BioSounds

Did you know that certain social groups are more at risk to get viral infections? And that social-economical differences shape viral spreading?

In this 6th episode of Biosounds, Jiabin Xu interviews Professor Olivia Keiser, whose research focuses on viral epidemiology and how human behaviour impacts viral infections. The episode is presented by Marta Sousa.

“All those memories will be lost in time like tears in rain”. What if Blade Runner’s most famous quote was kind of outdated? Would it be possible to upload or incept memories? Discover the answer to these and more questions in this 5th Biosounds episode. Our correspondent Rebecca Sipione talks with professor Alexandre Pouget about the processes our brain uses for creating memories and learning. How much are they comparable to computer hardware functioning and artificial intelligence? Stay tuned. 

In the third episode of the BioSounds podcast season 2, we will listen to Prof. Miriam Stoeber research on membrane trafficking, GPCR signaling, organelles and biosensors. Presented by Inês Pinheiro.

In this episode, Zoé Valbret interviews Professor Brigitte Galliot about how an adult animal, like the hydra, can regenerate parts of its body. Brigitte Galliot is a Professor in the Department of Genetics and Evolution and the Vice-Rector at the University of Geneva. The episode is presented by Camila Branco.

The BioSounds podcast season 2 launches with a great interview where Professor Simon Braun talks to Rouaa about epigenetic and how it shapes our brain and can contributes to neurodevelopmental disorders.  

From next week Rouaa Ben Chaabene, Olimpia Bompadre, Camila Branco, Zoé Valbret, Jiabin Xu, Inês Pinheiro, Marta Correia De Sousa and Rebecca Sipione will bring you into the laboratories of the University of Geneva for 8 episodes. In this teaser you'll get hints about the upcoming episodes.

In the last episode of this season’s BioSounds. We have Chloé Mayere telling us about her PhD project on creating a robust model for the development of gonads, which plays crucial roles in the biological process of sex determination. And then together with Camila Branco, we will learn from Prof. Paula Nunes-Hasler about the mechanism of antigen cross presentation, an essential mechanism of our immune system. Presented by Jiabin Xu.

In the seventh episode of the BioSounds podcast, Rouaa Ben Chaabene speaks about her PhD project and mechanisms of parasites infection. We will also listen to Prof. Denis Migliorini talking about how the immune system can help us fighting cancer with our correspondent Jiabin Xu. Presented by Ambra Sartori. 

In the sixth episode of the Biosounds podcast, Emilie Trachsel will tell us all about her amazing Ph.D. project, on which she explains to us how we can fight cystic fibrosis using bacteria. Additionally, we will have Ambra Sartori interviewing Prof. Guillaume.Andrey about his amazing research on chromatin biology and developmental biology. Presented by Camila Branco.