Episode 5: Melatonin and seasonal aggression in hamsters
Release Date: 09/03/2019
Minisode 10: Liver Basics, Part 2: Structure and Detoxification
Endocrine Disruptors
Today's minisode features Katherine briefly discussing the overall structure of the liver and how this structure helps the liver do its job. She talks about hepatocytes and portal triads, as well as what liver detoxing is really about.
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Ep 12: Menopause at 22 and uterine fibroids
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This week we talk to Ive Velikova, a science communicator with a personal hormone story. She talks to us about why she had to go through menopause at 22, how she has healed from her unique medical story, and her journey as a science communicator.
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Minisode 9: Menopause, hormones, and EDCs (and PhD) updates
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Today's minisode features another flipped interview, with a very special guest interviewing Katherine to update us about her PhD, new career (and physical!) move, and other podcast updates.
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Ep 11: Exosomes and estrogens in the water
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This week we talk to Solomon Alhassan, a PhD candidate from Universidad Austral de Chile and a member of the PROTECTED ITN program. He talks to us about why we should care about exosomes, fish, estrogens in the water, and his passion for citizen science.
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Minisode 8: Liver Basics, Part 1: Hormones
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Today's minisode features Katherine discussing the hormones that are produced by the liver and how the liver helps other hormones do their job. She talks about insulin, glucagon, and growth hormones, how the liver is involved with these hormones, and what the heck liver regeneration is.
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Episode 10: Early life stress and the interdisciplinary study of childhood development
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This week we talk to Brie Reid, a PhD candidate in Child Psychology at University of Minnesota. She tells us how her background in architecture inspired her to become a scientist, and how she uses an integrative approach to study childrens health. Tune in to hear Brie talk to us about stress, cortisol, being a mother in science, and more!
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Minisode 7: Endocrine disruption and menopause symptoms
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Today's minisode features a flipped interview, with a very special guest interviewing Katherine about her PhD life, her research, and her future plans.
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SoloSeries 1: Guess who's back? My top 3 things I learned this month
Endocrine Disruptors
Today's soloseries features Katherine discussing where the heck she has been for a month, what she's learned, and why she's excited to move forward.
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Episode 9: Environmental chemical mixtures and human health
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This week we talk to Chiara Talia and Mazia Amber, two PhD students from the ProtectED ITN program. They talk to us about their research understanding how complex mixtures impact human health and development. Tune in to today's episode to learn more about their research, in vivo vs in vitro toxicology, and much more!
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Minisode 6: Your sweet, sweet pancreas
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Today's minisode features Katherine discussing the hormones that are produced by the pancreas. We talk about the islets of Langerhans, what they are and what hormones they produce, as well as the basics behind diabetes.
info_outlineIn this week's episode, we talk to Kat Munley, a neuroendocrinologist from Indiana University. She talks to how hormones influence seasonal aggression in Siberian Hamsters. Tune in to today's episode to learn more about Kat's research, her journey into science, how she balances outreach and being in the lab, and more!
Kat can be found at:
https://kmunley.com/
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