Personal Genomics

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

Misha’s IGSP faculty page

genomeboy – Misha’s PLoS blog

Misha’s Amazon author page – buy his book here!

Click to Download: Radio In Vivo May 2, 2012

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

Dr. David Kroll

Nature Research Center Grand Opening information, April 20-21, 2012

Nature Research Center

Terra Sigillata – David’s C&EN/ACS blog

Take As Directed – David’s PLoS blog

Click to Download: Radio In Vivo April 4, 2012

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)

Dr. William Maixner

UNC Center for Neurosensory Disorders

OPPERA Study – Orofacial Pain: Prospective Evaluation and Risk Assessment

Journal of Pain, December 2011 issue devoted entirely to findings from OPPERA case-control baseline study – free access

Bill’s February 15, 2012 Senate committee testimony on chronic pain

Algynomics, Inc.

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

Dr. Sukanta Basu

Boundary Layer Meteorology Research at North Carolina State University (Basu Lab)

Sukanta’s NCSU faculty page

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

Dr. Mark Wiesner

Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology

The Wiesner Research Group at Duke University

2012 NAS report: A Research Strategy for Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials

Ernie’s 2004 Environmental Health Perspectives cover story on nanotechnology safety

Click to Download: Radio In Vivo February 22, 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

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


Body Image and Self-Esteem in Girls and Women

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

The Woman in the Mirror blog

Exchanges: The UNC Eating Disorders Program blog

UNC Eating Disorders Program

Click to Download: Radio In Vivo December 14, 2011


Exploring genetics of schizophrenia

Dr. Diana Perkins, UNC-Chapel Hill

Dr. Clark Jeffries, Renaissance Computing Institute & UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

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

OASIS (Outreach and Support Intervention Services) Program

Diana’s UNC Faculty page

Clark’s UNC Faculty page

Click to Download: Radio In Vivo November 30, 2011