People Behind the Science Podcast

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Randi Martin is the Elma Schneider Professor in the Department of Psychology at Rice University and an Adjunct Professor of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Science at Baylor College of Medicine. She received her Master’s Degree and PhD in Psychology from Johns Hopkins University. Randi served as […] The post 619: Dr. Randi M...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Gabriella Vigliocco is Professor of Psychology and Language Sciences in the Department of Experimental Psychology at University College London. There, she is also Director of the Cognition and Language Laboratory and Director of the Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme in the Ecological Study of the Brain. […] The post 618: Dr. Gabri...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Jim Hudspeth is the F.M. Kirby Professor at The Rockefeller University, and he leads the Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience there. In addition, he is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. Jim received his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry, as well as his MD and PhD, from Harvard […] The post 617: Dr. Jim Hudspeth: Restoring a...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Vic Arcus is a Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Organic Chemistry from the University of Waikato and his PhD in Molecular Biology from Cambridge. Afterward, Vic became a fellow of […] The post 616: Dr. Vic Arcus: Excellent Researc...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Jennifer Graham-Engeland is an Associate Professor in the Biobehavioral Health Department at The Pennsylvania State University. She graduated from Cornell University majoring in Psychology and English and went on to receive her M.A. and Ph. D. in Social and Health Psychology from Stony Brook University. Jennifer […] The post 615: Dr. J...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Fan-Gang Zeng is Director of the Center for Hearing Research and Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Sciences and Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of […] The post 614: Dr...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Hélène Morlon is a Research Scientist with the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) at the Institute of Biology at the Ecole Nomale Supérieure in Paris. She is also affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Center for Research in Biology at the Collège de France. She received her […] The post 613: Dr. Hélène Morlon: Conducting Di...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Ed Belbruno is a professional artist, specializing in abstract expressionist paintings, Clinical Professor of Mathematics at Yeshiva University, a Visiting Research Associate in the Astrophysics Department at Princeton University, and President and Founder of the company Innovative Orbital Design. Ed received his associate degree from [&#8230...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Andrea Califano is the Clyde and Helen Wu Professor of Chemical Systems Biology in the Departments of Systems Biology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, and Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University.  He is Founding Chair of the Department of Systems Biology, Director of the JP Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center, and Associate Dire...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Sharon Antonucci is a clinical researcher, speech-language pathologist, and Director of the MossRehab Aphasia Center. She was awarded her B.A. in child development and Italian from Connecticut College, her master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Columbia University, and her Ph. D. in speech and hearing sciences from […] The p...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Jan Westpheling is a Professor of Genetics in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia. She received her B.S. degree in Microbiology from Purdue University. Jan worked as a  Research Technician at Eli Lilly before going back to graduate school […] The post 609: Dr. Jan Westpheling: Fueling Up on Inspiratio...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Ricardo Araneda is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland. He completed his undergraduate studies in Biochemistry at the University of Concepcion in Chile and his undergraduate thesis project at the Catholic University in Santiago. Afterward, he came to […] The post 608: Dr. Ricardo Areneda: A...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Paul Schimmel is Professor of Molecular Medicine and of Chemistry at Scripps Research Institute. He also holds an appointment with the Institute for Advanced Study at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, is the author of a widely used three volume textbook on biophysical […] The post 607: Dr. Paul Schimmel: Unraveling the Ro...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Wakenda Tyler is an Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Oncology and Metabolic Bone Disease and Adult Reconstruction at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She was awarded her M.D. And M.P.H. from John Hopkins University and completed residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital for Special […] The post 606: Dr. Wakenda Tyle...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Shailesh Kantak is a clinician scientist, an Institute Scientist, and Director of the Neuroplasticity and Motor Behavior Laboratory at Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI). He is also a recently tenured Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Arcadia University. Shailesh received his Bachelor of Science degree [&...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Professor Dame Kay Davies is the Dr. Lee’s Professor of Anatomy in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics and Director of the MRC Functional Genomics Unit at the University of Oxford. She is also the Honorary Director of the MRC Functional Genomics Unit, a deputy […] The post 604: Dr. Kay Davies: Not Wasting Any Time in Se...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Charles Cockell is a Professor of Astrobiology in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the UK Centre for Astrobiology. In addition, he is the Founder and Chair of the Earth and Space Foundation and also the Co-Founder, […] The post 603: Dr. Charles Cockell: Exploring Extreme Environments and...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Rachel Wong is a Professor in the Department of Biological Structure at the University of Washington. She received her PhD in Vision Neuroscience from Australian National University. Afterward she served as a Research Associate at the National Vision Research Institute of Australia. Rachel then conducted […] The post 602: Dr. Rachel Won...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Amanda Therrien is an Institute Scientist and Director of the Sensorimotor Learning Laboratory at Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI). Amanda received her B.Sc. in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa and her Ph. D. in Kinesiology, specializing in sensorimotor neuroscience, from McMaster University. Before accepting […...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Jess Adkins is a Professor of Geochemistry at California Institute of Technology. He received his PhD in Chemical Oceanography from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He then completed postdoctoral fellowships at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and at the University of Minnesota before joining […] The post 600: Dr. J...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Herbert Geller is a Senior Investigator in the Developmental Neurobiology Section and Head of the Office of Education  at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. He received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and […] The post 599: Dr. Herbert Geller: Growing...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Anna Frebel is the Silverman Family Career Development Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She received her PhD from the Australian National University’s Mt. Stromlo Observatory for which she was awarded the Charlene Heisler Prize for the best Australian astronomy PhD thesis of […] The post 598...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Jack Schultz is a Professor in Plant Sciences and Director of the Bond Life Sciences Center at the University of Missouri. He received his PhD in Zoology from the University of Washington and completed postdoctoral research at Dartmouth College. He was then hired at Dartmouth […] The post 597: Dr. Jack Schultz: Chemical Compounds as Pro...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Lily Wang is a Professor of Architectural Engineering in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Faculty Development in the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She received her PhD in Acoustics from […] The post 596: Dr. Lily Wang: Studyi...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Peter Crane is the Carl W. Knobloch Jr. Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Professor of Botany at Yale University. Peter received his B.Sc. and Ph. D. in Botany from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Afterward, he conducted postdoctoral […] The post 595: Dr. Peter Crane: A Botanist Who Rose to P...