburn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Northwestern University. Maggie's research brings together microbiology and geology to underst...

737: Investigating the Mechanics of How Cells Move in Cancer and the Immune System - Dr. Erdem Tabdanov from 2023-12-04T08:00

Dr. Erdem Tabdanov is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Penn State College of Medicine and also a Member of the Penn State Cancer Institute. He studies the mechanical and ...

736: Studying How Food Influences Our Health and Behavior - Dr. Alexis Wood from 2023-11-27T08:00

Dr. Alexis “Lekki” Wood is Associate Professor at USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center in the Division of Pediatrics-Nutrition at Baylor College of Medicine. Research in Lekki’s lab aim...

735: Growing Our Understanding of the Development, Regeneration, and Evolution of Teeth - Dr. Gareth Fraser from 2023-11-20T08:00

Dr. Gareth Fraser is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Florida. Gareth is a developmental biologist interested in how things form during development, how t...

734: Examining the Role of Metabolism in Cancer and Response to Cancer Treatment - Dr. Rachel Perry from 2023-11-13T08:00

Dr. Rachel Perry is Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology) and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at the Yale University School of Medicine. Rachel’s scientific training focused on ho...

733: Using Microbes to Sustainably Produce Valuable Chemicals and Degrade Toxic Compounds - Dr. Susie Dai from 2023-11-06T08:00

Dr. Susie Dai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at Texas A&M University. She is also Director of the Biomonitoring Program in the Iowa State Hygieni...

732: Applying Molecular Biology Tools to Characterize Genes and Enhance Crop Species - Dr. Ralph Dewey from 2023-10-30T07:00

Dr. Ralph Dewey is the Philip Morris Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences and Adjunct Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University (NCSU). Ralph uses the tools of m...

731: Investigating the Mechanisms of Signaling and Regulation in Protein Complexes - Dr. Denise Okafor from 2023-10-23T07:00

Dr. C. Denise Okafor is an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and of Chemistry at Pennsylvania State University. Many of the medications we take work by binding to a part...

730: Using Chemical Biology to Clarify the Roles of Carbohydrates - Dr. Laura Kiessling from 2023-10-16T07:02

Dr. Laura Kiessling is the Novartis Professor of Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Member of the Broad Institute. Laura’s research focuses on carbohydrates, particular...

729: Studying Synaptic Plasticity to Understand How the Brain Learns and Adapts - Dr. Nicole Calakos from 2023-10-09T07:00

Dr. Nicole Calakos is the Lincoln Financial Group Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology and Chief of the Movement Disorders section in Neurology at Duke University Medical Center. Research in ...

728: Researching Risk Factors and Therapies for Blood Clots in the Lungs and Legs - Dr. Alex Spyropoulos from 2023-10-02T07:00

Dr. Alex Spyropoulos (“Dr. Spy”) is a Professor of Medicine at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine as well as System Director of Anticoagulation and Clinical Thrombosis Services for the mul...

727: Investigating Insidious Insects in the Field of Agricultural Pest Management - Dr. Erin Hodgson from 2023-09-25T07:00

Dr. Erin Hodgson is an Associate Professor and Extension Entomologist at Iowa State University. She specializes in insects in agriculture, often focusing on corn and soybean crops. Erin also wor...

726: Mechanical Engineer Making Miniature Mobile Robots - Dr. Sarah Bergbreiter from 2023-09-18T07:00

Dr. Sarah Bergbreiter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering with a joint appointment in the Institute for Systems Research at the University of Maryland. Sarah’s ...

725: Improving How We Diagnose and Treat Certain Blood Clotting Conditions - Dr. Anand Padmanabhan from 2023-09-11T07:00

Dr. Anand Padmanabhan is a pathologist, transfusion medicine physician, and Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the Mayo Clinic. Anand studies blood clotting, also known ...

724: Heading Up Research Designing New Materials for Helmets to Prevent Brain Injury - Dr. Ellen Arruda from 2023-09-04T07:00

Dr. Ellen Arruda is the Maria Comninou Collegiate Professor of Mechanical Engineering with joint appointments as Professor of Biomedical Engineering, as well as Macromolecular Science and Engine...

723: Analyzing Complex Networks of Plant-Animal Interactions - Dr. John Kress from 2023-08-28T07:00

Dr. John Kress is a Distinguished Scientist and Curator of Botany at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. John’s research involves exploring the natural world and all the organi...

722: Taking Critical Steps to Elucidate Mechanisms of Limb Movement in Locomotion - Dr. Young-Hui Chang from 2023-08-21T07:00

Dr. Young-Hui Chang is a Professor of Biological Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology where he directs research in the Comparative Neuromechanics Laboratory. Research in Young-Hui’s lab a...

721: Unraveling Mysteries Surrounding the Development and Function of Glial Cells - Dr. Sonia Mayoral from 2023-08-14T07:00

Dr. Sonia Mayoral is the Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Assistant Professor of Brain Science at Brown University. In the lab, Sonia studies glial cells, the cells in your brain that aren’t neuron...

720: Stimulating Research on the Mechanisms of Memory and Applications of Memory Modulation - Dr. Steve Ramirez from 2023-08-07T07:00

Dr. Steve Ramirez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University. In his research, Steve is studying learning and memory, and he is interest...

719: Studying the Sea through Shells, Skeletons, and Sediments - Dr. Abby Smith from 2023-07-31T07:00

Dr. Abby Smith is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Marine Science at the University of Otago. In the lab, Abby is dedicated to studying shells and the animals that make shell...

718: Making Molecular Movies of Complex Chemical Reactions in Live Cells - Dr. Antoine van Oijen from 2023-07-24T07:00

Dr. Antoine van Oijen is a Distinguished Professor and Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow in the School of Chemistry at the University of Wollongong in Australia. The work Antoine does ...

717: Developing Tools and Resources to Accelerate Neuroscience Discovery - Dr. Hongkui Zeng from 2023-07-17T07:00

Dr. Hongkui Zeng is Executive Vice President and Director of the Allen Institute for Brain Science. She is dedicated to understanding how the brain is organized and how the different components ...

716: Metabolic-Based Therapies As a Key Component in Treating Cancer and Other Diseases - Dr. Dominic D'Agostino from 2023-07-10T07:00

Dr. Dominic D’Agostino is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida. He is also a Research Scientist Institute for Huma...

715: An Astrophysicist Studying the Elements of Galaxy Evolution - Dr. Molly Peeples from 2023-07-03T07:00

Dr. Molly Peeples is an Aura Assistant Astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. Molly’s research is improving our understanding of galaxies and helping to reve...

714: Tiny Technology with Big Impacts: Nanoparticles for Medicine, Energy, and the Environment - Dr. Christy Haynes from 2023-06-26T07:00

Dr. Christy Haynes is the Elmore H. Northey Professor of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota. In Christy’s research group, they are working to develop new methods to monitor small quantitie...

713: Combining Chemistry and Biology to Develop New Research Tools and Therapeutics - Dr. David Liu from 2023-06-19T07:00

Dr. David R. Liu is the Richard Merkin Professor and Director of the Merkin Institute of Transformative Technologies in Healthcare, vice-chair of the faculty at the Broad Institute of MIT and Ha...

712: Dr. Lynne Maquat: Understanding Cellular and Molecular Pathways that Contribute to Human Disease from 2023-06-12T07:00

Dr. Lynne Maquat is the J. Lowell Orbison Endowed Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Director of the Center for RNA Biology, and Chair of...

711: Researching RNA Regulation of Reproduction in Plants - Dr. Blake Meyers from 2023-06-05T07:00

Dr. Blake Meyers is a Member Principal Investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and a Professor in the Division of Plant Sciences at the University of Missouri. The focus of Blak...

710: Investigating Carbon Capture Solutions from Cars to Coal-Fired Power Plants - Dr. Jennifer Wilcox from 2023-05-29T07:00

Dr. Jennifer Wilcox is an Associate Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines and an Investigator within the Clean Energy Conversions Laboratory there. The...

709: Examining How the Brain Controls Our Thoughts and Actions to Reach Our Goals - Dr. Tim Buschman from 2023-05-22T07:03

Dr. Tim Buschman is Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Princeton University. He studies a process called cognitive control, a process in the brain that allows you to control y...

708: Tales of Ion Detection: The Making of a Mass Spectrometry Mastermind - Dr. Charles Hohenberg from 2023-05-15T07:00

Dr. Charles Hohenberg is a Professor of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis. In the lab, Charles does mass spectrometry of noble gases like Krypton and Xenon. He designed and built his...

707: Applying Analytical Chemistry Approaches to Better Understand Chemicals of Concern - Dr. Diana Aga from 2023-05-08T07:00

Dr. Diana Aga is the Henry M. Woodburn Chair and a State University of New York (SUNY) Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University at Buffalo. She also serves as the...

706: Using Algorithms to Automate Decision-Making in Energy Management, Automobiles, and Manufacturing - Dr. Andrew Alleyne from 2023-05-01T07:01

Dr. Andrew Alleyne is the Ralph and Catherine Fisher Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as well as the Director ...

705: Engineering New Enzymes and Predicting the Biochemical Activity of Proteins - Dr. Mary Jo Ondrechen from 2023-04-24T07:00

Dr. Mary Jo Ondrechen is Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Northeastern University. In the lab, Mary Jo uses theory and computation to better understand how molecules work. In parti...

704: Navigating the Seas of Change Studying Ocean Acidification and Marine Ecosystems - Dr. Tessa Hill from 2023-04-17T07:00

Dr. Tessa Hill is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Davis. She is part of the Bodega Ocean Acidification Research group th...

703: Using Chemical Genetics to Understand Cell Signaling Networks to Treat Human Diseases - Dr. Kevan Shokat from 2023-04-10T07:30

Dr. Kevan M. Shokat is Professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at the University of California San Francisco, Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Universit...

702: Building High-Throughput Technology to Characterize Biological Systems - Dr. Adam Abate from 2023-04-03T07:01

Dr. Adam Abate is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences at the University of California San Francisco. He is also a co-founder of the startup compan...

701: Studying and Preserving the Giant South American River Turtle and Other Species - Dr. Germán Forero-Medina from 2023-03-27T07:00

Dr. Germán Forero-Medina is the Science and Conservation Director at the Wildlife Conservation Society Colombia. He also coordinates the projects for the conservation of freshwater turtles and t...

700: Making Materials and Developing Devices for Extreme Environments - Dr. Debbie Senesky from 2023-03-20T07:00

Dr. Debbie G. Senesky is an Assistant Professor in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department at Stanford University. She is dedicated to creating materials that are tiny and tough enough to op...

699: Battling Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Investigating Microbial Contributions to Neurodegenerative Disease - Dr. Daniel Czyż from 2023-03-13T07:00

Dr. Daniel Czyż is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Cell Science at the University of Florida. Daniel’s lab has two main research areas. Part of his lab is dedicated to developing new ...

698: A Particle Physicist Accelerating Us Towards a Better Understanding of Our Universe - Dr. Melissa Franklin from 2023-03-06T08:00

Dr. Melissa Franklin is the Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics at Harvard University. Melissa’s research aims to better understand the nature of space and time. To accomplish this, Melissa uses l...

697: Developing and Producing Antibodies and Other Products to Advance Science and Medicine - Gregory Krug from 2023-02-27T08:00

Gregory Krug is Founder, President, and CEO of Lampire Biological Laboratories, a biotech life science company that produces biological reagents used in the diagnostic and pharmaceutical industr...

696: Looking at Lakes to Learn About the Impacts of Climate Change, Invasive Species, and Pollution - Dr. Sapna Sharma from 2023-02-20T08:00

Dr. Sapna Sharma is an Associate Professor in Biology at York University. Sapna studies the effects of climate change, invasive species, and pollution on lakes. She is investigating how these ef...

695: Using Chemistry to Understand the Biology of Diseases with Unmet Medical Need - Dr. Corey Hopkins from 2023-02-13T08:00

Dr. Corey Hopkins is a Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. In his lab, Corey and his team use chemistry to answer the biological ...

694: Making Great Strides in Understanding Locomotion: From Little Lizards to Robotic Rattlesnakes - Dr. Daniel Goldman from 2023-02-06T08:20

Dr. Daniel Goldman is an Associate Professor of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His lab studies how animals like lizards and snakes move around in complex natural environments. T...

693: Using Engineering and Systems Approaches to Understand Aging, Neurodegeneration, and Stress - Dr. Adriana San Miguel from 2023-01-30T08:30

Dr. Adriana San Miguel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. Adriana conducts research using a small roundworm ...

692: Keeping a Close Eye On Channels and Vesicle Trafficking in Plant Cell Membranes - Dr. Mike Blatt from 2023-01-23T08:00

Dr. Mike Blatt is the Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow and Adjunct Professor at Pennsylvania State University. Mike is a cell biologist and physiologist who studies cells ...

691: Using Science and Engineering to Create New Nature-Inspired Materials and Structures - Dr. David Kaplan from 2023-01-16T08:00

Dr. David Kaplan is the Stern Family Endowed Professor of Engineering at Tufts University, a Distinguished University Professor, and Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He als...

690: Developing Drugs to Defeat Rare Muscle Diseases - Dr. Barry Byrne from 2023-01-09T08:00

Dr. Barry Byrne is the Earl and Christy Powell University Chair in Genetics, Associate Chair of Pediatrics, Director of the Powell Gene Therapy Center, and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular ...

689: Examining the Neuroscience Behind Food Selection, Diet, and Addiction - Dr. Alexandra DiFeliceantonio from 2023-01-02T08:00

Dr. Alex DiFeliceantonio is an Assistant Professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion School as well as Associate Director of the Center for Health Behaviors R...

688: Resistance on the Rise: Researching the Arms Race of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Potential Transfers from Livestock to Humans - Dr. Tara Smith from 2022-12-26T08:01

Dr. Tara C. Smith is an Associate Professor in Epidemiology at Kent State University and Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Iowa. She works with bacteria that can b...

687: Studying the Formation and Function of the Gut to Understand Mechanisms of Disease - Dr. Michele Battle from 2022-12-19T08:01

Dr. Michele Battle is an Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Michele’s research is focused on studying how organs in the gut form and...

686: Battling Antibiotic Resistance Through Development and Discovery of Novel Antibacterial Agents - Dr. Erin Carlson from 2022-12-12T08:00

Dr. Erin E. Carlson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota. Research in Erin’s lab focuses on microbes. They are interested in how these organism...

685: Conserving Species in Extreme Environments - Dr. Joel Berger from 2022-12-05T08:00

Dr. Joel Berger is the Barbara Cox Anthony University Chair of Wildlife Conservation at Colorado State University. He is also a longtime Senior Scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society, ...

684: Accumulating Evidence on the Contribution of Free Radicals in Protein Aggregation - Dr. Ohara Augusto from 2022-11-28T08:00

Dr. Ohara Augusto is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the Institute of Chemistry at the University of São Paulo. In addition, she is the Director of a network studying the redox ...

683: Synthesizing Self-Healing Materials Using Squid Proteins - Dr. Melik Demirel from 2022-11-21T08:00

Dr. Melik Demirel is a Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at The Pennsylvania State University. Melik is fascinated by complexity in living and nonliving systems. He works at the int...

682: Examining How Microbes Shape Our World by Influencing Evolution and Ecology - Dr. Rosie Alegado from 2022-11-14T07:00

Dr. Rosie Alegado is an Associate Professor of Oceanography and Sea Grant at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa where she is Director for the Center of Ulana ʻIke  Center of Excellence and a mem...

681: Food for Thought: Research to Reduce Foodborne Disease and Improve Food Safety - Dr. Haley Oliver from 2022-11-07T07:00

Dr. Haley Oliver is an Associate Professor of Food Science at Purdue University, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Texas Tech University. The overall goal of Haley’s research is to reduce foodb...

680: Bringing a Structured Approach to Our Understanding of Degeneration in the Aging Brain - Dr. Greg Petsko from 2022-10-31T07:00

Dr. Greg Petsko is the Arthur J. Mahon Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience and Director of the Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College,...

679: Pioneering Advanced Mass Spectrometry for Proteomics and Metabolomics - Dr. Neil Kelleher from 2022-10-24T07:00

Dr. Neil Kelleher is the Walter and Mary Elizabeth Glass Professor of Chemistry, Molecular Biosciences, and Medicine at Northwestern University. Neil is a protein biochemist. He weighs and analy...

678: Growing Our Understanding of Photosynthesis to Improve Plant Metabolism - Dr. David Stern from 2022-10-17T07:00

Dr. David Stern is the President of the Boyce Thompson Institute and Adjunct Professor in the Plant Biology Section at Cornell University. He and his colleagues study how plants use light to mak...

677: Studying Signatures of Supermassive Black Holes - Dr. Tamara Bogdanović from 2022-10-10T07:00

Dr. Tamara Bogdanović is an Assistant Professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Physics, as well as a member of the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics. She is a theoretical ph...

676: Using Algae to Capture CO2 and Create Foods, Biofuels, Chemicals, and Pharmaceuticals - Dr. Thomas Brück from 2022-10-03T07:00

Dr. Thomas Brück is the Werner Siemens Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology at the Technical University of Munich in the School of Natural Sciences. Thomas uses biotechnology methods to more efficie...

675: Harnessing the Power of Microbes to Clean Up Toxins and Recover Energy from Wastes - Dr. Gemma Reguera from 2022-09-26T07:00:45

Dr. Gemma Reguera is an Associate Professor in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, as well as Plant, Soil, and Microbial Science at Michigan State University. She studies bacteria that help us ...

674: Piecing Together the Patterns and Processes that are Impacting Ecosystems - Dr. Madhur Anand from 2022-09-19T07:00:31

Dr. Madhur Anand is a Professor in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph. She is an ecologist who examines the impacts of global ecological changes on ecosystems. This...

673: Exploring Pain Science Education and Pain Management in Children - Dr. Joshua Pate from 2022-09-12T07:00:21

Dr. Joshua Pate is a Lecturer in Physiotherapy at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia. He is also a pain researcher, Children's book author, and co-founder of One Thing, a video pla...

672: Scientific Simulations in Stream and Ecosystem Synergies - Dr. Naomi Tague from 2022-09-05T07:00:16

Dr. Christina (Naomi) Tague is an Associate Professor of ecoHydrology in the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Naomi is an ecohy...

671: Dedicating Her Energy to Engineering Solutions to Fuel Our Future - Dr. Susan Krumdieck from 2022-08-29T07:00:49

Dr. Susan Krumdieck is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Advanced Energy and Material Systems Lab at the University of Canterbury. She is also Research Leader with the Ge...

670: Chemistry is Key: Studying Self Assembly and the Origins of Life - Dr. Lee Cronin from 2022-08-22T07:00:18

Dr. Lee Cronin is the Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow. Lee is answering a variety of questions that involve chemistry. He is particularly interested in determining how...

669: Conducting Research to Conserve Coral Reefs - Dr. Emily Darling from 2022-08-15T07:00:20

Dr. Emily Darling is Director of Coral Reef Conservation at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the Universi...

668: Searching the Sediments to Uncover Sources of Food and Water for Early Humans - Dr. Gail Ashley from 2022-08-08T07:00:42

Dr. Gail Ashley is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rutgers University. She is Undergraduate Program Director and Director of the Quaternary Studies...

667: Roving Roots! Plants Behave More Like Animals than We May Realize - Dr. James Cahill from 2022-08-01T07:00:48

Dr. James (JC) Cahill is a Professor of Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. JC is an ecologist who studies interactions between plants and their enviro...

666: Developing Nanomaterials to Help Solve Global Energy, Fuel, and Fresh Water Issues - Dr. Mita Dasog from 2022-07-25T07:00:27

Dr. Mita Dasog is an Associate Professor and the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Research Chair in the Department of Chemistry at Dalhousie University in Canada. Mita’s lab conducts basic research ...

665: Researching Relationships and How They Impact Mental Health and Learning in Children - Dr. Jennifer Jenkins from 2022-07-18T07:00:18

Dr. Jennifer Jenkins is the Atkinson Chair of Early Child Development and Education and the Interim Academic Director of the Frazer Mustard Institute of Human Development at the University of To...

664: Out of This World Research on Extrasolar Planets - Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman from 2022-07-11T07:00:15

Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman is a Research Space Scientist with NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Shawn spends his days looking for ways to detect signs of alien life. He uses a wide variety...

663: A Career Based on Pairing Research and Public Outreach to Identify Species via DNA - Dr. Karen James from 2022-07-04T07:00:45

Dr. Karen James is a staff scientist at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory in Maine. She is trained in genetics, and she applies her skills to environmental, conservation, and restora...

662: Investigating Important Interactions Between Molecules and Membrane Proteins - Dr. Olaf Andersen from 2022-06-27T07:00:37

Dr. Olaf Andersen is a Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Director of the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program in New York City. His resear...

661: Decoding the Genomes of Plants and Plant Pathogens for Key Crops and Medicinal Plants - Dr. Robin Buell from 2022-06-20T07:00:22

Dr. C. Robin Buell is a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics in the Department of Crop & Soil Sciences and the Center for Applied Genetic Technologies at the Universi...

660: Speaking Up About Important Topics in Speech Production and Computer-Assisted Communication - Dr. Rupal Patel from 2022-06-13T07:00:12

Dr. Rupal Patel is a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders as well as the College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University. She is also Direct...

659: Using Genetics to Understand Plant Evolution and Trace back the Roots of Agriculture - Dr. Mike Clegg from 2022-06-06T07:00:22

Dr. Michael Clegg is a Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine. He is also the past Foreign Secretary of the US Natio...

658: Conducting Research to Better Understand and Conserve Marine Mammals - Dr. Howard Rosenbaum from 2022-05-30T07:30:44

Dr. Howard Rosenbaum is a Senior Conservation Scientist and Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Ocean Giants Program, which aims to secure the future of whales, dolphins, and other m...

657: Sizing Up Species’ Brains to Understand Nervous System Diversity and Development - Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel from 2022-05-23T07:00:11

Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel is a Professor of Psychology and Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University. In the lab, she compares brains to find out what they are made of and what difference t...

656: Expressing His Passion for Science and Bacterial Genetics - Dr. Stanley Maloy from 2022-05-16T07:00:18

Dr. Stanley Maloy is Dean of the College of Sciences, Associate Director of the Center for Microbial Sciences, and Professor in Biology at San Diego State University. Stanley’s lab is working on...

