Best Saurabh Mehta Podcasts (2025)

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PIN 50 - Martin Mwangi from MNF 19:47

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Martin N. Mwangi, PhD, joins the PIN podcast to discuss his current work as the lead of the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies program at The Micronutrient Forum. He also talks about his career journey, and shares wisdom and advice for students and young professionals pursuing a career in public health. Guest: Dr. Martin Mwangi Interviewer: Marian Fla…

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PIN 49 - Cecilia Fabrizio from MNF 15:01

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Cecilia Fabrizio, DPH, joins the PIN podcast to discuss her current work, examining the intersection of climate change, nutrition, and human health. She also shares her unique career trajectory, which included a mid-career pivot from business and marketing to public health. Guest: Dr. Cecilia Fabrizio Interviewer: Marian Flaxman Producer: Marian Fl…

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PIN 48 - Marti J. van Liere from MNF 18:58

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Welcome back! Today, Martin J. van Liere PhD, joins the PIN podcast to tell us about her work with The Micronutrient Forum. She discusses her education and career path, including spending time in both the private and public sectors. Dr. van Liere emphasizes the importance of cross-sector partnerships, as well as the value she sees in the "soft skil…

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PIN 46 - Dan Raiten 24:54

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Welcome back! Today, Dan Raiten PhD, joins the PIN podcast to tell us about his work at The Office of Nutrition Research. He discusses his background and education, his current day to day roles, and the many benefits of relationship building and networking across the career-span. Guest: Dr. Dan Raiten Interviewers: Dhruthi Devulapalli, Marian Flaxm…

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PIN 45 - Ty Beal 23:25

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Welcome to the PIN Podcast! Ty Beal, PhD, joins the PIN podcast to tell us about his work with The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, and the interdisciplinary path through global nutrition, public health, epidemiology, and food systems, that brought him to his current work. Dr. Beal's work focuses on food systems and improving food access, di…

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PIN 44 - Pascale Vonaesch 16:11

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Welcome back! Today, Dr. Pascale Vonaesch joins the PIN podcast to tell us about her work as a professor and researcher studying microbiology, infection, and nutrition. Guest: Dr. Pascale Vonaesch Interviewers: Dhruthi Devulapalli, Francoise Cattaneo Producer: Marian Flaxman Cornell University's Division of Nutritional Sciences Program in Internati…

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PIN 42 - Ravinder Mamtani 16:11

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Ravinder Mamtani joins the PIN podcast to tell us about his work as Professor of Population Health Sciences and Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar Guest: Ravinder Mamtani, MD Professor of Population Health Sciences and Medicine, Vice Dean for Population Health and Lifestyle Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/…

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PIN 41 - Eva Monterrosa 17:24

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Eva Monterroa joins the PIN Podcast to tell us about her work as the Program Lead of Consumer Demand Generation at The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Guest: Eva Monterrosa, Ph.D. Programme Lead, Consumer Demand Generation, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Interviewers: Ph.D. Candidate, Elizabeth Centeno Tablante; Ph.D. C…

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PIN 40 - Cornelia Loechl 28:43

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Cornelia Loechl joins the PIN podcast to tell us about her work as the Head of the Nutritional and Health-related Environmental Studies Section at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Guest: Cornelia Loechl, Ph.D. Head, Nutritional and Health-related Environmental Studies Section, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) LinkedIn: linkedi…

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PIN 39 - Francesca Celletti 21:17

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Francesca Celletti joins the PIN podcast to tell us about her work as Senior Advisor in the Office of the Director, Nutrition and Food Safety at the World Health Organization Guest: Francesca Celletti, MD, PhD Senior Advisor, Office of the Director, Nutrition and Food Safety The World Health Organization LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-cell…

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PIN 38 - Helena Pachón 21:07

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Helena Pachón joins the PIN podcast to tell us about her work as Research Director of the Food Fortification Initiative and Research Professor at Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Guest: Helena Pachon Research Director, Food Fortification Initiative Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University LinkedIn: www.linkedin…

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PIN 37 - Jacquelyn Bedsaul-Fryer 19:38

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Jacquelyn Bedsaul-Fryer joins the PIN podcast to tell us about her work as Post-doctoral Fellow at the Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute. Guest: Jacquelyn Bedsaul-Fryer, PhD MPH candidate, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Post-doctoral fellow, Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Division of Cancer Prevent…

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PIN 36 - Penjani Mkambula 21:19

