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In this episode, hosts Lesley and Joe speak with Dr. Weijian Zong about the motivation, challenges, and advancements behind the development of the MINI2P, an open-source miniaturized two-photon microscope that allows neuroscientists to visualize brain activity in freely behaving animals.

Episode Notes:

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Episode Guest:

Weijian Zong - @WikiZong

Mini2P - @TheMini2P

Episode Hosts:

Lesley Colgan - @Colgan_Lesley

Joe Schumacher - @JWscience

Podcast episode produced and edited by Kevin Guy Albertini - @KGAlbertini

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In this episode, hosts Joe and Lesley chat with Dr. Debosmita Sardar about her research into the roles of astrocytes, epigenetics, and serotonylation during odor processing. Dr. Sardar is a K99 Postdoctoral Fellow at Baylor College of Medicine and a selected MPFI NeuroMEETS speaker.

Episode Notes:

Max Planck NeuroMEETS: https://www.mpfi.org/science/max-planck-neuromeets

Episode Guest:

Debosmita Sardar @debo_Astrocyte

Episode Hosts:

Lesley Colgan - @Lesley Colgan

Joe Schumacher - @JWscience

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In this special 2023 Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Lesley discusses the experience of attending the SfN conference for the first time with postbaccalaureate at the National Eye Institute, Alexis Green; presenting a poster and developing connections at SfN with postdoctoral researcher at MPFI, Dr. Tim Holford; and further discuss new insights in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) research with Professor, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez.

Episode Guests:

Alexis Green

Tim Holford

Carolyn Rodriguez @CRodriguezMDPhD

https://med.stanford.edu/rodriguezlab

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Lesley @Colgan_Lesley

Podcast episode produced and edited by Kevin Guy Albertini - @KGAlbertini

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In this episode, hosts Joe and Lesley chat with Dr. Rodrigo Pena about computational neuroscience and the power of this field to advance our understanding of the nervous system. Dr. Pena is an Assistant Professor in the Biological Sciences department at Florida Atlantic University. He is also one of the organizers of LASCON IX (Latin American School on Computational Neuroscience) which is now accepting applications.

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In this episode, hosts Joe and Lesley chat with Dr. Ewoud Schmidt about his work in studying neuronal circuit development, function, and behavior and how human-specific genes shape neuronal circuits in health and disease. Dr. Schmidt is an Assistant Professor and the Principle Investigator for the Schmidt Lab at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Episode Guest:

Ewoud Scmidt @ereschmidt

Episode Hosts:

Lesley Colgan @colgan_lesley

Joe Schumacher @JWscience

Max Planck Florida's Neurotransmissions Podcast

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In this episode, hosts Joe and Lesley sit down with Daniela Sammler, a researcher investigating neurocognitive functions related to language and music, and how they might complement each other. A number of fascinating areas are discussed including her work her working on methods for recording human brain activity during complex tasks such as playing piano while in an fMRI.

Episode Guest:

Daniela Sammler @DanielaSammler

Episode Hosts:

Lesley Colgan @colgan_lesley

Joe Schumacher @JWscience

Podcast episode produced and edited by Kevin Guy Albertini - @KGAlbertini

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In this episode, hosts Joe and Lesley sit down with Nancy Padilla-Coreano, a Principal Investigator at the University of Florida, to discuss the expanding field of social behavior and her work into the brain mechanisms behind social dominance and social competence.

Be sure to check the multimedia platform Stories of Women in Neuroscience co-founded by Dr. Padilla-Coreano: https://www.storiesofwin.org

Episode Guest:

Nancy Padilla-Coreano @DrNancyPadilla

Episode Hosts:

Lesley Colgan @colgan_lesley

Joe Schumacher @JWscience

Podcast episode produced and edited by Kevin Guy Albertini - @KGAlbertini

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In this special two-episode conference podcast, Joe brings you scientific highlights from the 2022 Society for Neuroscience Meeting. In Part 2 Joe discusses new technologies for comparative connectomics and transcriptomics with Dr. Justus Kebschull, cognitive decline in aging C. elegans with Dr. Rachel Arey and thalamic-cortical circuits and our responsibility for science advocacy with Dr. Ubadah Sabbagh.

Episode Guests:

Justus Kebschull @JustusKebschull https://www.kebschull-lab.org/

Rachel Arey @AreyLab. https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/rachel-arey-17679

Ubadah Sabbagh@neubadah https://ubadahsabbagh.com/

Episode host:

Joe @JWScience

Podcast episode produced and edited by Kevin Guy Albertini - @KGAlbertini

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In this special two-episode conference podcast, Joe brings you scientific highlights from the 2022 Society for Neuroscience Meeting. In Part 1 Joe catches up with some old friends to chat about their latest science and career journeys. He discusses network development with Dr. Gordon Smith, double spines with Dr. Won Chan Oh, and evolutionary adaptations of cavefish with Dr. Bethany Stanhope. They also discuss the excitement and challenges of starting an independent lab and advice for first-time SfN attendees

Episode Guests:

Gordon Smith https://med.umn.edu/bio/gordon-smith

Won Chan Oh https://sites.google.com/view/wonchanoh/home

Bethany Stanhope @BA_Stanhope

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Joe @JWScience

Podcast episode produced and edited by Kevin Guy Albertini - @KGAlbertini

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