655: Researching how the Brain Changes with Vision Rehabilitation - Dr. Tara Alvarez from 2022-05-09T07:00:23

Dr. Tara Alvarez is Professor of Bio-Medical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Chief Scientific Officer at OculoMotor Technologies. Tara’s research focuses on how we move our...

654: Cool Research on Plant Responses to Temperature Stress - Dr. Malia Gehan from 2022-05-02T07:00:13

Dr. Malia Gehan is an Assistant Member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Her research examines how to improve crops in terms of their response to temperature stress and other abiotic ...

653: Examining How Environmental Factors Can Impact Our Heart Health - Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar from 2022-04-25T07:00:10

Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar is the Smith and Lucille Gibson Professor of Medicine, Director of the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Co-Director of the American Heart Association Tobacco Regulatio...

652: Exciting Developments in Our Knowledge of Cortical Circuit Formation in the Mammalian Brain - Dr. Franck Polleux from 2022-04-18T07:00:37

Dr. Franck Polleux is a Professor of Neuroscience and member of the Zuckerman Mind, Brain, Behavior Institute at Columbia University. Franck’s research focuses on understanding the cellular and ...

651: Studying Sea Worms and Discovering New Species - Dr. Pat Hutchings from 2022-04-11T07:00:28

Dr. Pat Hutchings is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Australian Museum Research Institute. She is a marine biologist who studies sea worms called polychaetes. Pat describes new spec...

650: Finding Compounds in Fungi to Develop New Drugs to Fight Cancer - Dr. Nicholas Oberlies from 2022-04-04T07:00:25

Dr. Nicholas Oberlies is the Patricia A. Sullivan Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). N...

649: Fascinated by the Forces and Features that Contribute to Flow in Rocks and Ice - Dr. Christine McCarthy from 2022-03-28T07:00:23

Dr. Christine McCarthy is the Lamont Assistant Research Professor at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University. She studies the mechanical and geological features of ice and ro...

648: Investigating Interactions Between Neurons and Glial Cells in Health and Disease - Dr. Nathan Smith from 2022-03-21T07:00:02

Dr. Nathan Smith will soon be starting his new roles as Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion in Research and Research Education as well as Associate Professor of Neuroscience in the School of...

647: Advancing Microbial Applications in Agricultural Management - Dr. Louis Schipper from 2022-03-14T08:00:16

Dr. Louis Schipper is a Professor in the School of Science at the University of Waikato. Research in Louis’s group focuses on how we can work with the land to achieve the food and other things w...

646: Examining the Genetic Basis of the Evolution of Plant Innovations - Dr. Verónica Di Stilio from 2022-03-07T08:00:21

Dr. Verónica Di Stilio is a full Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington. As a plant evolutionary biologist, Verónica is interested in understanding how the divers...

645: Laboring to Understand the Interactions Between Pregnancy and the Immune System - Dr. Elizabeth Bonney from 2022-02-28T08:00:33

Dr. Bonney is a Professor and Director of the Research Division in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Vermont. She studies the immune systems...

644: Wired for Innovation: Modifying the Manufacturing of Microelectrode Arrays for Cochlear Implants - Dr. Angelique Johnson from 2022-02-21T08:00:54

Dr. Angelique C. Johnson is Founder and CEO of the startup company MEMStim LLC which is dedicated to reducing the cost of cochlear implants to treat hearing loss. She is also an adjunct faculty ...

643: Modifying Microbes for a Multitude of Applications from Healthcare to Biofuels - Dr. Cullen Buie from 2022-02-14T08:00:32

Dr. Cullen Buie is an Associate Professor and the Esther and Harold E. Egerton Career Development Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo...

642: Expressing Her Creativity Making Epigenetic Machinery and Designing Biological Devices - Dr. Karmella Haynes from 2022-02-07T08:00:39

Since recording this episode, Dr. Karmella Haynes has joined the faculty in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech School of Engineering and Emory University...

641: Comparing the Cognitive Capacity of Canines, Humans, and Other Primates - Dr. Laurie Santos from 2022-01-31T08:00

Dr. Laurie Santos is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Comparative Cognition Laboratory at Yale University. She studies the cognitive abilities, strategies, and decision-making proce...

640: A Pathway to Success: Studying Signal Transduction in Cancer and Other Diseases - Dr. Lewis Cantley from 2022-01-24T08:00

Dr. Lewis Cantley is the Director of the Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medical College as well as the Stanton Clinical Cancer Program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. In addition, he is...

639: Colliding Particles to Comprehend the Components of Matter - Dr. Jon Butterworth from 2022-01-17T08:00

Dr. Jon Butterworth is a Professor of Physics at University College London. He works on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva. They are smashing particles together at extremely high energi...

638: Feeding Our Understanding of the Benefits of Bacteria in Human Health - Dr. Maria Marco from 2022-01-10T08:00

Dr. Maria Marco is an Associate Professor in The Department of Food Science & Technology at The University of California, Davis. Research in Maria’s lab focuses on understanding the good bacteri...

637: Investigating Intracellular Transport and Potential Links to Neurodegeneration - Dr. Sandra Encalada from 2022-01-03T08:01

Dr. Sandra Encalada is the Arlene and Arnold Goldstein Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine and a Dorris Neuroscience Center Investigator at Scripps Research Institute in ...

636: Shining a Light on the Regulation of Circadian Rhythms in Health and Disease - Dr. Russell Foster from 2021-12-20T08:00

Dr. Russell Foster is Professor and Chair of Circadian Neuroscience, Supernumerary Fellow in Circadian Neuroscience, Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, a Nicholas Kurti Senior Fellow, Head...

635: Science with Style: Studying Plant Reproductive Biology - Dr. Spencer Barrett from 2021-12-13T08:00

Dr. Spencer Barrett is the University Professor, Canada Research Chair, and Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. He is an Evolutionary Bi...

634: Hunting for Answers to Explain Unexpected Chimpanzee Behaviors and Tool Use - Dr. Jill Pruetz from 2021-12-06T08:00

Dr. Jill Pruetz is a Professor of Anthropology at Iowa State University and a National Geographic Society Emerging Explorer. In addition, Jill is the founder of the non-profit organization Neigh...

633: Demonstrating Laser Focus Studying Materials Science with Solid-State NMR - Dr. Sophia Hayes from 2021-11-29T08:00

Dr. Sophia Hayes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis. In the lab, Sophia studies the chemistry, physics, and engineering of materials w...

632: Injecting Humor and Optimism into the Study of Viral Infections in the Brain - Dr. Glenn Rall from 2021-11-22T08:00

Dr. Glenn Rall is a Professor at the Fox Chase Cancer Center. He is also the Leader of the Inflammation Working Group there and Co-Leader of the Immune Cell Development and Host Defense Program....

631: Conducting Critical Research in Conservation Focused on Sewage Pollution - Dr. Stephanie Wear from 2021-11-15T08:00

Dr. Stephanie Wear is a Senior Scientist and Strategy Advisor at The Nature Conservancy, as well as a Visiting Fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles Institute of the Environment an...

630: Mapping Our Genetic Make-Up in the Human Genome Project and Beyond - Dr. Eric Green from 2021-11-08T08:00

Dr. Eric Green is the Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health. Eric works in the field of genomics. Everything from cars to houses has a blu...

629: Egg-cell-ent Research in Reproduction, Fertilization, and Embryonic Development - Dr. Mariana Wolfner from 2021-11-01T07:00

Dr. Mariana Wolfner is the Goldwin Smith Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics and a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University. Mariana studies reproduction, focusing on i...

628: Investigating Plant-Based Medicines to Battle Infectious Disease and Antibiotic Resistance - Dr. Cassandra Quave from 2021-10-25T07:00

Dr. Cassandra Quave holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor of Dermatology in the Emory University School of Medicine and Emory Center for the Study of Human Health. She is also Directo...

627: Sorting Out the Science of Fruit Fly Flight and Behavior - Dr. Michael Dickinson from 2021-10-18T07:00

Dr. Michael Dickinson is the Esther M. and Abe M. Zarem Professor of Bioengineering  at the California Institute of Technology. His work focuses on the biomechanics and the biophysics of life wi...

626: Digging into the Fossil Record to Understand our Planet’s Past and Aid Present Conservation Efforts - Dr. Michael Archer from 2021-10-11T07:00

Dr. Michael Archer is a Professor of Paleobiology in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of New South Wales in Australia. Mike is a paleontologist who is...

625: An Organic Chemist Leading the Charge Studying Antiaromatic Ions - Dr. Nancy Mills from 2021-10-04T07:00

Dr. Nancy Mills was a Murchison Professor (2011-2014) at Trinity University. She works at a primarily undergraduate institution as an organic chemist. Typically organic chemists make things like...

624: Making Valuable Contributions to the Proliferation of Exciting Discoveries in Virology - Dr. James Pipas from 2021-09-27T07:00

Dr. James Pipas is the Herbert W. and Grace Boyer Chair in Molecular Biology and Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. Jim's lab studies how viruses work, how they in...

623: Examining the Migration of Marine Animals to Inform Management and Conservation - Dr. Autumn-Lynn Harrison from 2021-09-20T07:00

Dr. Autumn-Lynn Harrison is Program Manager of the Migratory Connectivity Project and a Research Ecologist at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at...

622: Surgeon and Scientist Studying Signal Transduction in Head and Neck Cancer - Dr. Jennifer Grandis from 2021-09-13T07:00

Dr. Jennifer Grandis is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and Associate Vice Chancellor of Cl...

621: Making Critical Connections to Clarify the Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity - Dr. Robert Malenka from 2021-09-06T07:00

Dr. Robert C. Malenka is the Pritzker Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Pritzker Laboratory, and Deputy Director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute at Stanfor...

620: Hunting Down Genes that Cause Human Disease - Dr. Wendy Chung from 2021-08-30T07:00

Dr. Wendy Chung is the Herbert Irving Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and Director of Clinical Genetics at Columbia University. As a human molecular geneticist, she seeks out rare...

619: Long-Term Success in Research on Memory, Language, and the Brain - Dr. Randi Martin from 2021-08-23T07:00

Dr. Randi Martin is the Elma Schneider Professor in the Department of Psychology at Rice University and an Adjunct Professor of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Science at Baylor College of...

618: Investigating How the Brain Allows Us to Learn and Use Language - Dr. Gabriella Vigliocco from 2021-08-16T07:00

Dr. Gabriella Vigliocco is Professor of Psychology and Language Sciences in the Department of Experimental Psychology at University College London. There, she is also Director of the Cognition a...

617: Restoring a Sense of Hope for People with Hearing Loss Through Research on Hair Cell Regeneration - Dr. Jim Hudspeth from 2021-08-09T07:00

Dr. Jim Hudspeth is the F.M. Kirby Professor at The Rockefeller University, and he leads the Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience there. In addition, he is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Invest...

616: Excellent Research Examining Enzymes and Protein Engineering - Dr. Vic Arcus from 2021-08-02T07:00

Dr. Vic Arcus is a Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. In the lab, Vic works as a biochemist to understand the function of enzymes both within and outsi...

615: Studying Stress and its Connection with Chronic Pain - Dr. Jennifer Graham-Engeland from 2021-07-26T07:00

Dr. Jennifer Graham-Engeland is an Associate Professor in the Biobehavioral Health Department at The Pennsylvania State University. Jennifer investigates how psychological stress affects physica...

614: Sound Science in Restoring Hearing with Cochlear Implants - Dr. Fan-Gang Zeng from 2021-07-19T07:00

Dr. Fan-Gang Zeng is Director of the Center for Hearing Research and Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Sciences and Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery ...

613: Conducting Diverse Research in Macroevolution, Macroecology, and Microbial Biogeography - Dr. Hélène Morlon from 2021-07-12T07:00

Dr. Hélène Morlon is a Research Scientist with the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) at the Institute of Biology at the Ecole Nomale Supérieure in Paris. She is also affiliated to t...

612: Studying How Objects Move in Space and Determining Low Energy Paths to the Moon and Mars - Dr. Ed Belbruno from 2021-07-05T07:00

Dr. Ed Belbruno is a professional artist, specializing in abstract expressionist paintings, Clinical Professor of Mathematics at Yeshiva University, a Visiting Research Associate in the Astrophy...

611: Translating Gene Expression Experiments into Therapies for Human Disease - Dr. Andrea Califano from 2021-06-28T07:00

Dr. Andrea Califano is the Clyde and Helen Wu Professor of Chemical Systems Biology in the Departments of Systems Biology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, and Biomedical Informatics at Colu...

610: Learning About Language Processing and Treating Word Retrieval Deficits in People with Aphasia - Dr. Sharon Antonucci from 2021-06-21T07:00

Dr. Sharon Antonucci is a clinical researcher, speech-language pathologist, and Director of the MossRehab Aphasia Center. She works primarily with people who have a language impairment called ap...

609: Fueling Up on Inspiration Investigating How Bacteria Can Facilitate Biofuel Production - Dr. Jan Westpheling from 2021-06-14T07:00

Dr. Jan Westpheling is a Professor of Genetics in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia. In the lab, Jan is dedicated to her research on biofuels. Her lab works ...

608: A Neuroscientist Following His Nose to Exciting Discoveries in Neuromodulation of Olfactory Circuits - Dr. Ricardo Areneda from 2021-06-07T07:00

Dr. Ricardo Araneda is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland. In the lab, Ricardo is dedicated to studying the sense of smell. Smells are important fo...

607: Unraveling the Roles and Therapeutic Potential of the Enzymes that Translate our Genetic Code - Dr. Paul Schimmel from 2021-05-31T07:00

Dr. Paul Schimmel is Professor of Molecular Medicine and of Chemistry at Scripps Research Institute. He also holds an appointment with the Institute for Advanced Study at Hong Kong University of...

606: Treating Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors - Dr. Wakenda Tyler from 2021-05-24T07:00

Dr. Wakenda Tyler is an Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Oncology and Metabolic Bone Disease and Adult Reconstruction at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Wakenda is an orthopedic su...

605: Conducting Research on Bimanual Coordination and Arm Use After Stroke - Dr. Shailesh Kantak from 2021-05-17T07:00

Dr. Shailesh Kantak is a clinician scientist, an Institute Scientist, and Director of the Neuroplasticity and Motor Behavior Laboratory at Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI). He is al...

604: Not Wasting Any Time in Search of Genetic Treatments for Muscular Dystrophy - Dr. Kay Davies from 2021-05-10T07:00

Professor Dame Kay Davies is the Dr. Lee's Professor of Anatomy in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics and Director of the MRC Functional Genomics Unit at the University of Oxford...

603: Exploring Extreme Environments and the Emergence of Life - Dr. Charles Cockell from 2021-05-03T07:00

Dr. Charles Cockell is a Professor of Astrobiology in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the UK Centre for Astrobiology. In addition, he is the Fo...

602: A Researcher with an Eye for Great Science Studying Retinal Cell Rewiring After Damage - Dr. Rachel Wong from 2021-04-26T07:00

Dr. Rachel Wong is a Professor in the Department of Biological Structure at the University of Washington. In her lab, Rachel is working to understand how neural circuits in the retina (the light...

601: Sensorimotor Neuroscientist Studying the Cerebellum's Role in Motor Control - Dr. Amanda Therrien from 2021-04-19T07:00

Dr. Amanda Therrien is an Institute Scientist and Director of the Sensorimotor Learning Laboratory at Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI). As a sensorimotor neuroscientist, Amanda stud...

600: Seeking Clues to Climate Change Using Deep Sea Corals - Dr. Jess Adkins from 2021-04-12T07:00

Dr. Jess Adkins is a Professor of Geochemistry at California Institute of Technology. Jess is an oceanographer who studies the history of the earth's climate. He is working to understand the inn...

599: Growing Excitement for Research in Potential Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury - Dr. Herbert Geller from 2021-04-05T07:01

Dr. Herbert Geller is a Senior Investigator in the Developmental Neurobiology Section and Head of the Office of Education at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institu...

598: Conducting Research on Old Stars that has Universal Appeal - Dr. Anna Frebel from 2021-03-29T07:00

Dr. Anna Frebel is the Silverman Family Career Development Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). As an astrophysicist, Anna spends her time working with studen...

597: Chemical Compounds as Protectors of Plants! - Dr. Jack Schultz from 2021-03-22T07:00

Dr. Jack Schultz is a Professor in Plant Sciences and Director of the Bond Life Sciences Center at the University of Missouri. Jack is interested in understanding why insects and other animals d...

596: Studying the Science of Sound and How Building Acoustics Affect Performance - Dr. Lily Wang from 2021-03-15T07:00

Dr. Lily Wang is a Professor of Architectural Engineering in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Faculty Development ...

595: A Botanist Who Rose to Prominence Studying the Evolution and Diversity of Flowering Plants - Dr. Peter Crane from 2021-03-08T08:00

Dr. Peter Crane is the Carl W. Knobloch Jr. Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Professor of Botany at Yale University. Much of Peter’s work has involved studying fossil...

594: Paving Pathways to Success Studying Substance Abuse and the Brain - Dr. Yasmin Hurd from 2021-03-01T08:00

Dr. Yasmin Hurd is Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics as well as the Ward-Coleman Chair in Translational Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine...

593: Sinking His Teeth in to Exciting Research Questions in Periodontal Disease - Dr. George Hajishengallis from 2021-02-22T08:00

Dr. George Hajishengallis is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Through his research, George is trying to understand how t...

592: Researching Human Function and Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury - Dr. John Whyte from 2021-02-15T08:00

Dr. John Whyte is the Founding Director and Institute Scientist Emeritus at the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI), as well as the Founding Director of the Responsiveness Program at t...

591: Science on Stress in Single-Celled Organisms - Dr. Amy Vollmer from 2021-02-08T08:00

Dr. Amy Vollmer is Professor and Department Chair of Biology at Swarthmore College. Amy is interested in understanding how bacteria sense and respond to their environment. In addition to her res...

590: Investigating Inflammatory Diseases and Developing Novel Therapeutics - Dr. Luke O'Neill from 2021-02-01T08:00

Dr. Luke O'Neill is Professor and Chair of Biochemistry in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin. He is also an author of three popular science books, including the...

589: Researching the Role of Genes in the Evolution and Development of Reproductive Systems - Dr. Cassandra Extavour from 2021-01-25T08:00

Dr. Cassandra Extavour is a Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. Scientifically, Cassandra spends her time exam...

588: An Algorithm for Success! Using Computational and Imaging Approaches to Study Cognitive Science - Dr. Aleix Martinez from 2021-01-18T08:00

Dr. Aleix Martinez is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Computational Biology and Cognitive Science Laboratory at the Ohio State University...

587: Engineering Solutions to Improve Global Healthcare Quality and Access - Dr. Rebecca Richards-Kortum from 2021-01-11T08:00

Dr. Rebecca Richards-Kortum is the Malcolm Gillis University Professor of Bioengineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. She is also Director of the award-winning Ric...

586: Combining Chemistry and Biology in Search of the Solution for How Cell Surface Interactions Contribute to Human Health and Disease - Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi from 2021-01-04T08:00

Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology and Radiology at Stanford University. She is also an Investigator of t...

585: Using Models to Zoom in on Microscopic Aggregation Events in Nature and Man-Made Materials - Dr. Talid Sinno from 2020-12-28T08:05

584: Studying Smart Slime Molds and Collective Intelligence in Ant Colonies - Dr. Audrey Dussutour from 2020-12-21T08:00

Dr. Audrey Dussutour is a National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) Scientist at Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse, France. Audrey studies animal behavior and collective intelligence in ...

583: Applying Learning Principles to Improve Language Rehabilitation in Aphasia - Dr. Erica Middleton from 2020-12-14T08:00

Dr. Erica Middleton is an Institute Scientist and Director of the Language and Learning Laboratory at Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute. Many people who have had a stroke experience a long-...

582: Spreading Enthusiasm for Research on Dengue and Influenza Viruses to Improve Global Health - Dr. Eva Harris from 2020-12-07T08:00

Dr. Eva Harris is a Professor of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology as well as Director of the Center for Global Public health at the University of California, Berkeley. She is also the founder...

581: Unraveling the Mechanisms Behind Memory in the Human Brain - Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga from 2020-11-30T08:00

Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga is a Professor and Director of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. He is also an author of the books Borges and Me...

580: Dedicating His Attention to Cognitive Disorders in the Clinic, the Classroom, and through Conducting Research - Dr. Kenneth Heilman from 2020-11-23T08:00

Dr. Kenneth Heilman is the James E. Rooks, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Health Psychology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He is also Director of the Memory Diso...

579: Untangling the Mechanisms and Mysteries of Alzheimer’s Disease - Dr. David Holtzman from 2020-11-16T08:00

Dr. David Holtzman is the Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor and Chairman of Neurology, Professor of Developmental Biology, Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, ...

578: Identifying Factors that Contribute to Cognitive Decline to Predict and Prevent Dementia - Dr. Sudha Seshadri from 2020-11-09T08:00

Dr. Sudha Seshadri is a Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine and a Senior Investigator at the Framingham Heart Study. She also serves as Co-Director of Medical Educatio...

577: A Remarkable Researcher Progressing towards Understanding and Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease - Dr. John Morris from 2020-11-02T08:00

Dr. John Morris is the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Professor of Physical Therapy, and Professor of Occupat...

576: Changing How We Think About Cancer by Revealing the Critical Role of Context in Tissue Specificity - Dr. Mina Bissell from 2020-10-19T07:00

Dr. Mina Bissell is a Distinguished Scientist in the Life Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Mina is working to understand why the cells in a particular part of your...

575: Conducting Research to Help Communities Better Support People With Disabilities - Dr. Kerri Morgan from 2020-10-12T07:00

Dr. Kerri Morgan is an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy and Neurology at Washington University in St. Louis and a certified Assistive Technology Professional (ATP). In addition, Kerri...

574: Researching Flood Resistance in Rice and Other Plants - Dr. Julia Bailey-Serres from 2020-10-05T07:00

Dr. Julia Bailey-Serres is Director of the Center for Plant Cell Biology and Distinguished Professor of Genetics at the University of California, Riverside. She also holds the University of Cali...

