People Behind the Science
Are you searching for stories to ignite your curiosity, inspire your mind, and make you laugh along the way? Dr. Marie McNeely introduces you to the brilliant researchers behind the latest scientific discoveries. Join us as they share their greatest failures, most staggering successes, candid career advice, and what drives them forward in life and science.Podcasts
697: Developing and Producing Antibodies and Other Products to Advance Science and Medicine - Gregory Krug
Published: Feb. 27, 2023, 8 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 48 seconds
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696: Looking at Lakes to Learn About the Impacts of Climate Change, Invasive Species, and Pollution - Dr. Sapna Sharma
Published: Feb. 20, 2023, 8 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 49 seconds
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695: Using Chemistry to Understand the Biology of Diseases with Unmet Medical Need - Dr. Corey Hopkins
Published: Feb. 13, 2023, 8 a.m.Duration: 36 minutes 7 seconds
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694: Making Great Strides in Understanding Locomotion: From Little Lizards to Robotic Rattlesnakes - Dr. Daniel Goldman
Published: Feb. 6, 2023, 8:20 a.m.Duration: 47 minutes 51 seconds
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693: Using Engineering and Systems Approaches to Understand Aging, Neurodegeneration, and Stress - Dr. Adriana San Miguel
Published: Jan. 30, 2023, 8:30 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 52 seconds
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692: Keeping a Close Eye On Channels and Vesicle Trafficking in Plant Cell Membranes - Dr. Mike Blatt
Published: Jan. 23, 2023, 8 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes
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690: Developing Drugs to Defeat Rare Muscle Diseases - Dr. Barry Byrne
Published: Jan. 9, 2023, 8 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 50 seconds
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687: Studying the Formation and Function of the Gut to Understand Mechanisms of Disease - Dr. Michele Battle
Published: Dec. 19, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 16 seconds
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686: Battling Antibiotic Resistance Through Development and Discovery of Novel Antibacterial Agents - Dr. Erin Carlson
Published: Dec. 12, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 18 seconds
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685: Conserving Species in Extreme Environments - Dr. Joel Berger
Published: Dec. 5, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 40 seconds
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684: Accumulating Evidence on the Contribution of Free Radicals in Protein Aggregation - Dr. Ohara Augusto
Published: Nov. 28, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 33 minutes 41 seconds
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683: Synthesizing Self-Healing Materials Using Squid Proteins - Dr. Melik Demirel
Published: Nov. 21, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 45 seconds
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682: Examining How Microbes Shape Our World by Influencing Evolution and Ecology - Dr. Rosie Alegado
Published: Nov. 14, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 46 seconds
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681: Food for Thought: Research to Reduce Foodborne Disease and Improve Food Safety - Dr. Haley Oliver
Published: Nov. 7, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 35 minutes 49 seconds
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680: Bringing a Structured Approach to Our Understanding of Degeneration in the Aging Brain - Dr. Greg Petsko
Published: Oct. 31, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 58 seconds
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679: Pioneering Advanced Mass Spectrometry for Proteomics and Metabolomics - Dr. Neil Kelleher
Published: Oct. 24, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 17 seconds
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678: Growing Our Understanding of Photosynthesis to Improve Plant Metabolism - Dr. David Stern
Published: Oct. 17, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 33 minutes 8 seconds
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677: Studying Signatures of Supermassive Black Holes - Dr. Tamara Bogdanovic
Published: Oct. 10, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 31 seconds
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676: Using Algae to Capture CO2 and Create Foods, Biofuels, Chemicals, and Pharmaceuticals - Dr. Thomas Bruck
Published: Oct. 3, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 45 seconds
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675: Harnessing the Power of Microbes to Clean Up Toxins and Recover Energy from Wastes - Dr. Gemma Reguera
Published: Sept. 26, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 26 seconds
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674: Piecing Together the Patterns and Processes that are Impacting Ecosystems - Dr. Madhur Anand
Published: Sept. 19, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 2 seconds
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673: Exploring Pain Science Education and Pain Management in Children - Dr. Joshua Pate
Published: Sept. 12, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 56 seconds
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672: Scientific Simulations in Stream and Ecosystem Synergies - Dr. Naomi Tague
Published: Sept. 5, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 44 seconds
