SciSection

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SciSection is the #1 Science Show being produced from the center of Hamilton, in Ontario, Canada. SciSection aims to bridge the gap between individuals who may not be exposed to the same information as those studying sciences. Science is not just about chemical titrations or DNA transcription - nor is it only for that one character who wears an Einstein shirt in all those TV shows. From time to time we tend to forget that all the sciences are being studied for the betterment of us as a global population! So, we can learn and apply it to our day to day lives. We are here to remind you of that!

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New Study Finds No Evidence That Depression is a Chemical Imbalance (Interview with Dr. Joanna Moncrieff, psychiatrist and researcher at University College London) 10.11.2022 28:23

🟨Please note this episode is for informational use only and discusses the topics of depression and antidepressants. Please discuss any concerns you have with your primary care provider and mental health professionals before altering any medication intake. 🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Joanna Moncrieff, a psychiatrist and a part-time academic tha...

Navigating Academics and Friendships (Interview with Dr. Abid Hidayat) 26.10.2022 14:52

Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Abid Hidayat, an alum at McMaster University's undergraduate Life Science program, as well as University of Toronto's Dental College 🦷🥼! We'll be learning about the Smile Team Family Dentistry, his academic journey, advice on navigating academics along with friendships, the importance of staying consistent with scali...

Using Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose Birth Defects (Interview with Dr. Mark Walker) 26.10.2022 15:10

Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Mark Walker, Chief of Dept. Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care at the Ottawa Hospital and research in maternal-fetal health 👶🩺! We'll be learning about his research concerning deep-learning AI to diagnose birth defects and so much more👀! Journalist: Amy Stewart Don’t forget to catch us live on CFMU 93.3 FM ra...

Prioritizing Mental Health in Academia and Education (Interview with Dr.Noam Raiter) 26.10.2022 11:27

Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Noam Raiter, a podcast host, social media wellness creator, founder of charitable clothing line and a resident physician 🎙👕🥼! We'll be learning about prioritizing mental health in academia & education, lessons for pre-med students, and so much more👀! Journalist: Anam Biabani Don’t forget to catch us live on CFMU...

The Ups and Downs from Undergraduate to Research Chair and Professor (Interview with Dr. Andrea Gonzalez) 26.10.2022 10:41

Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Andrea Gonzalez, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience at McMaster University 🧠🥼! We'll be learning about her journey from undergraduate to being a research chair and professor in the department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviours at McMaster, the ups and downs, advise for students, an...

Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning Approaches (Interview with Dr. Pascal Tyrrell) 26.10.2022 15:40

Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Pascal Tyrrell, Director of Data Science and Associate Professor with the Department of Medical Imaging, Temerity Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto 🩻🥼! We'll be learning about his research in the area of paediatric rheumatology at SickKids, innovative Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning approa...

Falling in love, quickly and often - Emophilia (Interview with Dr. Daniel N Jones from the University of Virginia) 26.10.2022 18:46

Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Daniel N Jones, a professor and researcher within the University of Virginia in the subject area of legal psychology 👨‍⚖️🧠! We'll be learning about his research concerning emophilia - the tendency to fall in love quickly, falling in love often, and so much more💗👀! Take the survey to see your emophilia score💯: http...

The Great Potential of Bacteriophages to Replace Antibiotics (Interview with Dr. Steven Theriault, CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Cytophage Technologies) 04.05.2022 17:33

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Steven Theriault, the CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Cytophage Technologies🦠🧪! We'll be learning about his company, how he plans to use bacteriophages where antibiotics fail in the medical and agricultural industries, the use of phages in vaccinations, and so much more👀! 🟨Journalist: Amy Stewart 🟦Don’t forg...

Nutrigenetics- What Science Says About Genetically-Based Diet Plans (Interview with Dr. Dylan MacKay, Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba) 04.05.2022 17:02

Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Dylan MacKay, an assistant professor and researcher within the University of Manitoba's Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences 🍎🥼! We'll be learning about his research concerning the role of lifestyle in the treatment of chronic diseases, how the new scientific trend of nutrigenomics may not be the key to...

The Endless Possibilities of Attosecond Science (Interview with Dr. Paul Corkum, a professor at the University of Ottawa, researcher with the National Research Council, and 2022 Wolf Prize Winner) 30.04.2022 16:07

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Paul Corkum, a professor at the University of Ottawa, a researcher with the National Research Council, and a co-recipient of the 2022 Wolf Prize in physics🥼⚛️! We'll be learning about his pioneering work in the field of attosecond science, how it will have virtually endless applications in various fields, such as ce...

Targeting Hypoxic Tumours through Metabolism Reprogramming (Interview with Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky, Professor and Director of Research in the University of Toronto's Department of Radiation Oncology) 30.04.2022 14:33

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky, an associate professor and the director of research in the University of Toronto's Department of Radiation Oncology as well as a researcher at the Princess Margaret Cancer Center🧬🔬! We'll be learning about her lab’s research concerning the microenvironment of tumours, developing methods to tar...

All About TMM: A Research Focused Undergraduate Program (Interview with Dr. Jonathan Lee, Director of the Translational and Molecular Medicine (TMM) Program at the University of Ottawa) 30.04.2022 14:00

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Jonathan Lee, a professor in the University of Ottawa's Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology and the director of the Translational and Molecular Medicine (TMM) Undergraduate Program 🥼🧪! We'll be learning about the future of cellular and molecular medicine, the TMM program's many pros, including...

