GradCast

134 | Farming E.Coli

Ariel and Navaneeth talk with David Wright about his work on protein modifications generated in Escherichia coli.

Hosts: Ariel Frame and Navaneeth Mohan

133 | Western's Very Own Batman

On this episode of Gradcast, hosts Ariel and Yimin speak to Dylan Baloun about his research on bat migration.

Hosts: Yimin Chen and Ariel Frame

132 | Treating Each Other Well

Jennifer Opoku from Health Information Science talks to Yimin and Roger about her plans to use qualitative research methods to study people's health information needs and behaviours. We also discuss how the recent protests and rallies in the United States has affected her, as a Canadian/American dual citizen.

Hosts: Yimin Chen and Roger Hudson

131 | TUT1 - Protector of the Cell

Yimin Chen and Susan Anthony speak with Mitch Mann about his work on TUT1, a protein that prevents DNA and RNA damage - and cancer!

 

Hosts: Yimin Chen and Susan Anthony

130 | Impactful Research on the Origin of the Moon

Ariel Frame and Sabrina Hope interview Patrick Hill about his research determining how the moon may have been formed from a large impact between the earth and another planet. Patrick is a PhD student in the Earth Sciences Department in a collaborative program with the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX), as well as the Pride Commissioner for the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS). 

 

Hosts: Ariel Frame and Sabrina Hope

 

129 | Your brain on delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

Alex and Tristan chat with Roger Hudson, a neuroscience Master's student, about the potential pitfalls and medical benefits of marijuana.

 

Hosts: Tristan Johnston and Alex Moszczynski

 

128 | Of Mice and Math

Roger and Taniya chat with Applied Mathematics Master's student, Navneeth Mohan, about his work exploring the behaviour of predators and prey using math. 

Hosts: Roger Hudson and Taniya Nagpal

127 | Please Mr. Postdoc Man

Joel Slade, PhD candidate in the Biology Department at Western, tells hosts Sabrina and Yimin about how he secured a postdoc position at Michigan State University. He shares his experiences on how and when he started looking for positions, what he prepared, and where to look. 

Hosts: Yimin Chen and Sabrina Hope

 

126 | Staph-ing Problems

Hosts Yimin and Roger are joined by Heba Alnaseri, who is working to find out how to prevent opportunistic infections by the Staphylococcus Aureus bacterium.

Follow her research on Twitter: @hebastweets or @McGavLab

Hosts: Yimin Chen and Roger Hudson

125 | Extreme Bacteria - How to Survive Extreme Radiation

Robert Szabla, PhD Candidate in Biochemistry, discusses his research on Deinococcus radiodurans Bacteria and how it's pprA Protein allows it to survive 14,000 times more radiation than a human cell.

Hosts: Andrew Hanna and Alex Moszczynski