573: Investigating the Physics of Ultra-Fast Movements in Animals and Developing Low-Cost Scientific Tools - Dr. Saad Bhamla from 2020-09-28T07:00

Dr. Saad Bhamla is Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Research in Saad’s lab spans two different focus areas. Some...

572: Studying Signal Transduction in Taste Cells - Dr. Kathryn Medler from 2020-09-21T07:01

Dr. Kathryn Medler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at The State University of New York at Buffalo. Her lab is dedicated to understanding how the taste cells in...

571: Shedding Light on the Nature of Dark Matter and the Mysteries of Our Universe - Dr. Katie Mack from 2020-09-14T07:00

Dr. Katie Mack is Assistant Professor of Physics at North Carolina State University and member of the Leadership in Public Science Cluster there. In addition, Katie is an avid science communicat...

570: Researching Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury - Dr. Amanda Rabinowitz from 2020-09-07T07:00

Dr. Amanda Rabinowitz is an Institute Scientist and Director of the Brain Injury Neuropsychology Laboratory at Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI), as well as a Research Assistant Prof...

569: Developing Stem Cell and Extracellular Vesicle Therapies to Treat Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury - Dr. Franklin West from 2020-08-31T07:00

Dr. Franklin West is an Associate Professor in the Regenerative Biosciences Center at the University of Georgia. In the lab, Franklin and his team are developing and testing stem cell therapies ...

568: Determining the Drivers of Diversity in Bats and Other Mammals - Dr. Sharlene Santana from 2020-08-24T07:00

Dr. Sharlene Santana is Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington and Curator of Mammals at the University of Washington’s Burke Museum of Natural History ...

567: Studying the Chemistry of How Carbohydrates Contribute to Human Health and Wellness - Dr. Steve Townsend from 2020-08-17T07:00

Dr. Steven Townsend is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Vanderbilt University. As an organic chemist, Steve’s work involves making drugs and other molecules that are drug-like. He is inter...

566: Creating Computational Models to Determine How the Brain Accomplishes Complex Tasks - Dr. Kanaka Rajan from 2020-08-10T07:00

Dr. Kanaka Rajan is a computational neuroscientist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute within the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In h...

565: Analyzing the Surfaces of Ancient Teeth to Understand Human Evolution - Dr. Shara Bailey from 2020-08-03T07:00

Dr. Shara Bailey is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Anthropology at New York University (NYU) and Associated Researcher in the Department of Human Evolution at the Max Planck ...

564: Using Sulfur to Synthesize New Materials That Transmit Infrared Light - Dr. Darryl Boyd from 2020-07-27T07:00

Dr. Darryl Boyd is a Research Chemist in the Optical Sciences Division of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. He is also the STEM Director at the Transformational Education Adventure Center in M...

563: Working to Preserve and Restore Populations of Bees and Other Pollinators - Dr. Lauren Ponisio from 2020-07-20T07:00

Dr. Lauren Ponisio is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Oregon. The United States is home to thousands of different species of native bees that are importa...

562: Engineering Affordable Organic Electronics to Power and Light the World - Dr. Ayse Turak from 2020-07-13T07:00

Dr. Ayse Turak is Associate Professor and Associate Undergraduate Chair of the Department of Engineering Physics at McMaster University. Ayse develops and studies plastic-based electronic materi...

561: Investigating How Risk Factors Contribute to Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury - Dr. Umesh Venkatesan from 2020-07-06T07:00

Dr. Umesh "Umi" Venkatesan is an Institute Scientist and Director of the Brain Trauma and Behavior Laboratory at Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI). Umi is trained as a clinical psych...

560: Characterizing Biological Surfaces and Creating New Biomimetic Materials - Dr. Joe Baio from 2020-06-29T07:00

Dr. Joe Baio is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. In the lab, Joe studies how materials function in the natur...

559: Determining How Disruptions in Brain Development Lead to Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Dr. Ileana Soto from 2020-06-22T07:00

Dr. Ileana Soto is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences at Rowan University. She studies how disruption of brain development leads to neurological and n...

558: Uncovering the Mechanisms Underlying Uneven Rates of Evolution Across Organisms - Dr. Martha Muñoz from 2020-06-15T07:00

Dr. Martha Muñoz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University. Martha is an evolutionary biologist who is working to better understand how a...

557: Applying Artificial Intelligence to Improve Healthcare - Dr. Wesley Gilson from 2020-06-08T07:00

Dr. Wes Gilson is Artificial Intelligence Lead for North America at Siemens Healthineers. Wes and his colleagues use artificial intelligence in the context of healthcare to gain insights on how ...

556: Creating New Therapeutics to Treat Testosterone Deficiency - Dr. Robert Dudley from 2020-06-01T07:00

Dr. Robert Dudley is President and CEO at Clarus Therapeutics, Inc. and is a clinical pharmacologist and board-certified toxicologist. With a background in clinical pharmacology and toxicology, ...

555: Investigating How Disruptions in the Gut Microbiome Impact Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Lead to Disease - Dr. Mariana Byndloss from 2020-05-25T07:00

Dr. Mariana Byndloss is Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Research in Mariana’s lab investigates how the bacteria that live i...

554: Using Rehabilitation Robotics and Noninvasive Brain Stimulation to Promote Recovery After Brain Injury - Dr. Dylan Edwards from 2020-05-18T07:00

Dr. Dylan Edwards is Director of the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute as well as an Institute Scientist and Director of the Human Motor Recovery Laboratory there. In addition, he is Profes...

553: Examining the Impacts of Exercise on Cardiovascular Health After Stroke - Dr. Ada Tang from 2020-05-11T07:00

Dr. Ada Tang is a physical therapist, an Associate Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University, and a Clinician-Scientist with the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundatio...

552: Making a Mechatronic Tremor Suppression Glove for People with Parkinson’s Disease - Dr. Ana Luisa Trejos from 2020-05-04T07:00

Dr. Ana Luisa Trejos is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering as well as Biomedical Engineering at Western University in Canada. She is also an Associate Scientist at the...

551: Applying Insights from Human Genetics to Create New Cancer Therapies - Dr. Tim Behrens from 2020-04-27T07:00

Dr. Tim Behrens is Senior Vice President of Human Genetics at the biotech company Maze Therapeutics and Adjunct Professor of Medicine in Rheumatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. In his ...

550: Developing Novel Drugs to Treat Autoimmune Disease and Inflammation - Dr. Paul Changelian from 2020-04-20T07:00

Dr. Paul Changelian is Vice President of Biology at Aclaris Therapeutics and Director of Biology at Confluence Life Sciences. He is working to discover new drugs to treat autoimmune disease and ...

549: Unearthing Clues to Reveal How People Lived in Early Mesoamerican Cities - Dr. Verónica Pérez Rodríguez from 2020-04-13T07:00

Dr. Verónica Pérez Rodríguez is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY). Verónica is an archaeologist and anthropologist who is in...

548: Studying New Cellular Mechanisms of Memory Involving Myelin - Dr. Douglas Fields from 2020-04-06T07:00

Dr. R. Douglas Fields is Chief of the Nervous System Development and Plasticity Section at the National Institutes of Health and Adjunct Professor in the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Progr...

547: Examining Episodic Memory and Making Sense of Memory Failures - Dr. Ayanna Thomas from 2020-03-30T07:00

Dr. Ayanna Thomas is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Graduate Program in Psychology at Tufts University. Ayanna conducts research to answer a wide variety of questions related to mem...

546: Investigating the Impacts of Geochemistry and Nanoscale Materials on our Planet - Dr. Michael Hochella from 2020-03-23T07:00

Dr. Michael Hochella is a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech. Michael’s research is at the intersection of nanoscience and environmental geochemistry. He studies very s...

545: Applying CRISPR Technologies to Advance Food Science, Health, and Sustainability - Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou from 2020-03-16T07:00

Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou is the Todd R. Klaenhammer Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences at North Carolina State University. He is also Editor-In...

544: Scientist with Her Sights Set on Using Stem Cells to Study and Treat Retinal Degeneration - Dr. Natalia Vergara from 2020-03-09T07:00

Dr. Natalia Vergara is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine on the Anschutz Medical Campus. Natalia uses stem...

543: Working to Purify and Preserve Our World's Water Supply - Dr. David Sedlak from 2020-03-02T08:00

Dr. David Sedlak is the Plato Malozemoff Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Co-Director of the Berkeley Water Center, Deputy Director of the National Science Fou...

542: Studying Water on the Surfaces of Planetary Systems - Dr. Jonathan Toner from 2020-02-24T08:00

Dr. Jonathan Toner is a Research Assistant Professor in Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington. Jon conducts research on planetary surfaces, such as Earth, Mars, and the icy mo...

541: Learning How Long Non-Coding RNAs Contribute to Lung Cancer Development - Dr. Crystal Marconett from 2020-02-17T08:00

Dr. Crystal Marconett is Assistant Professor of Research Surgery in the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Crystal’s work centers around understanding the molecula...

540: Developing DNA Vaccines and Treatments for Cancer and Other Diseases - Dr. David Weiner from 2020-02-10T08:00

Dr. David Weiner is Executive Vice President, Director of the Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center, and the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Professor in Cancer Research at The Wistar Institute. He is also...

539: Investigating Issues at the Intersection of People, Policy, and Marine and Coastal Environments - Dr. Ana Spalding from 2020-02-03T08:00

Dr. Ana Spalding is Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Policy and Affiliate Faculty at the Pacific Marine Energy Center at Oregon State University. She is also a Research Associate at the...

538: Finding Out How the Brain Controls Movement in Moths During Flight - Dr. Simon Sponberg from 2020-01-27T08:01

Dr. Simon Sponberg is Dunn Family Professor and Assistant Professor in the School of Physics and the School of Biological Sciences, as well as Adjunct Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineeri...

537: Examining Extreme Weather Events and Earth's Most Intense Storms - Dr. Kristen Rasmussen from 2020-01-20T08:00

Dr. Kristen Lani Rasmussen is Assistant Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. Research in Kristen’s lab focuses on studying extreme events, particularl...

536: Studying Stroke Patients to Understand How the Brain Controls Perception and Action - Dr. Laurel Buxbaum from 2020-01-13T08:00

Dr. Laurel Buxbaum is Associate Director of the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Director of the Cognition and Action Laboratory, and Research Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Thom...

535: Developing Novel Materials with Wide Applications from Medicine to Manufacturing - Dr. Tim Long from 2020-01-06T08:00

Dr. Tim Long is Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Macromolecules Innovation Institute at Virginia Tech. Tim’s lab is working on a wide variety of research projects that are focused on n...

534: Investigating How the Development of Agriculture Has Shaped the Ecology and Evolution of Insect Pests - Dr. Yolanda Chen from 2019-12-30T08:00

Dr. Yolanda Chen is a Gund Fellow in the Gund Institute for Environment as well as an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Scien...

533: Using Astrophysics to Unravel the Enigma of Quantum Entanglement - Dr. Andrew Friedman from 2019-12-23T08:00

Dr. Andrew Friedman is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He is also a Research Affiliate at the...

532: Applying Physics and Nanotechnology to Understand Mechanics and Shape in Biological Systems - Dr. Sonia Contera from 2019-12-16T08:00

Dr. Sonia Contera is an Associate Professor of Biological Physics at the University of Oxford Physics Department, and a Research Fellow of Green Templeton College. She is also the author of the ...

531: Breaking Down the Mysteries of Digestion in Animals With Unusual Diets - Dr. Donovan German from 2019-12-09T08:00

Dr. Donovan German is Associate Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He studies how guts work, aiming to bett...

530: Researching River Food Webs in Temperate and Tropical Rivers - Dr. Mary Power from 2019-12-02T08:00

Dr. Mary E. Power is a Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley as well as Faculty Manager at the Angelo Coast Range Reserve and Director of t...

529: Creating Sustainability Solutions Through Science - Dr. Gayle Schueller from 2019-11-25T08:00

Dr. Gayle Schueller is the Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Sustainability and Product Stewardship at 3M. In her work, Gayle has the opportunity to use science to have an impac...

528: Studying the Physics of How Cells Self-Organize - Dr. Jennifer Ross from 2019-11-18T08:00

Dr. Jennifer Ross is a Professor in the Department of Physics at Syracuse University. Through her research, Jenny is workin...

527: Creating Compounds to Treat Pain and Slow Tumor Growth - Dr. John Talley from 2019-11-11T09:00

Dr. John J. Talley is Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Euclises Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In addition, John is Co-Founder, Partner, and Vice President of Chemistry at Emmyon, Inc. John is ...

526: Studying the Role of Sea Otters in Kelp Forest Ecosystems - Dr. Jim Estes from 2019-11-04T08:00

Dr. Jim Estes is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California at Santa Cruz. In addition, Jim is author of the book Sere...

525: Developing Gene Therapies for Rare Inherited Retinal Diseases - Dr. Daniel Chung from 2019-10-28T07:00

Dr. Daniel Chung is the global medical strategy lead for ophthalmology at Spark Therapeutics. Spark Therapeutics concentrates on discovering, developing, and delivering gene therapy for rare dis...

524: Researching How Plant Cells Sense and Respond to Internal Forces - Dr. Elizabeth Haswell from 2019-10-21T07:00

Dr. Elizabeth Haswell is a Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)-Simons Faculty Scholar. Liz’s research examines how the molecul...

523: Physicist Figuring Out How Materials Deform and Fail - Dr. Karen Daniels from 2019-10-14T07:00

Dr. Karen Daniels is a Professor in the Department of Physics at North Carolina State University. Karen’s lab investigates the physics of how materials change state (e.g. from solid to fluid), h...

522: Generating Genomic Therapies to Treat Huntington's Disease and Other Conditions - Dr. Edward Rebar from 2019-10-07T07:00

Dr. Edward Rebar is Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Sangamo Therapeutics. Ed and the team at Sangamo are developing genomic medicines. They use different techniques includi...

521: Examining the Role of Epigenomics in Development and Disease - Dr. Joyce Ohm from 2019-09-30T07:00

Dr. Joyce Ohm is an Associate Professor of Oncology in the Department of Cancer Genetics and Genomics at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Joyce’s research examines the epigenomics i...

520: Deciphering Genome Differences Associated with Diseases Like ALS - Dr. Molly Gale Hammell from 2019-09-23T07:00

Dr. Molly Gale Hammell is an Associate Professor in Quantitative Biology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. She sequences genomes and analyzes genome sequences to understand which differences in ...

519: Exploring Causes, Degenerative Mechanisms, and Potential Therapies for Parkinson's Disease -  Dr. Kim Tieu from 2019-09-16T07:00

Dr. Kim Tieu is Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences in the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work at Florida International University. K...

518: Examining Emotions and How They Affect Our Actions - Dr. Jessica Tracy from 2019-09-09T07:00

Dr. Jessica Tracy is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Emotion and Self Laboratory at the University of British Columbia. In addition, she is a University of Britis...

517: Investigating How Insects Transmit Plant Pathogens And How To Prevent Propagation - Dr. Michelle Heck from 2019-09-02T07:00

Dr. Michelle Heck is a Research Molecular Biologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), an Associate Professor at the Boyce Thompson Institute for...

516: Dedicated to Clinical Care and Conducting Research to Combat Childhood Cancers - Dr. Uri Tabori from 2019-08-26T07:00

Dr. Uri Tabori is a Staff Physician in the Division of Haematology/Oncology, Senior Scientist in the Genetics & Genome Biology program, and Principal Investigator of The Arthur and Sonia Labatt ...

515: Studying Young Stars to Shed Light on Planet Formation - Dr. Meredith Hughes from 2019-08-19T07:00

Dr. Meredith Hughes is an Associate Professor of Astronomy at Wesleyan University. In her research, Meredith uses large radio telescopes to study how planets form around other stars. After stars...

514: Examining the Effects of Environmental Stress on Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates - Dr. Susanne Brander from 2019-08-12T07:00

Dr. Susanne Brander is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology at Oregon State University. Susanne is an ecotoxicologist who studies the effects of env...

513: Recovering Rare and Endangered Butterfly Populations through Conservation Corridors and Other Strategies - Dr. Nick Haddad from 2019-08-05T07:00

Dr. Nick Haddad is a Professor in Integrative Biology at Michigan State University and a Senior Terrestrial Ecologist at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. In addition, Nick is the author of t...

512: Developing New Cancer Treatments Using T Cell Receptor-Based Biologics - Dr. David Berman from 2019-07-29T07:00

Dr. David Berman is Head of Research and Development at Immunocore, a leading T cell receptor biotechnology company. David and his team are working on new therapies that can train the immune sys...

511: Getting Straight to the Point Studying the Shape and Function of Shark Teeth - Dr. Lisa Whitenack from 2019-07-22T07:00

Dr. Lisa Whitenack is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Biology and Geology at Allegheny College. Through her research, Lisa aims to better understand how animals work from a mechanic...

510: Creating New Compounds to Treat Central Nervous System Disorders - Dr. Al Robichaud from 2019-07-15T07:00

Dr. Al Robichaud is Chief Scientific Officer at Sage Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing novel medicines to treat life-altering c...

509: Studying Social Behavior, Reproduction, and Health in Female-Dominant Species - Dr. Christine Drea from 2019-07-08T07:00

Dr. Christine Drea is the Earl D. McLean Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, as well as Professor in the Department of Biology, the University Program in Ecology, and the Duke Institute for ...

508: Investigating Genetic Profiles and Phenotypes of People with Parkinson's Disease - Dr. Paul Cannon from 2019-07-01T07:00

Dr. Paul Cannon is the Parkinson’s Disease Program Manager at 23andMe. Paul and the team at 23andMe are working with patients, genetic data, and other self-report data to understand genetic muta...

507: Investigating How Frogs are Impacted by Climate Change, Fungal Disease, and Selection Pressures - Dr. Cori Richards-Zawacki from 2019-06-24T07:00

Dr. Cori Richards-Zawacki is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Director of the Pymatuning Lab of Ecology at the University of Pittsburgh. Cori studies topics in...

506: Sage Scientist Developing New Drugs for Depression and Other Neurological Diseases - Dr. Jim Doherty from 2019-06-17T07:00

Dr. Jim Doherty is Chief Research Officer at Sage Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing novel medicines to treat life-altering cent...

505: Developing Drugs to Treat Lupus Nephritis and Other Rare Diseases - Dr. Neil Solomons from 2019-06-10T07:00

Dr. Neil Solomons is Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapies in disease ar...

504: Researching Age-Related Retinal Degeneration Diagnostics and Therapeutics - Dr. Anne Fung from 2019-06-03T07:00

Dr. Anne Fung is the Global Development Lead for the Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab and Lucentis at Genentech. She is also a practicing retina specialist and researcher at Pacific Eye Ass...

503: Identifying Genetic Variants and Phenotypic Traits Associated with Parkinson's Disease - Dr. Karl Heilbron from 2019-05-27T07:00

Dr. Karl Heilbron is a Scientist I in Statistical Genetics at 23andMe. He focuses on identifying genetic variants that are associated with diseases such as Parkinson’s disease. Once variants are...

502: Investigating the Impacts of the Gut Microbiome on Immunotherapy Cancer Treatments - Dr. Jennifer Wargo from 2019-05-20T07:00

Dr. Jennifer Wargo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and a Stand Up To Cancer researcher. Jennifer is a physic...

501: Modeling Social Systems to Inform Interventions and Impact Policies - Dr. Brian Goode from 2019-05-13T07:00

Dr. Brian Goode is a Research Scientist at the Fralin Life Science Institute at Virginia Tech, formerly the Biocomplexity Institute. Brian’s background is in engineering, and his current researc...

500: Deep Sea Explorer Seeking Solutions to Stop Marine Pollution - Dr. Edith Widder from 2019-05-06T07:00

Dr. Edith Widder is Co-Founder, CEO, and Senior Scientist at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA), a scientific based conservation nonprofit. ORCA aims to find upstream solutions...

499: Developing New Vaccines to Prevent Infectious Diseases from Bacteria - Dr. Annaliesa Anderson from 2019-04-29T07:00

Dr. Annaliesa Anderson is Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Bacterial Vaccines within Vaccine Research and Development at Pfizer Inc. In the lab, Liesa is working to develop new vac...

498: Researching Novel Methods to Regenerate Functionally-Polarized Tissues - Dr. Denver Lough from 2019-04-22T07:00

Dr. Denver Lough is President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of PolarityTE, a biotech company developing methods for patients’ own cells to regenerate functionally-polarized tissues. Den...

497: Protecting the World's Most Peaceful Primates - Dr. Karen Strier from 2019-04-15T07:00

Dr. Karen Strier is the Vilas Research Professor and Irven Devore Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Karen is a Primate behavioral ecologist. She is working to und...

496: Engineering Novel Solutions for Data Storage and Energy Management in Electronics - Dr. Eric Pop from 2019-04-08T07:00

Dr. Eric Pop is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering as well as Materials Science & Engineering at Stanford University. Research in Eric’s laboratory spans electronics, electrical en...

495: Advancing Adhesive Technology and Advocating for Science - Dr. Jayshree Seth from 2019-04-01T07:00

Dr. Jayshree Seth is a Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate at 3M. Jayshree is developing and studying adhesives and tapes for use in industrial environments. Her goal is to create str...

494: Advancing the Fight Against Breast Cancer With Novel Non-Chemotherapy Treatments - Dr. Kimberly Blackwell from 2019-03-25T07:00

Dr. Kimberly Blackwell is Vice President of Early Phase Development and Immuno-oncology at Lilly Oncology. In addition, Kim is Co-Founder of Cereius, a company that aims to improve the lives and...

493: Developing Devices to Treat Chronic Pain and Parkinson's Disease - Dr. Rafael Carbunaru from 2019-03-18T07:00

Dr. Rafael Carbunaru is Vice President of Research and Development of the Neuromodulation Division of Boston Scientific Corporation. Rafael is dedicated to creating innovative medical solutions ...

492: Investigating Novel Therapeutics to Improve Immune Function and Treat Age-Related Diseases - Dr. Joan Mannick from 2019-03-11T07:00

Dr. Joan Mannick is Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of resTORbio, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapeutics to treat aging-related diseases. Joan and her c...

491: Using Data to Inform Policy and Improve Quality of Life in Communities - Dr. Stephanie Shipp from 2019-03-04T08:00

Dr. Stephanie Shipp is Deputy Director and Research Professor in the Social and Decision Analytics Division of the Biocomplexity Institute and Initiative at the University of Virginia. Stephanie...

