Raja Estes

PEERing into Science

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PEERing into Science is a podcast that highlights the stories and career journeys of PEER scientists. Now what's a PEER scientist? Well, PEER stands for People Excluded due to their Ethnicity or Race, and why would they have interesting journeys in science? Well, these professionals have carved a space for themselves in a system that was truly not built for them. And regardless of their identity and their scientific interests, their stories hold wisdom that we all can learn from. This podcast isn't about the science, but the scientist. So let's PEER into science. New episodes out monthly!

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Raja Estes

Episodes

Don’t focus on your weaknesses, identify and harness your strengths | PEERing into Science with Dr. JP Flores 04.03.2026 1:08:03

Today’s episode, I get to chat with a future (as of April 2026 itwill be official) Dr. JP Flores! He is a powerhouse of a scientist and trainee, he is a Philopeno American raised in LA. He stayed in LA for undergrad, going to Occidental College, found his love for research studying cone snails, and continued with that love for science to UNC Chapel Hill, where he has led multiple science communica...

PEERing with a systemic lens at academia with Dr. Antoinette Foster 01.02.2026 1:00:37

This episode is for the new PI, the new student, and the future PEER scientist. I talk with Dr. Antoinette Foster about her journey into a new role in the academic sphere: a scientist of science. As a faculty member at Oregon Health & Science University's Vollum Institute for Neuroscience, she leads a student guidance center, teaches lectures on the social history of science, and counsels...

Through science she found her power | PEERing into Science with Dr. Swetha Murthy 01.01.2026 1:03:48

Have you ever wondered about the molecules that allow our cells to sense touch? Well, Dr. Swetha Murthy has made it her lab's mission to understand just this. Yet how did she get to be a somatosensory (the science behind our sensations) neuroscientist? Growing up in Bangalore, India, she knew that she had a passion for biology, and with that passion, she directed her career into science. She remin...

From gazing at stars in the sky to the star cells in your mind | PEERing into Science with Dr. Anusha Mishra 01.12.2025 1:00:12

To start off this podcast series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Anusha Mishra, a scientist who studies how the cells in our brain respond to stroke, from the vessels that burst to the support cells called glia cells that rush to the scene and protect our neurons. Specifically, she studies how the cells that wrap our blood vessels in the brain change their messaging after a stroke to contr...

Introduction to PEERing into Science | EP1 19.11.2025 7:30

Finally, a podcast about PEER scientists for PEER scientists, and really anyone who dreams of being a scientist! In this introduction episode, I share my story for the inspiration and the mission behind the PEERing into Science Podcast, and what you can expect from the conversations with PEER scientists we have all been waiting for! If you want to follow the PEERing into Science team and stay up t...