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671: Dedicating Her Energy to Engineering Solutions to Fuel Our Future - Dr. Susan Krumdieck
Published: Aug. 29, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 54 minutes 16 seconds
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670: Chemistry is Key: Studying Self Assembly and the Origins of Life - Dr. Lee Cronin
Published: Aug. 22, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 45 minutes 57 seconds
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669: Conducting Research to Conserve Coral Reefs - Dr. Emily Darling
Published: Aug. 15, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 42 seconds
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666: Developing Nanomaterials to Help Solve Global Energy, Fuel, and Fresh Water Issues - Dr. Mita Dasog
Published: July 25, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 55 seconds
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665: Researching Relationships and How They Impact Mental Health and Learning in Children - Dr. Jennifer Jenkins
Published: July 18, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 8 seconds
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664: Out of This World Research on Extrasolar Planets - Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman
Published: July 11, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 49 seconds
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662: Investigating Important Interactions Between Molecules and Membrane Proteins - Dr. Olaf Andersen
Published: June 27, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 25 seconds
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661: Decoding the Genomes of Plants and Plant Pathogens for Key Crops and Medicinal Plants - Dr. Robin Buell
Published: June 20, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 51 seconds
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659: Using Genetics to Understand Plant Evolution and Trace back the Roots of Agriculture - Dr. Mike Clegg
Published: June 6, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 49 minutes 8 seconds
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658: Conducting Research to Better Understand and Conserve Marine Mammals - Dr. Howard Rosenbaum
Published: May 30, 2022, 7:30 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 43 seconds
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657: Sizing Up Species Brains to Understand Nervous System Diversity and Development - Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel
Published: May 23, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 39 seconds
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656: Expressing His Passion for Science and Bacterial Genetics - Dr. Stanley Maloy
Published: May 16, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 2 seconds
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655: Researching how the Brain Changes with Vision Rehabilitation - Dr. Tara Alvarez
Published: May 9, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 43 seconds
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654: Cool Research on Plant Responses to Temperature Stress - Dr. Malia Gehan
Published: May 2, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 38 seconds
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653: Examining How Environmental Factors Can Impact Our Heart Health - Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar
Published: April 25, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 45 seconds
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652: Exciting Developments in Our Knowledge of Cortical Circuit Formation in the Mammalian Brain - Dr. Franck Polleux
Published: April 18, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 44 seconds
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650: Finding Compounds in Fungi to Develop New Drugs to Fight Cancer - Dr. Nicholas Oberlies
Published: April 4, 2022, 7 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 25 seconds
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647: Advancing Microbial Applications in Agricultural Management - Dr. Louis Schipper
Published: March 14, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 7 seconds
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646: Examining the Genetic Basis of the Evolution of Plant Innovations - Dr. Veronica Di Stilio
Published: March 7, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 33 seconds
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645: Laboring to Understand the Interactions Between Pregnancy and the Immune System - Dr. Elizabeth Bonney
Published: Feb. 28, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 38 seconds
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644: Wired for Innovation: Modifying the Manufacturing of Microelectrode Arrays for Cochlear Implants - Dr. Angelique Johnson
Published: Feb. 21, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 53 seconds
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643: Modifying Microbes for a Multitude of Applications from Healthcare to Biofuels - Dr. Cullen Buie
Published: Feb. 14, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 17 seconds
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642: Expressing Her Creativity Making Epigenetic Machinery and Designing Biological Devices - Dr. Karmella Haynes
Published: Feb. 7, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 55 seconds
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641: Comparing the Cognitive Capacity of Canines, Humans, and Other Primates - Dr. Laurie Santos
Published: Jan. 31, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 29 seconds
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640: A Pathway to Success: Studying Signal Transduction in Cancer and Other Diseases - Dr. Lewis Cantley
