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  • Episode 86: My review on Netflix's The Chair

    In this episode...Dr Bahijja gives her review of Netflix's new comedy drama series The Chair.

    *Please note, this episode contains spoilers!*

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    Additional Information

    • The Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences - The Virtual PharmSci Conference
    • Time Magazine review of The Chair
    • The Conversation Review of The Chair
    • 26 min
    • Thursday Specials: Let's discuss The Suicide Squad (Film Review)

      Welcome back to  our latest Thursday Specials episode.

      Today Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham is discussing The Suicide Squad.

      *Please note, this episode contains spoilers!*

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      21 min
    • Episode 85: I'm ready to talk now...why I have been silencing myself…

      In this episode...Dr Bahijja talks self silencing, imposter syndrome and much more in this honest episode about her recent experiences.

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      Additional Information

      • Don’t overthink it: Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot is a joke
      • Stop telling women they have imposter syndrome
      • Imposter Phenomenon in the age of Covid-19
      • 35 min
      • Episode 84: What is the role of the social sciences in the response to COVID-19?

        In this episode...Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham answers the question "What is the role of the social sciences in the response to COVID-19?" with Professor Olivier Rubin who is a professor of Global Studies at Roskilde University. This is Part II of a two part episode.

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        41 min
      • Episode 83: What is the role of the social sciences in the response to COVID-19?

        In this episode...Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham answers the question "What is the role of the social sciences in the response to COVID-19?" with Professor Olivier Rubin who is a professor of Global Studies at Roskilde University. This is Part I of a two part episode. 

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        Additional Information

        • Episode 23 - Garbage in, garbage out - https://www.mondaysciencepodcast.com/listen/episode/ebe79583/episode-23-garbage-in-garbage-out-conversation-with-dr-david-leslie-on-ai-ethics-and-safety 
        • Monday Science Person of the week paper:         Daiyu Ito, Sayaka Wakayama, Rina Emura, Masatoshi Ooga, Teruhiko Wakayama. Mailing viable mouse freeze-dried spermatozoa on postcards. iScience, 2021; 102815 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102815
        •      - summary provided by Science Daily - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210805115440.htm 


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          54 min
        • Episode 82: How does COVID19 affect the brain ?

          In this episode... Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham asks the question "How does COVID19 affect the brain?" with guest Professor Alysson Renato Muotri who is a professor at the Departments of Pediatrics and Cellular & Molecular Medicine at UC San Diego.

          This episode is sponsored by The Black Dementia Company https://theblackdementiacompany.com/

          Products also available at shop.alzheimers.org.uk


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          Guest Bio: He is also the Director of the Stem Cell Program and Archealization Center. Dr. Muotri earned a BSc in Biological Sciences from the State University of Campinas in 1995 and a Ph.D. in Genetics in 2001 from University of Sao Paulo, in Brazil. He moved to the Salk Institute as Pew Latin America Fellow in 2002 for a postdoctoral training in the fields of neuroscience and stem cell biology. His research focuses on brain evolution and modeling neurological diseases using human induced pluripotent stem cells and brain organoids. He has received several awards, including the prestigious NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, NARSAD, Emerald Foundation Young Investigator Award, Surugadai Award, Rock Star of Innovation, NIH EUREKA Award, Telly Awards among several others. Find out more about Professor Muotri here http://muotri.ucsd.edu

          14 min
        • Thursday Specials: Parenthood over 40

          Welcome back to our latest Thursday Specials episode!

          Today's episode is discusses Parenthood over 40 with Professor Alastair Sutcliffe (http://alastairsutcliffe.co.uk/).

          Professor Alastair Sutcliffe is an internationally known expert on IVF children and has led studies in this field since 1993. He is also a general, developmental and adolescent paediatrician at University College London Hospital and an honorary consultant at the Great Ormond Street and Whittington Hospitals (UK).

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          21 min
        • Episode 81: What do men think about fertility and reproductive health?

          In this episode...Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham answers the question "What do men think about fertility and reproductive health?" with Dr Bola Grace who is a dynamic senior exec with over a decade of leadership experience in the Biotech Industry.

          Additional Information:

          • Eyes wide shut: How newborn mammals dream the world they're entering - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210722142037.htm 
          • Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210722113052.htm

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            Guest Bio: Dr Bola Grace has over a decade of senior leadership experience in the Biotech Industry, providing strategic, commercial and technical direction on complex programmes; pioneering new systems and processes to bring greater value and delivering numerous innovative award-winning products to the consumer marketplace. She is the Founder/CEO of Orishi, providing Inclusive Innovation solutions. Bola is also an academic with extensive research on digital health, gender and health inequalities. Within academia, she holds Visiting Faculty roles where she lectures and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate research projects, presents at national and international conferences, and has published many journal articles. Bola has a PhD in Population Health & Epidemiology from University College London and an Executive MBA from The University of Cambridge Judge Business School.


            49 min
          • Episode 80: How do scientists study the brain?

            In this episode... Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham asks the question "How do scientists study the brain?" with guest Professor Alysson Renato Muotri who is a professor at the Departments of Pediatrics and Cellular & Molecular Medicine at UC San Diego. 

            This episode is sponsored by The Black Dementia Company https://theblackdementiacompany.com/ 

            Products also available at shop.alzheimers.org.uk

            Additional Information:

            • Episode 25: Can lab grown brain cells, tissue or organs become conscious? - https://www.mondaysciencepodcast.com/listen/episode/199a8f00/episode-25-can-lab-grown-brain-cells-tissue-or-organs-become-conscious 
            • Wired Article "It’s time for Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri to swear" - https://www.wired.co.uk/article/alexa-google-assistant-siri-swearing 
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              Guest Bio: He is also the Director of the Stem Cell Program and Archealization Center. Dr. Muotri earned a BSc in Biological Sciences from the State University of Campinas in 1995 and a Ph.D. in Genetics in 2001 from University of Sao Paulo, in Brazil. He moved to the Salk Institute as Pew Latin America Fellow in 2002 for a postdoctoral training in the fields of neuroscience and stem cell biology. His research focuses on brain evolution and modeling neurological diseases using human induced pluripotent stem cells and brain organoids. He has received several awards, including the prestigious NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, NARSAD, Emerald Foundation Young Investigator Award, Surugadai Award, Rock Star of Innovation, NIH EUREKA Award, Telly Awards among several others. Find out more about Professor Muotri here http://muotri.ucsd.edu

              41 min
            • Thursday Specials: Get to know Dr Bahijja - Part II

              Welcome back to our latest Thursday Specials episode!

              Today's special, is part II of Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham's interviewed with Hubble: The Magazine - https://www.hubblethemagazine.com/ !

              Enjoy!

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              39 min

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