490: Examining the Intersection of Immunology and Emotion - Dr. Fulvio D'Acquisto from 2019-02-25T08:00

Dr. Fulvio D'Acquisto is Professor of Immunology and Director of the Health Science Research Centre at the University of Roehampton in London. Through his research, Fulvio seeks to understand ho...

489: Mathematician and Communicator with an Eye for Modeling Cataract Development in Populations Over Time - Dr. Talithia Williams from 2019-02-18T08:00

Dr. Talithia Williams is an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Associate Dean for Research and Experiential Learning at Harvey Mudd College. In addition, Talithia is Host of the PBS Series N...

488: Studying the Evolutionary Diversity of Squishy Sea Creatures - Dr. Joseph Ryan from 2019-02-11T08:00

Dr. Joseph Ryan is an Assistant Professor of Biology at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience at the University of Florida. In the lab, Joe studies DNA from squishy marine invertebrates l...

487: Making Mathematical Models to Understand Immune System Responses to Cancer - Dr. Lisette DePillis from 2019-02-04T08:00

Dr. Lisette DePillis is the Norman F. Sprague Jr. Professor of Life Sciences, Professor of Mathematics, and Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College. Lisette is an applied m...

486: Theoretical Physicist and Author Discovering Novel Forms of Matter and Improving our Understanding of the Universe - Dr. Paul Steinhardt from 2019-01-28T08:00

Dr. Paul Steinhardt is the Albert Einstein Professor in Science, Professor in the Department of Physics, Professor in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences, and Director of the Princeton Cent...

485: Studying How Disruptions in Circadian Control of Cell Division May Cause Cancer - Dr. Carla Finkielstein from 2019-01-21T08:00

Dr. Carla Finkielstein is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences within the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech. She is also Director of the Integrated Cellular Response Laboratory a...

484: Discovering Drugs for Targeted Treatment in Brain Damage and Disease - Todd Zankel from 2019-01-14T08:00

Dr. Todd Zankel is co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Mercaptor Discoveries, Inc., a biotech company focused on developing molecules to treat brain injury and degeneration. Todd studies ...

483: Developing Novel Treatments for Neurological Disease Using Neural Networks and Brain Stimulation - Dr. Michael Fox from 2019-01-07T08:00

Dr. Michael Fox is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the Harvard University Medical School and Director of the Laboratory for Brain Network Imaging and Modulation. In addition, Mike is Asso...

482: Studying the Role of Sex and Gender in Health and Disease - Dr. Janine Austin Clayton from 2018-12-31T08:00

Dr. Janine Austin Clayton is the Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health and Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health. There are 27 Ins...

481: Researching the Regulation of Circadian Rhythms - Dr. Joseph Takahashi from 2018-12-24T08:00

Dr. Joseph S. Takahashi is Professor and Chair of Neuroscience and the Loyd B. Sands Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is also an Inv...

480: Investigating Interactions Between Amphibian Immune Systems, Invading Pathogens, and the Environment - Dr. Barbara Katzenback from 2018-12-17T08:00

Dr. Barbara Katzenback is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Waterloo. Amphibian populations are declining worldwide, and one reason for their decline is th...

479: Putting Patients First in Developing Drugs to Transform Radiation Therapy for Cancer - Dr. Robert A. Beardsley from 2018-12-10T08:00

Dr. Robert A. Beardsley or "Al" is a Co-Founder and the Chief Operating Officer at Galera Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company discovering and developing innovative cancer treatments. ...

478: Illuminating the Quantum Physics of Ultra-Cold Atoms - Dr. Chad Orzel from 2018-12-03T08:00

Dr. Chad Orzel is the R. Gordon Gould Associate Professor of Physics at Union College. He is also author of the popular science books How to Teach Physics to Your Dog, How to Teach Relativity to...

477: Researching Soft Robots, Medical Robots, and Haptics in Human-Robot Interactions - Dr. Allison Okamura from 2018-11-26T08:00

Dr. Allison Okamura is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also holds a courtesy appointment in Computer science there. Research in Allison’s lab examines three dif...

476: Developing Methods to Detect and Deter Use of Performance-Enhancing Substances in Sport - Dr. Mario Thevis from 2018-11-19T08:00

Dr. Mario Thevis is Vice President of Research, Professor, and head of the Centre for Preventive Doping Research at the German Sport University of Cologne. He is also Director of the European Mo...

475: Designing Drugs to Decrease Damage in Healthy Tissue During Radiation Therapy Cancer Treatments - Dr. Dennis Riley from 2018-11-12T08:00

Dr. Dennis Riley is Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Galera Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company discovering and developing innovative cancer treatments. He is also an Adjunc...

474: Developing Novel Nature-Inspired Drug Delivery Systems - Dr. Kathryn Whitehead from 2018-11-05T08:00

Dr. Kathryn (Katie) Whitehead is an Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University where she also holds a courtesy appointment in Biomedical Engineering. Research in K...

473: Investigating the Intersection of Public Health, Infectious Disease, and Behavior Change to Improve Human Health - Dr. Satesh Bidaisee from 2018-10-29T07:00

Dr. Satesh Bidaisee is a Professor of Public Health and Preventative Medicine and Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies at St. George’s University in Grenada. He is also an Adjunct Professor in th...

472: Nanoscientist and Physicist Studying the Manipulation of Single Molecules and Atoms - Dr. Philip Moriarty from 2018-10-22T07:00

Dr. Philip Moriarty is a Professor of Physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nottingham. In addition, he is an avid contributor to the Sixty Symbols YouTube video pr...

471: Epic Research Investigating Epidemics and Infectious Diseases in Wildlife - Dr. Jamie Voyles from 2018-10-15T07:00

Dr. Jamie Voyles is an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Research in Jamie’s lab focuses on diseases of wildlife. This is an exciting area that spans many differe...

470: Examining Interactions Between Changes in Earth's Environments, Extinction Events, and Evolution of Life - Dr. Jonathan Payne from 2018-10-08T07:00

Dr. Jonathan Payne is a Professor and Chair of Geological Sciences at Stanford University. He also holds a courtesy appointment in Biology, is a Member of Stanford’s interdisciplinary bioscience...

469: Using Structural Geology to Understand Earth's History - Dr. Marcia Bjornerud from 2018-10-01T07:00

Dr. Marcia Bjornerud is Professor of Geology and the Walter Schober Professor of Environmental Studies at Lawrence University in Wisconsin. In addition, she is a writer for “Elements”, the New Y...

468: Studying the Selection, Planning, and Production of Skilled Movements - Dr. Richard Ivry from 2018-09-24T07:00

Dr. Richard Ivry is Professor of Psychology and Professor of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on what makes certain individu...

467: Creating Cell-Free Gene Editing On A Chip For Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment - Dr. Eric Kmiec from 2018-09-17T07:00

Dr. Eric Kmiec is Director of the Gene Editing Institute of the Helen F. Graham Cancer and Research Institute at Christiana Care Health System. He also holds faculty appointments at the Universi...

466: Researching the Comparative Genomics of Pathological and Beneficial Bacteria - Dr. Rebecca Wattam from 2018-09-10T07:00

Dr. Rebecca Wattam is a Research Associate Professor in the Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory within the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech. Rebecca is the outreach and bi...

465: Physicist Examining Magnetic Materials and Studying Superconductivity - Dr. Deepak Singh from 2018-09-03T07:00

Dr. Deepak Singh is an Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Missouri and Principal Investigator of the Magnetism and Superconductivity Research Laboratory there. Dee...

464: Making New Materials for Soft and Flexible Bio-Inspired Robots - Dr. Carmel Majidi from 2018-08-27T07:00

Dr. Carmel Majidi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. There, he also holds courtesy appointments in the Robotics Institute and in...

463: Conducting Investigations to Improve Health in Low-Income Countries and Indigenous Communities - Dr. Alexandra Martiniuk from 2018-08-20T07:00

Dr. Alexandra Martiniuk is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine of the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney, an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana ...

462: Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms Cells Use to Communicate During Development and Regeneration - Dr. Michael Levin from 2018-08-13T07:00

Dr. Michael Levin is Professor and Vannevar Bush Endowed Chair in the Department of Biology at Tufts University. He is also Director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts and Director of the Tu...

461: Atomic Layer Deposition Developer, Fundamental Physicist, and Scientific Philosopher - Dr. Tuomo Suntola from 2018-08-06T07:00

Dr. Tuomo Suntola is a co-owner and Board Member of the Finnish atomic layer deposition technology company Picosun Ltd. He is also Chairman of the Finnish Society for Natural Philosophy, Chairma...

460: Cosmic Conquests - Seeking to Answer Key Questions About Our Universe - Dr. Jo Dunkley from 2018-07-30T07:00

Dr. Jo Dunkley is a Professor of Physics and Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. Jo is a cosmologist who conducts research to approximate how space behaves as a whole. This includes ...

459: Developing Novel Therapies for Bone Regeneration and Restoration - Dr. Kurt Hankenson from 2018-07-23T07:00

Dr. Kurt Hankenson is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School. Kurt is a veterinarian and a scientist. His research focuses on developing new treatments t...

458: Researching Robotic Systems for Rehabilitation of Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury - Dr. Marcie O'Malley from 2018-07-16T07:00

Dr. Marcie O'Malley is the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Mechanical Engineering, as well as a Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. Marcie is ...

457: Using Virtual Reality to Tackle Tough Challenges in Surgical Training - Dr. Justin Barad from 2018-07-09T07:00

Dr. Justin Barad is the CEO of Osso VR, a virtual reality surgical training software company. Justin and the team at Osso VR are developing a surgical training platform that uses virtual reality...

456: High Energy Physicist Studying Particle Collisions and Cosmic Rays - Dr. Daniel Whiteson from 2018-07-02T07:00

Dr. Daniel Whiteson is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is also co-author of the book We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe. As a parti...

455: Decoding the Colorful Communication Cues Used By Female Fish - Dr. Lori Hosaka LaPlante from 2018-06-25T07:00

Dr. Lori Hosaka LaPlante is an Associate Professor of Biology at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. Her research focuses on how and why animals use color signals during communication. In par...

454: Computer Scientist Creating Social Simulations to Study Human Behavior - Dr. Samarth Swarup from 2018-06-18T07:00

Dr. Samarth Swarup is a Research Associate Professor working in the Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory at the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech. In the lab, Samarth studie...

453: Conducting Sweet Citizen Science-Based Research on the Genetics of Taste - Dr. Nicole Garneau from 2018-06-11T07:00

Dr. Nicole Garneau is a Curator of Human Health, the Department Chair of Health Sciences, and Principal Investigator of the Genetics of Taste Laboratory at the Denver Museum of Nature and Scienc...

452: Examining the Evolution of Host Specificity in Plant-Eating Insects - Dr. Douglas Futuyma from 2018-06-04T07:00

Dr. Douglas Futuyma is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University. He also holds an appointment as a Research Associate at the American Museum...

451: Studying Skin and Follicle Formation and How These Processes Fail in Cancer - Dr. Sunny Wong from 2018-05-28T07:00

Dr. Sunny Wong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology and the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. Sunny’s lab studi...

450: Unearthing Clues About Our Planet's Past From Tiny Fossils Found in Rock - Dr. Francisca Ikuenobe from 2018-05-21T07:00

Dr. Francisca Ikuenobe is a Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. In her research, Franca studies rocks to understand the clues they can revea...

449: Applying Systems Biology Approaches to Advance Our Understanding of Infectious Disease - Dr. John Aitchison from 2018-05-14T07:00

Dr. John Aitchison is President and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research, the largest independent, non-profit organization in the U.S. that is focused solely on infectious dise...

448: Using Technology to Investigate the Inner Workings of Large Networks - Dr. Madhav Marathe from 2018-05-07T07:00

Dr. Madhav Marathe is a Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory within the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech. He is also an ad...

447: Using DNA to Decode Family Histories and Genetic Connections - Dr. Eurie Hong from 2018-04-30T07:00

Dr. Eurie Hong is the Senior Director of Genomics at AncestryDNA. In her position, Eurie works on the algorithms that interpret the DNA provided in customer samples to tell people the regions of...

446: Searching for Signals to Illuminate the Origins of the Universe - Dr. Brian Keating from 2018-04-23T07:00

Dr. Brian Keating is a Professor of Physics at the University of California, San Diego. Additionally, he is the Co-Director of the Ax Center for Experimental Cosmology and Director of the Simons...

445: Investigating the Impacts of Clouds on Climate Models - Dr. Thijs Heus from 2018-04-16T07:00

Dr. Thijs Heus is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Cleveland State University. Thijs’s research focuses on clouds and the impact they have on weather and climate. Some of t...

444: Conducting Research to Conserve Colorado's Rare Plants - Dr. Jennifer Ramp Neale from 2018-04-09T07:00

Dr. Jennifer Ramp Neale is Director of Research and Conservation at the Denver Botanic Gardens. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Biology at the University of Northern Colorado and the Univers...

443: Using Computational Methods to Model Complex, Multiscale Living Systems - Dr. Chris Barrett from 2018-04-02T07:00

Dr. Chris Barrett is Executive Director and Professor at the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, as well as a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech. Chris lives ...

442: Fascinating Field Work Following Birds of the North American Boreal Forests - Dr. Bruce Beehler from 2018-03-26T07:00

Dr. Bruce Beehler is an ornithologist and Research Associate in the Bird Division of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History. Bruce spends much of his free time outside ...

441: Archaeologist Digging Up Artifacts to Understand Ancient Civilizations - Dr. Michele Koons from 2018-03-19T07:00

Dr. Michele Koons is a Curator of Archaeology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. When Michele’s not at work, she spends her time hanging out with her husband and one year old son. Some ...

440: Investigating How Brain Damage Occurs in Stroke and Developing Therapies to Improve Stroke Recovery - Dr. Ian Winship from 2018-03-12T07:00

Dr. Ian Winship is an Associate Professor and a former Alberta Innovates Health Solutions Scholar in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta. He is also Director of the Neuroch...

439: Passing on His Passion for Infectious Disease Simulations - Dr. Bryan Lewis from 2018-03-05T08:00

Dr. Bryan Lewis is a Research Associate Professor working in the Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory at the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech. Bryan works in the field of c...

438: Developing Digital Health Solutions to Help Patients with Chronic Disease - Dr. Suzanne Clough from 2018-02-26T08:00

Dr. Suzanne Clough is the Chief Medical Officer at Amalgam Rx and Chief Innovation Officer at ArmadaHealth. In her free time, Suzanne revels in the pleasant chaos of her house with her husband, ...

437: Unraveling the Mechanisms Behind Memory in the Human Brain - Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga from 2018-02-19T08:00

Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga is a Professor and Director of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. He is also an author of the books Borges and Me...

436: Conducting Research on Complex Marine Microbial Communities - Dr. Ed DeLong from 2018-02-12T08:00

Dr. Edward DeLong is a Professor in the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawai’i Manoa as well as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at...

435: Studying How Stress Shapes Synapses in the Brain - Dr. Abby Polter from 2018-02-05T08:00

Dr. Abby Polter is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at George Washington University. Outside of the lab, Abby enjoys spending her free time curled up with a great book, cond...

434: Examining the Evolution and Ecology of Bacteria that Benefit Plants - Dr. Joel Sachs from 2018-01-29T08:00

Dr. Joel Sachs is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Biology at the University of California, Riverside. For Joel, free time is best spent outdoors with his wife and two kids. They enjoy h...

433: Clarifying the Causes of Chronic Pain and Creating New Treatments - Dr. Ted Price from 2018-01-22T08:00

Dr. Ted Price is an Associate Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas, Dallas. He is also a neuroscientist with and the founder of a startup company c...

432: Astrophysicist Radiating Enthusiasm for Research on Plasma Physics and Cosmic Rays - Dr. Ellen Zweibel from 2018-01-15T08:00

Dr. Ellen Zweibel is the W. L. Kraushaar Professor of Astronomy and Physics, and the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Ellen’s interest outside o...

431: Channeling Research Efforts to Understand Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Targets of Migraine Pain - Dr. Greg Dussor from 2018-01-08T08:00

Dr. Greg Dussor is an Associate Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas, Dallas. He is also a neuroscientist with the startup company Ted’s Brain Scie...

430: Figuring Out the Functional Organization and Development of Cortical Circuits in the Brain - Dr. David Fitzpatrick from 2018-01-01T08:00

Dr. David Fitzpatrick is Chief Executive Officer, Scientific Director, and Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. When David isn’t hard at work at Max Planck...

429: Studying Smart Slime Molds and Collective Intelligence in Ant Colonies - Dr. Audrey Dussutour from 2017-12-25T08:00

Dr. Audrey Dussutour is a National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) Scientist at Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse, France. When she’s not in front of her computer screen for work, Audre...

428: Bright Researcher Studying Exoplanets and their Stars and Developing New Astrophysics Technology - Dr. Kevin France from 2017-12-18T08:00

Dr. Kevin France is an Assistant Professor in the Department for Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences as well as an investigator within the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the Un...

427: Deciphering Déjà Vu and Making Sense of Memory - Dr. Chris Moulin from 2017-12-11T08:00

Dr. Chris Moulin is a Professor in the Laboratory of Psychology and Neurocognition at University of Grenoble as well as a Senior Member of the University Institute of France. When Chris isn’t wo...

426: Studying the Genetics and Mechanisms of Specialized Proteins in the Brain that Regulate Neurotransmission - Dr. Randy Blakely from 2017-12-04T08:00

Dr. Randy Blakely is a Professor of Biomedical Science at Florida Atlantic University and Executive Director of the Florida Atlantic University Brain Institute. Randy lives in beautiful South Fl...

425: Researching Alternative Splicing for Gene Regulation in the Immune System - Dr. Kristen Lynch from 2017-11-27T08:00

Dr. Kristen Lynch is a Professor and Chair of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania. When she’s not at work, Kristen loves being outdoors. She spends her free time kayaki...

424: Investigating Diverse Issues in the Fields of Food Ethics, Toxicology, and Animal Welfare - Dr. Alan Goldberg from 2017-11-20T08:00

Dr. Alan Goldberg is a Professor in Environmental Health Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health as well as Founding Director (Emeritus) of The Johns Hopkins C...

423: Researching Risk Factors and Therapies for Blood Clots in the Lungs and Legs - Dr. Alex Spyropoulos from 2017-11-13T08:00

Dr. Alex Spyropoulos (“Dr. Spy”) is a Professor of Medicine at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine as well as System Director of Anticoagulation and Clinical Thrombosis Services for the mul...

422: Heading Up Research Designing New Materials for Helmets to Prevent Brain Injury - Dr. Ellen Arruda from 2017-11-06T08:00

Dr. Ellen Arruda is the Maria Comninou Collegiate Professor of Mechanical Engineering with joint appointments as Professor of Biomedical Engineering, as well as Macromolecular Science and Engine...

421: Analyzing Complex Networks of Plant-Animal Interactions - Dr. John Kress from 2017-10-30T07:00

Dr. John Kress is a Distinguished Scientist and Curator of Botany at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Not only does John enjoy investigating the natural world at work, he al...

420: Shining Light on the Exciting Capabilities of Quantum Computing - Dr. Mark Saffman from 2017-10-23T07:00

Dr. Mark Saffman is a Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For Mark, physics is a hobby as well as his job. When he’s not thinking about physics, Mark l...

419: Progressing Towards an Understanding of the Genes Contributing to Cancer Malignancy - Dr. Erica Golemis from 2017-10-16T07:00

Dr. Erica Golemis is a Professor, Deputy Chief Science Officer, Co-Leader of the Molecular Therapeutics Program, and Director of the High Throughput Facility at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Ph...

418: An Academic Leader Improving Integrated Circuit Manufacturing - Dr. Gary May from 2017-10-09T07:00

Dr. Gary May is the Chancellor of the University of California, Davis. When he’s not focusing on his own research, Gary helps facilitate and support the work of others at the University of Calif...

417: Mechanical Engineer Making Miniature Mobile Robots - Dr. Sarah Bergbreiter from 2017-10-02T07:00

Dr. Sarah Bergbreiter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering with a joint appointment in the Institute for Systems Research at the University of Maryland. Spending...

416: Stimulating Research on the Mechanisms of Memory and Applications of Memory Modulation - Dr. Steve Ramirez from 2017-09-25T07:00

Dr. Steve Ramirez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University. Steve was born and raised in the Boston area, so accepting a faculty posit...

415: Identifying Factors that Contribute to Cognitive Decline to Predict and Prevent Dementia - Dr. Sudha Seshadri from 2017-09-18T07:00

Dr. Sudha Seshadri is a Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine and a Senior Investigator at the Framingham Heart Study. She also serves as Co-Director of Medical Educatio...

414: Astrochemist Studying the Elements of Planet and Star Formation - Dr. Ted Bergin from 2017-09-11T07:00

Dr. Edwin "Ted" Bergin is Professor and Chair of Astronomy at the University of Michigan. When he’s not pondering the origins of life, Ted loves to spend time with his family. Recently, he began...

413: Engineering Robots to Enhance Education and Rehabilitation - Dr. Ayanna Howard from 2017-09-04T07:00

Dr. Ayanna Howard is a Professor and the Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Endowed Chair in Bioengineering in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. S...

412: Rewarding Research on Addiction Genetics in Opioid Abuse and Binge Eating - Dr. Camron Bryant from 2017-08-28T07:30

Dr. Camron Bryant is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Psychiatry as well as Director of the Laboratory of Addiction Genetics at Boston University. In recent years, Camron has rekindled...

411: Understanding Cellular and Molecular Pathways that Contribute to Human Disease - Dr. Lynne Maquat from 2017-08-21T07:00

Dr. Lynne Maquat is the J. Lowell Orbison Distinguished Alumni endowed Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Professor within the Cancer Center, and Director of the Center ...

410: Making Sense of the Signaling Networks that Stimulate Blood Vessel Formation - Dr. Princess Imoukhuede from 2017-08-14T07:00

Dr. Princess I. Imoukhuede is an Assistant Professor in Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. When Dr. Imoukhuede is ready for a break from the hustle and bustle of r...

