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The official podcast of the Society of Graduate Students at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. We aim to showcase the innovative research that graduate students are conducting at Western University and appeal to various audiences including those within and beyond the academic community.
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Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
In this episode, neuroscience Ph.D. student and fellow GradCast colleague Roger Hudson joins hosts Gregory Robinson and Nikol Posnov to speak about his research on the interactions between THC and CBD in the brain within the context of recent events related to cannabis legalization in Canada. Roger shares with us the knowledge he has acquired over his years of conducting cannabis research. Topics such as THC-induced psychosis, the infamous 'indica-sativa' dichotomy, and edible products for medical cannabis patients are discussed.
Hosts: Nikol Posnov & Gregory Robinson
Produced by Connor Chato
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
In part 2 of GradCast's coverage of the 2019 Western Research forum, Yimin Chen brings you conversations with nursing PhD student Yasin Yasin, psychology PhD student Laura Johnson, and physical chemistry master's student Sarai Guerrero.
Host: Yimin Chen
Produced by Gregory Robinson
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
In part 1 of GradCast's coverage of the 2019 Western Research forum, Roger Hudson and Yimin Chen bring you conversations with mechanical and material engineering master's student Sara Holland, master's of education student Bella Wang, and health and rehabilitation PhD student Humberto Omana.
Hosts: Yimin Chen & Roger Hudson
Produced by Gregory Robinson
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
In this episode, hosts Roger Hudson and Monica Molinaro talk to Dr. Mariya Goncheva, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Our hosts and Mariya talk about the infamous Staphylococcus aureus. They discuss the mutant purr gene that Mariya studies, how antibiotics work, and her experience finishing her PhD and starting her post-doc as an international student in Canada!
To learn more about Dr Mariya Goncheva research and her lab go to https://www.heinrichslab.com
Hosts: Roger Hudson & Monica Molinaro
Produced and edited by Gavin Tolometti
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
The humble spider-mite is a cousin of the spider with an incredibly diverse diet, letting them live and feast on plants all over the world. In their talk with master's student David Letwin - hosts Connor Chato and Nikol Posnov get down to the genetic code that makes these tiny critters and what it's like to share a lab with thousands of them. We learn about the evolutionary factors that allow animals to eat what they eat and how certain expansions in the genome may make Spider Mites frustratingly good at eating all the veggies we try and grow. To find out more about David's work you can email him at dletwin3@uwo.ca
Hosts: Connor Chato & Nikol Posnov
Produced by Ariel Frame
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
The Society for Neuroscience annual conference remains the largest international conference for neuroscience research, hosting upwards of 25,000 neuroscientists each year. GradCast had the opportunity to interview two conference attendees about their cutting-edge research for Neuroscience 2018. In part 2 of this 2-part series, hosts Viki Tellios and Joyla Furlano discuss effective MRI image analysis from work done by Guy Hwang in the Medical Physics department from the University of Wisconsin. As well, Roger Hudson along with Viki Tellios interview Michelle Stone from California State University of San Bernardino about her research associated with the neural sensitization response of cannabinoids.
To learn more about Guy Hwang's research: https://neurofmri.bme.wisc.edu/
To learn more about work from Michelle Stone's lab: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sanders_Mcdougall
Hosts: Joyla Furlano, Roger Hudson, & Viki Tellios
Produced by Roger Hudson & Chantal Lemire
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
The Society for Neuroscience annual conference remains the largest international conference for neuroscience research, hosting upwards of 25,000 neuroscientists each year. GradCast had the opportunity to interview two conference attendees about their cutting-edge research for Neuroscience 2018. In part 1 of this 2-part series, hosts Roger Hudson and Viki Tellios learn about novel methods associated with the classical fear conditioning paradigm, from work done by Peter Zambetti from the University of Washington. As well, Roger Hudson along with Joyla Furlano interview Jamal Williams from Princeton University about his research testing the interaction between classical and jazz music on event segmentation within the brain.
To learn more about Peter Zambetti's work: http://faculty.washington.edu/jeansokk/index.html
Contact info for Jamal Williams: jamalw@princeton.edu
Hosts: Joyla Furlano, Roger Hudson, & Viki Tellios
Produced by Roger Hudson and Chantal Lemire
Friday May 31, 2019
Friday May 31, 2019
Did you know there are an estimated 1 million species of mites? They are found on every continent. They can live on both plants and animals, and you have microscopic mites living on your face right now (that are harmless, hopefully!) And yet, mites are often overlooked and poorly studied. To date, only 50,000 species of mites have been described. Luckily, you can learn more about the mighty mite with mite maven Matt Meehan as he joins GradCast hosts, Gregory Robinson and Nikol Posnov, to talk about his research on the interactions of mite colonies.
Hosts: Nikol Posnov & Gregory Robinson
Produced by Gregory Robinson and Roger Hudson.
Monday May 27, 2019
Monday May 27, 2019
