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Monday Science episodes

  • Episode 71: Dr Faith Uwadiae - Hidden connections - Malaria, Cancer and more

    In this episode Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham discussing the relationship between Malaria, Cancer and more with Dr Faith Uwadiae (see bio here - https://www.mondaysciencepodcast.com/episode71) , a Postdoctoral Training Fellow at the Francis Crick Institute.

    NB next week's episode will detailed the focused discussion on diversity in STEM. 

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    45 min
  • Episode 70: COVID19 Retracted Papers
    In this episode Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham returns with an update on COVID19 retractions.
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    Additional Information
    News highlight - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/gene-silencing-injection-reverses-pain-mice 
    Science Mag Article - What a massive database of retracted papers reveals about science publishing’s ‘death penalty’ , Published Oct 2018
    RetractionWatch.com (COVID19 Papers) 
    Dr Elisabeth Bik  - https://twitter.com/MicrobiomDigest 
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    25 min
  • Episode 69: Chemistry, Ceramics, Art, Museums and More with Dr Alicia McGeachy

    In this episode Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham discussing the relationship between Chemistry, Ceramics, Museum and more with Dr Alicia McGeachy, a postdoctoral scholar with the Northwestern University/Art Institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts (NU-ACCESS).

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 68: The People's Vaccine Alliance - Conversation with Dr. Mohga Kamal-Yanni

    In this episode Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham talks with Dr. Mohga Kamal-Yanni, Global Health and Access to Medicines Consultant who works with the People's Vaccine Alliance . The People's Vaccine Alliance is a coalition of organisations and activists united under a common aim of campaigning for a ‘people’s vaccine’ for COVID-19.

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    55 min
  • Episode 67: COVID19 Vaccines Facts! with Dr Alyson Kelvin

    In this episode, (part II of episode 66) Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham talks with Dr Alyson Kelvin, an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University. who is currently seconded as a Scientist at VIDO-InterVac to aid in the evaluation and development of COVID-19 vaccines for Canada.

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    19 min
  • Episode 66: COVID19, Ferrets and more: Conversation with Dr Alyson Kelvin

    In this episode Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham talks with Dr Alyson Kelvin, an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University. who is currently seconded as a Scientist at VIDO-InterVac to aid in the evaluation and development of COVID-19 vaccines for Canada.


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    38 min
  • Episode 65: COVID19 Transmissions: A conversation with Dr Michael Tildesley (Uni of Warwick & SPI-M-SAGE)

    In this episode Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham talks about COVID19 transmission with Dr Michael Tildesley , a Reader of infectious disease modelling at the University of Warwick and a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Modelling group (SPI-M) of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Bio. available https://www.mondaysciencepodcast.com/episode-65.


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    47 min
  • Episode 64: What is Chemistry to you? - Discussions with Sandile Mtetwa

    In this episode Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham welcomes you back to Monday Science after our January 2020 catch up month!

    She introduces the new episode format and interviews Sandile Mtetwa, a 3rd year PhD Research at the University of Cambridge (bio. here) as part of our Royal Society of Chemistry funded project aimed at opening up conversations about diversity in chemical sciences and engaging the public with chemistry using creative approaches.


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    37 min
  • Episode 63: [Recap] A review of the 2021 Tech Top 10 List

    In this episode, Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham reviews the 2021 Tech Top 10 List developed by Dr. Jessica Baron.

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    Additional Information

    • Advocacy, support groups and law enforcement agencies mentioned to support domestic abuse victims in America National Domestic Violence Hotline and National Network to End Domestic Violence and in the UK Refuge or Support Line .
    • Episode summary available MondayScience.Medium.com

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      36 min
    • Episode 62: [Recap] Fight the Fakes with Miriam Holm

      Fight the Fakes is a campaign that aims to raise awareness about the dangers of fake medicines. The campaign gives a voice to those who have been personally impacted and shares the stories of those working to put a stop to this threat to public health. It seeks to build a global movement of organizations and individuals who will shine light on the negative impact that fake medicines have on people around the globe and to reduce the negative consequences on individuals worldwide.

      King's College London Fight the Fakes was founded by Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham in March 2020. King's College London Fight the Fakes is a multidisciplinary undergraduate and postgraduate student-led campaign with a primary focus to raise awareness on the global issue of falsified, counterfeit and substandard anti-infective medicines particularly antimalarials and antibiotics which causes several deaths annually globally.

      In addition, the campaign also includes raising awareness of the rising use of falsified, counterfeit and substandard medicines in the United Kingdom.

      In this episode Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham discusses the global impact of fake medicines, the Fight the Fakes Campaign, fake COVID products and the COVID19 infodemic with Miriam Holm (for further information - https://www.mondaysciencepodcast.com/episode30 ), co-leading the Secretariat for Fight the Fakes .

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        • Fight the Fakes Week (3rd to 11th of December)  http://fightthefakes.org/week/3rd-annual-fight-the-fakes-week/
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          42 min

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