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Penjani Mkambula joins the PIN podcast to tell us about his work as Senior Cluster Lead for Food Fortification at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). Guest: Penjani Mkambula Senior Cluster Lead for Food Fortification, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/penjani-mkambula-879a532 Interviewers: Ph…

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Episode#36 Microscopy – Dr. Saurabh Mehta 32:34

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Hello listeners, Today is an exciting one, Microscopy. Out guest Dr. Saurabh Mehta will discuss the differences between light, confocal and super resolution microscopy. And wait till you hear the fun fact about microscopy. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Nikon MicroscopyU. The source for microscopy educ…

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Episode#35 Bacteria Spheroid Co-culture – Dr. Dhruba Deb 30:04

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Hello listeners, This week on NerdRx podcast, we have a novel cell culture technique called bacteria spheroid co-cultures. Dr. Deb will discuss how these bacteria thrive within cancerous tumors and can be used as therapies in the future. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: A rapid screening platform to cocu…

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Episode#34 Memory Assays in Drosophila Melanogaster – Subhajit Sarkar 41:26

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Hello listeners, This week we will discuss a behavior technique different from what we usually discuss. Our guest Subhajit Sarkar, a PhD student at IIT Kharagpur in India, will talk about the nitty-gritty of how to perform memory assays in a fruit fly! Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Plasticity of local…

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Episode#33 BRET – David Lakhter 28:17

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Hello listeners, Today we will talk about BRET, which is short for Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer, with a fellow content creator and podcaster, David Lakhter. Hear it from David about his journey and how he got into creating content. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Application of BRET to moni…

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May Special - Episode#32 Chemistry after HTS – Dr. Malaika Argade 45:39

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Hello listeners, I am so excited that this week my former mentor and the person who made me fall in love with Chemistry is with us tonight. This podcast began with high-throughput screening and Dr. Malaika Argade will take a step further and discuss what happens next. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Email me your suggestion…

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Episode#31 Acoustic Liquid Handling – Dr. Julia Hotinger 20:34

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Hello listeners, This week we are going to discuss how scientists use sound waves to dispense liquids at a nano scale. Joining us for this episode is Dr. Julia Hottinger. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestion: A review on acoustic droplet ejection technology and system https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelan…

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Episode#30 CRISPR/Cas9 – Dr. Carla Belmonte Mateos 34:44

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Hello listeners, I have been waiting for this one for a long time, CRISPR/Cas9. In this episode, our guest Dr. Carla Belmonte gives us the details of the beauty of CRISPR/Cas9 and how it is evolving as a therapy. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestion: A Programmable Dual-RNA–Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive …

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Episode#29 Cell-free Systems for Proteolysis and Cell Cycle Study – Dr. Thomas Bonacci 37:35

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Hello listeners, This week Dr. Thomas Bonacci will talk about the method he uses to study every stage of cell cycle. Yes, going to the basics with Cell-free systems. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: What makes the cell cycle tick? a celebration of the awesome power of biochemistry and the frog egg https:…

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Episode#28 3D-Cell Cultures – Dr. Nishant Kulkarni 48:05

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Hello listeners, We all have hear about cell cultures but do you that there are 3D-cell cultures too? This week we have Dr. Nishant Kulkarni, who will talk all about his experience with 3D cell cultures. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Three-Dimensional in Vitro Cell Culture Models in Drug Discovery and…

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Episode#27 X-Ray Chrystallography – Dr. Chrystal Starbird 43:21

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Hello listeners, This week Dr. Crystal Starbird, Assistant Professor at UNC Chapel Hill will talk about X-Ray Crystallography, a rival to CryoEM. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading Suggestion: RCSB Protein Data Bank https://www.rcsb.org Email me your suggestions at [email protected] Website: https://www.nerdrxpo…

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Episode#26 DREADDs – Sophie Bendrath 41:18

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Hello listeners, Well if you thought only clothes or shoes can be designers, you are wrong! This week Sophie Bendrath will tell us about a fascinating technique of Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs aka DREADDs. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestion: DREADDs for Neuroscientists https://w…

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Episode#25 Chromatography – Dr. Abha Jain 30:54

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Hello listeners, Today we will talk about one of my favorite techniques, Chromatography. Join me with Dr. Abha Jain, a postdoc at UNC Chapel Hill, for this episode, where we discuss three different types of chromatography, ion exchange, size exclusion, and affinity chromatography. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading sug…

