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203 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago -

Each week on BEaTS Research Radio at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, early-career scientists and investigators deep dive into the ever-changing, rapidly evolving world of Science in one-on-one conversations with some of the planet's most brilliant Scientists, breaking down the science in terms you can understand

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Episodes

Episode 39 BEaTS Research Radio (En Español) - Entrevista con el Dr Miguel Angel Méndez Rojas (Nanoprofe)

September 28, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MB

Nos sentamos a conversar virtualmente con el Dr Méndez de la Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) en Mexico para conocer más acerca de la importancia de la difusión Científica en nuestras comunidades. Conoce más acerca de los libros del Dr Méndez en comunicación científica aquí (https://bit.ly/33YDaQu). Mas acerca de la investigación del Dr Méndez (https://sites.google.com/site/nanoprofe/) y en su cuenta de Twitter @nanoprofe

Episode 38 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr Nabil G. Seidah

September 14, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MB

Dr. Mo Al-Khalaf from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Dr. Nabil G. Seidah from the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal to discuss Dr. Seidah’s career as a Scientist and his work on proprotein convertases. Tune in and learn about how fundamental discoveries in Science can have a tremendous impact on the development of new therapeutics for a variety of diseases. Learn more: https://ircm.qc.ca/en/research/cardiovascular-and-metabolic-diseases/biochemical-neuroendocrinology 

Episode 37 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr May Griffith

August 31, 2020 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

Dr. Mo Al-Khalaf from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Dr. May Griffith from the University of Montreal to discuss her translational work on biosynthetic corneas. Tune in and learn about the urgent need for corneal implants and what can be done to accelerate the clinical translation of such materials.  Learn more about Dr. Griffith’s work here: https://www.griffithresearch.ca/may-griffith-2

Episode 36 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr Mohsen Akbari

August 24, 2020 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB

Hallie Arnott from the University of Ottawa talks to Dr. Mohsen Akbari to discuss how innovation in tissue engineering including the integration of microfluidics and wearable sensors can open new avenues for improving the quality of life of patients. Learn more about Dr. Akbari’s work here: https://makbari-lime.weebly.com

Episode 35 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr Elisabeth Bik

August 17, 2020 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MB

Dr. Mo Al-Khalaf from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Dr. Elisabeth Bik to discuss on image and data manipulation in Science and how we can do better to prevent those articles to see the light in peer review Journals. Learn more about Dr. Bik’s work here: https://scienceintegritydigest.com/ 

Episode 34 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Lianne Laing

August 10, 2020 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

Hallie Arnott from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Lianne Laing to discuss how the Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation sees Research and Community involvement as pillars for providing better health care for patients. Learn more about Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation: https://foundation.ottawaheart.ca/

Episode 33 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr Baptiste Lacoste

July 27, 2020 16:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MB

Hallie Arnott from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Dr. Baptiste Lacoste to discuss Dr. Lacoste's recent work on defective blood vessels in Autism and its future clinical implications. Learn more about Dr. Lacoste's work here: https://www.uottawa.ca/brain/people/lacoste-baptiste Full article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-020-0663-1

Episode 32 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr Peter Liu

July 20, 2020 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB

Dr. Mo Al-Khalaf from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Dr. Peter Liu to understand the Science underlying COVID-19 and how is that connected to the cardiovascular system. Learn more about Dr. Liu's research www.ottawaheart.ca

Episode 31 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr. Cristian Andrés Zaelzer Pérez

July 17, 2020 22:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MB

Dr. Mo Al-Khalaf from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Dr. Cristian Andrés Zaelzer Pérez about the role importance of Science Communication and how Scientists should engage different disciplines for better connect with the community as an integral part of the process. Learn more about The Convergence Initiative founded by Dr. Cristian Andrés Zaelzer Pérez at www.convergenceinitiative.org & @InfoConvergence. Follow Dr. Zaelzer Pérez on Twitter @EoloSon

Episode 29 BEaTS Research Radio (Spanish) - Interview with Dr Tito Scaiano “De Argentina a Canada: La Aventura de tuna vida a la velocidad de la luz”