Move the Body, Heal the Mind: Movement as Medicine for the Mind (Interview with Dr. Jennifer Heisz, Professor at McMaster University and head of the NeuroFIT Lab) 02.03.2022 16:11

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Jennifer Heisz, an associate professor in McMaster University's Department of Kinesiology, associate director of the Physical Activity Center of Excellence, head of the NeuroFIT Lab, and the author of "Move the Body, Heal the Mind", set for release on March 8, 2022 🧠💪! We'll be learning about brain health, the conn...

Learning about the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Interview with Dr. Sarita Verma, the Dean, President, and CEO of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine) 06.01.2022 9:32

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Sarita Verma, the Dean, President, and CEO of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine 📚🩺! We'll be learning about the school's core values of social accountability in medicine, specifically in reference to rural, Indigenous, and Francophone populations, as well as the school's plan to fill the physician shortage in...

The Role of Microbiota in Depression and Anxiety Disorders (Interview with Arthi Chinna-Meyyappan, a PhD Candidate at Queen's University) 06.01.2022 12:21

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Arthi Chinna-Meyyappan, a PhD Candidate at Queen's University 🧠! We'll be learning about her research on the gut-brain axis and how microbiota plays a major role in depression and anxiety disorders. We'll also learn about the future of neuroscience and how to get involved in research 🔬👩‍🔬👨‍🔬!  🟨Journalist: Am...

Epilepsy Is Not What You Think (Interview with Dr. Jacqueline French, professor at the NYU Langone School of Medicine and neurologist) 06.01.2022 18:32

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Jacqueline French, a professor at the NYU Langone School of Medicine, the founder and director of the Epilepsy Study Consortium, and the Chief Scientific Officer of the Epilepsy Foundation 🧠! We'll be learning about the stigmas associated with epilepsy, breaking them down, and why supporting the research is essentia...

Guinness Worlds Records and Physics (Interview with Dr. Burnaby Q. Orbax) 15.12.2021 18:19

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Hans Barnard, a showman and physics professor at the University of Guelph 👨‍🔬! We'll be learning about his 26 Guinness World Records, what got him into show business while studying physics, and the overall message he wants to put out in the world of science and show business🏆. 🟨Journalist: Raj Chakkal 🟦Don’t for...

Guinness World Record for modelling a Zombie Apocalypse (Interview with Dr. Stacey Smith) 15.12.2021 18:07

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Stacey Smith, a professor of Biomathematics at the University of Ottawa 🔢! We'll be learning about the various diseases she's studied, important factors to take into account when researching, and her Guinness World Record for modelling a zombie apocalypse 🦠🧟‍♂️. 🟨Journalist: Amy Stewart 🟦Don’t forget to follow u...

Producing the First Human MRI and Human Hybrid PET MRI in Canada (Interview with Dr. Frank Prato) 25.11.2021 25:43

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Frank Prato, founder of the Lawson Imaging Research Program 🔬! We'll be learning about producing the first human MRI in Canada, as well as the first human hybrid PET MRI in Canada. Dr. Prato also speaks about the creation of the Lawson Imaging Research Program 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬🧪. 🟨Journalist: Jeryn Anthonypillai 🟦Don’t...

COVID-19 and the Future Pandemics (Interview with Dr. Jeff Kwong) 25.11.2021 15:25

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Jeff Kwong, an associate professor at the University of Toronto and scientist with ICES and Public Health Ontario 👨‍🔬! We'll be learning more about COVID-19, vaccinations, and the future of pandemics 🔬🦠. 🟨Journalist: Haleema Ahmed 🟦Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram, like us on Facebook, and catch us live...

The Health and Technology Industry (Interview with Dr. Joshua Liu) 25.11.2021 20:46

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Joshua Liu, physician and CEO of SeamlessMD👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️! We'll be learning about his company, the health and technology industry, and its future 🔬. 🟨Journalist: Haleema Ahmed 🟦Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram, like us on Facebook, and catch us live on the radio on CFMU 93.3 FM Wednesdays at 6pm. For more info...

Psychology and History of Pandemics (Interview with Dr. Steven Taylor) 25.11.2021 14:19

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Steven Taylor, a professor at the University of British Colombia and renowned author👨‍🔬📚! We'll be learning about the psychology of pandemics as well as the history of pandemics 🦠. 🟨Journalist: Luke Peterson 🟦Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram, like us on Facebook, and catch us live on the radio on CFMU 93....

The Fundamentals of Wireless Communication (Interview with Dr. Ekram Hossain, author and professor at the University of Manitoba) 17.11.2021 13:58

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Ekram Hossain, a professor in the University of Manitoba's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering as well as an author of many titles, such as 'Introduction to Network Simulator NS2' ⚡📚! We'll be learning about his career and work thus far, the future of wireless networks and technology, and so much more...

From Sports to STEM (Interview with Dr. Kim Clay, founder and CEO of Play Like a Girl) 17.11.2021 19:52

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Kim Clay, the founder and CEO of the non-profit Play Like a Girl 🏃‍♀️! We'll be learning about the beginnings of the non-profit itself, how skills learned from sports and mentorship can prepare young girls to pursue career paths like those in STEM, and so much more 👀  🟨Journalist: Allison Yan 🟦Don’t forget t...

Modern Medicine Must Consider the Social Determinants of Health (Interview with Dr. Latif Murji, family physician and founder of the Stand Up for Health organization and Vaxfact Clinic) 17.11.2021 15:39

🟦Welcome to SciSection! Joining us in today's interview is our special guest Dr. Latif Murji, a family physician, lecturer at the University of Toronto and founder of the Stand Up for Health organization and Vaxfact Clinic 🩺! We'll be learning about his experiences as a family physician, experiential medication education, Canada's first-physician led vaccine confidence service, and so much more...