409: Furthering Female Fertility Research with Functional 3D Printed Ovaries - Dr. Teresa Woodruff from 2017-08-07T07:00

Dr. Teresa Woodruff is the Thomas J. Watkins Memorial Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vice Chair of Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Chief of the Division of Reproductive Scien...

408: Bringing to Light the Mechanisms of Retinal Diseases and Developing New Treatments - Dr. Peter Campochiaro from 2017-07-31T07:00

Dr. Peter Campochiaro is the Eccles endowed Professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience, as well as Director of the Retinal Cell and Molecular Laboratory at The Johns Hopkins University School o...

407: Sizing Up Signals in Seismic Waves to Understand Earth’s Interior Structure - Dr. Zach Eilon from 2017-07-24T07:00

Dr. Zach Eilon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and he is also conducting research at Brown University. He hails from ...

406: Investigating Carbon Capture Solutions from Cars to Coal-Fired Power Plants - Dr. Jennifer Wilcox from 2017-07-17T07:00

Dr. Jennifer Wilcox is an Associate Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines and an Investigator within the Clean Energy Conversions Laboratory there. She...

405: Using Algorithms to Automate Decision-Making in Energy Management, Automobiles, and Manufacturing - Dr. Andrew Alleyne from 2017-07-10T07:00

Dr. Andrew Alleyne is the Ralph and Catherine Fisher Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as well as the Director ...

404: Shrinking and Simplifying Complex Chemistry Through New Lab-on-a-Chip Devices - Dr. James Landers from 2017-07-03T07:00

Dr. James Landers is a Jefferson Scholars Fellow and Commonwealth Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of Virginia....

403: Expressing Enthusiasm for Decoding How Genomes are Involved in Human Health and Disease - Dr. Rick Myers from 2017-06-26T07:00

Dr. Richard M. Myers is the President, Science Director, and a Faculty Investigator at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. In addition, Rick is an adjunct faculty member in the Department o...

402: Dr. Marcie Harris-Hayes: Hip Researcher Moving Her Field Forward with Studies on Musculoskeletal Pain from 2017-06-19T07:30

Dr. Marcie Harris-Hayes is an Associate Professor in the Program in Physical Therapy and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. She received ...

401: Taking Critical Steps to Elucidate Mechanisms of Limb Movement in Locomotion - Dr. Young-Hui Chang from 2017-06-12T07:00

Dr. Young-Hui Chang is a Professor of Biological Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology where he directs research in the Comparative Neuromechanics Laboratory. Young-Hui received his B.S. i...

400: Setting the Stage for Better Understanding Cell Biology with Advanced Microscopy - Dr. Joshua Rappoport from 2017-06-05T07:00

Dr. Joshua Z. Rappoport is Director of the Center for Advanced Microscopy and Nikon Imaging Center as well as Research Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology at the Northwestern Unive...

399: Metabolic-Based Therapies As a Key Component in Treating Cancer and Other Diseases - Dr. Dominic D'Agostino from 2017-05-29T07:00

Dr. Dominic D’Agostino is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida. He is also a Research Scientist Institute for Huma...

398: Making Materials and Developing Devices for Extreme Environments - Dr. Debbie Senesky from 2017-05-22T07:00

Dr. Debbie G. Senesky is an Assistant Professor in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department at Stanford University. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sout...

397: Particle Physicist Leading the Charge in Imparting Scientific Knowledge to the Public - Dr. Jim Trefil from 2017-05-15T07:00

Dr. Jim Trefil is the Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University. He received his PhD in Physics from Stanford University. Postdoc at CERN in Geneva and at MIT. Jim served on the f...

396: Entrepreneur and Entomologist Dedicated to Developing Sustainable Insect-Based Products - Dr. Aaron Dossey from 2017-05-08T07:00

Dr. Aaron T. Dossey is the President, Founder, and Owner of All Things Bugs LLC, a company developing sustainable insect-based technologies and products in agriculture, food, and medicine. He is...

395: Navigating the Seas of Change Studying Ocean Acidification and Marine Ecosystems - Dr. Tessa Hill from 2017-05-01T07:00

Dr. Tessa Hill is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Davis. She is part of the Bodega Ocean Acidification Research group th...

394: Developing Diagnostic Tests for Autoimmune Disease - Dr. Chase Spurlock from 2017-04-24T07:00

Dr. Chase Spurlock is CEO of IQuity, a specialty diagnostic technology company in Nashville, TN, as well as a faculty member in Medicine at Vanderbilt University. He received his B.S. in Biology...

393: Broadening the Horizons of our Understanding of the Universe through Planetary Discovery - Dr. Mike Summers from 2017-04-17T07:00

Dr. Mike Summers is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at George Mason University. He majored in Physics, Mathematics, and Russian in his undergraduate studies at Murray Stat...

392: A Particle Physicist Accelerating Us Towards a Better Understanding of Our Universe - Dr. Melissa Franklin from 2017-04-10T07:00

Dr. Melissa Franklin is the Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics at Harvard University. She completed her undergraduate studies in Physics at the University of Toronto and received her PhD in Physi...

391: Tiny Technology with Big Impacts: Nanoparticles for Medicine, Energy, and the Environment - Dr. Christy Haynes from 2017-04-03T07:00

Dr. Christy Haynes is the Elmore H. Northey Professor of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota. She completed her undergraduate studies in Chemistry at Macalester College and received her MS ...

390: Materials Engineer Working at the Interface of Experimental and Modeling Approaches to Understand Material Microstructure - Dr. Daniel Lewis from 2017-03-27T07:00

Dr. Daniel Lewis is an Associate Professor In the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. each in Materials Sci...

389: Conducting Illuminating Research on the Evolution of Bioluminescence in Fishes - Dr. Leo Smith from 2017-03-20T07:00

Dr. William "Leo" Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Associate Curator of the Biodiversity Institute at the University of Kansas. He receiv...

388: Synthesizing New Nanomaterials and Studying their Shape, Size, and Structure - Dr. Sara Skrabalak from 2017-03-13T07:00

Dr. Sara Skrabalak is the James H. Rudy Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Indiana University. She received her B.A. in Chemistry from Washington University in St. Louis. She ...

387: Modifying Microbes for a Multitude of Applications From Healthcare to Biofuels - Dr. Cullen Buie from 2017-03-06T08:00

Dr. Cullen Buie is an Associate Professor and the Esther and Harold E. Egerton Career Development Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo...

386: Finding Fossils of Extinct Species to Explore the Early Evolution of Vertebrates - Dr. Sterling Nesbitt from 2017-02-27T08:00

Dr. Sterling Nesbitt is an Assistant Professor of Geosciences at Virginia Tech, as well as a  research associate/affiliate of the American Museum of Natural History, the Vertebrate Paleontology ...

385: Keeping a Close Eye On Channels and Vesicle Trafficking in Plant Cell Membranes - Dr. Mike Blatt from 2017-02-20T08:00

Dr. Mike Blatt is the Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow and Adjuct Professor at Pennsylvania State University. He conducted his undergraduate studies at Simon Fraser Univer...

384: Battling Antibiotic Resistance Through Development and Discovery of Novel Antibacterial Agents - Dr. Erin Carlson from 2017-02-13T08:00

Dr. Erin E. Carlson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota. Erin received her B.A. in chemistry from St. Olaf College and her PhD in organic chem...

383: Curiosity is Key for Creating Innovative Living Technology and Low-Cost Scientific Solutions - Dr. Andrew Pelling from 2017-02-06T08:00

Dr. Andrew Pelling is a Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor in the Departments of Physics and Biology, as well as the Institute for Science, Society, and Policy at the University of Ot...

382: Building High-Throughput Technology to Characterize Biological Systems - Dr. Adam Abate from 2017-01-30T08:00

Dr. Adam Abate is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences at the University of California San Francisco. He is also a co-founder of the startup compan...

381: Studying Drug Transport Proteins for Use in Novel Therapies and Supporting Diversity in STEM - Dr. Imogen Coe from 2017-01-23T08:00

Dr. Imogen R. Coe is the founding Dean of the Faculty of Science at Ryerson University.  She is also a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biology and an affiliate scientist in the Li K...

380: Fostering Forest Health Through Education and Extension Endeavors - Dr. Dave Coyle from 2017-01-16T08:00

Dr. David Coyle is a Forest Health Specialist with the The Southern Regional Extension Forestry (SREF) Forest Heath Program. He received his undergraduate training in Biology from Luther College...

379: An Astrophysicist Studying the Elements of Galaxy Evolution - Dr. Molly Peeples from 2017-01-09T08:00

Dr. Molly Peeples is an Aura Assistant Astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. She received her B.S. in Physics from MIT and went on to complete her MS and Ph...

378: Investigating Venom Evolution and Potential for Targeted Therapeutics - Dr. Bryan Fry from 2017-01-02T08:00

Dr. Bryan G. Fry is an Associate Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Queensland in Australia. He completed his undergraduate training in Molecular Biology, Scient...

377: Illuminating our Understanding of the Photoreceptor System Controlling Plant Growth Towards Light - Dr. Winslow Briggs from 2016-12-26T08:00

Dr. Winslow Briggs is Director Emeritus of the Carnegie Institution Of Science. He received his Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard University. He has served on the faculty at Harvard University and i...

376: Engineering Technology-Enriched Education Environments - Dr. Shaundra Daily from 2016-12-19T08:00

Dr. Shaundra Daily is an Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, as well as the Director of the Digital Arts and Sciences Program at the University of Florida. S...

375: Developing Drugs to Defeat Rare Muscle Diseases - Dr. Barry Byrne from 2016-12-12T08:00

Dr. Barry Byrne is the Earl and Christy Powell University Chair in Genetics, Associate Chair of Pediatrics, Director of the Powell Gene Therapy Center, and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular ...

374: Determining the Time Course of Damage to Neurons After Trauma - Dr. Christian Franck from 2016-12-05T08:30

Dr. Christian Franck is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Brown University. He received his B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Virginia, and went on to be awarded his M....

373: Modeling the Mechanics of Fluid Flow for Melting Ice and Molten Magma - Dr. Leif Karlstrom from 2016-11-28T08:00

Dr. Leif Karlstrom is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon. He completed his undergraduate training at the University of Oregon, receiving a B.S...

372: Accumulating Evidence on the Contribution of Free Radicals in Protein Aggregation - Dr. Ohara Augusto from 2016-11-21T08:00

Dr. Ohara Augusto is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the Institute of Chemistry at the University of São Paulo. In addition, she is the Director of a network studying the redox ...

371: Making Molecular Movies of Complex Chemical Reactions in Live Cells - Dr. Antoine van Oijen from 2016-11-14T08:00

Dr. Antoine van Oijen is a Distinguished Professor and Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow in the School of Chemistry at the University of Wollongong in Australia. Antoine received his M...

370: Cued in to Environmental Factors Important for Children Learning Languages - Dr. Erin Conwell from 2016-11-07T08:00

Dr. Erin Conwell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Coordinator for the PhD program in Visual and Cognitive Neuroscience at North Dakota State University. She received...

369: Engineering Solutions to Improve Global Healthcare Quality and Access - Dr. Rebecca Richards-Kortum from 2016-10-31T07:30

Dr. Rebecca Richards-Kortum is the Malcolm Gillis University Professor of Bioengineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. She is also Director of the award-winning Ric...

368: Producing a Flood of Knowledge Modeling Monsoons - Dr. Christopher Castro from 2016-10-24T07:00

Dr. Christopher Castro is an Associate Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at the University of Arizona. He received his B.S. degree in Meteorology, with the highest distinction, ...

367: Harnessing the Power of Microbes to Clean Up Toxins and Recover Energy from Wastes - Dr. Gemma Reguera from 2016-10-17T07:00

Dr. Gemma Reguera is an Associate Professor in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Michigan State University. She completed her undergraduate studies in Biology at the University of Oviedo in...

366: Studying Signatures of Supermassive Black Holes - Dr. Tamara Bogdanović from 2016-10-10T07:00

Dr. Tamara Bogdanović is an Assistant Professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Physics, as well as a member of the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics . She received her B.Sc....

365: Timely Research on Circadian Clocks and Rhythmic Reorientation in Plants - Dr. Stacey Harmer from 2016-10-03T07:00

Dr. Stacey Harmer is a Professor of Plant Biology in the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis. She received her BA in Biochemistry from the University of Califor...

364: Deciphering Genetic Variations in Bacteria that Lead to Disease - Dr. Shannon Manning from 2016-09-26T07:00

Dr. Shannon Manning is a Michigan State University (MSU) Foundation Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. She earned her B.S. in biology from the Universi...

363: Dedicated to Discovering the Causes and Treatments for Hearing Deficits - Dr. Christopher Cederroth from 2016-09-19T07:00

Dr. Christopher Cederroth is an Assistant Professor within the laboratory of Experimental Audiology working on tinnitus within the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Karolinska Ins...

362: Fascinated by the Effects of Material Properties on the Form and Function of Fishes - Dr. Adam Summers from 2016-09-12T07:00

Dr. Adam Summers is a Professor in the School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences and Department of Biology at the University of Washington, and he conducts research in his lab within the Friday H...

361: Breaking Down Mitochondrial Function to Understand the Mechanisms of Metabolism - Dr. Alicia Kowaltowski from 2016-09-05T07:00

Dr. Alicia Kowaltowski is a Professor of Biochemistry at the Chemistry Institute at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. She was awarded her PhD in Medical Sciences from The State University o...

360: Synthesizing Self-Healing Materials Using Squid Proteins - Dr. Melik Demirel from 2016-08-29T07:00

Dr. Melik Demirel is a Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at The Pennsylvania State University. He received is B.S. and M.S. in Engineering from Boğaziçi University in Turkey and was...

359: Looking at Lakes to Learn About the Impacts of Climate Change, Invasive Species, and Pollution - Dr. Sapna Sharma from 2016-08-22T07:00

Dr. Sapna Sharma is an Associate Professor in Biology at York University. She received her PhD in Ecology and evolution from the University of Toronto and completed postdoctoral fellowships at t...

358: Growing Our Understanding of Photosynthesis to Improve Plant Metabolism - Dr. David Stern from 2016-08-15T07:00

Dr. David Stern is the President of the Boyce Thompson Institute and Adjunct Professor in the Plant Biology Section at Cornell University. He conducted his undergraduate studies at the Universit...

357: Food for Thought: Research to Reduce Foodborne Disease and Improve Food Safety - Dr. Haley Oliver from 2016-08-08T07:00

Dr. Haley Oliver is an Associate Professor of Food Science at Purdue University, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Texas Tech University. She received her B.S. in Microbiology and Molecular Bio...

356: Sizing Up Species’ Brains to Understand Nervous System Diversity and Development - Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel from 2016-08-01T07:00

Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel is a Professor of Psychology and Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University. She received her B.S. in Biology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazi...

355: Piecing Together the Patterns and Processes that are Impacting Ecosystems - Dr. Madhur Anand from 2016-07-25T07:00

Dr. Madhur Anand is a Professor in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph. She received her BSc and PhD from Western University and went on to conduct postdoctoral rese...

354: Conducting Illuminating Research on Photosynthetic Bacteria - Dr. Don Bryant from 2016-07-18T07:00

Dr. Don Bryant is the Ernest C. Pollard Professor in Biotechnology and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at The Pennsylvania State University. Don completed his undergraduate train...

353: Searching the Sediments to Uncover Sources of Food and Water for Early Humans - Dr. Gail Ashley from 2016-07-11T07:00

Dr. Gail Ashley is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rutgers University. She is Undergraduate Program Director and Director of the Quaternary Studies...

352: Wired for Innovation: Modifying the Manufacturing of Microelectrode Arrays for Cochlear Implants - Dr. Angelique Johnson from 2016-07-04T07:00

Dr. Angelique C. Johnson is Founder and CEO of the startup company MEMStim LLC which is dedicated to reducing the cost of cochlear implants to treat hearing loss. She is also an adjunct faculty ...

351: Chilling Out Studying the Biodiversity of Arctic Arthropods - Dr. Chris Buddle from 2016-06-27T07:00

Dr. Chris Buddle is an Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences and Associate Dean of Student Affairs at McGill University. He received his undergraduate training in Ec...

350: Cool Research on Plant Responses to Temperature Stress - Dr. Malia Gehan from 2016-06-20T07:00

Dr. Malia Gehan is a new Assistant Member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. She received her undergraduate training in Biology from Willamette University and her PhD in Plant Biology ...

349: Scientist Strikes Gold with Atomic Layer Deposition of Gold Thin Films - Dr. Seán Barry from 2016-06-13T07:00

Dr. Seán Barry is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Carleton University. He received his B.Sc. in Chemistry from Queen’s University at Kingston and was awarded his PhD in Inorganic C...

348: Producing Prolific Research on Foodborne Pathogens - Dr. Teresa Bergholz from 2016-06-06T07:00

Dr. Teresa Bergholz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences at North Dakota State University. She completed undergraduate training in Food Science ...

347: Energetic Scientist Studying Metabolic Disruption and Disease - Dr. Todd Cade from 2016-05-30T07:00

Dr. Todd Cade is an Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Medicine, as well as Associate Director of Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University in...

346: Fascinated by the Forces and Features that Contribute to Flow in Rocks and Ice - Dr. Christine McCarthy from 2016-05-23T07:00

Dr. Christine McCarthy is the Lamont Assistant Research Professor at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University. She received her B.S. in Geophysics from the University of Orego...

345: Investigating Insect Outbreaks with the Help of Citizen Science - Dr. Rob Johns from 2016-05-16T07:00

Dr. Rob Johns is a Research Scientist and Forest Insect Ecologist for the Natural Resources Canada Atlantic Forestry Centre. He is also an Adjunct Professor in Biology at the University of New B...

344: Comparing the Cognitive Capacity of Canines, Humans, and Other Primates - Dr. Laurie Santos from 2016-05-09T07:00

Dr. Laurie Santos is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Comparative Cognition Laboratory at Yale University. She received her B.A. in Psychology and Biology from Harvard and Radcliffe...

343: A Skilled Scientist Studying Soil Properties, Surveying Technologies, Taxonomy, and more - Dr. David Weindorf from 2016-05-02T07:00

Dr. David C. Weindorf is the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, as well as Professor and BL Allen Endowed Chair of Pedology in the Departm...

342: Making Delectable Discoveries on the Evolution of Specialization in Insect Diets - Dr. Stephen Heard from 2016-04-25T07:00

Dr. Stephen Heard is Professor of Biology at the University of New Brunswick. He received his B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Waterloo and his PhD in Biology from the University of Penns...

341: Understanding Pollinators and Pests to Promote Optimal Crop Management - Dr. Matt O'Neal from 2016-04-18T07:00

Dr. Matt O'Neal is an Associate Professor of Entomology at Iowa State University. He received his B.S. in Biology and M.S. in Entomology from the University of Illinois. Matt served as a Peace C...

340: A Pathway to Success: Studying Signal Transduction in Cancer and Other Diseases - Dr. Lewis Cantley from 2016-04-11T07:00

Dr. Lewis Cantley is the Director of the Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medical College as well as the Stanton Clinical Cancer Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He is also Professo...

339: Researching RNA Regulation of Reproduction in Plants - Dr. Blake Meyers from 2016-04-04T07:00

Dr. Blake Meyers is a Member Principal Investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and a Professor in the Division of Plant Sciences at the University of Missouri. He received a B.A...

338: Industrious Scientist Developing Dynamic RNA-Based Diagnostics for Disease - Dr. Dave Messina from 2016-03-28T07:00

Dr. Dave Messina is the Chief Operating Officer at Cofactor Genomics. He completed his undergraduate training in biology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and received his MA in Genetics ...

337: Chatting with a Connoisseur of Dolphin Communication and Cognition - Dr. Denise Herzing from 2016-03-21T07:00

Dr. Denise Herzing is Director and Founder of a non-profit scientific research organization called The Wild Dolphin Project, as well as an Affiliate Assistant Professor of Biological and Psychol...

336: Exciting Developments in Our Knowledge of Cortical Circuit Formation in the Mammalian Brain - Dr. Franck Polleux from 2016-03-14T07:00

Dr. Franck Polleux is a Professor of Neuroscience and member of the Zuckerman Mind, Brain, Behavior Institute at Columbia University. He completed his undergraduate degree as well as his PhD in ...

335: Shining a Light on the Regulation of Circadian Rhythms in Health and Disease - Dr. Russell Foster from 2016-03-07T09:30

Dr. Russell Foster is Professor and Chair of Circadian Neuroscience, Supernumerary Fellow in Circadian Neuroscience, Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, a Nicholas Kurti Senior Fellow, Head...

334: Diving Deep into Machine Learning to Read the Human Genome and Understand the Effects of Mutations - Dr. Brendan Frey from 2016-02-29T08:00

Dr. Brendan Frey is the President and CEO of Deep Genomics. He is also Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, an...

333: Investigating Insidious Insects in the Field of Agricultural Pest Management - Dr. Erin Hodgson from 2016-02-22T08:00

Dr. Erin Hodgson is an Associate Professor and Extension Entomologist at Iowa State University. She received her undergraduate training in Biology and Botany and her M.S. in Entomology from Nort...

332: Creating Cutting-Edge Surgical Simulations - Dr. Roger Smith from 2016-02-15T08:00

Dr. Roger Smith is the Chief Technology Officer for the Nicholson Center for Surgical Advancement at Florida Hospital. He is also Graduate Faculty at the University of Central Florida, and Presi...

331: Hunting for Answers to Explain Unexpected Chimpanzee Behaviors and Tool Use - Dr. Jill Pruetz from 2016-02-08T08:00

Dr. Jill Pruetz is a Professor of Anthropology at Iowa State University and a National Geographic Society Emerging Explorer. In addition, Jill is the founder of the non-profit organization Neigh...

330: Driving the Field Forward by Combining Chemistry and Nanotechnology to Study Nanocars, Graphene Synthesis, and More! - Dr. Jim Tour from 2016-02-01T08:00

Dr. Jim Tour is the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Computer Science, and Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University. He is also the founder an...

329: Feeding Our Understanding of the Benefits of Bacteria in Human Health - Dr. Maria Marco from 2016-01-25T08:00

Dr. Maria Marco is an Associate Professor in The Department of Food Science & Technology at The University of California, Davis. She received her BS at The Pennsylvania State University and her ...