June 28, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB

Nos sentamos a conversar virtualmente con el Dr Scaiano para conocer mas acerca de su historia de vida y de como los Mentores que el tuvo en su vida lo guiaron en el camino de la ciencia. Descubre mas acerca de la investigación del Dr Scaiano https://scaiano.wixsite.com/scaianogroup

Episode 29 BEaTS Research Radio (Spanish) - Interview with Dr Tito Scaiano “De Argentina a Canada: La Aventura de una vida a la velocidad de la luz”

June 28, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB

Nos sentamos a conversar virtualmente con el Dr Scaiano para conocer mas acerca de su historia de vida y de como los Mentores que el tuvo en su vida lo guiaron en el camino de la ciencia. Descubre mas acerca de la investigación del Dr Scaiano https://scaiano.wixsite.com/scaianogroup

Episode 30 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr. Cornelia Bohne "Mentorship: Finding your own path"

June 28, 2020 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

Dr. Emilio Alarcon from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to D.r Cornelia Bohne about the role of mentors in Science and how those individuals are instrumental for young Scientists to find their path. Learn more about Dr. Bohne's research http://www.foto.chem.uvic.ca/ 

Episode 28 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr Murray Huff "The Science of Mentorship (according to Murray Huff)"

May 11, 2020 14:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MB

Dr Mireille Ouimet from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Dr Murray Huff about how important Mentorship is at different stages of the professional formation of Scientists. Learn more about Dr Huff’s research https://www.robarts.ca/murray-huff

Episode 27 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr Douglas Manuel “Public Health in times of COVID-19”

May 06, 2020 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

Dr Emilio I. Alarcon from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Dr Douglas Manuel about the role of public health in the ongoing pandemic. Learn more about Dr Manuel’s research www.projectbiglife.ca

Episode 26 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr Ebrahim Karimi “Structured Light: from Newton to Quantum Communication”

April 29, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

Dr Emilio I. Alarcon from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Dr Ebrahim Karimi about how light can be structured and used in quantum communication. Learn more about Dr Karimi's research www.sqogroup.ca

Episode 25 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr Alison Flynn: Education in a time of upheaval

April 22, 2020 14:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MB

Dr. Emilio I. Alarcon from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Dr Alison Flynn about innovation in education and how that is critical under the current pandemic. Learn more about Dr. Flynn’s research at www.flynnresearchgroup.com

Episode 24 Interview with Dr Manisha Kulkarni "Putting vector-borne diseases on the map"

April 16, 2020 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

Dr Emilio I. Alarcon from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Dr Manisha Kulkarni about what vector-borne diseases are and how the lessons from that field can be used in predictive models of a pandemic. Learn more about Dr Kulkarni’s research www.globalhealthepi.com

Episode 23 BEaTS Research Radio - Interview with Dr Mo Al-Khalaf about Science and Social Media

March 22, 2020 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB

Dr Emilio I. Alarcon from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute talks to Dr mo Al-Khalaf about how Social Media is a powerful tool for connecting Scientists with other researchers and our communities. 

Episode 22 Interview with Dr Alejandro Adem, President NSERC Canada

March 16, 2020 12:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB

Dr. Mohammad Al-khalaf, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, talks to Dr Alejandro Adem about how Mathematics is the universal language of Science and how innovation in Research is vital for impacting our communities

Episode 21 Science, the cornerstone of social innovation based on EDI (International Women's Day)

March 08, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MB

Janïs Petit interviews Dr. Edna Matta-Camacho from the Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience lab, Carleton University and Founder STEM sin Fronteras & Co-leading IWS-Network Canada. Dr. Matta-Camacho shares with us how STEM "sin Fronteras" a non-for profit organization, helps low-income girls in Colombia who want to pursue careers in STEM. She also discusses the challenges from her experience an immigrant Woman Scientist faces when coming to Canada.

Episode 20 Women’s cardiovascular health (Special Edition International Women's Day 2020)

March 08, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr Thais Coutinho Chief, Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation & Chair, Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Dr Couthino shares with us her opinion on the challenges and opportunities of Women in the Cardiovascular research field. Also, she discussed the importance of gender-specific research for Women's Cardiovascular Health

BEaTS Radio Episodio 3 en Español: Entrevista con la Dra Maria Belen Camarada Universidad Mayor (Edición Especial Dia Internacional de la Mujer)

March 08, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB

Sol Vidal Almela del Instituto del Corazon de Ottawa Entrevista a la Dra Maria Belen Camarada Directora del Centro de Nanotecnologia Aplicada de la Universidad Mayor, Chile. La Dra Camarada comparte con nosotros su experiencia de Cientifica en Chile y cuales son los desafios y lecciones que ella ha aprendido.

