Research Digest

GUEST: Juliet Obi, PhD Affiliation: Eli Lilly and Company, California, USA Guest's LinkedIn Profile link Host's LinkedIn Profile link  Video Version: Find this episode on YouTube REFERENCE Obi, J.O., Kihn, K.C., McQueen, L. et al. Structuraldynamics of the dengue virus non-structural 5 (NS5) interactions with promoterstem-loop A (SLA). npj Viruses 3, 30 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44298-025-0...

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GUEST INTRODUCTION Mirza Galib, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Howard University, USA. Google Scholar Profile OTHER PLATFORM Link to this Episode on YOUTUBE

GUEST INTRODUCTION Jagotamoy Das, PhD Research Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University. Google Scholar   This Episode on YouTube ALL PODCAST PLATFORMS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@research.digest Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MgyfBQ07DXGglIm8vPfLw?si=0334435c2c0647e1 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/research-digest/id1785500229 Amazo...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussed the article titled “Early adversitycauses sex-specific deficits in perforant pathway connectivity and contextual memory in adolescent mice”, published in Biology of Sex Differences Journal ( Volume: 15, Article number: 39) in 2024 by BMC/Springer Nature . We talked with the leading author, Dr. Rafiad Islam , about the backgroundof the re...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we dive into a fascinating study published in JCI Insight (2024) titled “Impact of genetic factors on antioxidant rescue of maternal diabetes–associated congenital heart disease.” We had the pleasure of chatting with the lead author, Dr. Talita Z. Choudhury, who walked us through the story behind the research, the key discoveries, and what this could...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussed the article titled “Protein bL38 facilitates incorporation of uL6 during assembly of the 50S subunit in Flavobacterium johnsoniae”, published in Nucleic Acids Research (NAR) Journal (Volume 53, Issue 4) on 28 February 2025 by Oxford University Press. We talked with the leading author, Md Siddik Alom, about the background of the research...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussedthe article titled “Dynamic Changes in Heparan Sulfate Nanostructure in Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation”, published in ACS Nano (2023). We spoke with the lead author, Dr. Deena Al Mahbuba, about the background of the research work, its major findings, and future perspectives. THIS EPISODE on YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/rtVNZWDLmt...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussedthe article titled “A mesoporous gold biosensor to investigate immune checkpoint protein heterogeneity in single lung cancer cells”, published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics Journal by Elsevier (Vol. 249, 2024) . We talked with the leading author, Emtiaz Ahmed , about the background of the research work, major findings, and future persp...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussedthe article titled “Paratype: a genotyping tool for Salmonella Paratyphi A reveals its global genomic diversity”, published in Nature Communications; Vol 13: 7912 (2022) . We talked with the leading author, Dr. Arif Mohammad Tanmoy , about the background of the research work, major findings, and future perspectives.   GUEST INTRODUCTION A...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussedthe article titled “Genomic attributes of Vibrio cholerae O1responsible for 2022 massive cholera outbreak in Bangladesh”, published in Nature Communications journal (2023) . We talked with the leading author, Dr. Md Mamun Monir , about the background of the research work, major findings, and future perspectives.   GUEST INTRODUCTION Md Ma...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussedthe article titled “Alternative splicing of a chromatin modifier alters the transcriptional regulatory programs of stem cell maintenance and neuronal differentiation”, published in Cell Stem Cell , Volume 31:5, (2024). We talked with the leading author, Mohammad Nazim , about the background of the research work, major findings, and future...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussed the article titled “Postnatal expression of the lysine methyltransferase SETD1B is essential for learning and the regulation of neuron‐enriched genes”, published in EMBO Journal in 2021. We talked with one of the first authors, M SADMAN SAKIB, about the background of the research work, major findings, and future perspectives. GUEST: M Sa...

In this episode of the ResearchDigest Podcast, we discussed the article titled “Kinase Scaffold Cab39 Is Necessary for Phospho-Activation of the Thiazide-Sensitive NCC”, published in HYPERTENSION JOURNAL (2024) . We talked with the leading author, Mohammed Zubaerul Ferdaus , about the background of the research work, major findings, and future perspectives.   GUEST AFFILIATION Research Faculty  Va...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussed the article titled “Regulation of Zbp1 by miR-99b-5p in microglia controls the development of schizophrenia-like symptoms in mice”, published in EMBO Journal (Volume 43(8):1420-1444) in 2024. We talked with the leading author, Md Rezaul Islam, about the background of the research work, major findings, and future perspectives. > Find t...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussed the article “ Temporal recording of mammalian development and precancer ” published in Nature Journal (Volume 634, 1187–1195) in 2024. We talked with the leading author, Mirazul Islam , about the background of the research work, major findings, and future perspectives. Original Research Article Find the Author Here Find the Host Here Res...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussed the article titled “ Loss of HIV candidate vaccine efficacy in male macaques by mucosal nanoparticle immunization rescued by V2-specific response ”, published in Nature Communications Journal (Volume 15, Article Number 9102). Here we have talked with the leading author, Mohammad Arif Rahman , about the background of the research work, ma...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussed the article titled “The RRM-mediated RNA binding activity in T. brucei RAP1 is essential for VSG monoallelic expression”, published in Nature Communications Journal (Volume 14, Article Number 1576) in 2023. We talked with the co-first author, Marjia Afrin, about the background of the research work, major findings, and future perspectives...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussed the article titled “Structural basis for a highly conserved RNA-mediated enteroviral genome replication”, published in Nucleic Acids Research (NAR) Journal (Volume 52, Issue 18, Pages 11218–11233) by Oxford University Press. We talked with the leading author, Naba Krishna Das, about the article, its background, and future perspectives. F...

In this episode of the Research Digest Podcast, we discussed the article “Tandem mobilization of anti-phage defenses alongside SCCmec elements in staphylococci” published in Nature Communications journal. We talked with the leading author, Motaher Hossain, about the article, its background, and future perspectives. Research Article Link LinkedIn profile of the Guest (Motaher Hossain) LinkedIn prof...