Hosting this podcast episode was so much fun! Dr. Sarah Gabbott described her discovery of a remarkably preserved 444-million-year-old fossil that puzzled her for 25 years, her prior work on ancient hagfish that overturned the prevailing theory for the evolution of the eye, her path to becoming a paleontologist, her new book on technofossils, her favorite hobbies outside of work, and more!

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Dr. Jingchun Li has traveled across the U.S. and around the world studying fascinating interactions between species. In our latest podcast episode, she shares the book series that sparked her interest in science, challenges she has faced in her field work, exciting successes in illuminating interactions between giant clams and their photosynthetic algae, and more.

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We are grateful to Innovative Research for supporting this week's new People Behind the Science episode featuring Dr. Keshav K Singh, PhD!

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From an early age, Keshav K Singh, PhD, has been inspired to make a difference in the world. Through his pioneering research on mitochondria, aging, and longevity, he is making important new discoveries and translating them into therapeutic advancements. Learn more about how he overcame early-career challenges, some of his most exciting successes, life outside the lab, and more in this new podcast episode!

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In this new podcast episode, Dr. Jia “Leo” Li shares his research on emergent quantum phenomena in 2D materials, their thrilling recent discovery of a new type of particle, his path to becoming a successful scientist, challenges, advice, life outside the lab, and more!

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In our latest Podcast episode, Jude Ellis takes us behind the scenes at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), discussing the organization's history, the role of their Anti-Doping team, the IPC Code, drug testing successes at the 2024 Paralympic Games, and more!

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Grasslands play critical roles in our world today, and Dr. Andrew Felton studies how these ecosystems are impacted by changes in the availability of water. Learn more about his career path, some of his scientific challenges and successes, life outside the lab, and more in this week's People Behind the Science podcast episode!

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With the recent solar maximum, the aurora has been a source of dazzling displays in the night sky around the world. This week, Dr. Emma Spanswick shares an exciting new discovery related to the aurora borealis, her path to becoming a successful space physicist, her experiences traveling the world for field work and conferences, advice, and more.

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From growing up on a cattle farm in rural Virginia to leading his own research lab at UCSF, Dr. Kyle Cromer shares his career path, including his exciting work using genome editing to introduce new functions into cells for different therapeutic purposes. We hear about how he overcame failed experiments and burnout, as well as some of his latest research successes. Learn more about Kyle's life and science in our latest podcast episode!

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In our 800th podcast episode, Dr. Philip Landrigan discusses his research examining how toxic environmental exposures impact the health of children, and how he has used science to help keep kids healthier. His research has spanned many areas, including the health impacts of lead poisoning, air pollution, pesticides, plastic pollution, and chemical pollution.

Learn more about Phil, his path to becoming a clinician-scientist, and his advice for a successful career in this episode!

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Dr. Joseph Takahashi studies biological clocks in our bodies that control our 24-hour schedules. Genes in nearly all of our cells turns on/off each day to regulate things like sleep, blood sugar, body temperature, and liver metabolism.

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With the incidence of depression on the rise, Dr. Michael Treadway's research on mechanisms underpinning psychiatric conditions is critical. In our latest podcast episode, he shares how he transitioned from his early interests in the humanities to a career in cognitive and , his promising research examining an anti-inflammatory drug to treat depression, advice, and more!

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Don't miss this new podcast episode with Dr. Renato Polimanti, a human geneticist who recently identified 100+ genes associated with anxiety! He talks about how he got his start in science, overcoming the most difficult period of his career, life outside the lab, and more.

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In this episode, Dr. Puja Agarwal discusses research on the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet, its role in brain health, how it affects progression of parkinsonian signs, and potential associations with Lewy body pathology.

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Speech changes can be frustrating and can lead to social isolation in people with Parkinson's disease. Dr. Gemma Moya Galé and her team are working on a new app that uses evidence-based principles from speech therapy and noise-augmented automatic speech recognition to provide speech training and feedback. In this new episode, we talk more about this app and her other exciting new research.

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This was a fun conversation that we serendipitously ended up recording on Day! Dr. Michael Middlebrooks shared his research on photosynthetic sea slugs, challenges he has overcome in , the early pivot to that changed the trajectory of his life and career, lab traditions, career advice, and more!

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Between 75-90% of people with cerebral palsy have vision problems. Our latest episode explores recent studies on aspects of vision that may be impaired in cerebral palsy, and these studies may ultimately help improve care and quality of life for these individuals.

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I had a great conversation with Dr. Monica Rivera-Mindt about brain health inequities in neurodegenerative diseases, her work using culturally informed community-engaged research methods to improve representation in research studies, and more in this episode!

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Interdisciplinary research brings new tools to different fields, allowing scientists to work together to tackle difficult problems. Learn more about how approaches are being applied to monitor for blood manipulation in athletes trying to get an unfair advantage in sport!

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Physical activity can provide many benefits, but cerebral palsy and other disabilities can affect how a person engages in physical activity and what activities they should do to maximize their benefits. We discuss new research on exercise in people with cerebral palsy in our latest episode!

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