Eric Prileson and Ryan Wagner

BioTalk!

Science EN ↓ 6 episodes

Hello! Ryan and Eric here - we're both PhD students at Washington State University Vancouver where we study ecology and evolutionary biology. Not only do we study biology, we love to talk biology! And what better way to talk biology than to set up interviews with visiting guest speakers in our Integrated Biological Science seminar series! In this podcast, we sit down with the speakers of the WSU-Vancouver biological science seminar series and chat about unique research, the journeys of how each guest came about in science, and a fun mish-mash of other topics.

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Eric Prileson and Ryan Wagner

Episodes

Episode 6: 'Quail, Crickets, and Science Education' with Dr. David Zonana 25.02.2025 43:58

In this episode we have a fantastic chat with Dr. David Zonana, a professor at Clark College in Vancouver Washington (our back yard!) David has done some amazing field research across his career and wants to bring the spirit of research in science to the classroom for everyone to get just as hooked as we are!

Episode 5 "YY males and the tipping point" with Jen Poirier 13.12.2024 54:30

In Episode 5, we talk with Jen Poirier from the US Fish and Wildlife Service about unique methods to control invasive fish species, journeys to non-academic research work, and the best places to fish in Washington and Oregon!

Episode 4 "Eureka moment: proving the Rhizopene pathway" with Dr. Barney Geddes 13.12.2024 18:22

In our 4th episode, we sit down to have a brief chat with Dr. Barney Geddes, visiting WSU Vancouver from North Dakota St. University; Dr. Geddes studies the intricate dynamics of the nitrogen-fixing Rhizobia and legume plant symbioses. His work is building towards synthetic versions of this symbiosis within non-legumes that could increase crop yield while reducing dependence on chemical nitrogen f...

Episode 3 "I'm a very excitable person" with Julianna Halza 13.12.2024 54:17

In our third episode, we speak with current PhD student in the biological sciences, Julianna Halza, who breaks down her research in community ecology and broad effects from the most famous ecosystem engineer: the beaver! We also talk about birding being a 'gateway science activity', the difference between lentic and lotic systems, and Julianna's favorite beaver fact!

Episode 2 - "Khaki shorts and super nerdy" with Dr. Felipe Barreto 13.12.2024 39:55

Howdy from the tidepools! In this episode we discuss multiple levels of biological organization, the journey of Dr. Barreto to science with motivating individuals, and just the coolest little zooplankton critters (Tigriopus copepods) that hang in Pacific coast tidepools

Episode1_LukeReyes 30.11.2024 47:59

Our introductory episode! Hello! Eric and Ryan here - we're PhD students in the School of Biological Sciences at WSU-Vancouver. In this podcast series, we interview each week's seminar speaker so that the graduate student and broader WSU-Vancouver community has a chance to get to know our speakers, their research, and their journey in academia or in their profession. In this inaugural episode, we...