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Episode#24 Hi-C – Alexis Stutzman 38:28

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Hello listeners, This week we have a UNC Ph.D. candidate Alexis Stutzman. Alesis will dive into a genomic technique called Hi-C that is used to measure DNA-DNA contacts. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestion: Advancements in Mapping 3D Genome Architecture https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391055/ Ch…

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PIN 35 - Heather Danton 30:33

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Heather Danton joins the PIN podcast to tell us about her work as the Project Director for USAID Advancing Nutrition at JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. Guest: Heather Danton Project Director, USAID Advancing Nutrition LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/heather-danton-96573731 Interviewers: Ph.D. Candidate, Elizabeth Centeno Tablante; Research Assist…

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March Special - Episode#23 Neurotechnology – Dr. Sharena Rice 50:46

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Hello listeners, For our March special, we dive into something new. Dr. Sharena Rice will walk us through Neurotechnology and how it can be life-changing and can be used in treating so many issues, we are currently facing. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Email me your suggestions at [email protected] Website: https:/…

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PIN 34 - Rahul Rawat 24:18

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Rahul Rawat joins the PIN podcast to tell us about his work as Deputy Director of Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Gender Equality Division at Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Guest: Rahul Rawat, PhD Deputy Director Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Gender Equality Division, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Interviewers: Ph.D. Candidate, Elizabeth…

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Episode#22 RNA sequencing – Christa Frodella 17:22

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Hello listeners, This week we have Christa Frodella who will be discussing the technical side of RNA sequencing. RNAseq is a technique used to quantify RNA in a biological sample and has the ability to look at gene fusion, post translation modifications and more. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Email me your suggestions at …

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PIN 33 - Monica Flores Urrutia 21:10

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En este episodio Monica Flores Urrutia se une al PIN Podcast y nos cuenta acerca de su carrera y su experiencia como Oficial Técnico en la Organización Mundial de la Salud Las opiniones y puntos de vista expresados en esta entrevista pertenecen a los parcipantes y no representan necesariamente los criterios de la Organización Mundial de la Salud Co…

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Episode#21 Immunocytochemistry – Dr. Hallie Blevins 27:09

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Hello listeners, This week we discuss immunocytochemistry (ICC) with Dr. Hallie Blevins who I know from my graduate school at VCU. ICC is a great way to identify and quantify the distribution of your target proteins and is routinely used in many labs. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Immunocytochemistry …

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Episode#20 Self-administration – Dr. Emily Witt 19:54

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Hello listeners, This week we have Dr. Emily Witt, who discusses a behavioral technique called Self-administration and how do we use this technique to understand the abuse liability of a molecule. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Behavioural assessment of drug reinforcement and addictive features in rode…

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February Special - Episode#19 Cannabinoids – Dr. Allyn Howlett 54:53

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Hello listeners, You do not want to miss it. We hear so many stories about cannabinoids these days but do you know how the cannabinoid receptor was discovered and the story behind it? Join me for this week’s episode where we have the scientist who actually discovered the cannabinoid receptor, Dr. Allyn Howlett. Thank you for joining us, and I hope …

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Episode#18 Fear Conditioning – Dr. Ian Jacobs 57:02

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Hello listeners, We all would love if we lived our lives without any fear but did you know that fear is our survival mechanism? This week on NerdRx podcast we have Dr. Ian Jacobs who will discuss the ins and out of how do we study fear in a lab setting. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Context, Ambiguity…

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Episode#17 Isothermal Titration Calorimetry – Dr. Shashank Chavali 1:04:47

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Hello listeners, This week allow me to take you back to the basics of Thermodynamics. We have Dr. Shashank Chavali for our discussion on ITC and find out at the end and find out which disease utilized ITC to help develop treatment. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Cyclic peptides with a distinct arginine…

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Episode#16 Proximity Labeling Technologies (BioID) - Natalie Harris 27:13

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Hello listeners, This week we have a graduate student Natalie Harris joining us to discuss the details of BioID. This recently developed technique helps identify your target protein’s “neighbors”. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Meet the neighbors: Mapping local protein interactomes by proximity‐depende…

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January Special - Episode#15 Opioid Crisis – Dr. Samuel Obeng 29:23

