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Find the pics and a full transcript for this episode on our website: ⁠2scientists.org/podcast/crystal-clear

Dr. Crystal Mendoza loves talking science and wants to support any and all researchers who want to do the same. A virologist by training, she’s worked in universities and industry. Now she is living the SciComm dream by working as a science writer.

This episode has been a long time in the making, but it’s a pleasure to share this conversation about making science more accessible because it seems more urgent than ever. We also talked about the difficulties of suffering from chronic pain while working in the lab and the challenge of the two-body problem…

Find out more about Crystal’s work here.

For anyone interested in learning more about the Art of Science Communication course, you can find more details on the ASBMB site: asbmb.org/professional-development/communication-course (and you might find a familiar face in the process…)

The track featured here is the very aptly named “Trust me, I’m a doctor” by Amphibian. Find more of her tunes on bandcamp: https://amphibiandance.bandcamp.com/album/collecting-silver. Thank you Gina for allowing us to feature your music.

The coincidences continue with the name of the venue which was Black Laboratory Brewing. Thank you so much for letting us camp out, for helping us with our power woes, and for the free fruity flight! For anyone interested in experimenting with their brews, you can find out more about them here: https://www.blacklaboratorybrewing.com/

Find the pics and a full transcript for this episode on our website: ⁠2scientists.org/podcast/catfish

Dr. Julie Dragon is an Associate Professor at the University of Vermont, who really digs understanding our DNA code better to, in her words, “address many issues impacting our planet and lives, and making that data accessible to the many teams she collaborates with”. Find out more about her unconventional career path and the wild array of things she studies!

Find out more about Julie on her website: https://www.uvm.edu/larnermed/bios/profile/julie-dragon

And about the transmissible cancer in catfish in the press:
Nature podcast
Science article
NPR All Things Considered

Musical credit goes to Los Sóngoros who have allowed us to use the track Canta mi Mamá, written by: Nowa Crosby and Carlos Placeres. We thank them for sharing!

Find out more about them and their music at: songoros.com.

This episode is dedicated to my beautiful sister Sukhneil, also known as Sukhy and Pickle.

Terms like hospice and palliative care can instantly make us think of worst case scenarios, but whether you are a patient or a caregiver, they should be considered a normal part of the experience offered by experts in Supportive Care Medicine.

Treating a patient is not just about killing the cancer, but doing everything you can to improve their quality of life, a subject that Dr. Saima Rashid is familiar with as a specialist in palliative care, and Parmvir as a caregiver to her sister Sukhneil.

Join us to learn more about how and when to request services, and the benefits that they offer.

Find out about the work being done by Moffitt’s Department of Supportive Care Medicine and how they can help you: https://www.moffitt.org/treatments/supportive-care-medicine/

Learn more about our guests: Dr. Saima Rashid: https://www.moffitt.org/providers/saima-rashid/ Dr. Parmvir Bahia: parmvir.com

This is the second part of a conversation for the Cancer in our Community podcast, which is produced by: The Office of Community Outreach and Engagement at Moffitt Cancer Center and Artha Science Media.

Follow COE: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coee-at-mcc.
The featured music is: Sunlight Cascading Through the Clouds — Artificial.Music [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch.

Cancer is a profoundly disabling illness, whether that is due to side effects from the life-saving treatments or the disease itself. Understandably then, patients need constant and vital support in the form of caregivers, but who do we consider to be a caregiver, and what does their role involve?

In this episode we discuss the essential role of caregivers, who qualifies as a caregiver, and the responsibilities they take on. We also address an important question: who looks after the caregivers when they themselves are impacted?

Join us as we uncover the challenges and rewards of caregiving in the context of cancer, and highlight the importance of support for those who give so much to others.

This episode is part of the Cancer in our Community series making cancer care more equitable for all patients.

Learn more about our guests Mr. Travis Coy and Dr. Parmvir Bahia.

Learn more about our host Dr. Brandon Blue.

This podcast is produced by: The Office of Community Outreach and Engagement and Artha Science Media.
The featured music is: Sunlight Cascading Through the Clouds — Artificial.Music [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch.

Using bacteria to treat a disease like cancer may not seem very intuitive, but there are very smart reasons for doing so. No one knows this better than Dr. Pedro Correa de Sampaio, co-founder of Neobe, a company doing just that. No, the name isn’t a reference to the Matrix movies (for those of us old enough to remember them). It’s derived from “neo” as in new and “obe” as in the end of microbe, which makes perfect sense since they synthesize bacteria from scratch.

We also talked to Pedro about traveling as a scientist, setting up his own biotech company and the need for science communication.

Keep up with Pedro’s work and advances on Linkedin and check out the website for Neobe.

We’re very much enjoying listening to Afonso Cabral’s album Morada, which you too can download from Bandcamp, or check out his website for more info about his music.