Dr. Marie McNeely

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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Thank you to Innovative Research for providing support for this 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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Emory University

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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.

Learn more: cparf.org/cwp-s3-ep23/

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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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Every year, over 200 million people are infected with the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which causes malaria, and malaria is a leading cause of death in children in developing countries. In our latest episode, Dr. Karine Le Roch discusses the internship that shaped her path to becoming a scientist, some of the many remarkable places she has traveled, career advice, her work discovering a new drug that targets malaria-causing parasites and could have a big impact for people in developing countries, and more.

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If you haven't had the joy of meeting Big Karma founder Pascal Clarysse and Matt Scott (Paralympian and Executive Director of Fly Without Limits), this episode is a treat! Their enthusiasm is infectious, and Big Karma is improving representation of people w/ disabilities in gaming!

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Excited to share this new podcast episode! Dr. Claudio Soto and I discussed his work developing the alpha-synuclein seed amplification assay and its potential applications in diagnosis, clinical trials, and drug development for Parkinson's disease.

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New episode! Dr. Catherine Carr shares her early interests in observing insects in her garden and discusses some of the many adventures she has had since then, including field research on weakly electric fish in Panama and geckos in the Kalahari Desert. Tune in to hear about her current research, her most exciting successes, the challenges she has overcome, and her passions outside of research!

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University of Maryland

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The Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders supports training for movement disorders neurologists who will provide expert care and advance Parkinson's research. In this episode, I spoke with Drs. Marcelo Merello and Sergio Castillo-Torres about this innovative program.

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The separate parts of our body are connected, and problems in one area can affect other aspects of our physical and mental health. Our latest episode discusses new research on relationships between posture and other aspects of CP like pain, balance, and quality of life. These studies provide valuable insights to inform treatment approaches and future research.

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The majority of people living with cerebral palsy today are adults, and more research is being done to better understand their unique healthcare risks and needs. In this episode, Dr. Cristina Sarmiento discusses her work investigating research priorities for adults with cerebral palsy to ensure future research will address the needs of the community.

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