Emory AXON Committee

NeuroChATs

Science EN ↓ 4 episodes

Ever wonder who scientists really are beyond the lab coat? Join Emory Neuroscience PhD students Patlapa Sompolpong and Aranis Muniz Perez as they chAT with researchers from Emory and beyond, exploring the personal stories, passions, and quirks that drive scientific discovery. New episodes come out every month, or well, whenever grad school allows.

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Ep. 3 (Pt. 2): Researching your diagnosis: The importance of lived experiences (featuring Dr. Ebony Glover, PhD) 13.05.2026 17:15

Designing clinical research studies that consider the experiences of patients and their families is key to improving patient lives and outcomes. Enter Dr. Ebony Glover, an Associate Professor at Kennesaw State University who is studying how biological and environmental factors, like sex and socioeconomic status, can affect the likelihood that a person develops PTSD. Dr. Glover brings a unique pers...

Ep.3 (Pt. 1): Researching your diagnosis: The importance of lived experiences (featuring Dr. Ebony Glover, PhD) 25.03.2026 30:23

Ep.2: Having the Audacity (featuring Dr. Steven Sloan, MD, PhD) 07.02.2026 32:08

Serendipity- an accidental discovery; a fortunate coincidence Sometimes, life-changing opportunities find you completely by chance. Other times, they find you only when you have the audacity to seek them out. Join Patlapa Sompolpong and Aranis Muniz Perez as they chAT with Dr. Steven Sloan, Associate Professor and a founding member of Emory's Brain Organoid Hub, about the serendipitous start o...

Ep.1: The Changing Landscape of Graduate Education (featuring Dr. John Hepler, PhD) 13.10.2025 28:21

From washing dishes in a chemistry lab to being trained by the Nobel Prize winner Dr. Alfred G. Gilman, Dr. John R. Hepler’s path to becoming a well-established scientist in the field of cell signaling is a delightful story filled with pockets of wisdom. Dr. Hepler has served almost as a father figure for graduate students for 16+ years through his prior roles of Director of Graduate Students for...