Guest: Dr. Tom Linden, Glaxo Wellcome Distinguished Professor of Medical Journalism, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, UNC-Chapel Hill; Director, UNC Medical & Science Journalism Program
Topics: Tom’s career in medical broadcast journalism, the UNC Medical & Science Journalism Program, Tom’s book, The New York Times Reader: Health & Medicine
Dr. Tom Linden
UNC Medical & Science Journalism Program
Amazon page for Tom’s book, NY Times Reader: Health & Medicine – buy it here!
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
Dr. Misha Angrist
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
Dr. David Kroll
Nature Research Center Grand Opening information, April 20-21, 2012
Terra Sigillata – David’s C&EN/ACS blog
Guest: Dr. William Maixner, director, Center for Neurosensory Disorders, UNC-CH
Topics: Chronic pain research, OPPERA prospective study of temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
Dr. William Maixner
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
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
Dr. Sukanta Basu
Boundary Layer Meteorology Research at North Carolina State University (Basu Lab)
Click to Download: Radio In Vivo March 21, 2012
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
Dr. Mark Wiesner
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
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
Dr. Detlev Erdmann
Detlev’s Duke Health faculty site
Click to Download: Radio In Vivo February 15, 2012
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
Dr. Staci Bilbo
Duke Developmental Neuroimmunology Lab
Staci Bilbo research profile, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Click to Download: Radio In Vivo January 25, 2012
Guest: Dr. Harold Heatwole, professor of zoology, NC State University
Topics: Sea snakes, tardigrades
Dr. Harold Heatwole
Harold’s NC State faculty website
Click to Download: Radio In Vivo December 21, 2011
Dr. Cindy Bulik
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