Episode 19 (in French) Les enjeux techniques et biologiques en chirurgie cardiaque

March 02, 2020 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

Janïs Petit interviews Dr. Marc Ruel, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Dr. Ruel shares with us his experience in translational medicine for developing novel materials and therapeutics in cardiac repair.

Episode 18 Communicating Cardiovascular Research & New Predictions of Health Disease

February 24, 2020 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB

Hallie Arnott, President of the Canadian Biomaterials Ottawa Student Chapter, talks to Dr. Jane Freedman about her work on inflammation and cardiovascular research. Dr Freedman also shares with us how she envisions Circulation Research, the Journal where she is the Editor in Chief, is transforming how Cardiovascular research is being made available to the community using Social Media.

Episodio 2 en Español: Luz solar: De protectores solares a limpieza de agua y fuentes renovables de energía

February 06, 2020 20:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB

Sol Vidal Almela entrevista al Dr Juan Scaiano, Canada Research Chair in Applied Photochemistry, quien relate su trayectoria académica desde la fotofisica fundamental hasta aplicaciones para catálisis y descontaminación de aguas, una area de investigación Dr Scaiano esta trabajando con comunidades en Africa. 

Episode 17 Sunlight: From protection to utilization for clean water and energy solutions

February 06, 2020 20:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MB

Dr Mohammad Al-Khalaf from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute interviews Dr Juan Scaiano, Canada Research Chair in Applied Photochemistry about his ongoing research on expanding the use of sunlight for practical uses in communities including regions in Africa.

Episode 16 From gene discovery to Science policy

February 03, 2020 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor of Canada. Dr Nemer shares with us the importance of Science policy has for Canada for allowing our government to make evidence-based decisions. 

Episode 15 Collaboration as a key component in interdisciplinary Science

January 28, 2020 01:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr. Emilio I. Alarcon from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and recipient of the Investigator of Year award to learn more on how interdisciplinary Science has played a key role in his research program.

Episodio 1 en Español: Colaboracion como un componente escencial en Ciencia interdisciplinaria

January 28, 2020 01:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MB

Sol Vidal Almela del Instituto del Corazon de Ottawa Entrevista al Dr Emilio I. Alarcon quien fue galardonado como Investigador del Año en su Instituto. Dr Alarcon explica la importancia de la Ciencia interdisciplinaria en al desarrollo de ciencia de impacto para las comunidades

Episode 14 Ridding academic publishing of predatory journals

January 20, 2020 22:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr. Kelly Cobey from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Dr Cobey explained us the negative impact of predatory journals and "pseudo-science."

Episode 13 Can anything be done if you’re born with not enough lung?

January 14, 2020 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr. Robert Jankov from the Children Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Ottawa Hospital about his research for newborns and premature babies with reduced lung capacity. 

Episode 12 Toxins and tremors: Aptamer technology for detection and therapy

January 07, 2020 21:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr. Maria DeRosa from Carleton University. Dr. DeRosa discusses the use of small DNA sequences, aptamers, as tools for diagnosing and therapeutic agents. 

Episode 11 (in French)- Voir l’invisible en action avec la crystallographie

December 09, 2019 20:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB

Janïs Petit, du Canadian Biomaterials Student Ottawa Chapter, discute avec le professeur Jean-François Couture de l'Université d'Ottawa

Episode 10 What is cardiac arrhythmia? and the benefits of biobanks for understanding inherited arrhytmias

November 25, 2019 19:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr Andrew Krahn from the University of British Columbia. Dr Krahn discusses the origin of cardiac arrhythmia and how the use of biobanks and registries can help physicians and patients to identify and treat inherited arrhythmias. 

Episode 9-Part 2 Gila monsters, gut peptides and glycemia

November 19, 2019 02:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr Erin Mulvihill from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the BMI Department at University of Ottawa. The role of peptide-hormones and of interdisciplinary research are discussed in this interview. 

