People Behind the Science Podcast

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Emily Darling is Director of Coral Reef Conservation at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. Emily received her B.Sc. Degree in Biology from Queen’s University and her PhD in […] The post 669: Dr. Emily Darling: Conducting Res...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Gail Ashley is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rutgers University. She is Undergraduate Program Director and Director of the Quaternary Studies Graduate Certificate Program. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geology from the University of Massachusetts and […] The post 668: Dr. Gai...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. James (JC) Cahill is a Professor of Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. He received his PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Pennsylvania. Afterward, he served briefly as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Ursinus College […] The post 667: Dr. James Cahill: Roving Roots...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Mita Dasog is an Associate Professor and the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Research Chair in the Department of Chemistry at Dalhousie University in Canada. She received her BSc in chemistry from the University of Saskatchewan and her PhD in chemistry from the University of Alberta. […] The post 666: Dr. Mita Dasog: Developing Nanomateria...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Jennifer Jenkins is the Atkinson Chair of Early Child Development and Education and the Interim Academic Director of the Frazer Mustard Institute of Human Development at the University of Toronto. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Developmental Psychology from the University of Sussex, her Master’s degree in Clinical Child [&#...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman is a Research Space Scientist with NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center. He received his Masters Degree in Earth Sciences from the University of Rochester and his PhD in Astrobiology and Geosciences from the Pennsylvania State University. Shawn previously worked as a […] The post 664: Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman:...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Karen James is a staff scientist at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory in Maine.  She received her PhD in Genetics from the University of Washington and conducted postdoctoral research at the Natural History Museum in London before joining the MDI Lab. Karen is also […] The post 663: Dr. Karen James: A Career Based on Pairing...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Olaf Andersen is a Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Director of the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program in New York City. He was awarded his MD from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and completed postdoctoral research at the […] The post 662: Dr. Olaf Andersen: Investigat...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. C. Robin Buell is a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics in the Department of Crop & Soil Sciences and the Center for Applied Genetic Technologies at the University of Georgia. She received her BSc in biology from the University of Maryland, […] The post 661: Dr. Robin Buell: Decoding the Genomes of Plan...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Rupal Patel is a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders as well as the College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University. She is also Director of the Communication Analysis and Design Laboratory and a Co-Founder and Core Faculty member of […] The post 660: Dr. Rupal Patel: Speaking Up A...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Michael Clegg is a Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine. He is also the past Foreign Secretary of the US National Academy of Sciences, and just recently finished serving in his third consecutive term. Mike received his […] The post 659: Dr. Mike Clegg: Using...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Howard Rosenbaum is a Senior Conservation Scientist and Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Ocean Giants Program, which aims to secure the future of whales, dolphins, and other marine species. He is also a Senior Scientist at the American Museum of Natural History, core faculty […] The post 658: Dr. Howard Rosenbaum:...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel is a Professor of Psychology and Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University. She received her B.S. in Biology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and completed her M.S. in Neuroscience at Case Western Reserve University. She was awarded her PhD in […] The post 657: Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houz...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Stanley Maloy is Dean of the College of Sciences, Associate Director of the Center for Microbial Sciences, and Professor in Biology at San Diego State University. He received his Ph. D. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the University of California, Irvine and conducted postdoctoral research […] The post 656: Dr. Stanley Maloy...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Tara Alvarez is Professor of Bio-Medical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Chief Scientific Officer at OculoMotor Technologies. She was awarded her B.S. in Electrical Engineering and her Ph. D. in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers University. Afterwards, she conducted postdoctoral research at […...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Malia Gehan is an Assistant Member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. She received her undergraduate training in Biology from Willamette University and her PhD in Plant Biology from Michigan State University. Afterwards, Malia was awarded a National Science Foundation Plant Genome Initiative Postdoctoral […] The post 654: Dr....

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar is the Smith and Lucille Gibson Professor of Medicine, Director of the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Co-Director of the American Heart Association Tobacco Regulation and Addiction Center, and a Distinguished University Scholar at the University of Louisville. He was awarded his PhD […] The post 653: Dr. Aruni...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Franck Polleux is a Professor of Neuroscience and member of the Zuckerman Mind, Brain, Behavior Institute at Columbia University. He completed his undergraduate degree as well as his PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Claude Bernard in Lyon, France. Afterward, he travelled to Johns […] The post 652: Dr. Franck Polleux: Exciting D...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Pat Hutchings is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Australian Museum Research Institute. She received her B.Sc. with Special Honors from Queen Mary’s College of the University of London and her Ph. D. and D.Sc. in reproductive biology of a sea worm from the University […] The post 651: Dr. Pat Hutchings: Studying Sea W...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Nicholas Oberlies is the Patricia A. Sullivan Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Nick was awarded his B.S. in Chemistry from Miami University (of Ohio) and his Ph. D. in Medicinal Chemistry and […] The post 650: Dr. Nicholas Oberl...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Christine McCarthy is the Lamont Assistant Research Professor at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University. She received her B.S. in Geophysics from the University of Oregon and went on to receive her M.Sc. and PhD in Geological Science from Brown University. Afterward, Christine conducted postdoctoral research […] The...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Nathan Smith will soon be starting his new roles as Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion in Research and Research Education as well as Associate Professor of Neuroscience in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester. Currently, Nathan is Director of […] The post 648: Dr. Nathan Smith: Investigating Interacti...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Louis Schipper is a Professor in the School of Science at the University of Waikato. He received his undergraduate, Master’s, and PhD degrees in biology from the University of Waikato. Afterward, he accepted a postdoctoral position at the University of Florida before returning to New […] The post 647: Dr. Louis Schipper: Advancing...

Listen Free in iTunes  Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Verónica Di Stilio is a full Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington. She attended the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina where she completed her undergraduate studies in biology, specializing in plant ecology. After graduating, Verónica worked for two years […] The post 646: Dr. Verónica Di Stilio:...

Listen Free in iTunes Listen Free on Stitcher Radio Dr. Bonney is a Professor and Director of the Research Division in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Vermont. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and went on to earn her MD from […] The post 645: Dr. Elizabeth Bonney: Laboring...