Flights not Feelings: Exocytosis and Breast cancer I know we can’t travel right now but we discuss how vesicles can travel inside the cell and outside the cell and catch flight not feelings and what vesicular transport can teach us about breast cancer, and some insight on what metastasizing cancer cells look for when they travel to new niche environments and what your iPhone4 v iPhone11 have in common with a super resolution microscope. We also commiserate over wild questions in a candidacy exam.
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Naughty by Nature: Baternities, pelicanologists and meese.On this episode I talk to three of the people behind #BlackBirdersWeek Alexi (@Alhendiify), Rhi (@rhiannon_kirton) and Juita @juitamartinez about their respective faves and we celebrate Black naturalists and all the forms they come in. So if you think a person that has touched a grizzly bear is kick ass, or someone with 100+ bats is awesome or someone that loves Dinosaur Floofs (I like to call them Flying Muppets) is incredible these are three for you. /episode/index/show/sipnsci/id/14812667
Out My Mind: Brain Organoids and Parkinson's DiseaseOn this episode we (@Tasia1409 and I) talk about my love for gin, stem cell research and how they’ve revolutionized our understanding of disease and organs, neurodegenerative diseases and I get an opportunity to slander toddlers who steal snacks. We also discuss what it is like being a Black scientist in the EU and her experiences as a graduate student as well as her joint initiative ViSTEM_Africa.
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Friend or Foe State Your Biz: Bacterial Colonies and the Vaginal MicrobiotaOn this episode I talk to host of youtube’s Flyy Science (twitter: flyyscience1 | [email protected]) about the vaginal microbiota, microbiomes in general and how antibiotics influence micro biomes and how they bounce back. I bring back the age old debate of which is the superior model organism yeast v bacteria. We also talk about some tips for reading primary literature.
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All Eyes On Me: Glaucoma and How It WorksOn this episode I talk to Amanda, a recently minted PhD grad, who studies glaucoma. We learn about the anatomy of the eye, how glaucoma works, the different types of glaucoma, some risks factors for glaucoma and the symptoms of glaucoma. We also get in the weeds of her work on understanding one of the mechanisms of glaucoma. We talk about the NSF REU congrats to the recent NSF GRFP winners!
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Miss Itty Bitty Liz(ard): Lizard Lounges and Bearded Dragon BarsI talk to @Afro_Herper about her field work, #FindThatLizard and some tips on how to win, why crocodiles aren’t just giant lizards and I am amazed by legless lizards not being just snakes. We also talk about how lizards communicate and their communities and how they use dropping it like it’s hot to evade predators.
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Birds & the Beez: Bird ConservationOn this episode we (@hood_naturalist) talk about biodiversity, birds and bars from her hit single ‘Count’. You'll learn about bird ecology, some of the factors that negatively impacting wild life (spoiler: humans), the things we can do to try to minimize our impact on the planet, and how birds prepare their summer bodies. I also get the answer to the question we’ve all been asking ourselves: Why are mosquitoes?
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Take It To The Moon, Take It To the Stars: Planet Formation and Discovery On this episode we (@that_astro_chic and I) talk about the broad strokes of planet formation and the work we’re doing to learn more about the planets around us. We also get into why we had to let Pluto go as a planet (sorry Future) and we also discuss what astrochemistry is, and our search for life on other planets.
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Just Noise: Hearing, Hearing Protection and Hearing DevicesHappy NEW YEAR! On this episode I talk about hearing, hearing devices, hearing protection and the components of sound with a Engineering PhD student studying auditory neuroscience. Our guest also gives some advice on a Masters and/or a PhD in engineering.
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I Need That Degree Cuz I'm Schoolin Life: MentorshipOn this special holiday episode of SipNSci, I talk to Ashley from @schoolinlifepod about the importance of mentorship and the types of mentorship that can influence and improve your scientific career at every step between high school and post doc/job search.
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Percocets, Truvada, Percocets: HIV and NeuropathyOn this episode I talk to Asante about her work on how HIV affects aging in the brain and HIV neuropathy. We get into available treatments and preventive measures for the virus then debunk some myths. We also stress the importance of representation in clinical studies and how you can help while earning some money.
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Codeine Crazy: Natural Products and Antifungal ResistanceThis episode I talk to Tanei The Science Guy about natural product synthesis, anti fungal resistance, and how all the Future grade drugs have a lot more in common than you think. Get more from Tanei at @TJRicks_TSP or at https://www.taneithescienceguy.com/subscribe./episode/index/show/sipnsci/id/6996703
Knucking & Bucking and Ready to (Talk About Our Feelings): Black Mental HealthOn this episode I talk to Raquel of the Black (Un)conscious about trauma therapy and treatment. We also have some resources for those in need. We on the pursuit of happiness/episode/index/show/sipnsci/id/6873894
F*ck A Shooter I'm My Own Shooter: Bacterial WarfareOn this episode we discuss bacterial viruses and how they impact microbial communities and evolution. We also talk about how nano pore sequencing is analogous to basketball and how exactly do bacteriophages talk that stick talk. Listen, Laugh and Learn/episode/index/show/sipnsci/id/6762397
Harlem Shaking Through the Pressure: Cell MotilityI talk to a cell biologist about cell motility, molecular glow sticks aka GFP, blebbing, cytoskeletons and he almost sets it OWT when I start playing atomic dog. Listen, laugh and learn. If you do all three? Share.
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A Llama's Life: An Antibody MuleOn this episode we talk about early detection methods of cancer, why viruses are like your hobosexual ex, the HPV vaccine and why you gotta add "Do you have a dentist" to your first date questions.
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The Brita Filters of the Body: KidneysOn this episode we talk all things kidneys, dialysis, black and mild filters, disrespectful establishments that give you tiny straws to drink milk shakes, artificial kidneys, McGriddles, and translating medical information.
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The IG filters of the Genome: EpigeneticsThis episode I meet with a cancer immunologist and we talk obesity, measures for obesity, folds/creases, our favorite fried chicken chain rankings, food deserts, epigenetic, cancer immunology, cancer, pecan v. pecan and sugar in grits/episode/index/show/sipnsci/id/6657387
