Guest: Dr. Ron Alterovitz, Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Director, Computational Robotics Research Group, UNC-Chapel Hill
Topics: Medical robotics, home assistance robotics
Dr. Ron Alterovitz
Computational Robotics
The Genius of Dogs
Guest: Dr. Brian Hare, Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology; Member, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience; Director, Duke Canine Cognition Center, Duke University; Co-founder, Dognition
Topics: Brian’s and Vanessa Woods’s new book, The Genius of Dogs, the new company Dognition
Dr. Brian Hare
NHGRI Director Eric Green lecture
A Special Edition of Radio In Vivo: a keynote lecture by Dr. Eric Green, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, delivered at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill April 23, 2013 at the launch of the National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS). Dr. Green’s topic: “The Human Genomics Landscape a Decade After the Human Genome Project”
Eric Green, MD, PhD
Click here to access the full-length video version of Dr. Green’s lecture
The National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS)
Fungi R Us
Guest: Dr. Cedric Pearce, Founder and CEO, Mycosynthetix, Inc.
Topics: Fungi as sources of drugs and agricultural products, natural products in drug discovery, Mycosynthetix library of 55,000 fungi, Cedric’s career, scientists as entrepreneurs
Dr. Cedric Pearce
Bartonella: “The Hidden Epidemic!”
Guest: Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt, Professor of Internal Medicine, NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine; Chief Scientific Officer & Co-founder, Galaxy Diagnostics, Inc.
Topics: Detection, diagnosis and treatment of Bartonella infections in animals and humans, vector borne diseases, One Health
Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt
Vector Borne Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
“Bartonellosis: The Hidden Epidemic!” PowerPoint presentation
NCSU Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research
Clinical Genomics and the NCGENES Study
Guest: Dr. James Evans, Bryson Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Medicine; Principal Investigator, NCGENES Study, UNC-Chapel Hill
Topics: Whole exome sequencing, NCGENES Study, clinical genomics, personalized medicine, direct-to-consumer genetic testing, ethical, legal and social issues in genomics
Dr. James Evans
Jim’s UNC Department of Genetics faculty page
December 2011 press release announcing NCGENES funding
Podcast of Jim’s 2010 American Scientist Pizza Lunch appearance
Bone and Cartilage from Fat-derived Stem Cells
Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Loboa, Associate Professor, UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, NCSU Department of Materials Science & Engineering; director, Cell Mechanics Laboratory
Topics: Tissue engineering with human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and human adipose (fat)-derived adult stem cells (hASCs) to produce robust bone and cartilage, “smart” bandages
Dr. Elizabeth Loboa
Elizabeth’s NCSU/UNC Joint Biomedical Engineering Department faculty page
Elizabeth’s Materials Science and Engineering Department faculty page
Plant Microbiomes & Plant Immune Systems
Guests: Dr. Jeffery Dangl, John N. Couch Professor of Biology, HHMI/GBMF investigator, Department of Biology, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Dr. Sarah Grant, Research Associate Professor, Department of Biology, UNC-Chapel Hill
Topics: Plant microbiomes, plant immune systems, development of the Arabidopsis thaliana plant model, importance of plant biology, science policy
Jeff’s UNC Biology Department faculty page
Sarah’s UNC Biology Department faculty page
Carolina Center for Genome Sciences
DOE Joint Genome Institute article on Nature publication
Nature paper, August 12, 2012: Defining the core Arabidopsis thaliana root microbiome
Click to Download: Radio In Vivo February 6, 2013
Dr. Jeff Dangl
Dr. Sarah Grant
Cognitive Training for Seniors
Guest: Dr. Anne Collins McLaughlin, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, NC State University; director, Learning, Aging and Ergonomics Laboratory (LACELab); co-director, Gains Through Gaming Laboratory
Topics: Human factors and ergonomics, cognitive training for seniors, aging farmers, health workers’ perceptions of hygiene safety, video games and aging
Dr. Anne Collins McLaughlin
Innovations in Forensic Anthropology
Guest: Dr. Ann Ross, Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, NC State University
Topic: Forensic anthropology
Dr. Ann Ross
NCSU Department of Sociology and Anthropology: Forensic Anthropology in the news