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Hello listeners, The opioid epidemic is an ongoing issue we are currently facing., For our January special episode, we have Dr. Samuel Obeng, Assistant Professor, who will discuss the problems of opioid use and how we can develop therapies for opioid use disorder. Reading suggestions: Bias Factor and Therapeutic Window Correlate to Predict Safer Op…

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Episode#14 Immunohistochemistry – Dr. Shveta Parekh 31:51

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Hello listeners, This week we discuss a routine and an essential technique used in numerous labs called IHC. Dr. Shveta Parekh will talk about the nitty-gritty details that go into performing IHC. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Beautiful Minds: Imaging Cells of the Nervous System [Slide Show] https://w…

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Episode#13 MTT Assay - Marzia Pendino 21:09

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Hello listeners, Today we discuss a cell viability assay called MTT assay. We have graduate student Marzia Pendino joining us to walk us through this technique. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Rapid colorimetric assay for cellular growth and survival: application to proliferation and cytotoxicity assays…

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Episode#12 Immunoprecipitation – Erin Hughes 25:17

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Hello listeners, In today’s episode, we discuss Immunoprecipitation. We have graduate student Erin Hughes joining us for this episode. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Protein-Protein Interactions: Co-Immunoprecipitation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28667615/ Email me your suggestions at barkha@nerdrx…

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Episode#11 ICE Assay – Dr. Jay Anand 36:31

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Hello listeners, I wish you all a very happy new year! As promised, we will kick off our new year with icy, and here it is ICE assay. Dr. Jay Anand will discuss his experience with ICE assay and its importance. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Detection of Topoisomerase Covalent Complexes in Eukaryotic C…

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Episode#10: Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy – Cameron Jordan 15:10

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Hello listeners, This week we discuss a routine but handy technique called FTIR. Cameron Jordan, a Graduate student will discuss how FTIR can help us determine various structural features in a molecule. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: A novel handheld FT-NIR spectroscopic approach for real-time screenin…

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Episode#9: Microscale Thermophoresis – Connor O’Hara, PhD Candidate 33:07

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Hello listeners, In this episode, we discuss microscale thermophoresis (MST). We have Connor O’Hara, PhD Candidate, joining us for this episode. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Nanotemper website: https://nanotempertech.com/monolith/ Protein-binding assays in biological liquids using microscale thermoph…

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Episode#8: Biomedical Mind Mapping – Dr. Jimita Toraskar 24:41

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Hello listeners, This week we take a step back from the bench and dive into our minds. Biomedical mind mapping has been used by geniuses such as DaVinci, Michelangelo, and many others. Dr. Jimita Toraskar talks about biomedical mind mapping and how we can use it in our day-to-day life. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Readin…

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PIN 32- Jennifer Cashin 18:13

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Jennifer Cashin joins the PIN podcast to tell us about her work as Regional Associate Director for Programs at Alive & Thrive East Asia Pacific Feel free to connect with us: Guest: Jennifer Cashin Regional Associate Director for Programs, Alive & Thrive East Asia Pacific Interviewers: Ph.D. Candidate, Elizabeth Centeno Tablante; Research Aide, Nidh…

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November Special - Episode#7: Antimicrobial Drug Resistance – Dr. Aurijit Sarkar 37:48

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Hello listeners, Antimicrobial drug resistance is a significant issue we are facing, and we just saw what COVID-19 did to this world. Let’s hear from Dr. Aurijit Sarkar, Assistant Professor, about his thoughts on the issue of drug resistance and the one question he would like to get answered in his lifetime. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you…

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PIN 31 - Pattanee Winichagoon 29:30

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Dr. Pattanee Winichagoon joins the PIN podcast to tell us about her work as Associate Professor of Community and International Nutrition at Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand Feel free to connect with us: Guest: Pattanee Winichagoon, PhD Associate Professor, Community/International Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol Univer…

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Episode#6: Grimace - Rahul Patel, PhD Candidate 39:32

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Hello listeners, Did you know facial expressions can be used to measure pain in mammals? Join us this week for a behavior technique where Rahul Patel, PhD candidate, talks about a relatively novel method, Grimace. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you keep listening. Reading suggestions: Development and validation of PainFace, a software platfor…

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PIN 30 - Mercy Gloria Lung’aho 16:36

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Dr. Mercy Gloria Lung’aho joins the PIN Podcast to tell us about her work as Research Scientist at International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria. Feel free to connect with us: Guest: Mercy Gloria Lung’aho, PhD Research Scientist, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria Twitter: @MercyLungaho LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/…