328: Mapping Our Genetic Make-Up in the Human Genome Project and Beyond - Dr. Eric Green from 2016-01-18T08:00

Dr. Eric Green is the Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health. He received his B.S. in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin, Madiso...

327: Changing How We Think About Cancer by Revealing the Critical Role of Context in Tissue Specificity - Dr. Mina Bissell from 2016-01-11T08:30

Dr. Mina Bissell is a Distinguished Scientist in the Life Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She received her B.A. in Chemistry from Radcliffe College and a M.Sc. in...

326: Combining Chemistry and Biology in Search of the Solution for How Cell Surface Interactions Contribute to Human Health and Disease - Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi from 2016-01-04T08:30

Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology and Radiology at Stanford University. She is also an Investigator of t...

325: Using a Keen Eye to Decode Colorful Communication in Butterflies and Jumping Spiders - Dr. Nathan Morehouse from 2015-12-28T08:00

Dr. Nathan Morehouse is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his B.S. in Biological Sciences from Cornell University and w...

324: Dynamic Ecologist Examining Interactions Between Desert Plants and Animals - Dr. Christopher Lortie from 2015-12-21T08:00

Dr. Chris Lortie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at York University. He received his B.Sc. in Biology, Bachelor’s of Education, and master’s degrees from Queen’s Universit...

323: Bringing to Light the Benefits of Bacteria and the Connections Between Health and the Human Microbiome - Dr. Patrick Schloss from 2015-12-14T08:00

Dr. Patrick Schloss is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan. After completing his undergraduate studies at Cornell University, Pa...

322: Creating 3D Structures in Culture to Study Tissues and Organ Development - Dr. Celeste Nelson from 2015-12-07T08:00

Dr. Celeste Nelson is an Associate Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering, as well as Molecular Biology at Princeton University. She is also a Member of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of...

321: Investigating How Bacteria Can Affect Host Behavior and Protect from Pathogens - Dr. Jeremy Brownlie from 2015-11-30T08:00

Dr. Jeremy Brownlie is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of the School of Natural Sciences at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia, as well as Secretary of Science and Technology Australia...

320: Dedicating His Attention to Cognitive Disorders in the Clinic, the Classroom, and through Conducting Research - Dr. Kenneth Heilman from 2015-11-23T08:00

Dr. Kenneth Heilman is the James E. Rooks, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Health Psychology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He is also Director of the Memory Diso...

319: Hooked on Researching Marine Coastal Ecosystems and Fish Abundance - Dr. Joel Fodrie from 2015-11-16T08:00

Dr. Joel Fodrie is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Marine Sciences and Department of Marine Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his undergraduate ...

318: Science in Bloom: Studying Floral Development and Evolution - Dr. Chelsea Specht from 2015-11-09T08:00

Dr. Chelsea Specht is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Plant and Microbial Biology and also Integrative Biology, as well as the Curator of monocots at the Jepson Herbaria at the Univ...

317: Keeping Your Brain in the Game: Creating Interventions to Optimize Cognition - Dr. Adam Gazzaley from 2015-11-02T08:00

Dr. Adam Gazzaley is a Professor of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry and the Founding Director of the Neuroscience Imaging Center at the University of California, San Francisco. Adam is also...

316: Driving Drug Development Through Synthesizing Molecules with Specific Structures - Douglass Taber from 2015-10-26T07:00

Dr. Douglass F. Taber is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Delaware. He received his B.S.in Chemistry from Stanford University and Ph.D. i...

315: Understanding How Natural Selection Drives Diversity, Adaptation, and Design - Dr. Ryan Martin from 2015-10-19T07:00

Dr. Ryan Martin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Case Western Reserve University. He received a B.S. in Ecology and Evolution from the University of California, Santa Cr...

314: Expressing Her Creativity Making Epigenetic Machinery and Designing Biological Devices - Dr. Karmella Haynes from 2015-10-12T07:00

Dr. Karmella Haynes is an Assistant Professor in the Ira A. Fulton School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Arizona State University. She is also a senior judge for the Internation...

313: Studying Sea Worms and Discovering New Species - Dr. Pat Hutchings from 2015-10-05T07:00

Dr. Pat Hutchings is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Australian Museum Research Institute. She received her B.Sc. with Special Honors from Queen Mary's College of the University of ...

312: Having Fun Studying the Fundamental Mechanisms of Nuclear Transport in Cells - Dr. Patrick Lusk from 2015-09-28T07:00

Dr. Patrick Lusk is an Assistant Professor of Cell Biology at Yale University. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of Alberta and went on to conduct postdoctoral r...

311: A Botanist Who Rose to Prominence Studying the Evolution and Diversity of Flowering Plants - Dr. Peter Crane from 2015-09-21T07:00

Peter Crane is the Carl W. Knobloch Jr. Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Professor of Botany at Yale University. Peter received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Botany from the...

310: Decoding Interactions Between Genetic and Environmental Factors in the Development of Autism - Dr. David Beversdorf from 2015-09-14T07:00

Dr. David Beversdorf is an Associate Professor of Radiology, Neurology, and Psychological Sciences and holds the William and Nancy Thompson Chair of Radiology at the University of Missouri. In a...

309: Hunting Down Genes that Cause Human Disease - Dr. Wendy Chung from 2015-09-11T07:00

Dr. Wendy Chung is the Herbert Irving Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and Director of Clinical Genetics at Columbia University. She received her undergraduate training at Cornell ...

308: Colliding Particles to Comprehend the Components of Matter - Dr. Jon Butterworth from 2015-09-09T07:00

Dr. Jon Butterworth is a Professor of Physics and Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University College London. He received his B.A. in Physics and his Ph.D. in Particle Physics ...

307: The Science Behind the Formation and Future of Human Societies - Dr. Simon DeDeo from 2015-09-07T07:00

Dr. Simon DeDeo is external faculty at the Santa Fe Institute and Assistant Professor at Indiana University in Complex Systems and in Cognitive Science. He completed his undergraduate studies in...

306: Surgeon and Scientist Studying Signal Transduction in Head and Neck Cancer - Dr. Jennifer Grandis from 2015-09-04T07:00

Dr. Jennifer Grandis is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and Associate Vice Chancellor of Cl...

305: Digging into the Fossil Record to Understand Our Planet’s Past and Aid Present Conservation Efforts - Dr. Michael Archer from 2015-09-02T07:00

Dr. Michael Archer is a Professor of Paleobiology in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of New South Wales in Australia. Mike received his undergraduate...

304: Branching Out to Better Understand Evolutionary Relatedness By Examining Phylogenetic Trees - Dr. James O'Dwyer from 2015-08-31T07:00

Dr. James O'Dwyer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Biology and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He was awarded...

303: Expressing His Passion for Science and Bacterial Genetics - Dr. Stanley Maloy from 2015-08-28T07:00

Dr. Stanley Maloy is Dean of the College of Sciences, Associate Director of the Center for Microbial Sciences, and Professor in Biology at San Diego State University. He received his Ph.D. in Mo...

302: Dedicating Her Energy to Engineering Solutions to Fuel Our Future - Dr. Susan Krumdieck from 2015-08-26T07:00

Dr. Susan Krumdieck is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Advanced Energy and Material Systems Lab at the University of Canterbury. She is also Research Leader with the Ge...

301: Conducting Diverse Research in Macroevolution, Macroecology, and Microbial Biogeography - Dr. Hélène Morlon from 2015-08-24T07:00

Dr. Hélène Morlon is a Research Scientist with the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) at the Institute of Biology at the Ecole Nomale Supérieure in Paris. She is also affiliated to t...

300: A Microbiologist Celebrating the Little Things in Life and Science - Dr. Moselio Schaechter from 2015-08-21T07:00

Dr. Moselio Schaechter is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Tufts University School of Medicine, Adjunct Professor at San Diego State University, and an Adjuct Professor at the University of...

299: Designing Devices to Diagnose Deficits in Hearing - Dr. Dennis Barbour from 2015-08-19T07:00

Dennis is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Neurobiology, and Otolaryngology at Washington University in St. Louis. He is also the Founder and President of Bonauria, a company th...

298: A Scientist Who Acts On Guidance and Ingenuity to Extend Our Understanding of Neural Development - Dr. Brock Grill from 2015-08-17T07:00

Dr. Brock Grill is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Scripps Research Institute in Florida. He received his B.Sc. in Microbiology from the University of Alberta and...

297: Studying Stress and its Connection with Chronic Pain - Dr. Jennifer Graham-Engeland from 2015-08-14T07:00

Dr. Jennifer Graham-Engeland is an Associate Professor in the Biobehavioral Health Department at The Pennsylvania State University. She graduated from Cornell University majoring in Psychology a...

296: Forecasting Climate Variability to Improve How We Cope with Change - Dr. Benjamin Zaitchik from 2015-08-12T07:00

Dr. Benjamin Zaitchik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. Ben received his undergraduate training in Biology at Harvard Unive...

295: Making Critical Connections to Clarify the Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity - Dr. Robert Malenka from 2015-08-10T07:00

Dr. Robert C. Malenka is the Pritzker Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Pritzker Laboratory, and Deputy Director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute at Stanfor...

294: Fueling Up on Inspiration Investigating How Bacteria Can Facilitate Biofuel Production - Dr. Jan Westpheling from 2015-08-07T07:00

Dr. Jan Westpheling is a Professor of Genetics in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia. She received her B.S. degree in Microbiology from Purdue University. Jan...

293: Running Exciting Experiments in Robotic Locomotion - Dr. David Remy from 2015-08-05T07:00

Dr. C. David Remy is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He received his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisco...

292: Passionately Pursuing Projects on the P53 Tumor Suppressor Protein - Dr. Maureen Murphy from 2015-08-03T07:00

Dr. Maureen Murphy is a Professor and Program Leader in the Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program of the Wistar Institute Cancer Center in Philadelphia. She is also the Associate Vice presi...

291: How and Why We Judge the World: The Science of Morality Discussed - Dr. David Pizarro from 2015-07-31T07:00

Dr. David Pizarro is an Associate Professor in Psychology at Cornell University and Chief Science Officer at BeWorks which applies scientific thinking to marketing and operational challenges in ...

290: Treating Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors - Dr. Wakenda Tyler from 2015-07-29T07:00

Dr. Wakenda Tyler is an Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Oncology and Metabolic Bone Disease and Adult Reconstruction at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She was awarded her M.D. An...

289: Speaking Up About Important Topics in Speech Production and Computer-Assisted Communication - Dr. Rupal Patel from 2015-07-27T07:00

Dr. Rupal Patel is a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders as well as the College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University. She is also Direct...

288: Sniffing Out Stimulating Questions in Olfactory Receptor Research - Dr. Stuart Firestein from 2015-07-24T07:00

Dr. Stuart Firestein is a Professor and Chair in the Department Biological Sciences at Columbia University. He received his B.S. Degree in Biology from San Francisco State University and his PhD...

287: Engineering Solutions to Reduce Risk and Increase Resilience - Dr. Seth Guikema from 2015-07-22T07:00

Dr. Seth Guikema is an Associate professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. He holds joint appointments in the Department of Civil Engine...

286: Capturing Creativity and Investigating Improvisation in the Brain - Dr. Heather Berlin from 2015-07-20T07:00

Dr. Heather Berlin is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Visiting Scholar at the New York Psychoanalytic Society. She receiv...

285: Serving Those with Disability Through Health Services and Outcomes Research - Dr. Nancy Mayo from 2015-07-17T07:00

Dr. Nancy Mayo is the James McGill Professor in the Department of Medicine and the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy at McGill University (Division of Geriatrics and Division of Clinic...

284: Chemistry is Key: Studying Self Assembly and the Origins of Life - Dr. Lee Cronin from 2015-07-15T07:00

Dr. Lee Cronin is the Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow. He received his Bsc in Pure Chemistry with First Class Honors as well as his PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from Yor...

283: Strategic Scientist Creating Computation Automation and Innovation - Dr. Stephen Wolfram from 2015-07-13T07:00

Dr. Stephen Wolfram is the Founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. In addition, he is the creator of the Wolfram Language, the computational platform Mathematica, and the computational knowledge en...

282: Laboring to Understand the Interactions Between Pregnancy and the Immune System - Dr. Elizabeth Bonney from 2015-07-10T07:00

Dr. Bonney is a Professor and Director of the Research Division in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Vermont. She received her Bachelor's de...

281: Science with Style: Studying Plant Reproductive Biology - Dr. Spencer Barrett from 2015-07-08T07:00

Dr. Spencer Barrett is the University Professor, Canada Research Chair, and Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. He completed his Bachelo...

280: Going with the Flow Studying Fluid Dynamics and Animal Locomotion - Dr. David Hu from 2015-07-06T07:00

David is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and PhD in Mathematics from the...

279: Rewarding Research on the Influence of Emotion and Motivation on Learning and Behavior - Dr. Kay Tye from 2015-07-03T07:00

Dr. Kay Tye is an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

278: Cosmic Insights on Dark Matter, the Origins of the Universe, and Issues of Science and Society - Dr. Lawrence Krauss from 2015-07-01T07:00

Dr. Lawrence Krauss is the Foundation Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration and Department of Physics and the as well as the Inaugural Director of the Origins Project at Arizona...

277: Excellent Research Examining Enzymes and Protein Engineering - Dr. Vic Arcus from 2015-06-29T07:00

Dr. Vic Arcus is a Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Organic Chemistry from the University of Waika...

276: Restoring a Sense of Hope for People with Hearing Loss Through Research on Hair Cell Regeneration - Dr. Jim Hudspeth from 2015-06-26T07:00

Jim is the F.M. Kirby Professor at The Rockefeller University, and he leads the Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience there. In addition, he is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. Jim r...

275: Conducting Research on Old Stars that has Universal Appeal - Dr. Anna Frebel from 2015-06-24T07:00

Dr. Anna Frebel is the Silverman Family Career Development Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She received her PhD from the Australian National University's...

274: Making Great Strides in Understanding Locomotion: From Little Lizards to Robotic Rattlesnakes - Dr. Daniel Goldman from 2015-06-22T07:00

Dr. Daniel Goldman is an Associate Professor of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his PhD in Physics from the University of Texas, Austin and conducted postdoctoral res...

273: Tales of Ion Detection: The Making of a Mass Spectrometry Mastermind - Dr. Charles Hohenberg from 2015-06-19T07:00

Charles is a Professor of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis. He received his PhD in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley and has been on the faculty at Washington Univ...

272: Synthesizing Chemistry and Physics in Her Studies of Soft Matter and Self-Assembly - Dr. Kate McGrath from 2015-06-17T07:00

Dr. Kate McGrath is the Vice-Provost of Research at Victoria University of Wellington and the Director of The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, a New Zealand Govern...

271: Bringing a Structured Approach to Our Understanding of Degeneration in the Aging Brain - Dr. Greg Petsko from 2015-06-15T07:00

Dr. Greg Petsko is the Arthur J. Mahon Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience and Director of the Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College,...

270: Studying the Sea through Shells, Skeletons, and Sediments - Dr. Abby Smith from 2015-06-12T07:00

Dr. Abby Smith is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Marine Science at the University of Otago. She Received her B.A. Degree in Geology and Biology from Colby College, her M.S....

269: Contemplating Community Connectivity and Conservation in Coral Reefs - Dr. Josh Drew from 2015-06-10T07:00

Dr. Josh Drew is a Lecturer in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology and Director M.A. in Conservation Biology Program at Columbia University. He received his M.S. degre...

268: Clearing Out Brain Clutter: A Glimpse into the Glymphatic System - Dr. Jeff Iliff from 2015-06-08T07:00

Dr. Jeff Iliff is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University, as well as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the ...

267: Directing Our Eyes to the Skies with Stellar Infrared Images of Asteroids, Comets, and Stars - Dr. Amy Mainzer from 2015-06-05T07:00

Dr. Amy Mainzer is a Senior Research Scientist and the Principle Investigator for the Near Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laborator...

266: Having a Blast Studying Magma Crystals to Understand Volcanic Eruptions - Dr. Erik Klemetti from 2015-06-03T07:00

Dr. Erik Klemetti is an Assistant Professor of Geosciences at Denison University. He received his Bachelor's degree in History and Geosciences from Williams College and his PhD in Geology from O...

265: Investigating Important Interactions Between Molecules and Membrane Proteins - Dr. Olaf Andersen from 2015-06-01T07:00

Dr. Olaf Andersen is a Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Director of the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program in New York City. He was awa...

264: Cracking the Climate Code - Deciphering Signatures in Geologic and Hydrologic Records to Model Climate Variability - Dr. Gavin Schmidt from 2015-05-29T07:00

Dr. Gavin Schmidt is the Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Principal Investigator of the ModelE Earth System Model there. He received his PhD in Applied Mathematics fr...

263: Professor Applying Principles of Physics to Biological Systems - Dr. Sonya Bahar from 2015-05-27T07:00

Dr. Sonya Bahar is a Professor of Biophysics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy as well as Director of the Center for Neurodynamics at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. She received...

262: Getting to the Root of Plant-Activated Carcinogens and Environmental Mutagenesis - Dr. Jim Gentile from 2015-05-25T07:00

James M. Gentile is the Dean for Natural and Applied Sciences at Hope College and the past President of Research Corporation for Science Advancement, a Tucson, AZ-based foundation dedicated to s...

261: Researching Relationships and How They Impact Mental Health and Learning in Children - Dr. Jennifer Jenkins from 2015-05-22T07:00

Dr. Jennifer Jenkins is the Atkinson Chair of Early Child Development and Education and the Interim Academic Director of the Frazer Mustard Institute of Human Development at the University of To...

260: Studying How Synapses Sustain Signaling to Process Sound - Dr. Samuel Young from 2015-05-20T07:00

Dr. Samuel M. Young, Jr. is an Independent Max Planck Research Group Leader of Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Function at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience in Jupiter, Florida....

259: Developing The Lens for Transparency in Innovation - Dr. Richard Jefferson from 2015-05-18T07:00

Dr. Richard Jefferson is the Chief Executive Officer of an independent, non-profit institute called Cambia. He is also Professor of Science, Technology & Law at Queensland University of Technolo...

258: The Brains Behind Analyses of Substance Abuse and Addiction - Dr. Oné Pagán from 2015-05-15T07:00

Dr. Oné Pagán is an Associate Professor of Biology at West Chester University. He received his Bachelor's degree in General Sciences and his Master's degree in Biochemistry from the University o...

257: Science on Stress in Single-Celled Organisms - Dr. Amy Vollmer from 2015-05-13T07:00

Dr. Amy Vollmer is Professor and Department Chair of Biology at Swarthmore College. She received her Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Rice University and her PhD in Biochemistry from the U...

256: Advancing Microbial Applications in Agricultural Management - Dr. Louis Schipper from 2015-05-11T07:00

Dr. Louis Schipper is a Professor in the School of Science at the University of Waikato. He received his undergraduate, Master's, and PhD degrees in biology from the University of Waikato. After...

255: Researching Hot Topics in Climate Science - Dr. Michael Mann from 2015-05-08T07:00

Dr. Michael E. Mann is Distinguished Professor of Meteorology at Penn State University, with joint appointments in the Department of Geosciences and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute...

254: Sound Science in Restoring Hearing with Cochlear Implants - Dr. Fan-Gang Zeng from 2015-05-06T07:00

Dr. Fan-Gang Zeng is Director of the Center for Hearing Research and Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Sciences and Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery ...

253: Continuing the Tradition of Superb Science in Traditional Medicine - Dr. Alain Cuerrier from 2015-05-04T07:00

Dr. Alain Cuerrier is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Montreal, as well as a Botanist and Researcher at the Montreal Botanical Garden. He recei...

252: Translating Gene Expression Experiments into Therapies for Human Disease - Dr. Andrea Califano from 2015-05-01T07:00

Dr. Andrea Califano is the Clyde and Helen Wu Professor of Chemical Systems Biology in the Departments of Systems Biology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, and Biomedical Informatics at Colu...

251: Sequencing Species in Deep-Sea Sediments - Dr. Holly Bik from 2015-04-29T07:00

Dr. Holly Bik is a Birmingham Fellow in the School of Biosciences at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. She completed her PhD in Deep Sea Biology and Molecular Phylogenetics at ...

250: A Pathologist's Path to Paramount Discoveries in Protein Separation and Genetic Recombination - Dr. Oliver Smithies from 2015-04-27T07:00

Dr. Oliver Smithies is the Weatherspoon Eminent Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of North Caronlina at Chapel Hill School of Medic...

249: Radiant Researcher Illuminating the Attributes of Dying Stars - Dr. Kurtis Williams from 2015-04-24T07:00

Dr. Kurtis Williams is an Assistant Professor at Texas A and M University, Commerce. He received his Master's and PhD degrees in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of California, San...

248: Chemical Compounds as Protectors of Plants! - Dr. Jack Schultz from 2015-04-22T07:00

Dr. Jack Schultz is a Professor in Plant Sciences and Director of the Bond Life Sciences Center at the University of Missouri. He received his PhD in Zoology from the University of Washington an...

247: Conducting Cool Science on Conservation in Arctic and Subarctic Ecosystems - Dr. Luise Hermanutz from 2015-04-20T07:00

Dr. Luise Hermanutz is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Memorial University in Canada. She received her PhD in Plant Ecology from Western University in London, Ontario. Afterward, She...

246: Dynamic Scientist Bringing Energy, Laser-Focus, and Structure to His Nanoscience Research and Role as Chancellor - Dr. Tom George from 2015-04-17T07:00

Dr. Tom George is Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. He earned his bachelors degree from gettysburg college and MS and PhD in Theoretica...

245: Mysterious Microbes in Our Guts, the Ground, the Air, and Everywhere! - Dr. Noah Fierer from 2015-04-15T07:00

Dr. Noah Fierer is a microbial ecologist and an Associate Professor in the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology department and a fellow in the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Scien...

244: Researching the Role of Genes in the Evolution and Development of Reproductive Systems - Dr. Cassandra Extavour from 2015-04-13T07:00

Dr. Cassandra Extavour is a Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. She received her PhD from the Severo Ochoa Cen...

243: Scientific Simulations in Stream and Ecosystem Synergies - Dr. Naomi Tague from 2015-04-10T07:00

Dr. Christina (Naomi) Tague is an Associate Professor of ecoHydrology in the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She received her ...

