GradCast

118 | Vaccinating cows through lettuce with Coby Martin

In this episode of Gradcast, hosts Richard Raycraft and Sabrina Hope speak with Coby Martin, a masters student in biology. Martin is working on producing a vaccine for Bovine respiratory disease (BRD), which affects cattle around the world.

Hosts: Sabrina Hope & Richard Raycraft

Producer:  Sabrina Hope

117 | Getting schooled in indigenous studies by Andrew Judge

Susan and Tristan talk to Indigenous Studies PhD student Andrew Judge about how tier 1 universities in Canada fare when it comes to indigenous faculty, and we talk about how and why universities need to be more accessible to indigenous students and staff.

Hosts: Susan Anthony & Tristan Johnston

Producer: Susan Anthony

116 | Your friendly ge-gnome with Matheus Sanita Lima

Our cells aren't the only things ith DNA in a living things body. Small organs for our cells have their own codes and evolve as well. This is the subject of our show today with Matheus Sanita Lima.

Hosts: Ariel Frame & Chantal Lemire

Producer: Susan Anthony

115 | Alzheimer's Disease and Metabolism: An Overview

Ariel and Yimin discuss with Asad Lone how cell metabolism can affect your chances of getting Alzheimer's Disease.

Hosts: Yimin Chen & Ariel Frame

Producer: Sabrina Hope

114 | Class and Teeth with Mark Gera

This week we meet with Mark Gera. From the public health program, he discusses with us the relationship between distance from a dentist office, and oral health.

Hosts: Tristan Johnson & Alex Moszczynski

Producer: Susan Anthony

113 | Marching with Kristine Musgrove

This week, we talk to Music Education student Kristine Musgrove. Her work studies the culture of competitive marching band groups in the US.

Hosts: Susan Anthony & Andrew Hanna

 

Producer: Tristian Johnson

112 | Saying Goodbye to Julia Palozzi

This week we say goodbye to longtime Gradcast committee member Julia Palozzi. We talk about her work on peat bogs in northern Ontario. Julia, you will be missed.

Hosts: Susan Anthony & Taniya Nagpaland

 

Producer: Sabrina Hope

111 | Digging in Peru with Arwen Johns

This week, Arwen returns to talk about what her summer in Peru doing archaeology was like.

Hosts: Susan Anthony & Julia

 

Producer: Tristian Johnson

110 | WRF Keynote: Memes and Pepes with Yimin Chen

This week, we show you our last episode from the Western Research Forum. Tristan Johnston and Sabrina Hope speak with GradCast's own Yimin Chen, a keynote speaker who came to talk to us about sweet, sweet internet memes.

Hosts: Tristan Johnston & Sabrina Hope 

109 | Eating Grapefruit with Amy Burke

This episode, we meet with Biochemist Amy Burke, who looks into a compound found in grapefruit juice, that could have medical applications.

Hosts: Adrienne Borrie & Ariel Frame

 

Producer: Susan Anthony