The Future Conceived

In this episode of The Future Conceived, Dr. Victor A. Ruthig, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, sits down with Rhasaan Bovell, a third-year PhD candidate conducting cheetah research at Cornell University and the Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. Listen in as Rhasaan updates us on advances in cheetah conservation since our last podcast on the topic in 202...

What happens when your scientific observations conflict with literature? Do challenging scientific dogmas impact the way we do research, and can it even impact our career? Listen close to the interview of Dr. Greg Johnson and Dr. Ky Pohler from Texas A&M University by Dr. Pete Hansen from University of Florida, and learn how some aspects of their research are calling into question some of our...

In this episode of The Future Conceived, Dr. Victor A. Ruthig, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, sits down with Dr. Bruce D. Murphy, University of Montreal. Dr. Murphy is the 2023 recipient of SSR’s highest honor, The Carl G. Hartman award. Listen in as Dr. Murphy discusses his research trajectory and being the 2023 Carl G. Hartman award recipient. Dr. Murphy also gives some sage wis...

In this podcast, Dr. Peter Hansen interviews Dr. Thomas Hildebrandt, Head of Department of Reproduction Management at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin, Germany on his first successful embryo transfer in southern white rhinos. Listen to learn more about white rhino conservation, the uncharted territory of performing IVF, and this major milestone in the race against time...

To learn all about Dr. Pate's mentoring philosophy and her SSR meeting memories, listen to this interview conducted by Dr. Warren B. Nothnick, who was a graduate student with Dr. Pate and who nominated her for the 2021 Trainee Mentor Award.

In this episode of "The Future Conceived", we Interviewed Dr Diana Monsivais, the 2023 SSR Bahr Jr Scientist Travel Awardee. She is an assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine. Click to listen what's her experience with SSR and the exciting topics she is working on!

Follow along as we learn about Dr. Fuller Bazer’s career journey, from his upbringing in Louisiana, his Ph. D. training at North Carolina State University in the 1960’s following his military active duty in South Korea, to his early career at University of Florida before settling in at Texas A&M University in 1992. Dr. Bazer is a distinguished professor in Animal Science, College of Agricultur...

From cleaning dishes in a lab, to engineering, to medical school, to senior principal investigator of the "Reproductive Medicine Group" at NIEHS, listen to the amazing scientific journey of Dr. Carmen Williams, the recipient of the 2023 SSR Trainee Mentoring Award.  This podcast also features Dr. Miranda Bernhardt, who, before becoming the Director of the Animal Production Core and Assis...

Today's interview is with Dr Benjamin Tsang, the 2022 SSR Distinguished Leadership and Service Awardee. Dr. Tsang is a Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Cellular & Molecular Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Tune in to learn all about Dr. Tsang's career, his research on ovarian cancer, and his long term commitment and service to our SSR society.