Biologists Being Basic
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Welcome to Biologists Being Basic, a podcast where we talk about basic research, why we care about it, and why you should too!
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Episode 15: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines
November 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBThe B3 team is back for an episode discussing SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. B3 hosts Robyn and Kelsey are joined by their colleagues Drs. Lorena Zuliani-Alvarez and Ujjwal Rathore, and their guest Laura Gladson, to talk about what vaccines are, as well as our own experiences in getting vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. Then we take a look at the common misconceptions, and try to address frequently asked questions regarding SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines. For a full transcript, please visit our website...
Episode 14: Updates on SARS-CoV-2 Part 2
April 21, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBIn our second episode revisiting SARS-CoV-2 research we examine how SARS-CoV-2 infects cardiac cells and causes damage to the heart. We talk to co-authors Sarah Rockwood, Dr. Juan Perez-Bermejo, and Dr. Serah Kang about how they use induced pluripotent stem cells to study the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on heart tissue. News coverage of this study, and the STAT article that is referenced during the episode can be found here: https://abc7news.com/covid-heart-damage-palpitations-san-fra...
Episode 13: Updates on SARS-CoV-2 Part 1
March 31, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBIn this episode we revisit SARS-CoV-2 research and take a look at new studies that have built on the work completed early in the pandemic. We focus on a story featuring Plitidepsin, a cancer drug that is being repurposed and tested in clinical trials to treat SARS-CoV-2 infection. This discussion features B3 hosts Gina, Mehdi and Robyn who are joined by scientists Dr. Lucy Thorne and Dr. Ann-Kathrin Reuschl. You can find the first article that was published in Science, “Plitideps...
Episode 12: Women in Science
March 08, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBThe B3 team is back and in honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we produced an episode that focuses on women in science. Join B3 hosts Robyn, Paige, Gina, and Alexa as we have a candid discussion about our own experiences in science and the women scientists we have looked up to and learned about during our careers. If you have any questions or comments you can email us at [email protected] or find us on twitter or instagram (@biosbeingbasic). ...
Episode 11: Team Holiday Party
December 23, 2020 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn our last episode of 2020, come join our B3 holiday party and get to know teammates Robyn, Michael, Alexa, Gina, Paige, Joe, Mehdi and Kelsey! No science in this one, just some holiday cheer as we sit around the proverbial Zoom fireplace to ask and answer some comical questions. Episode notes: If Michael were a wrestler, this is the song he would walk out to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WN0T-Ee3q4 If Mehdi were a wrestler, this is the song he would walk out to: https://www.y...
Episode 10: Toxoplasma Gondii Part 2: Pascale Guiton, The Scientist Leading the Research
December 09, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBIn this episode, Biologists Being Basic (B3) hosts Paige, Gina and Robyn continue their conversation with special guest, Professor Pascale Guiton. Join us for a candid discussion about her path to science, her career in academia, her advocacy of BIPOC voices in STEM, and the importance of diversity, representation, inclusion and equity in the sciences. Further Resources: We highly recommend visiting Professor Guiton’s website, where you can find her publications and keep up with h...
Toxoplasma Gondii Part 1: The Cat Parasite
November 11, 2020 00:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this episode, Biologists Being Basic (B3) hosts Paige, Gina and Robyn talk to special guest, Professor Pascale Guiton, about her research on the fascinating life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii. In part one, we take a deeper look into the science behind the king of parasites. Further Resources: For further information on topics we talked about in Episode 7: Part 1, we highly recommend visiting Professor Guiton’s website and looking into her publications: https://guitonlab.com/ In ...
Bananapalooza! (Bonus)
October 19, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBIn this special bonus episode, Biologists Being Basic (B3) hosts taste a bunch of different varieties of bananas… and that’s it! No science in this one, but if you want to listen in on our pre-COVID-19 pandemic culinary adventure, you can join B3 hosts Joe, Kelsey, Robyn and our friend Sean (with a special late appearance from Gina) as we taste different banana species. The Banana Variety pack was purchased from Miami Fruit (https://miamifruit.org/), and if you are curious about...
