In this inaugural episode, I tell the story of how I found myself studying Alzheimer's disease in fruit flies at Florida Atlantic University. Join me for interviews with Dr. Rod Murphey (Director of the Jupiter Life Science Initiative) and Dr. Johanna Kowalko (Assistant Professor, Wilkes Honors College) on what it means to be a researcher. The episode includes discussion of how not to email your professors and the thrills of a 20 year old let loose in the lab.