242: Paving Pathways to Success Studying Substance Abuse and the Brain - Dr. Yasmin Hurd from 2015-04-08T07:00

Dr. Yasmin Hurd is Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics as well as the Ward-Coleman Chair in Translational Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine...

241: From Microbes to Man - Exploring Evolution, Ecology, and the Exciting Unknowns in Science - Dr. Rob Dunn from 2015-04-06T07:00

Dr. Rob Dunn is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at North Carloina State University.  He is also an accomplished author with his books Every Living Thing, The Wild Life of Our Bodie...

240: In Her Element Examining Mobile DNA Sequences and Genome Evolution - Dr. Susan Wessler from 2015-04-03T07:00

Dr. Susan Wessler is a Distinguished Professor of Genetics at the University of California, Riverside. She is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor and the Home Secretary of the Natio...

239: Looking Beneath the Surface to Study the Science of Water Movement, Distribution, and Quality - Dr. Tess Russo from 2015-04-01T07:00

Dr. Tess Russo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences from the University of Califo...

238: Investigating Interactions and Invasions in Evolutionary Ecology - Dr. Ruth Hufbauer from 2015-03-30T07:00

Dr. Ruth Hufbauer is a Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at Colorado State University in the department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management. She received her Phd in Entomology, Ecolo...

237: Science in Motion and How the Brain and Spinal Cord Control Movement - Dr. Reggie Edgerton from 2015-03-27T07:00

Dr. Reggie Edgerton is a Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Reggie received his Master's degree from the University o...

236: Taking Genetics from Bench to Farm Studying Crop Resistance to Disease and Stress - Dr. Pam Ronald from 2015-03-25T07:00

Dr. Pam Ronald is a Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and the Genome Center at the University of California, Davis. She is also the Director of the UC Davis Institute for Food and A...

235: Seeing Science and Symbiosis Through the Lens of an Evolutionary Microbiologist - Dr. Seth Bordenstein from 2015-03-23T07:00

Dr. Seth Bordenstein is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at Vanderbilt University. He received his...

234: Egg-cell-ent Research in Reproduction, Fertilization, and Embryonic Development - Dr. Mariana Wolfner from 2015-03-20T07:00

Dr. Mariana Wolfner is the Goldwin Smith Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics and a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University. She received her BA in Genetics and Chemist...

233: Researching the Road to Recovery in Neural Repair After Stroke - Dr. Tom Carmichael from 2015-03-18T07:00

Dr. S. Thomas (Tom) Carmichael is a Neurologist, as well as Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Neurology Department at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also a Member of...

232: The Pet Vet Describes His Career, Life Lessons, and Behaviors for Success - Dr. Nick Dodman from 2015-03-16T07:00

Dr. Nick Dodman is a Professor, as well as Section Head and Program Director for the Animal Behavior Department of Clinical Sciences at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts Univer...

231: Using Genetics to Understand Plant Evolution and Trace back the Roots of Agriculture - Dr. Michael Clegg from 2015-03-13T07:00

Dr. Michael Clegg is a Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine. He is also the past Foreign Secretary of the US Natio...

230: Signaling the Wave of the Future with Ultrasound Research Applications - Dr. Larry Crum from 2015-03-11T07:00

Dr. Lawrence Crum is the Principal Physicist and Founder/Former Director of the Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound in the Applied Physics Laboratory, and Research Professor of Bioengin...

229: An Algorithm for Success! Using Computational and Imaging Approaches to Study Cognitive Science - Dr. Aleix Martinez from 2015-03-09T07:00

Dr. Aleix Martinez is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Computational Biology and Cognitive Science Laboratory at the Ohio State University...

228: Pursuing an Alternative Science Career in Optimizing Brain Performance - Dr. Andrew Hill from 2015-03-06T08:00

Andrew is the Lead Neuroscientist at TruBrain and Director of Neurocognitive Services at Alternatives Behavioral Health and the Alternatives Brain Institute. He is also a Lecturer at the Univers...

227: Exploring Extreme Environments and the Emergence of Life - Dr. Charles Cockell from 2015-03-04T08:00

Dr. Charles Cockell is a Professor of Astrobiology in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the UK Centre for Astrobiology. In addition, he is the Fo...

226: Speaking Up About Developmental Language Impariments in Children - Dr. Dorothy Bishop from 2015-03-02T08:00

Dr. Dorothy Bishop is a Professor and a Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford. She received her Master's degree in Cli...

225: Organically Compounding Knowledge on Amino Acids and the Origins of Life - Dr. Jeffrey Bada from 2015-02-27T08:00

Dr. Jeffrey Bada is a Distinguised Research Professor of Marine Chemistry and Distinguished Profesor of Marine Chemistry Emeritus at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of ...

224: Keeping the Big Picture in Mind Studying Motivational and Cognitive Control - Dr. Roshan Cools from 2015-02-25T08:00

Dr. Roshan Cools is a Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry of the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre and a Principal Investigator of the Donders Institu...

223: Using Lake Sediments to Get to the Core of Key Issues in Ecology and Conservation - Dr. Jacquelyn Gill from 2015-02-23T08:00

Dr. Jacquelyn Gill is an Assistant Professor of Paleoecology and Plant Ecology at the University of Maine. She received her Masters degree and PhD in Geography from the University of Wisconsin, ...

222: Out of This World Research on Extrasolar Planets - Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman from 2015-02-20T08:00

Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman is a Research Space Sientist with NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center. He received his Masters Degree in Earth Sciences from the University of Rochester and his PhD...

221: Making Valuable Contributions to the Proliferation of Exciting Discoveries in Virology - Dr. James Pipas from 2015-02-18T08:00

Dr. James Pipas is the Herbert W. and Grace boyer Chair in Molecular Biology and Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his PhD in Molecular Biophysics fro...

220: Making Sense of Sensory and Motor Control of Human Movement - Dr. Kristen Pickett from 2015-02-16T08:00

Dr. Kristen Pickett is an Assistant Professor in the Occupational Therapy Program within the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She received her Masters in Kinesi...

219: Using Genetics and Genomics to Strengthen Our Ability to Diagnose Neuromuscular Disease - Dr. Daniel MacArthur from 2015-02-13T08:00

Dr. Daniel MacArthur is Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Member of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. Daniel received his Ph...

218: The Science Behind the Survival Skills of Cells Under Stress - Dr. Ken Dawson-Scully from 2015-02-11T08:00

Dr. Ken Dawson-Skully is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida Atlantic University. He received his Master's degree in Neurobiology from Queen's University a...

217: Long-Term Success in Research on Memory, Language, and the Brain - Dr. Randi Martin from 2015-02-09T08:00

Dr. Randi Martin is the Elma Schneider Professor in the Department of Psychology at Rice University and an Adjunct Professor of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Science at Baylor College of...

216: Modeling Magma from Mantle to Mountaintop - Dr. Wendy Bohrson from 2015-02-06T08:00

Dr. Wendy Bohrson is a Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and Director of the Science Talent Expansion Program at Central Washington University. She received her PhD from the Uni...

215: Examining Cross-Cultural Differences in Sexuality and the Potential Evolutionary Significance - Dr. Paul Vasey from 2015-02-04T08:00

Dr. Paul Vasey is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Laboratory of Comparative Sexuality at the University of Lethbridge. He received his PhD from the University of Montreal in Anthro...

214: A Career Based on Pairing Research and Public Outreach to Identify Species via DNA - Dr. Karen James from 2015-02-02T08:00

Dr. Karen James is a staff scientist at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory in Maine.  She received her PhD in Genetics from the University of Washington and conducted postdoctoral res...

213: Roving Roots! Plants Behave More Like Animals than We May Realize - Dr. James Cahill from 2015-01-30T08:00

Dr. James (JC) Cahill is a Professor of Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. He received his PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University...

212: Aiding in Efforts to Develop Therapeutics for HIV and Other Neurological Diseases - Dr. David Clifford from 2015-01-28T08:00

Dr. David Clifford is the Melba and Forest Seay Professor of Clinical Neuropharmacology in Neurology and Professor of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition, he is the Princ...

211: Studying Stormwater Systems and Urban Streams - Dr. Anne Jefferson from 2015-01-26T08:00

Dr. Anne Jefferson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology at Kent State University. She received her Masters Degree in Water Resources Sciences from the University of Minnesota a...

210: Getting to the Root of Underground Signaling in Forest Ecosystems - Dr. Suzanne Simard from 2015-01-23T08:00

Dr. Suzanne Simard is a Professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia. She received her PhD in Forest Sciences from Oregon State Universit...

209: Growing Excitement for Research in Potential Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury - Dr. Herbert Geller from 2015-01-21T08:00

Dr. Herbert Geller is a Senior Investigator in the Developmental Neurobiology Section and Head of the Office of Education  at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Instit...

208: Bending Over Backwards to Understand Low Back Pain - Dr. Linda Van Dillen from 2015-01-19T08:00

Dr. Linda Van Dillen is an associate professor in the Program in Physical Therapy and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. She is also Asso...

207: Injecting Humor and Optimism into the Study of Viral Infections in the Brain - Dr. Glenn Rall from 2015-01-16T08:00

Dr. Glenn Rall is a Professor at the Fox Chase Cancer Center. He is also the Leader of the Inflammation Working Group there and Co-Leader of the Immune Cell Development and Host Defense Program....

206: Researching Reproduction to Understand the Origin and Evolution of Genes for Meiosis - Dr. John Logsdon from 2015-01-14T08:00

Dr. John Logsdon is an Associate Professor of Biology and former Director of the Pentacrest Museums at the University of Iowa. John earned his PhD from Indiana University and completed postdocto...

205: Sorting Out the Science of Fruit Fly Flight and Behavior - Dr. Michael Dickinson from 2015-01-12T08:00

Dr. Michael Dickinson is the Esther M. and Abe M. Zarem Professor of Bioengineering  at the California institute of technology. He received his PhD in Zoology from the University of Washington a...

204: Demonstrating Laser Focus Studying Materials Science with Solid-State NMR - Dr. Sophia Hayes from 2015-01-09T08:00

Dr. Sophia Hayes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis. She received her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of California...

203: Planting the Seeds to Grow Our Understanding of the Genes that Matter for Plant Survival - Dr. Ian Baldwin from 2015-01-07T08:00

Dr. Ian Baldwin is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Ecology and Founding Director at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology. He received his PhD in Chemical Ecology in the Secti...

202: Breaking Down the Science of Protein Recycling to Create New Therapies for Neurodegenerative Disease and Cancer - Dr. Nico Dantuma from 2015-01-05T08:00

Dr. Nico Dantuma  is a Professor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. He received his PhD in Experimental Zoology from the Utrecht University an...

201: Contemplating the Chemical Composition of Comets and Exoplanets - Dr. Maria Womack from 2015-01-02T08:00

Dr. Maria Womack is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Observatory Director at St. Cloud State University.  She received her PhD in physics from Arizona State University in Tempe.  Afterwa...

200: Training Others to Think Therapeutically Using Mindfulness Programs to Treat Addiction - Dr. Judson Brewer from 2014-12-31T08:00

Dr. Judson Brewer is the Director of Research at the Center for Mindfulness and Associate Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is also Adjun...

199: Connecting the Mind and Brain: The Science Behind How Cells and Chemicals Create Consciousness - Dr. Christof Koch from 2014-12-29T08:00

Dr. Christof Koch is the Chief Scientific Officer of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle. He received his Masters Degree in Physics from the University of Tubingen in Germany and hi...

198: Mastering the Apparent Mysteries Behind the Motivation to Mother - Dr. Alison Fleming from 2014-12-26T08:00

Dr. Alison Fleming is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Mississauga. She was also a founding member of the Fraser Mustard Institute for Human Deve...

197: Seeking Clues to Climate Change Using Deep Sea Corals - Dr. Jess Adkins from 2014-12-24T08:00

Dr. Jess Adkins is a Professor of Geochemistry at California Institiute of Technology. He received his PhD in Chemical Oceanography from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He then...

196: Solving the Difficult Equation of How Children Learn and Understand Math - Dr. Julie Booth from 2014-12-22T08:00

Dr. Julie Booth is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Applied Developmental Science at Temple University. She received her PhD in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University and...

195: Dr. David Holtzman: Untangling the Mechanisms and Mysteries of Alzheimer's Disease from 2014-12-19T08:00

Dr. David Holtzman is the Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor and Chairman of Neurology, Professor of Developmental Biology, Associate Director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, ...

194: Digging Deep to Discover Clues on How Early Humans Interacted with the Environment - Dr. Tristram Kidder from 2014-12-17T08:00

Dr. Tristram Kidder is the Edward S. and Tedi Macias Professor and Chair Professor of Environmental Studies and Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. He received his Mastes and PhD...

193: Answering the Big Questions in Human Evolution and What Our DNA Can Reveal - Dr. Rasmus Nielsen from 2014-12-15T08:00

Dr. Rasmus Nielsen is a Professor of Computational Biology in the department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his PhD in Integrative Biology from UC ...

192: Making Great Leaps Studying the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Tropical Frogs - Dr. Maureen Donnelly from 2014-12-12T08:00

Dr. Maureen (Mo) Donnelly is a Professor of Biology and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida International University (FIU). She is also a Research ...

191: Using Models to Zoom in on Microscopic Aggregation Events in Nature and Man-Made Materials - Dr. Talid Sinno from 2014-12-10T08:00

Dr. Talid Sinno is a Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering as well as Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also Director of Graduate...

190: Steering Our Attention Towards Issues in Distracted Driving - Dr. David Strayer from 2014-12-08T08:00

Dr. David Strayer is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Utah and Director for the Center for the Prevention of Distracted Driving. He received his Masters degree in...

189: Sinking His Teeth in to Exciting Research Questions in Periodontal Disease - Dr. George Hajishengallis from 2014-12-05T08:00

Dr. George Hajishengallis is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from the U...

188: Radiating Wisdom on Science and Speciation of Tropical Trees - Dr. Elizabeth Stacy from 2014-12-03T08:00

Dr. Elizabeth Stacy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. She received her Masters degree in Botany from the University of Georgia and her P...

187: An Organic Chemist Leading the Charge Studying Antiaromatic Ions - Dr. Nancy Mills from 2014-12-01T08:00

Dr. Nancy Mills was a Murchison Professor (2011-2014) at Trinity University. She received her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Arizona and she spent a few years teaching at Carleton Colle...

186: Resistance on the Rise: Researcing the Arms Race of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Potential Transfers from Livestock to Humans - Dr. Tara Smith from 2014-11-28T08:00

Dr. Tara C. Smith is an Associate Professor in Epidemiology at Kent State University and Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Iowa. She received her PhD in Microbiolo...

185: A Neuroscientist Following His Nose to Exciting Discoveries in Neuromodulation of Olfactory Circuits - Dr. Ricardo Araneda from 2014-11-26T08:00

Dr. Ricardo Araneda is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland. He completed his undergraduate studies in Biochemistry at the University of Concepcion i...

184: Well-Suited for Innovative Investigations of Deadly Tick-Bourne Viruses - Dr. Dennis Bente from 2014-11-24T08:00

Dr. Dennis Bente is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He received a doctor of veterinary medicine degree and PhD from ...

183: Unraveling the Tangled Banks to Understand Species Diversity and the Evolution of Insect-Plant Interactions - Dr. Diana Percy from 2014-11-21T08:00

Dr. Diana Percy is a Research Entomologist at the Natural History Museum, London, UK. She received her Masters degree in Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh...

182: Demonstrating Great Taste in Research Investigating Our Chemical Senses - Dr. Paul Breslin from 2014-11-19T08:00

Dr. Paul Breslin is a Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Rutgers University, a Member at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Anat...

181: Studying Wildlife Ecology, the Answers to Abundance, and the Science of Survival - Dr. Duane Diefenbach from 2014-11-17T08:00

Dr. Duane Diefenbach is an Adjunct Professor of Wildlife Ecology at Pennsylvania State University and Leader of the Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. He received his Mast...

180: A Deep Sea Rock Star Recording the Mysteries of the Geologic Record - Dr. Brian Romans from 2014-11-14T08:00

Dr. Brian Romans is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Virginia Tech. He received his Masters degree in Geology from the Colorado School of Mines and his PhD in Geologica...

179: A Researcher with an Eye for Great Science Studying Retinal Cell Rewiring After Damage - Dr. Rachel Wong from 2014-11-12T08:00

Dr. Rachel Wong is a Professor in the Department of Biological Structure at the University of Washington. She received her PhD in Vision Neuroscience from Australian National University. Afterwa...

178: Variety is the Spice of Science! Experiments in Biodiversity and the Health of Our Ecosystems - Dr. Marc Cadotte from 2014-11-10T08:00

Dr. Marc Cadotte is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and the endowed TD Professor of Urban Forest Conservation and Biology at the University of Toronto, Scarboroug...

177: Studying the Science of Sound and How Building Acoustics Affect Performance - Dr. Lily Wang from 2014-11-07T08:00

Dr. Lily Wang is a Professor of Architectural Engineering in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Faculty Development ...

176: An Expert on Expertise Examining the Science of Performance and the Roles of Training and Talent - Dr. Zach Hambrick from 2014-11-05T08:00

Dr. Zachary Hambrick is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University. He received his Masters degree and PhD in Experimental Psychology from the Georgia Institute of ...

175: Rising to the Top Studying the Fluid Dynamics of Drops and Bubbles - Dr. James Bird from 2014-11-03T08:00

Dr. James "Jacy" Bird is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Boston University. He received a Masters of Engineering Science in Coastal Engineering from James Cook University in ...

174: Investigating the Intriguing Interactions between Animals and Plants - Dr. Dawn Bazely from 2014-10-31T07:00

Dr. Dawn Bazely is a Professor of Biology and former Director of the Institute for Research Innovation in Sustainability at York University. She received a Masters degree in Botany from the Univ...

173: Studying the Science of Romance in Plants and How to Avoid Dangerous Introductions with Invasive Species - Dr. Norman Ellstrand from 2014-10-29T07:00

Dr. Norman Ellstrand is a Professor of Genetics in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at the University of California, Riverside and Founder and past Director of the center for conserva...

172: A History of Success in Science Discovering and Characterizing Human Tumor Viruses - Dr. Patrick Moore from 2014-10-27T07:00

Dr. Patrick Moore is an American Cancer Society (ACS) Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, the Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Innovative Cancer Research, the Director ...

171: A Planetary Scientist Not Afraid to Get His Hands Dirty Studying Extraterrestrial Soil - Dr. Philip Metzger from 2014-10-24T07:00

Dr. Philip Metzger is a Planetary Scientist in the Florida Space Institute at the University of Central Florida. He received his Masters degree and PhD in Physics from the University of Central ...

170: Practicing Communicable Science Studying Viruses and Sharing Research with the World - Dr. Vincent Racaniello from 2014-10-22T07:00

Dr. Vincent Racaniello is the Higgins Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. He received his PhD in Biomedical Sciences from t...

169: Time Flies When You're Having Fun With Science! - Dr. Joel Levine from 2014-10-20T07:00

Dr. Joel Levine is an Associate Professor of Biology and the Canada Research Chair in Neurogenetics at the University of Toronto, Mississauga. He received his PhD in Dr. Richard Miselis Anatomy ...

168: Investigating Our Intelligent Brain by Studying Human Goal-Directed Behavior - Dr. Michael Cole from 2014-10-17T07:00

Dr. Michael Cole is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience at Rutgers University. He received his PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh an...

167: Dynamic Research on Mechanisms and Evolution of Flight in Bats - Dr. Sharon Swartz from 2014-10-15T07:00

Dr. Sharon Swartz is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the School of Engineering at Brown University. She received her Masters and PhD in Evolutionary Biology...

166: Embracing the Challenges of Scientific Research on the Effects of Early Adversity on Brain and Behavioral Development - Dr. Charles Nelson from 2014-10-13T07:00

Dr. Charles Nelson is the Richard David Scott Chair in Pediatric Developmental Medicine Research and Director of Research of the Developmental Medicine Center at the Boston Children's Hospital. ...

165: Wielding a Green Thumb for Growing and Studying Sustainability Initiatives for Individuals and Organizations - Dr. Sara Soderstrom from 2014-10-10T07:00

Dr. Sara Soderstrom is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Studies and Program in the Environment at the University of Michigan. She received her Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Chemical E...

164: Reveling in Relationships between Bacteria and Their Insect Hosts - Dr. Irene Newton from 2014-10-08T07:00

Dr. Irene Newton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Indiana University in Bloomington. She received her Masters and PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard...

163: Navigating Millions of Years of History for Earth's Geologic Features Using Magnetic Fields in Rocks as a Compass - Dr. Chris Rowan from 2014-10-06T07:00

Dr. Chris Rowan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology at Kent State University. He received his Masters Degree in Earth Science from the University of Cambridge and his PhD in G...

162: Discovering the Complex Interactions of Simple Organisms Researching Altruistic and Mutualistic Amoeba - Dr. Joan Strassmann from 2014-10-03T07:00

Dr. Joan Strassmann is the Charles Rebstock Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis. She received her PhD from The University of Texas at Austin. Joan was a member of the facu...

161: Balancing a Full Plate Studying Volcanic, Magmatic and Tectonic Processes - Dr. Christelle Wauthier from 2014-10-01T07:00

Dr. Christelle Wauthier is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences at The Pennsylvania State University. She received a Masters Degree in Geological Engineering from the Universi...

160: Scanning the Skies for New Objects in the Far Reaches of Our Solar Sytem - Dr. Mike Brown from 2014-09-29T07:00

Dr. Mike Brown is the Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology. He received his Masters and PhD in Astronomy from the University o...

159: Conducting Swell Research on Inflammation and Ovarian Function - Dr. Kathryn Clancy from 2014-09-26T07:00

Dr. Kate Clancy is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Anthropology and Animal Biology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She received her PhD from Yale University and wor...

158: Master of Matters Microbial Including Predatory Microbes and Bacterial Symbiosis - Dr. Mark Martin from 2014-09-24T07:00

Dr. Mark Martin is an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Puget Sound. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles and his PhD in ...

157: Geobiology Research That Rocks focused on the History of Photosynthesis - Dr. Woodward Fischer from 2014-09-22T07:00

Dr. Woodward Fischer is an Professor of Geobiology at the California Institute of Technology. He received his PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard University and completed a postdoct...

