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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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Thursday Sep 06, 2018
Thursday Sep 06, 2018
Taniya Nagpal and Nick Handfield-Jones talk to Kurtis Turnbull about his recent research trip to New Zealand and the beetles he studied there.
Hosted by: Nick Handfield-Jones & Taniya Nagpal
Produce by: Chantal Lemire
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
Nick Handfield-Jones and Nav Mohan interview Cecilia Chavez Garcia about her computational work with intrinsically disordered proteins and how these proteins may impact disease. Cecilia is doing her PhD with Dr. Mikko Karttunen. To read more about her work you can check out their website http://www.softsimu.net/people.shtml.
Hosted by: Nick Handfield-Jones & Navaneeth Mohan
Produced by: Ariel Frame
Wednesday Aug 29, 2018
Wednesday Aug 29, 2018
Ariel and Taniya discuss fruit fly research on Autism and social spacing with Wes Robinson. Wes is a MSc student in Dr. Anne Simon’s lab in the Biology department. This episode produced by Roger Hudson.
Hosted by: Ariel Chen & Taniya Nagpal
Produced by: Roger Hudson
Thursday Aug 23, 2018
Thursday Aug 23, 2018
Host Yimin and Roger talk to Neuroscience Ph.D. Candidate Matthew Maksoud about an often overlooked cell in the brain - microglia. These small but mighty immune cells may hold the key to a host of neurological disorders. To learn more about Matthew's research, you can contact him at mmaksoud@uwo.ca.
Hosted by: Yimin Chen & Roger Hudson
Produced by: Viki Tellios
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Elmond Bandauko speaks with Viki Tellios and Nicholas Handfield-Jones about the current state of public administration efforts in Canada, with unique insights regarding municipal policies, particularly in London, Ontario.
Hosted by: Nicholas Handfield-Jones & Viki Tellios
Produced by: Roger Hudson
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Roger Hudson and Viki Tellios learn about the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) from John Ciancio. John studies the seasonal variations in stress tolerance of this invasive species and agricultural pest.
Hosted by: Roger Hudson & Viki Tellios
Produced by: Chantal Lemire
Thursday Aug 02, 2018
Thursday Aug 02, 2018
Hosts Nick Handfield-Jones and Roger Hudson interview Bipin Dhillon from the Masters in Public Administration program about his research on the benefits of arenas and sports teams for the revitalization of city spaces and the creation of civic identity.
Hosted by: Nick Handfield-Jones & Roger Hudson
Produced by: Chantal Lemire
Monday Jul 30, 2018
Monday Jul 30, 2018
In this Special Episode of GradCast, guests Dr. Douglas Bocking and Matthew Lund speak with hosts Roger Hudson and Viki Tellios about medical school education in Canada. Comparisons between today's medical school curriculum relative to the accelerated curriculum implemented during World War II are discussed. Dr. Douglas Bocking is a former Dean of Medicine and former Vice President of the Health Sciences Department at Western University, and a member of the Order of Canada. Matthew Lund is a current medical student attending Western and current President of the Osler Society for Medical Students at the university.
Hosted by: Roger Hudson & Viki Tellios
Produced by: Chantal Lemire
Saturday Jul 28, 2018
Saturday Jul 28, 2018
GradCast team member Taniya Nagpal recently returned from a trip to the Technical University of Madrid in Spain, were she had the opportunity to work with Dr. Ruben Barakat on two projects involving exercise and pregnancy. On the show today, Ariel and Yimin find out about how exercise might be key in preventing and treating diabetes and depression in expecting mothers. Exercise and pregnancy lab website
Hosted by: Yimin Chen & Ariel Frame
Produced by: Viki Tellios
Monday Jul 16, 2018
Monday Jul 16, 2018
You may have heard that "exercise is the best medicine" - neuroscientist Joyla Furlano is working to see if that might be true. On this episode of GradCast, Nick and Yimin learn about the neurological link between diabetes and Alzheimer's in older adults and how regular exercise might be a promising preventative treatment for dementia.
Hosted by: Yimin Chen & Nick Handfield-Jones
Produced by: Arial Frame