Beyond the test tube: a science podcast

For this episode, we spoke to Marty Martin from the Big Biology podcast - the best biology podcast around (excluding our own, of course)! Dr. Martin is a professor and biologist at the University of South Florida. Along with co-host Art Woods, he covers some of the biggest unanswered questions in biology. We ask about his research into sparrows as a real-world immunological model, and ask how podcasting complements his work as a professor and researcher. Check out big biology at https://www.bigbiology.org/, and please subscribe to the Big Biology podcast!

After several years of being taught online, returning to campus, or even coming to campus for the first time, created its own set of challenges (and joy!) for students. Yassine, N'Nabintou and Breana, 3 science students at the University of Ottawa who are at different stages of their degree and with very different backgrounds, share with us their experience of the "return to campus". We discuss the good and the bad of remote learning and in-person learning, the need for adjusting and finding the best compromise for both students and teaching staff to create the best learning experience and environment we possibly can.

Look up Eric Morand's profile at Monash.Catch him on Twitter: @EricFMorandCatch him also on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-morand-9015851/Importantly, listen to his record (I recommend the Hornstars, video available here)https://music.apple.com/au/album/invisible-girl/18235946https://music.apple.com/au/album/feckless-abandon/889702701https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-hornstars/1499121104https://music.apple.com/au/album/halfway-there/1639685293

Look up Eric Morand's profile at Monash.Catch him on Twitter: @EricFMorandCatch him also on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-morand-9015851/Importantly, listen to his record (I recommend the Hornstars, video available here)https://music.apple.com/au/album/invisible-girl/18235946https://music.apple.com/au/album/feckless-abandon/889702701https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-hornstars/1499121104https://music.apple.com/au/album/halfway-there/1639685293

In our second in a mini-series on science in museums, Elaine and Mike spoke to Dr. Danielle Fraser, paleobiologist and Research Scientist at the Canadian Museum of Nature (Ottawa, Canada). Dr. Fraser wears many other hats too, including Director of the Beaty Centre for Species Discovery, Adjunct Research Professor in Biology and Earth Sciences at Carleton University, and Associate at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Listen in for a glimpse into research life in museums, how it differs (or doesn't) from university research, and how she can track the diets of animals long after they're dead.Check out nature.ca for more info about the Canadian Museum of Nature! Additionally, check out Dr. Fraser's personal website at https://fraserdanielle.ca/ ...... or her museum webpage: https://nature.ca/en/our-science/science-experts/danielle-fraser/Thanks for listening!

We spoke to Dr. Jeff Saarela, VP of Collections and Research at the Canadian Museum of Nature (Ottawa, Canada). With over a century as Canada's natural history museum, the Museum of Nature is famous for its beautiful exhibits inside a rustic castle in downtown Ottawa. But the museum is more than just exhibits: there is a separate set of buildings, away from downtown Ottawa, with enormous collections of species and specimens - the majority of which haven't even been classified. Jeff walks us through the archives, the research done at the museum, and how anyone can get into the collections buildings to see the museum's hidden treasures.There's an open house Oct. 15, 2022! Reserve your spot at nature.ca.

Eric's Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=BMOEBWwAAAAJ&hl=en

Follow Jackson Bennett for the Redblacks or here, and learn more about him on Wikipedia!See Katherine Bearne's profile for the GeeGees or her research profile in Prof. Robert Boyd's lab.See Niève Séguin's profile for the GeeGees or read this article written about Niève in the Fulcrum. 

Links you may be interested in visiting:Dr Onita Basu webpage on the Carleton University websiteTanzania Water Hub 

Here are links the many websites or research groups  mentioned during the podcast:MacLeans' list of influential Canadians in 2022  CoVaRR-NetDr Marc-André Langlois University of Ottawa profile pageCanCURE Fact checking:SARS-CoV pandemic of 2002-2003 death toll in Canada:251 people were infected, 43 patient died, which represents 17% of infected people, not 50% as mentioned by Elaine in the podcast. (source: Encyclopedia Britannica)

To access the SSA/AÉS website click here.

You can look up Jeremy's profile on the University of Ottawa website, or his research group website. 

Pour rejoindre Olivier Robin: Université de SherbrookeVoici un article d'actualité sur le cours d'Olivier Robin et Benoît Leblanc. Article publié dans Frontiers Communication pour le cours d'Olivier Robin: Teaching communication with comics for postgraduate students. Celui-ci contient tous les détails du cours avec un sondage des étudiant.e.s qui y ont participé. Correction sur le nombre de visionnement de l'article, j'ai dit 5,000 dans le podcast, c'est plus de 2,700 (janvier 2022).Olivier Robin est aussi apparut sur le balado des Années Lumières (Radio Canada) le 21 Novembre 2021 pour parler de sa recherche et en Janvier 2022 pour discuter du livre Dessine ta science, récemment publié.Voici les hyperliens des noms et ressources mentionnés durant le balados.Nick Sousanis site web.European Research Council Comics: ERCcomics.com.Matthieu Burniat: site webSiouxie Wiles et Toby Morris participent à l'effort médiatique pour la COVID en Nouvelle Zélande. Siouxie Wiles twitter.The manga guide to... voir Wikipedia ou chercher dans Google.Logiciel pour commencer à fabriquer des BDs:https://www.pixton.com/https://makebeliefscomix.com/https://www.datacomics.net/http://www.comiclife.com/http://www.stripcreator.com/BDnF, La fabrique à BD   

Vous voulez participer è Expo-Sciences en tant qu'étudiant ou étudiante, bénévole, commanditaire ou autre? Consultez le site du Réseau  Technoscience pour en avoir tout les détails. Tous sont les bienvenus!You can participate in Expo-Science whether you wish to present a project in English or French, you can be a judge for posters either in English or French, please visit the Réseau Technoscience website. All are welcome!Vous vous demandez ce qu'est le rôle de Luc Sirois, Innovateur en Chef du Québec? Visitez le site  du Conseil de l'Innovation du Québec.Visionnez un clip YouTube de Luc Langevin, Magicien et porte-parole officiel d'Expo-Sciences, lors de la finale Québécoise de 2015 à Gatineau.Pour connaitre les activités de Sciences Jeunesse Canada/Youth Science Canada, consulter leur site web (français ou anglais).

