After Office Hours

Our conversation with Dr. Brian Kobilka, recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University. Dr. Kobilka is a humble, passionate scientist who strongly believes in the importance of collaboration in science. Tune in to hear about his incredible story. See more about him and his work at https://med.stanford.edu/kobilkalab.html.

Our conversation with Dr. Bruce Donald, James B. Duke Professor of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Chemistry and Professor of Biochemistry and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. Dr. Donald is also the founder of Ten63 Therapeutics, whose mission to is to “Drug the Undruggable.” See more about Dr. Donald at https://users.cs.duke.edu/~brd/

Our conversation with Dr. Hashim Al-Hashimi, James B. Duke Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry and Director of the Center for RNA Biology at Duke University. Dr. Al-Hashimi was the recipient of the National Academy of Sciences Award in Molecular Biology in 2020. See more about Dr. Al-Hashimi at https://www.biochem.duke.edu/hashim-m-al-hashimi-primary and his research at https://sites.duke.edu/alhashimilab/.

Our conversation with Dr. Avi Loeb, the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard university, Director, Institute for Theory and Computation (ITC), Founding Director, Black Hole Initiative (BHI), and author of the New York Times best seller Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth. Buy “Extraterrestrial”: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth at: https://www.amazon.com/Extraterrestrial-First-Intelligent-Beyond-Earth-ebook/dp/B081TTY4NX. See more from Dr. Loeb at: https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/.

Our conversation with Dr. Shaundra Daily, Associate Professor of the Practice in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science departments. Tune in to hear about her passion for engineering better learning environments, promoting diversity in tech, and pursuing unique approaches to fostering a more inclusive and equitable world in STEM.

Tune in to hear our conversation with Dr. Jessilyn Dunn, Assistant Professor of BME, ECE, and Biostatistics & Bioinformatics at Duke University. She speaks about the ongoing wearable-centered research projects she is pursuing in her lab, her team's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and her some of her hobbies. Link to Dr. Dunn's research lab: https://dunn.pratt.duke.edu/

Our conversation with Dr. Donna Crenshaw, Executive Director of MEDX, an innovative collaborative venture between the Duke University School of Medicine and the Pratt School of Engineering. Tune in to hear about how her prior experiences as both a researcher and administrator in the pharmaceutical industry inform her leadership role in MEDx and about how the program helped spearhead Duke's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our conversation with Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and James B. Duke Professor of Medicine at Duke University. In addition to being an exceptionally talented researcher, Dr. Lefkowitz is a fantastic storyteller and shares countless vignettes from his experiences growing up in New York to sneaking off to do research as a cardiology fellow. Tune in to hear about his incredible career and the journey he has taken as a physician and scientist. Link to Dr. Lefkowitz's memoir: https://www.amazon.com/Funny-Thing-Happened-Stockholm-Adrenaline-Fueled/dp/1643136380

Our conversation with Dr. Daniel Sorin, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Duke University. Tune in to hear the story of how a chance meeting with another professor at a Dean's luncheon led to him co-founding Realtime Robotics, a company focused on real-time, collision-free motion planning and automation of robots. Also, make sure to check out Dr. Sorin's book recommendation "A Shot in the Moonlight" by Ben Montgomery.

Welcome back after a short break for our second season of podcast releases! Here is our conversation with Dr. Cameron Kim, Lecturer in the BME department at Duke. As a Duke alum, Dr. Kim has had some pretty crazy and exciting experiences, from being on college jeopardy, mentoring the award winning synthetic biology team (iGEM team) at Duke, and pursuing a career as a semi-professional curler! Also make sure to check out "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom," a book by Bell Hooks that Dr. Kim highly recommends! If you want to learn more about Dr. Kim, you can find more information about how to reach him at (https://bme.duke.edu/faculty/cameron-kim).

Our conversation with Dr. Ken Gall, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Associate Dean of Entrepreneurship in Pratt. Dr. Gall not only conducts exciting research on shape memory metals and polymers but also has founded two successful medical device start-ups.

Our conversation with Dr. Eric Richardson, Associate Professor of Practice in BME and Director of the Design Health Program. Tune in to hear him speak about his experience at Medtronic developing heart valves that are used by hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide, how his experience in industry compares to his position at Duke, and his role in Duke Engineering's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our conversation with Dr. Bellamkonda, Vinik Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering and Professor of Bioomedical Engineering. Tune in to hear some of the incredible stories he shares about his journey to the US, his passion for conducting research to combat brain cancer, and his outlook on learning and life.

Our conversation with Dr. Ann Saterbak, Professor of the Practice in the Biomedical Engineering Department. Tune in to hear her speak about her path to becoming a professor, how she first got involved in engineering education, and what she's striving to do to continue pushing the boundaries of teaching at Duke.

Our conversation with Dr. Mark Palmeri, Professor of the Practice in Biomedical Engineering. Tune in to hear the wide range of projects he's worked on, from translating an ultrasound technology into the industry to developing new, innovative courses for undergrads.

Our conversation with the one and only Matt Brown, Senior Laboratory Administrator for Duke Biomedical Engineering. Matt discusses his experiences working in design labs and his journey to Duke, what he loves about his job, and his advice for new engineers.

Our conversation with Dr. Missy Cummings, Director of Duke's Humans and Autonomy Lab and Duke Robotics. She talks about her experiences serving as one of the U.S. Navy's first female fighter pilots, and how her experiences witnessing the tragedy that resulted from the failure of autonomous systems, coupled with her involvement in the policy sphere as a member of the Defense Innovation Board, has influenced her career as a researcher.

Our conversation with Dr. Nightingale, Theo Pilkington Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Nightingale speaks about her experiences that led her to starting her own lab and become a world leader in ultrasonic elastography (including playing on the Duke basketball team and working as an officer in the Air Force!!)

Our conversation with Dr. Marc Sommer, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Neurobiology, and Psychology and Neuroscience. He speaks about how he balances his research in neural engineering with his role as Director of Undergraduate Studies in the BME department.

Our conversation with Anna Knight, PhD student in Dr. Kathryn Nightingale's lab in the BME Department at Duke University. Anna tell us about her time as an undergraduate at Duke, how campus has changed since then, and about the lessons she has learned as a graduate student.

Our conversation with Dr. Craig Henriquez, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science and former chair of the BME Department at Duke. Dr. Henriquez is a skilled researcher and educator and an avid fan of Duke basketball.

Hosts Becky and Rohin talk about the inspiration behind "After Office Hours," share what they're excited about, and discuss their vision for the podcast.