Behind Our Science

Happy New Year from Behind our Science! January marks Alzheimer’s Awareness month in Canada and we are ringing in the new year with our first episode of 2024!

In Episode 20 we cover dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, community resources available for the dementia community and caregivers, and the multi-group “Calling All Voices” project.

In this episode we meet with Jessica Luh Kim, Project Coordinator for the Asian community Calling All Voices paper and podcast series with Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), to learn about her incredible work with DAA and Global Council on Alzheimer’s Disease. Through this colla...

In this episode behind our science brings you BTS of the first every Tissue, Matrix, and Pathobiology conference hosted by the American Society for Matrix Biology and our sponsoring societies the Histochemical Society and the American Society for Investigative Pathology. Join us as we explore poster sessions, network, and meet the brilliant trainees that made this conference a huge hit!

What happens at a scientific conference?
How do you pronounce ASIP?
How can you make conferences less intimidating and enjoyable?

We answer all this and more in this final episode for 2023!

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Today’s episode focuses on the importance of reading, cardiovascular research, and Hispanic Heritage Month.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Dr. Vik Meadows interviews PhD Candidate in Toxicology, Catherine Rojas, about her experience as a Latina in STEM and Dr. Roberto Mota interviews Dr. Carmen de Miguel about her research and experience as a Hispanic woman in STEM.

Our co-hosts Dr. Roberto Mota, Dr. Daisy Shu, and Dr. Vik Meadows discuss the importance of reading and their current reading lists in celebration of National Read A Book Month (September). 

We also celebrate the...

Today’s episode is all about Immunology where we talk about the aftermath of immunization. 
Dr. Roberto Mota interviews Dr. Pavan Muttil about his new role as Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of New Mexico and discuss how his research has moved from the covid era into the new post covid-era. 
Dr. Roberto Mota talks about his exciting trips to San Diego where he participated in the Future Faculty of Cardiovascular Research program of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) as well as the American Diabetes Association meeting.

Dr. Daisy Shu inte...

We are so excited to have you join us for Episode 16 where we cover mentoring and science sustainability, two very important factors in our lives as scientists.

In this episode we meet with Dr. Adam Gracz from Emory University and learn about his approach to mentoring and holistic lab management. He gave us great advice and tips on being a leader and his transition to start his own lab. We also interview Noah Pyles, co-founder of Polycarbin, a bio-sustainability company that is working to change how labs across the US approach plastic waste. He discusses the mission...

This episode is all about celebrations! We celebrate our co-host Daisy's wedding and conference honeymoon as well as Roberto's new position as Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Menglu Yang, Instructor in the Dept. of Ophthalmology of Harvard Medical School participates in our 7.3 Questions Segment. We also feature an interview with Dr. Heather Francis, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in January, 2019 as the Scientific Director of the Indiana Center for Liver Research (ICLR) and a Professor of Medicine.

In our first episode of 2023 the team reflects on the career and life events that made 2022 so unique to each of us at BOS.

In episode 14  we discuss the impact of leadership in our careers and recap how events like Leadership Academy, co-hosted by ASIP & Catalysts of Awesomeness, help us become strong leaders as scientists, mentors, and community members. We also recap our experience at the first in-person SACNAS NDiSTEM, since the pandemic, that took place in San Juan, PR. If you're interested in joining and supporting the SACNAS mission of achieving true diversity and celebration of c...

In this episode we discuss the importance of SELF ESTEAM, the impact of art in science and how it relates to everything we do in and outside of academic research.
Daisy was able to interview Amir Bitran, a PhD candidate at Harvard, composer and scientist about his most recent classical music composition influenced by his research and science. We are sharing a piece of his art at the end of this video.

We are 28 days away from PISA ASIP 2022. There is still time to register and attend this wonderful program put together from the meeting chair...

On this our episode 10 we talk about #CapitolHillDay2022. We also have highlights from Experimental Biology 2022, an interview with Dr. Bill Coleman about the last Experimntal Biology. We also have an EB 2022 Vlog with all of our favorite moments. We discussed the importance EB has been in our careers. ENJOY!!!

Producers and co-host:
Roberto Mota Alvidrez
Daisy Shu
Vik Meadows

Editor: Jeff Jenkins
Music: Jeff Jenkins, Roberto Mota, Azael Frayre

Thank you to the American Society for Investigative Pathology and the Histochemical Society

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