Guest: Dr. Misha Angrist, Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy
Topic: Misha’s book, Here Is a Human Being: At the Dawn of Personal Genomics - his story of being one of the first people to have his genome sequenced
Nature Research Center opening soon!
Guest: Dr. David Kroll, Director of Science Communications, Nature Research Center (NRC), NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Topics: Upcoming NRC Grand Opening, NRC programs and exhibits
Nature Research Center Grand Opening information, April 20-21, 2012
Terra Sigillata – David’s C&EN/ACS blog
New Findings on Chronic Pain
Guest: Dr. William Maixner, director, Center for Neurosensory Disorders, UNC-CH
Topics: Chronic pain research, OPPERA prospective study of temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
UNC Center for Neurosensory Disorders
OPPERA Study – Orofacial Pain: Prospective Evaluation and Risk Assessment
Bill’s February 15, 2012 Senate committee testimony on chronic pain
Click to Download: Radio In Vivo March 28, 2012
The Science of Wind Energy
Guest: Dr. Sukanta Basu, Associate Professor, Dept. of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University
Topics: Scientific underpinnings of wind energy, boundary layer meteorology, atmospheric turbulence modeling
Boundary Layer Meteorology Research at North Carolina State University (Basu Lab)
Click to Download: Radio In Vivo March 21, 2012
Nanotechnology: Health, Safety, and Environmental Issues
Guest: Dr. Mark Wiesner, Director, Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT), Duke University
Topics: Health and safety issues associated with nanotechnology, recent NAS report on crafting a strategy for nanotech environmental, health, and safety nanomaterials research, CEINT
Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology
The Wiesner Research Group at Duke University
Ernie’s 2004 Environmental Health Perspectives cover story on nanotechnology safety
Click to Download: Radio In Vivo February 22, 2012
Body Contouring and Plastic Surgery
Guest: Dr. Detlev Erdmann, plastic surgeon, Duke Center for Aesthetic Services
Topics: Body contouring (skin reduction following weight loss surgery), the state of plastic surgery
Detlev’s Duke Health faculty site
Click to Download: Radio In Vivo February 15, 2012
The immune system and the developing brain: developmental neuroimmunology
Guest: Dr. Staci Bilbo, director, Developmental Neuroimmunology Lab, Duke University
Topics: Developmental neuroimmunology, the presence of immune cells (microglia) in the brain, impact on health and behavior later in life
Duke Developmental Neuroimmunology Lab
Staci Bilbo research profile, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Click to Download: Radio In Vivo January 25, 2012
Sea Snakes
Guest: Dr. Harold Heatwole, professor of zoology, NC State University
Topics: Sea snakes, tardigrades
Harold’s NC State faculty website
Click to Download: Radio In Vivo December 21, 2011
Body Image and Self-Esteem in Girls and Women
Guest: Dr. Cindy Bulik, Director, UNC Eating Disorders Program
Topic: Cindy”s new book, The Woman in the Mirror: How To Stop Confusing What You Look Like with Who You Are
The Woman in the Mirror website
Exchanges: The UNC Eating Disorders Program blog
Click to Download: Radio In Vivo December 14, 2011
Exploring genetics of schizophrenia
Guests: Dr. Diana Perkins, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UNC-Chapel Hill, Director, OASIS; and Dr. Clark Jeffries, Renaissance Computing Institute & UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Topics: The genetic basis of schizophrenia, early intervention in schizophrenia, discovery of very small pluripotent stem cells in human peripheral blood