156: Germinating Exciting Experiments on Plant Pathogens and Microbial Interactions - Dr. David Baltrus from 2014-09-19T07:00

Dr. David Baltrus is an Assistant Professor in The School of Plant Sciences at the University of Arizona. He received his PhD in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Oregon, followed by ...

155: Expressing Great Enthusiasm for Gene Therapy Approaches for Spinal Cord Injury - Dr. Murray Blackmore from 2014-09-17T07:00

Dr. Murray Blackmore is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Sciences at Marquette University. He received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his PhD in Neuroscience from the ...

154: Building the Buzz Around Bees Discovering and Classifying New Species - Dr. Laurence Packer from 2014-09-15T07:00

Dr. Laurence Packer is a Professor of Biology at York University. He received his PhD in Zoology from the University of Toronto. He completed a postoctoral fellowship at the University of Calgar...

153: Dusting Off the Enigmatic History of the Stars by Studying Solar System Materials - Dr. Christine Floss from 2014-09-12T07:00

Dr. Christine Floss is a Research Professor in Physics at Washington University in St. Louis. She received her PhD in Geochemistry from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washingt...

152: On a Mission to Study Transmission of Viruses with Mosquito Vectors - Dr. Richard Hardy from 2014-09-10T07:00

Dr. Richard Hardy is a Professor of Biology and Associate Chair of Teaching at Indiana University, Bloomington. He received his PhD from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and completed a p...

151: Weighing in on the Balance of Life by Investigating Ecological Networks and Food Webs - Dr. Neo Martinez from 2014-09-08T07:00

Dr. Neo Martinez is an Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and The University of Arizona and Director and Founder of the Pacific Ecoinformatics and Computational Ecology Lab ...

150: Fruitful Research on Gene Environment Interplay in Feeding Behavior of Fruit Flies - Dr. Marla Sokolowski from 2014-09-05T07:00

Dr. Marla Sokolowski is a University Professor in the Departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology  as well as Canada Research Chair in Genetics and Behavioral Neurology at the University of ...

149: Modeling Grace Under Pressure in Predicting DNA Packaging and Ejection in Viruses - Dr. Rob Phillips from 2014-09-03T07:00

Dr. Rob Phillips is the Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics and Biology at the California Institute of Technology. He received his PhD in Physics in condensed matter physics from Washi...

148: Exploring the Hot Topics of Thermal Biology in Lizards and Insects - Dr. Raymond Huey from 2014-09-01T07:00

Dr. Raymond Huey is a Professor of Biology and former chair of the Department of Biology at the University of Washington. He received his Masters degree in Zoology from the University of Texas, ...

147: Taking a Shot at Understanding the Neural and Molecular Mechanisms of Alcohol Addiction - Dr. Karla Kaun from 2014-08-31T07:00

Dr. Karla Kaun is an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Brown University. She received her PhD in Zoology from the University of Toronto and afterward completed a postdoctoral fellowship at ...

146: Scoping Out Distant Stars and Their Orbiting Planets - Dr. Jason Wright from 2014-08-30T07:00

Dr. Jason Wright is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at The Pennsylvania State University. He received his Masters degree and PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Calif...

145: Diving Deep to Study Colonies of Creatures on the Sea Floor - Dr. Jonathan Copley from 2014-08-29T07:00

Dr. Jonathan Copley is a Senior Lecturer in Marine Ecology and Director of the Postgraduate Taught Programmes in the Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences at the University of Southampton in th...

144: Conducting Sound Research in Wave Physics - Dr. Andy Piacsek from 2014-08-28T07:00

Dr. Andy Piacsek is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Physics Department at Central Washington University. He received a B.A. in Physics from Johns Hopkins University, and M.S. and Ph....

143: Bringing to Light the Big Questions on Dark Matter and Galaxy Formation - Dr. David Spergel from 2014-08-27T07:00

Dr. David Spergel is the Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences, and Chair of the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. He is also i...

142: Feeding His Curiousity for Termites in Urban Pest Management and Energy Production - Mike Scharf from 2014-08-26T07:00

Dr. Michael Scharf is a Professor and the O. Wayne Rollins/Orkin Endowed Chair in Urban Entomology at Purdue University. He received his Masters Degree in Urban Entomology and his PhD in Insect ...

141: An Electrophysiologist Whose Current Retinal Research Has Great Potential - Dr. Jeffrey Diamond from 2014-08-25T07:00

Dr. Jeffrey Diamond is a Senior Investigator in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in the National Institutes of Health. He received his PhD in Bioengineering from the U...

140: Addressing a Battery of Research Questions to Improve Energy Storage - Dr. Cary Pint from 2014-08-24T07:00

Dr. Cary Pint is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He received his Masters and his PhD in Applied Physics from Rice University. He completed his postdoct...

139: Going Viral Examining Theoretical and Computer Models of Virus Assembly - Dr. Michael Hagan from 2014-08-23T07:00

Dr. Michael Hagan is an Associate Professor of Physics and Chair of the Biological Physics Program at Brandeis University. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cali...

138: Deep-Seated Fascination with How Corals Adapt to Changing Environments - Dr. Iliana Baums from 2014-08-22T07:00

Dr. Iliana Baums is an Associate Professor of Biology at Pennsylvania State University. She received her Masters Degree from the University of Bremen in Germany and her PhD from the University o...

137: Taking a Well-Structured Approach to Studying the Molecular Basis of Replication of Viruses - Dr. Stephen Curry from 2014-08-21T07:00

Dr. Stephen Curry is a Professor of Structural Biology and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Life Sciences at Imperial College London. He received his PhD from Imperial Coll...

136: Not Wasting Any Time in Search of Genetic Treatments for Muscular Dystrophy - Dr. Kay Davies from 2014-08-20T07:00

Professor Dame Kay Davies is the Dr. Lee's Professor of Anatomy at Oxford University and a fellow of Hertford College. She is also the Honorary Director of the MRC Functional Genomics Unit, a de...

135: Pursuing Research Questions that Revolve Around How Species Evolve - Dr. Brian Crother from 2014-08-19T07:00

Brian I. Crother is the Catherine and Duane Shafer Endowed Professor of Biological Sciences and Assistant Dean of the College of Science and Technology at Southeastern Louisiana University in Ha...

134: Infectious Curiosity for How Bacteria Grow, Divide, and Function - Dr. Doug Weibel from 2014-08-18T07:00

Dr. Douglas Weibel is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He received his PhD from Cornell ...

133: Ravenously Researching the Molecular Machinery and Proteins that Help Cells Eat - Dr. Sandra Schmid from 2014-08-17T07:00

Dr. Sandra Schmid is the Cecil H. Green Distinguished Chair in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She received her PhD in Biochemistry from St...

132: Bringing the Energy and Expertise to Develop Technology and Tools to Improve Energy Efficiency in Buildings - Dr. Ralph Muehleisen from 2014-08-16T07:00

Dr. Ralph T. Muehleisen is the Principal Building Scientist and Technical Lead of the Building Energy Decision and Technology Research (BEDTR) program in the Decision and Information Sciences Di...

131: Amazing Feats of Science Focused on Preventing Lower Limb Amputations in People with Diabetes and Peripheral Neuropathy - Dr. Michael Mueller from 2014-08-15T07:00

Dr. Michael J. Mueller, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is Professor at the Program in Physical Therapy and Department of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis. He also is Division D...

130: Sensational Research on How Marine Animals Use The Senses to Understand Their Environment - Dr. Jelle Atema from 2014-08-14T07:00

Dr. Jelle Atema is a Professor in the Biology Department and Marine Sciences at Boston University and an Adjunct Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He received his PhD from t...

129: Taking a Closer Look at the Molecular Mechanisms of Antibacterial and Anticancer Agents - Dr. James Berger from 2014-08-13T07:00

Dr. James Berger is a Professor in the Department of Biophysics and Biopysical Chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He received his PhD in Biochemistry and Structural Bi...

128: Discovering How Animals are Playing Their Way to Better Brains and Social Skills - Dr. Sergio Pellis from 2014-08-12T07:00

Dr. Sergio Pellis is a Professor in Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge. He received his PhD in Zoology and Ethology from Monash University in Australia. Afterwards he completed a post-...

127: Going Beyond the Barrier Looking at Immune Activation in the Brain in Response to Viral Infection - Dr. Robyn Klein from 2014-08-11T07:00

Dr. Robyn Klein is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Departments of Internal Medicine, Anatomy and Neurobiology and Pathology and Immunology at the Washington University in St. Louis Sch...

126: Spreading Enthusiasm for Research on Dengue and Influenza Viruses to Improve Global Health - Dr. Eva Harris from 2014-08-10T07:00

Dr. Eva Harris is a Professor of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology as well as Director of the Center for Global Public health at the University of California, Berkeley. She is also the founder...

125: Fueling Her Passion for Research Studying Life Cycles of Biofuels - Dr. Jennifer Dunn from 2014-08-09T07:00

Dr. Jennifer Dunn is a Biofuel Life Cycle Analysis Team Lead and Principal Environmental Analyst at the Argonne National Laboratory. She received her Masters degree in Sustainable Chemical Engin...

124: Driven to Study Cognitive Control and How it Breaks Down in Psychiatric Disorders - Dr. Todd Braver from 2014-08-08T07:00

Dr. Todd Braver is a Professor of Psychology as well as the Principal Investigator and Co-Director of the Cognitive Control and Psychopathology Laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis. ...

123: Shedding Light on How Optimizing Photosynthesis Could Increase Plant Productivity - Dr. Stephen Long from 2014-08-07T07:00

Dr. Stephen Long is the Gutgsell Endowed Professor of Crop Sciences and Plant Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He received his BS (1st Agriculture) at the University of Re...

122: Discerning Diversity of Ants in Tropical Rainforests - Dr. Terry McGlynn from 2014-08-06T07:00

Dr. Terry McGlynn is an Associate Professor of Biology at California State University Dominguez Hills. Terry received his PhD in Environmental, Population and Organismic Biology from the Univers...

121: A Researcher with His Sights Set on Understanding the Retina and Color Vision Processing - Dr. John Dowling from 2014-08-05T07:00

Dr. John E. Dowling is the Gordon and Llura Gund Professor of Neurosciences in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. John received his PhD from Harvard Universi...

120: Ironing Out the Genes Implicated in Neurological Diseases to Aid in Development of Therapeutics - Dr. Dan Geschwind from 2014-08-04T07:00

Dr. Dan Geschwind is the Gordon and Virginia MacDonald Distinguished Professor in of Neurology, Psychiatry and Human Genetics at the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine. He i...

119: Charging Forward with New Discoveries in Neutrino Physics - Dr. Kate Scholberg from 2014-08-03T07:00

Dr. Kate Scholberg is a Professor of Physics and Bass Fellow, as well as the Director of Undergraduate Studies at Duke University. She received her Masters and PhD in Physics from the California...

118: Bringing the Buried History of Early Humans to Light - Dr. Steven Churchill from 2014-08-02T07:00

Dr. Steven Churchill is a and past chair of the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University. He also holds a secondary appointment as an Honorary Reader in the Evolutionary Studie...

117: Getting Sentimental About Microbes in Marine Sediments - Dr. Jennifer Biddle from 2014-08-01T07:00

Dr. Jennifer F. Biddle is an Assistant Professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment at the University of Delaware. She received her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Pe...

116: Seeing Through the Smoke to Understand How Smoking Changes Gene Expression - Dr. Katrina Steiling from 2014-07-31T07:00

Dr. Katrina Steiling is a physician-scientist and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Bioinformatics in the Section of Computational Biomedicine at Boston University School of Medicine. She comp...

115: Staying Grounded Studying Soil-Dwelling Bees - Dr. Alexandra Harmon-Threatt from 2014-07-30T07:00

Dr. Alexandra Harmon-Threatt is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received her PhD from the University of California, ...

114: Balancing it All While Studying Oscillating Chemical Reactions - Dr. Irving Epstein from 2014-07-29T07:00

Dr. Irving R. Epstein is the Henry F. Fischbach Professor of Chemistry and a member of the Volen Center for Complex Systems at Brandeis University, as well as a Professor of the Howard Hughes Me...

113: Action-Packed Research on How our Brains Learn and Perceive Complex Movements - Dr. Emily Cross from 2014-07-28T07:00

Dr. Emily Cross is a Senior Lecturer of cognitive neuroscience and a dancer who shares a dual appointment at the School of Psychology at Bangor University in North Wales and the Department of So...

112: Digging Up Clues on How Ancient Plants Responded to Their Environments - Dr. Nan Arens from 2014-07-27T07:00

Dr. Nan Arens is an Associate Professor of Geosciences at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York. She received her Masters degree in Geology from Pennsylvania State University as well as ...

111: Making a Splash in River Ecosystem Research and Conservation - Dr. Steve Ormerod from 2014-07-26T07:00

Dr. Steve Ormerod is a Professor in Ecology in the Cardiff School of Biosciences at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. He is also Chair of Council of the Royal Society for the Protection ...

110: Getting a Glimpse Inside the Brain to Uncover the Science Behind Social Behavior - Dr. Ralph Adolphs from 2014-07-25T07:00

Dr. Ralph Adolphs is the Bren Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Professor of Biology at the California Institute of Technology. He received his PhD in Neurobiology from Caltech and co...

109: Thought-Provoking Research on how Kids Learn Science - Dr. David Klahr from 2014-07-24T07:00

Dr. David Klahr is the Walter van Dyke Bingham Professor of Cognitive Development and Education Sciences in the Department of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also the Training Di...

108: Decoding the Human Genome to Potentially Predict Disease Risk - Dr. Michael Snyder from 2014-07-23T07:00

Dr. Michael Snyder is the Stanford Ascherman Professor and Chair of the Department of Genetics at Stanford University, as well as the Director of the Stanford Center for Genomics and Personalize...

107: Amazing Stories of Opportunity and Curiosity from a Researcher in Planetary Science - Dr. Ray Arvidson from 2014-07-22T07:00

Dr. Ray Arvidson is a James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the Director of the Earth and Planetary Remote Sensing Laborator...

106: Uprooting the Survival Secrets of Living and Fossil Plants - Dr. Hope Jahren from 2014-07-21T07:00

Dr. Hope Jahren is a Professor in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaii. She received her PhD in Soil Science from the University of California at Berk...

105: Stimulating Research on Biomarkers and Therapeutics for Parkinson Disease - Dr. Joel Perlmutter from 2014-07-20T07:00

Dr. Joel S. Perlmutter is the Elliot Stein Family Professor of Neurology, Professor of Radiology, Neurobiology, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy at Washington University in St. Louis. H...

104: Taking Stock of Maternal Behavior and Offspring Health and Development in Livestock - Dr. Cathy Dwyer from 2014-07-19T07:00

Dr. Cathy Dwyer is Team Leader and a Professor of Animal Behaviour and Welfare at Scotland’s Rural College. She received her PhD from the Royal Veterinary College in London before joining the An...

103: Astronomer on a Mission of Solar System Exploration - Dr. Alex Hayes from 2014-07-18T07:00

Dr. Alex Hayes is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University. He received a Masters in Engineering from Cornell University and worked at the Jet Propulsion laboratory Lincoln labo...

102: Get a Taste of the Newest Edible Electronics and Innovative Implant Technologies - Dr. Chris Bettinger from 2014-07-17T07:00

Dr. Christopher Bettinger is an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He received a Masters of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering ...

101: Going Back to the Roots to Enhance Crop Yield in Degraded Soil - Dr. Jonathan Lynch from 2014-07-16T07:00

Dr. Jonathan Lynch is a Professor of Plant Nutrition at Pennsylvania State University. He received his Masters and PhD in Plant Physiology from the University of California, Davis and completed ...

100: Investigating the Hive Mind and How Genes Influence Social Behavior in Bees - Dr. Gene Robinson from 2014-07-15T07:00

Dr. Gene Robinson is the Swanlund Chair of Entomology, Director of the Institute for Genomic Biology, and Director of the Bee Research Facility at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign....

099: Improving Autism Diagnosis from the Lab to the Clinic - Dr. Amy Esler from 2014-07-14T07:00

Dr. Amy Esler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, a licensed psychologist in the Pediatric Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinic, and Director of the Fragile X Clinic at the Uni...

098: Establishing Facts and Recalling Experiences Pioneering Research in Declarative and Non-Declarative Memory - Dr. Larry Squire from 2014-07-13T07:00

Dr. Larry Squire is a Professor of Psychiatry, Neurosciences, and Psychology at the University of California San Diego and a Senior Research Career Scientist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Cent...

097: Conserving Our Seas with the Science of Ecosystem Services - Dr. Ben Halpern from 2014-07-12T07:00

Dr. Benjamin Halpern is a Professor in the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California Santa Barbara and Chair in Marine Conservation at Imperial College ...

096: Colorful Tales of Reproductive Biology in Reptiles and Amphibians - Dr. Dustin Siegel from 2014-07-11T07:00

Dr. Dustin S. Siegel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Southeast Missouri State University. He received his Masters in Biology from Southeastern Louisiana University and ...

095: Noting Temporal Patterns of Bird Song and the Ecological Implications - Dr. Patrick Hart from 2014-07-10T07:00

Dr. Patrick Hart is an Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Biology at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He received his Ph.D. in Zoology (Ecology, Evolution, and Conser...

094: Blossoming Research in Plant-Pollinator Interactions - Dr. Laura Burkle from 2014-07-09T07:00

Dr. Laura Burkle is an Assistant Professor of Ecology at Montana State University. She received her PhD in Biology from Dartmouth College. Laura then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Washi...

093: A Researcher with a Resolution to Remedy Air Pollution - Dr. Scott Fruin from 2014-07-08T07:00

Dr. Scott Fruin is Assistant Professor in Preventive Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine. Scott worked as a Mechanical Engineer at Bell Labs for a few...

092: A Paleobotanist Who Leaves No Stone Unturned Searching for Plant Fossils - Dr. Peter Wilf from 2014-07-07T07:00

Dr. Peter Wilf is a Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University. After graduating college from the University of Pennsylvania, Peter spent a few years teaching ma...

091: Zooming in on Marine Microbes and Their Critical Role in the State of our Seas - Dr. Cameron Thrash from 2014-07-06T07:00

Dr. Cameron Thrash is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University. After completing his undergraduate studies at UC San Diego, Cameron worked as...

090: Unearthing the Secrets of Dinosaur Growth and Behavior - Dr. Jack Horner from 2014-07-05T07:00

Dr. Jack Horner is the Regents Professor of Paleontology and Curator of Paleontology of the Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University. Jack is known for making many groundbreaking discov...

089: Noble Astrophysicist Investigating Argon Molecules in Space - Dr. Mike Barlow from 2014-07-04T07:00

Dr. Mike Barlow is a Professor and Head of Astrophysics at University College London. He received his PhD in astrophysics from the University of Sussex. Afterwards, he completed a European Space...

088: Deeply Rooted in Plant Evolution and Ecology - Dr. Ingrid Parker from 2014-07-03T07:00

Dr. Ingrid Parker is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Jean H. Langenheim Endowed Chair in Plant Ecology and Evolution at the University of California San...

087: Investigation of Beneficial Infestations of Symbiotic Bacteria in Insects - Dr. Jen White from 2014-07-02T07:00

Dr. Jennifer White is an Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Kentucky. She received her PhD in Ecology evolution and behavior from the University of Minnesot...

086: Just Scratching the Surface of the Molecular-Level Mysteries in Adhesion and Friction Forces - Dr. Jacob Israelachvili from 2014-07-01T07:00

Dr. Jacob Israelachvili is a Professor in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He received his PhD in Experimental Physics from the Universi...

085: Organic Chemist Synthesizing Research, Science Education, and Diversity in the Sciences - Dr. Donna Nelson from 2014-06-30T07:00

Dr. Donna Nelson is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Oklahoma. She received her PhD from the University of Texas, Austin and completed her postdoc...

084: Improving our Grasp of Human Motor Learning and Engineering Solutions to Improve Education - Dr. Kurt Thoroughman from 2014-06-29T07:00

Dr. Kurt Thoroughman is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biomedical Engineering as well as Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Schoo...

083: How the Brain Fits into the Big Picture of Exercise, Eating, and the Obesity Epidemic - Dr. Cary Savage from 2014-06-28T07:00

Dr. Cary Savage is the Director of the Center for Health Behavior Neuroscience as well as the John H. Wineinger Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Kansas Medica...

082: To Be or Not to Be? Understanding Cell Survival and Cell Death - Dr. Denise Montell from 2014-06-27T07:00

Dr. Denise Montell is the Duggan Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She received her PhD in Neuroscience from Stanford Un...

081: Moving Towards Functional Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury - Dr. Yu-Shang Lee from 2014-06-26T07:00

Dr. Yu-Shang Lee is an Assistant Staff Scientist in the Department of Neurosciences at the Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic. He received his PhD from UC Irvine and did a postdoc...

080: Genetic Variation is the Spice of Life Helping Plants Respond to Changing Environments - Dr. Allison Miller from 2014-06-25T07:00

Dr. Allison Miller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Saint Louis University as well as a Research Associate at the Missouri Botanical Garden. She received her Masters Deg...

079: Feeding His Passion for Understanding How Sharks Bite and Eat - Dr. Philip Motta from 2014-06-24T07:00

Dr. Philip Motta is a Professor of Biology at the University of South Florida. He received his PhD from the University of Hawaii in Zoology. He served as an instructor at the University British ...

078: Taking His Research to New Heights Studying the Ecology and Genetics of Things With Wings - Dr. Donald Price from 2014-06-23T07:00

Dr. Donald Price is a Professor in Biology and the Director of the Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science (TCBES) Graduate Program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He comple...

077: A Stellar Astrophysicist Finding Answers Chasing the Starlight - Dr. Keivan Stassun from 2014-06-22T07:00

Dr. Keivan Stassun is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University. He is also director of the Vanderbilt Initiative in Data-Intensive Astrophysics and Adjunct Professor of Phys...

076: Contemplation of the Ills of Neuroinflammation in Stroke Recovery - Dr. Ann Stowe from 2014-06-21T07:00

Dr. Ann Stowe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She received her PhD in Molecular & Integrative...

075: Theoretical Physicist Shining Brilliantly with Her Work on Potential Nanomaterials for Solar Cells - Dr. Birgit Kaufmann from 2014-06-20T07:00