GradCast

Jeremy Lant is at an interesting point in his graduate career. He might have just cracked open a novel cure to a wide range of genetic disorders. With Yimin and Navaneeth, join us to know how he uses tRNA dependent mistranslation to recode the genetic blueprint.    Hosts: Yimin Chen and Navaneeth Mohan     Producer: Susan Anthony

Ariel and Taniya chat with Krys Wieczerzak about her work measuring brain waves in the auditory cortex and the importance of reproducing results in research.    Hosts: Ariel Frame and Taniya Nagpal Producer: Susan Anthony

Ariel and Navaneeth talk with David Wright about his work on protein modifications generated in Escherichia coli. Hosts: Ariel Frame and Navaneeth Mohan

On this episode of Gradcast, hosts Ariel and Yimin speak to Dylan Baloun about his research on bat migration. Hosts: Yimin Chen and Ariel Frame

Jennifer Opoku from Health Information Science talks to Yimin and Roger about her plans to use qualitative research methods to study people's health information needs and behaviours. We also discuss how the recent protests and rallies in the United States has affected her, as a Canadian/American dual citizen. Hosts: Yimin Chen and Roger Hudson

Yimin Chen and Susan Anthony speak with Mitch Mann about his work on TUT1, a protein that prevents DNA and RNA damage - and cancer!   Hosts: Yimin Chen and Susan Anthony

Ariel Frame and Sabrina Hope interview Patrick Hill about his research determining how the moon may have been formed from a large impact between the earth and another planet. Patrick is a PhD student in the Earth Sciences Department in a collaborative program with the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX), as well as the Pride Commissioner for the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS)....

Alex and Tristan chat with Roger Hudson, a neuroscience Master's student, about the potential pitfalls and medical benefits of marijuana.   Hosts: Tristan Johnston and Alex Moszczynski  

Roger and Taniya chat with Applied Mathematics Master's student, Navneeth Mohan, about his work exploring the behaviour of predators and prey using math.  Hosts: Roger Hudson and Taniya Nagpal

Joel Slade, PhD candidate in the Biology Department at Western, tells hosts Sabrina and Yimin about how he secured a postdoc position at Michigan State University. He shares his experiences on how and when he started looking for positions, what he prepared, and where to look.  Hosts: Yimin Chen and Sabrina Hope  

Hosts Yimin and Roger are joined by Heba Alnaseri, who is working to find out how to prevent opportunistic infections by the Staphylococcus Aureus bacterium. Follow her research on Twitter: @hebastweets or @McGavLab Hosts: Yimin Chen and Roger Hudson

Robert Szabla, PhD Candidate in Biochemistry, discusses his research on Deinococcus radiodurans Bacteria and how it's pprA Protein allows it to survive 14,000 times more radiation than a human cell. Hosts: Andrew Hanna and Alex Moszczynski

On this episode of Gradcast, hosts Emma and Andrew speak with Jordan Edwards, a first-year PhD student in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics. Edwards studies the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders in the Canadian immigrant and refugee population. Hosts: Emma Bridgwater and Andrew Hanna  

Hosts Taniya and Susan talk to fellow Gradcast committee member Emma Bridgwater about how the human brain interpret sounds, and how you can measure it in sleeping subjects. Hosts: Taniya Nagpal and Susan Anthony

Andrew and Yimin speak with Mary Blake Bonn about the role of voices in musical understanding, as well as her work as the president of SOGS. Hosts: Andrew Hanna and Yimin Chen

In this episode, Tristan and Yimin talk to Sally Norris and Thea Knowles about their work launching the first Canadian chapter of R-Ladies - a group dedicated to promoting the R programming language and statistical package to women in the research community. Hosts: Tristan Johnston and Yimin Chen

Hosts Ariel Frame and Yimin Chen chat with Mohamed Gatie about stem cells and their role in embryo development. Hosts: Ariel Frame and Yimin Chen

Andrew Harris talks with Yimin and Alex about how ultrasound imaging can be used to create 3D pictures to improve medical diagnoses. Hosts: Yimin Chen and Alex Moszczynski  

In this episode of Gradcast, hosts Richard Raycraft and Sabrina Hope speak with Coby Martin, a masters student in biology. Martin is working on producing a vaccine for Bovine respiratory disease (BRD), which affects cattle around the world. Hosts: Sabrina Hope & Richard Raycraft Producer:  Sabrina Hope

Susan and Tristan talk to Indigenous Studies PhD student Andrew Judge about how tier 1 universities in Canada fare when it comes to indigenous faculty, and we talk about how and why universities need to be more accessible to indigenous students and staff. Hosts: Susan Anthony & Tristan Johnston Producer: Susan Anthony

Our cells aren't the only things ith DNA in a living things body. Small organs for our cells have their own codes and evolve as well. This is the subject of our show today with Matheus Sanita Lima. Hosts: Ariel Frame & Chantal Lemire Producer: Susan Anthony

Ariel and Yimin discuss with Asad Lone how cell metabolism can affect your chances of getting Alzheimer's Disease. Hosts: Yimin Chen & Ariel Frame Producer: Sabrina Hope

This week we meet with Mark Gera. From the public health program, he discusses with us the relationship between distance from a dentist office, and oral health. Hosts: Tristan Johnson & Alex Moszczynski Producer: Susan Anthony

This week, we talk to Music Education student Kristine Musgrove. Her work studies the culture of competitive marching band groups in the US. Hosts: Susan Anthony & Andrew Hanna   Producer: Tristian Johnson

This week we say goodbye to longtime Gradcast committee member Julia Palozzi. We talk about her work on peat bogs in northern Ontario. Julia, you will be missed. Hosts: Susan Anthony & Taniya Nagpaland   Producer: Sabrina Hope