Published: Jan. 24, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 6 seconds
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639: Colliding Particles to Comprehend the Components of Matter - Dr. Jon Butterworth
Published: Jan. 17, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 16 seconds
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638: Feeding Our Understanding of the Benefits of Bacteria in Human Health - Dr. Maria Marco
Published: Jan. 10, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 36 minutes 13 seconds
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637: Dr. Sandra Encalada: Investigating Intracellular Transport and Potential Links to Neurodegeneration
Published: Jan. 3, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 48 seconds
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636: Shining a Light on the Regulation of Circadian Rhythms in Health and Disease - Dr. Russell Foster
Published: Dec. 20, 2021, 8 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 33 seconds
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635: Science with Style: Studying Plant Reproductive Biology - Dr. Spencer Barrett
Published: Dec. 13, 2021, 8 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 16 seconds
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633: Demonstrating Laser Focus Studying Materials Science with Solid-State NMR - Dr. Sophia Hayes
Published: Nov. 29, 2021, 8 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 36 seconds
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632: Injecting Humor and Optimism into the Study of Viral Infections in the Brain - Dr. Glenn Rall
Published: Nov. 22, 2021, 8 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 2 seconds
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630: Mapping Our Genetic Make-Up in the Human Genome Project and Beyond - Dr. Eric Green
Published: Nov. 8, 2021, 8 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 36 seconds
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629: Egg-cell-ent Research in Reproduction, Fertilization, and Embryonic Development - Dr. Mariana Wolfner
Published: Nov. 1, 2021, 7 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 8 seconds
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628: Investigating Plant-Based Medicines to Battle Infectious Disease and Antibiotic Resistance - Dr. Cassandra Quave
Published: Oct. 25, 2021, 7 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 32 seconds
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627: Sorting Out the Science of Fruit Fly Flight and Behavior - Dr. Michael Dickinson
Published: Oct. 18, 2021, 7 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 58 seconds
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626: Digging into the Fossil Record to Understand our Planets Past and Aid Present Conservation Efforts - Dr. Michael Archer
Published: Oct. 11, 2021, 7 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 19 seconds
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624: Making Valuable Contributions to the Proliferation of Exciting Discoveries in Virology - Dr. James Pipas
Published: Sept. 27, 2021, 7 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 3 seconds
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623: Examining the Migration of Marine Animals to Inform Management and Conservation - Dr. Autumn-Lynn Harrison
Published: Sept. 20, 2021, 7 a.m.Duration: 47 minutes 33 seconds
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621: Making Critical Connections to Clarify the Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity - Dr. Robert Malenka
Published: Sept. 6, 2021, 7 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 57 seconds
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606: Treating Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors - Dr. Wakenda Tyler
Published: May 24, 2021, 7 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 23 seconds
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595: A Botanist Who Rose to Prominence Studying the Evolution and Diversity of Flowering Plants - Dr. Peter Crane
Published: March 8, 2021, 8 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 32 seconds
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592: Researching Human Function and Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury - Dr. John Whyte
Published: Feb. 15, 2021, 8 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 29 seconds
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590: Investigating Inflammatory Diseases and Developing Novel Therapeutics - Dr. Luke O'Neill
Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 8 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes
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589: Researching the Role of Genes in the Evolution and Development of Reproductive Systems - Dr. Cassandra Extavour
Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 8 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 55 seconds
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588: An Algorithm for Success! Using Computational and Imaging Approaches to Study Cognitive Science - Dr. Aleix Martinez
Published: Jan. 18, 2021, 8 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 19 seconds
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586: Combining Chemistry and Biology in Search of the Solution for How Cell Surface Interactions Contribute to Human Health and Disease - Dr
Published: Jan. 4, 2021, 8 a.m.Duration: 54 minutes 42 seconds
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585: Using Models to Zoom in on Microscopic Aggregation Events in Nature and Man-Made Materials - Dr. Talid Sinno
Published: Dec. 28, 2020, 8:05 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 52 seconds
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