Episode 9-Part 2 Gila posters, gut peptides and glycemia

November 19, 2019 02:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr Erin Mulvihill from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the BMI Department at University of Ottawa. The role of peptide-hormones and of interdisciplinary research are discussed in this interview. 

Episode 9-Part 1 Exercise is regenerative medicine

November 19, 2019 02:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr Michael De Lisio from the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa on the role of exercise in the fate of cells in our body.

Episode 8-Part 1 How the brain-heart connection affects cardiovascular health

November 05, 2019 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr Jodi Edwards from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and discusses the role of brain-heart connection in cardiovascular health  

Episode 8-Part 2 Imaging the heart with radioactive isotopes

November 05, 2019 01:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr Benjamin Rotstein from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute about the development of new radioactive molecules for imaging the heart

Episode 7-Part 1 What has genetic taught us about heart failure

October 29, 2019 01:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr Christopher Newton-Cheh from Massachusetts General Hospital about the role of genetics in Heart Failure

Episode 7-Part 2 What has genetic taught us about heart failure

October 29, 2019 01:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr Christopher Newton-Cheh from Massachusetts General Hospital about the role of genetics in Heart Failure

Episode 6-Part 2-Ethnicity and Cardiovascular diseases

October 21, 2019 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MB

Hallie Arnott from the Canadian Biomaterials Student Ottawa Chapter interviews Dr Nadia Khan from University of British Columbia. Dr Khan discusses about the role of ethnicity in cardiovascular diseases.

Episode 6-Part 1-Ethnicity and Cardiovascular diseases

October 21, 2019 21:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MB

Hallie Arnott from the Canadian Biomaterials Student Ottawa Chapter interviews Dr Nadia Khan from University of British Columbia. Dr Khan discusses about the role of ethnicity in cardiovascular diseases.

Episode 5 (in French)-Part 1- Comment utiliser de façon optimale des traitements salvateurs basés sur des données probantes

October 09, 2019 01:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

Janïs Petit, du Canadian Biomaterials Student Ottawa Chapter, discute de biomarqueurs et de santé cardiovasculaire avec le professeur Faeiz Zannad de l’Université de Lorraine et de l’INSERM (France).

Episode 5 (in French)-Part 2- Biomarqueurs et traitements de précision en santé cardiovasculaire

October 09, 2019 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.31 MB

Janïs Petit, du Canadian Biomaterials Student Ottawa Chapter, discute de biomarqueurs et de santé cardiovasculaire avec le professeur Faeiz Zannad de l’Université de Lorraine et de l’INSERM (France).

Episode 4-Part 2- Remaining Challenges for Heart Transplantation

September 30, 2019 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MB

Hallie Arnott, President of the Canadian Biomaterials Student Ottawa Chapter interviews Dr Randall Starling from Cleveland Clinic. Dr Starling discusses on the past and present of heart transplantation and the remaining challenges.

Episode 4-Part 1- New Therapies for Heart Failure

September 30, 2019 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MB

Dr Peter Liu CSO at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute interviews Dr Randall Starling from Cleveland Clinic. Tune in for learning more about Heart Failure and new therapies. 

Episode 3-Part 1- Inflammation in the Heart: Cholesterol fuels the flames

September 25, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Dr Katey Rayner from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Dr Rayner explains how inflammation is critical in the development and progression of heart diseases. You can learn more about Dr Rayner’s research http://raynerlab.weebly.com/

Episode 3-Part 2- Commercialization of research results

September 25, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MB

Hallie Arnott interviews Sean Geddes from the Innovation Support Services at the University of Ottawa. Sean explains  how discoveries and technologies can be mobilized from the laboratories to commercial products. You can learn more about the Innovation Support Services at the University of Ottawa https://research.uottawa.ca/iss/

Episode 2-Part 2-How can we heal damaged joints?

September 20, 2019 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MB

Dr Jean-Philippe St-Pierre from University of Ottawa shares with us his expertise on cartilage regeneration using Biomaterials. Do you want to learn more on the potential of biomaterials for cartilage regeneration? and of the potential of those materials for repairing damaged joints?. Listen to this Podcast