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This week we speak with Kathleen Cullen about how our brains control our eyes and head, why astronauts get sick in space, and more!
This week we speak with Kathleen Cullen about how our brains control our eyes and head, why astronauts get sick in space, and more! Dr. Cullen is a professor of physiology, and the director of the Systems Neuroscience and Aerospace Medical Research Unit at McGill University.
Dr. Cullen is a professor of physiology, and the director of the Systems Neuroscience and Aerospace Medical Research Unit at McGill University.
This episode can also be streamed or downloaded here: NeuroTalk S2E9 Kathleen Cullen
This week on NeuroTalk, Marc Freeman talks to us about falling in love with biology, eating injured axons, and more!
This week, Marc Freeman talks to us about falling in love with biology, eating injured axons, and more! Marc Freeman is an assistant professor of neurobiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Marc Freeman is an assistant professor of neurobiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Our conversation with professor Freeman can also be streamed or downloaded here: NeuroTalk S2E8 Marc Freeman
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This week, we talk to Cagla Eroglu about the eureka moments in scientific discovery, the role of astrocytes in synapse formation, and more!
This week, we talk to Cagla Eroglu about the eureka moments in scientific discovery, the role of astrocytes in synapse formation, and more! Dr. Eroglu is an assistant professor of cell biology at Duke University.
Dr. Eroglu is an assistant professor of cell biology at Duke University. Our conversation with professor Eroglu can also be streamed or downloaded here: NeuroTalk S2E7 Cagla Eroglu.
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This week on NeuroTalk, we talk to Jeff Isaacson about his journey from rock shows to neuroscience, the importance of inhibition, the BRAIN Initiative, and more!
This week, we talk to Jeff Isaacson about his journey from rock shows to neuroscience, the importance of inhibition, the BRAIN Initiative, and more! Dr. Isaacson is a professor of neuroscience at UC San Diego.
Dr. Isaacson is a professor of neuroscience at UC San Diego.
Our conversation with professor Isaacson can be streamed or downloaded here: NeuroTalk S2E6 Jeff Isaacson.
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Each week the Stanford Neurosciences Institute (SNI) invites a prominent scientist to come to campus and share their most recent work with the Stanford community. Each week, as part of the Neuwrite West podcast NeuroTalk, we engage the SNI speaker in an informal interview/conversation. This week, we talk to Graeme Davis about teaching neurobiology at Wood's Hole, how a synapse maintains homeostasis, and more!
Dr. Davis is a professor of neuroscience at UC San Francisco.
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Listening options: Our conversation with professor Davis can be streamed or downloaded here: NeuroTalk S2E5 Graeme Davis You can also subscribe to NeuroTalk though iTunes by searching for "Neuwritewest" in the iTunes store and subscribing to our channel.
Each week the Stanford Neurosciences Institute (SNI) invites a prominent scientist to come to campus and share their most recent work with the Stanford community. Each week, as part of the Neuwrite West podcast NeuroTalk, we engage the SNI speaker in an informal interview/conversation. This week, we talk to Gail Mandel about her long, and winding journey into neuroscience, what makes a neuron a neuron, how astrocytes contribute to neurological disorder, and more!
Dr. Mandel is a Senior Scientist at the Vollum Institute and a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Oregon Health and Science University, as well as an HHMI investigator.
Gail Mandel talks about her long, and winding journey into neuroscience, what makes a neuron a neuron, how astrocytes contribute to neurological disorder, and more! Dr. Mandel is a Senior Scientist at the Vollum Institute and a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Oregon Health and Science University, as well as an HHMI investigator.
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This week on NeuroTalk, we bring you a special report about a scientific sleepover hosted by the California Academy of Science called Penguins & Pajamas! Stanford postdocs from a variety of disciplines presented on their research, and we bring stories from the event, and speak with Mary Cavanagh and Antoine de Morree from the Stanford postdoc association. Below, you'll also find full interviews with many of the postdocs at the event.
This week we bring you a special report about a scientific sleepover hosted by the California Academy of Science called Penguins & Pajamas! Stanford postdocs from a variety of disciplines presented on their research, and we bring stories from the event, and speak with Mary Cavanagh and Antoine de Morree from the Stanford postdoc association.
David Zhang talks about the science behind cloning, and the ongoing efforts to clone a woolly mammoth.
Felice Kelly and Fiona Strouts talk about how live bacteria and yeasts transform simple ingredients into more complex flavors.
Gazi Yildirim talks about the Quake Catcher Network, the world's largest, low-cost strong-motion seismic network.
Learn more about the Quake Catcher Network here: http://qcn.stanford.edu/
Jenny Lumb describes the science of hula-hooping!
Jolyn Gisselberg
Merav Vonshak talks about the worldwide domination of invasive ants and consequences for biodiversity.
Rico Rojas talks about cholera, climate change, and the ecological relationships between humans and their pathogens.
Zeeshan Maan talks about translating research from the bench to the bedside.
Urvi Vyas talks about conducting brain surgery without ultrasound.
Viola Caretti talks about a novel approach to studying brain cancer by using light-activated neuronal stimulation.
Stefano Bonetti explains how to use magnetism to get a levitating train.
Avi Adhikari talks about the neurobiology underlying anxiety.
All pictures by Mark Padolina and Luqia Hou.
You can find more information about the Stanford Postdoc Association on their website: http://www.stanford.edu/group/supd/
or their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordUniversityPostdoctoralAssociation
You can find more information about Penguins & Pajamas on the California Academy of Sciences website: http://www.calacademy.org/events/sleepovers/
For more information about Stanford's involvement in Penguins & Pajamas, and other events, you can also contact Mary Cavanagh directly at museumpostdocs@gmail.com
Each week the Stanford Neurosciences Institute (SNI) invites a prominent scientist to come to campus and share their most recent work with the Stanford community. Each week, as part of the Neuwrite West podcast NeuroTalk, we engage the SNI speaker in an informal interview/conversation, with the aim of gaining a better insight into the speaker’s personality, and providing a platform for the kinds of stories which are of interest to us but are often left out of more formal papers or presentations. This week, we talk to Diana Bautista about the difference between itch and pain, the curious organ of the star-nosed mole, and more! Dr. Bautista is an assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology at the University of California at Berkeley.
This week, we talk to Diana Bautista about the difference between itch and pain, the curious organ of the star-nosed mole, and more! Dr. Bautista is an assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology at the University of California at Berkeley.
Other listening options: Our conversation with professor Bautista can be streamed or downloaded here: NeuroTalk S2E2 Diana Bautista You can also subscribe to NeuroTalk though iTunes by searching for "Neuwritewest" in the iTunes store and subscribing to our channel.
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Welcome to the new year of school, and a new year of NeuroTalk! In the first episode of our second season, our guest is Yun Zhang, an associate professor of biology at Harvard University. We speak with professor Zhang about growing up in science, and studying learning and behavior in C.elegans!
Note to listeners: we had some connectivity issues while conducting the interview, so the audio quality is not as good in some places.
Welcome to the new year of school, and a new year of NeuroTalk! In our first episode of our second season, we speak with Yun Zhang about growing up in science, and learning and behavior in the nematode C.elegans! Yun Zhang is an associate professor of biology at Harvard University.
You can also stream or download this NeuroTalk here:
Season 1 of NeuroTalk is still available for your listening pleasure here:
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