PhDrinking

Hey guys,

No episode this week as I recover from ComSciCon-Flagship. We will be back to our regular schedule on July 29th with a new episode. In the meantime, feel free to reach out to me!

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Thanks to the NPR SciCommers community, I had the chance to chat with Gosia all the way over in Porto, Portugal! She studies genetic variation within pigeons and other birds, all while applying this research to a broader context.

Suggested Reading:

CIBIO: https://cibio.up.pt/people/details/malgorzatag

Molecular Ecology blog: https://www.molecularecologist.com/

Genetics Society of America blog: http://genestogenomes.org/

Genetics blog: http://newsongenetics.blogspot.com/

Follow Malgorzata (Gosia): @GazdaMalgorzata, https://www.linkedin.com/in/gosia-gazda-20117256/, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Malgorzata_Gazda2?ev=hdr_xprf

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There are lots of unusual research animals, but Amanda's animal of choice is one you might see on your plate. She studies the behavior of cattle (the meat variety, not milk producing) and what that can tell us about best practices to keep them happy and healthy.

Suggested Reading:

Modern beef production: https://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/raising-beef

Cattle behavior research: http://www.animalbehaviour.net/cattle/

Amanda's lab website: https://animalscience.tamu.edu/people/daigle-courtney/

Follow Amanda Mathias: @mathiaj024, [email protected]

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In grade school, we learn about the solid, liquid, and gas form of water and assume we know everything. Turns out, that's totally wrong! There's a lot that we don't know about water molecules. but don't worry, we have PhD student Memo here to get us up to speed on his research.

Suggested Reading:

Intro to ultrafast spectroscopy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D8BFQzSyDw

Interview with Memo's undergrad advisor on water: http://nautil.us/issue/25/water/ingenious-richard-saykally

Research from Memo's lab: https://phys.org/news/2018-08-reveals-proton-hydration-asymmetric.html

Follow Memo Carpenter: @wmcarpenter760

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We tend to think of our genetic inheritance as stable over time, but the expression of those genes can be altered by your environment. Laetitia studies one example of this- gestational (pregnancy-induced) diabetes.

Suggested Reading:

A general primer on epigenetics- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392256/

The human genome project- http://www.thepipettepen.com/blog/epigenetics-the-software-of-the-dna-hardware/

In-depth article on developmental plasticity- https://www.nature.com/articles/nature02725

Follow Laetitia Meyrueix: @BQImpertinente, nutribites.blog (blog)

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Conferences aren't just for presenting your research, sometimes you meet other students doing amazing work! In this episode, I chat with Bryan about his research on marine ecology using computational tools.

Suggested Reading:

Smithsonian Ocean Portal (for cool ocean news & educational resources): https://ocean.si.edu/

Smithsonian Ocean Portal coverage of some of our eDNA work: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/trail-dna-ocean

Some other uses for environmental DNA: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-teeny-bits-leftover-dna-help-scientists-track-elusive-species-180963011/

Follow Bryan Nguyen: @amphipods

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How do you design a more egalitarian society through the clothing choices of men and women? Turns out, the social cues of clothing (and how well you can actually move in those clothes) were a major concern for some French revolutionaries. Fellow Northwestern PhD student Marissa Croft studies this intersection of costuming and politics.

Suggested Reading:

The Marie Antoinette Dress that Ignited the Slave Trade: https://www.racked.com/2018/1/10/16854076/marie-antoinette-dress-slave-trade-chemise-a-la-reine (General Interest)

Politics & Costuming article: Naomi Lubrich. “The Little White Dress: Politics and Polyvalence in Revolutionary France.” Fashion Theory, vol. 20, no. 3, May 2016, pp. 273–96. Taylor and Francis+NEJM, doi:10.1080/1362704X.2015.1082275.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1362704X.2015.1082275?journalCode=rfft20

Recycled Movie Costumes Blog: http://www.recycledmoviecostumes.com/

A language of the Flowers dictionary: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31591

The anti-revolution parrot article: http://www.archivespasdecalais.fr/Activites-culturelles/Un-document-a-l-honneur/Un-perroquet-devant-la-justice-revolutionnaire

Follow Marissa Croft: @mgcroft

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Imagine having the last name Doctor, but still finishing your PhD. That's just life for Zoheyr, a student studying gravitational waves at UChicago.

Suggested Reading:

LIGO website: https://www.ligo.org/

Blog on the scientists of LIGO: https://humansofligo.blogspot.com/

Find Zoheyr Doctor: @almostdrdoctor

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In this episode, I explore the world of professional smash bros players with Kyle Nolla. We talk about everything from the role of stress in performance in video games to gender representation in gaming to her work on the Harassment Task Force.

Suggested Reading:

Super Smash Con 2018 mindsets and stress management panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lKVaLXlSBc

Kyle's published science article about children's gender stereotypes in STEM: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cdev.13039

Find Kyle Nolla: @drpiggyphd

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Newly-minted PhD Thom Booth took time from his busy schedule (moving to Australia!) to tell me all about his PhD research. Thom studies natural products discovery, which honestly I didn't know what that was either. But don't worry, he does a great job breaking down his research in this episode!

Suggested Reading:

Molecular explanation of Geosmin (the smell of soil): https://www.jic.ac.uk/blog/meet-the-molecules-geosmin/

Synthetic evolution of natural products: https://www.jic.ac.uk/news/landmark-discovery-turns-marathon-of-evolution-into-a-sprint/

Scientific paper published by Thom: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27091090

Find Thom Booth: @BoothThom, https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/professor-barrie-wilkinson/

Follow me: [email protected], @PhDrinking, @SadieWit, www.facebook.com/PhDrinking/

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