Bananapocalypse!
October 14, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBIn this episode, Biologists Being Basic (B3) hosts Joe, Kelsey and Robyn are joined by our friend Sean to discuss Fusarium wilt, a fungus that threatens bananas as we know them. Listen as we explore the history of this pathogen and its relationship with the yellow tropical fruit that US residents love to eat. Further Resources: If you want to learn more about bananas and their history, check out Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World, by Dan Koeppel (https://www.pengu...
Research behind the headline: A Cure for the Common Cold?
September 30, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBBiologists Being Basic (B3) hosts Kelsey and Robyn are joined by our friends Megan and Gina as we take a look into the basic biology research behind the headline! This week, we look into a group of related viruses that cause the common cold called enteroviruses, and how these enteroviruses rely on a specific host factor inside human cells to replicate. Further Resources: Kate Shepherd’s article in The Washington Post, “A cure for the common cold? ‘It’s possible,’ scientists say, aft...
Down the Reddit Hole - Chubby Bugs and Other Things
September 16, 2020 00:00 - 31 minutes - 47.4 MBJoin Biologists Being Basic (B3) hosts Paige, Joe, Gina and Robyn as we take a break from published research articles and ask each other science-based questions from Reddit! See how our scientists and non-scientist team members try to think through and answer questions outside their expertise. We talk, we goof, and we learn new things as we explore the realms of science reddit. Further Resources: Thanks AskScience Reddit and its users for the questions we answered: https://www.red...
Basic Biologists Take on SARS-CoV-2: Part 3
September 02, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 40.5 MBIn the final episode of our COVID-19 mini-series, B3 hosts Joe and Robyn discuss an exciting paper looking at SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Testing. They are joined by UCSF scientists Cody Mowery and Professor Jeff Wittman, and our fabulous non-scientist guests Jacqueline Fabius and Lauren Weiser. This paper took a good look at the performance of some of the first antibody tests to come on the market, and in this episode we discuss what these findings are and what they mean for the public. ...
Basic Biologists Take on SARS-CoV-2: Part 2
August 19, 2020 00:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBIn the second episode of our three-part COVID-19 mini-series, B3 hosts Mehdi and Robyn are joined by our guests Gina and Andrew for an exciting discussion about how the virus hijacks host signaling networks. We focus on a new paper from QBI scientists that uses a special systems biology technique to track changes in protein phosphorylation of infected cells, and to identify key regulatory proteins called kinases that manage these intracellular signalling events. You can find the or...
Basic Biologists Take on SARS-CoV-2
August 05, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBB3 hosts Michael and Robyn are joined by our guests, Megan and Alexa, to talk about recently published research that takes a look into the biology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. We talk about the experiments we use to decipher the molecular mechanisms of infection and then look at how this information can inform clinical researchers looking for new drug treatment options. You can find the original peer-reviewed journal article that was published in Nature here: https://www....
Basic Biologists Take on SARS-CoV-2: Part 1
August 05, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBB3 hosts Michael and Robyn are joined by our guests, Megan and Alexa, to talk about recently published research that takes a look into the biology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. We talk about the experiments we use to decipher the molecular mechanisms of infection and then look at how this information can inform clinical researchers looking for new drug treatment options. You can find the original peer-reviewed journal article that was published in Nature here: http...
What is Basic Research?
July 29, 2020 00:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBIn our introductory episode, our Biologists Being Basic (B3) hosts Paige and Robyn sit down with guests Devin and Gina to answer the question, "what is basic research?". We talk about our roles as basic biology researchers and how we try to communicate our work to the world. If you have any questions or comments you can email us at [email protected] or find us on twitter (@biosbeingbasic) or instagram (@biosbeingbasic). See our website for more details (biologistsbe...