You can learn more about Dr Rajakumar's research by visiting his ecard on the uOttawa website: https://science.uottawa.ca/biology/people/rajakumar-rajendhranor follow him on Twitter: @Rajee_Rajakumar.Listen to TWIEVO (This Week in Evolution), a podcast co-hosted by Dr Racaniello and Dr Elde:Microbe tv/TWIEVOThe TWIEVO podcast with Dr Daniel Kronaeur is TWIEVO #62.You can follow Ants Canada on YouTube:AntsCanada YouTube channel 

Drs. Elaine Beaulieu and Michael Country speak with Dr. Dillon Chung, a physiologist who focuses on the mitochondria of different animals. He's a comparative physiologist, which means he learns physiology by learning from a range of animals, letting them teach him their secrets. He's studied metabolism at the extremes: he's looked at hibernating 13-lined ground squirrels, which by some measures can drop their metabolism by 95-99%. On the other end of the spectrum, he's currently working on shrews - tiny mammals with metabolisms so high that some species may consume double their bodyweight in food every day. He especially focuses on mitochondria, and he currently works in a mitochondrial lab in the National Institutes of Health.

On this episode, Mike had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Kathryn Knight, the News and Views Editor of the Journal of Experimental Biology (JEB). Dr Knight discusses editing tricks, what makes a well written piece, and how to get into science writing. This is one fully packed episode you will not want to miss!Please check out the Journal of Experimental Biology (JEB).Just a brief disclaimer: Kathryn's, Mike's, and Elaine's views are their own, and do not necessarily represent JEB, the NIH, or uOttawa.  

The multiple ways you can follow Julie's work:Please visit Julie Laurin's website: https://julielaurin.com/.Listen to her podcast Planet B612:  https://planetb612.fm/ .Watch Julie's latest microscopic find on her website A Tiny World: https://atinyworld.org/.You can also subscribe to her YouTube channel, reach her on Twitter (@PlanetB612fm and @atinyworldorg ) or Instagram. Book referred to in the podcast:You can learn more about Robert Hooke and his book Micrographia on.... drumroll... Wikipedia!Here is a review of Matt Ridley's book called Genome in the science journal called Nature: Genome review.Here's the website for the author Mary Roach: https://maryroach.net/.

We've got a herpetologist special for this episode. Maddie and Andrea talk about the ins and outs of herpetology, Andrea's master's working with snakes, and some weird business ideas... Learn what a herper is and how you can do it too. Follow Andrea on Instagram @andrea.gigeroff and on Tik Tok @snake.aunt

You can visit the Smart Biology website by clicking on this link: Smart Biology.Shout out to Dr Jade Atallah, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto (Mississauga), who helped Andrew during the first few year of bringing Smart Biology to life, and introduced me to this wonderful animations.Find out what we mean by "we're not worthy" David S. Goodsell at the Scripps Institute.And discover the pioneer and revolutionary world of 3D molecular animations by Drew Berry  at the WEHI in Melbourne, Australia.If you want to know more about Dr Goodsell and Dr Berry' history, they both have their own wikipedia page!  Dr Goodsell's wikipedia page is here, and Dr Berry's wikipedia page is here.  

Here are recommended readings for any teacher, budding or experienced:Make it Stick, by  Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roedinger III and Mark A. Daniel, 2014.Power teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning, by Pooja K, Argawal and Patrice M. Bain, 2019.Small teaching: Everyday Lesson from the Science of Learning, by  James M. Lang, 2016You can reach Dr Beaulieu via email  at : elaine.beaulieu@uottawa.ca or on Twitter: @elainebeaulieu2. 

In this episode, Maddie talks with Dr. Mike Country about his research involving the retina, hypoxia in fish, and metabolism. Other than talking about his various projects, they also discuss Dr. Country's future research plans such as his Japanese fellowship at RIKEN with Genshiro Sunagawa and Eisuke Nishida, working on hypometabolism. *Warning: this episode contains bad science jokes*

Best quote from Joshua Dadjo:" If you look at [beginning]undergrad students and you think we might only have those people for 6 months, what do we want to give them".Anyone could talk with Joshua for hours, he is charming and interesting and has an approach to life that is refreshingly positive and full of humility. If you are interested in pursuing studies in science policies or health policies, Joshua would be happy for you to contact him to discuss it: jdadj007@uottawa.ca.

Pelling Lab site: Pellinglab.netCassidy's Twitter: @scicommcassidy Cassidy's non-profit organization, Pulsar Collective: pulsarcollective.orgCassidy's NEW podcast on science communication: Scicommschool.com  

Visit Dr Allyson MacLean's website  plantsymbiosis.org.Listen and subscribe to Beyond the test tube: a science podcast on Google Play or Apple Podcasts.