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Science Bomb #20 - Delanie Sickler On The Impact Of BTI's Internship Program

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 9:50


BTI's Education and Outreach Coordinator Delanie Sickler joins us to discuss the exciting experience of our internship program.

Science Bomb #19 - David Stern and the future of science

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 26:22


BTI President, David Stern, joins the Science Bomb to discuss BTI research highlights from 2018 and how he thinks the research environment could change in the coming years. We talk postgraduate training, funding, and a new path for future scientists.

Science Bomb #18 - Charlie Arntzen's life of scientific innovation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 19:21


Founding Director of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State and former BTI President Charles Arntzen discusses risk-taking in science research and his role in human vaccines.

Science Bomb #17 - Interns reflect on the summer of science

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 19:21


Our 2018 summer interns return to the Science Bomb to reflect on their 10 weeks of research at BTI. Special guest host and first BTI summer science communications intern, Serena Stern, leads the discussion.

Science Bomb #16: Getting in touch with our 400 million year roots

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2018 33:51


Penelope Lindsay is a USDA/NIFA pre-doctoral fellow working in BTI's Harrison lab. She spends her days investigating plant root/fungi symbiosis, a 400 million year relationship that could help agriculture ween itself off chemical fertilizers. Penelope joined the Science Bomb to talk about her research, science advocacy, and her moonlight gig as a radio DJ.

Science Bomb #15: Tackling citrus greening takes guts

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2018 38:25


Annie Kruse discusses her disdain for citrus greening disease, an epidemic that continues to devastate the American citrus industry. You'll hear how Annie and her colleagues in BTI's Heck lab are taking the fight to the psyllid in hopes of understanding how the brutal disease is transmitted. We also touch upon Annie's passion for motivating underrepresented youth to pursue STEM degrees/careers.

Science Bomb #14 - Plant signaling and startup success

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018 34:55


Murli Manohar's research in BTI's Klessig and Schroeder Labs focuses on chemical signaling that helps to protect crops by boosting their immunity. In this edition of BTI's Science Bomb, Manohar discusses how his agricultural background fostered his research interest, as well as his work in the development of a BTI startup company surrounding this science.

Science Bomb #13: Summer interns dive in

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 32:14


Four of our 2018 summer interns sit down to talk about their expectations for their 10-week internship and how they hope it prepares them for a future in science research. We also discuss what they hope to experience around greater Ithaca during their free-time.

Science Bomb #12: Mentorship in science

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018 40:33


BTI's Postgraduate Society is in its second year of a mentorship program that connects aspiring scientists, with BTI alumni working in academia and/or industry. In this episode of the Science Bomb, we talk with two founding members of the mentorship program, as well as a mentee and mentors from the program.

Science Bomb #11: Pablo Mendieta raps about bioinformatics

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018 31:42


Working out of the BTI Fei lab, Pablo Mendieta dishes out insights into why bioinformatics is becoming a crucial party of life science research and what recent breakthroughs in well-known crops means to our food supply. He also sheds light on his love for busting rhymes.

Science Bomb #10: Bob Granados and the HPV vaccine

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2018 41:30


10 years ago, an HPV (Human papillomavirus infection) vaccine called Cervarix was released in Australia. When given at a young age, this vaccine is 100% effective in preventing cervical cancer, an illness that was killing over 250,000 women every year. BTI emeritus faculty member, Dr. Robert Granados, joined us to discuss a discovery in his lab that would eventually become a key component of Cervarix.

Science Bomb #9: Oliver Schulze brings new ideas, historic name to the BTI board

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 25:58


Oliver Schulze is a savvy entrepreneur, but he's also the great-great-grandson of William Boyce Thompson. He joined us to talk about bringing his professional experience and family history to the BTI board of directors.

Science Bomb #8: Lukas Mueller's healthy diet of data

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017 32:38


BTI faculty member Lukas Mueller visited the Science Bomb and talked about how bioinformatics is feeding the planet, one digit at a time.

Science bomb #7: Return of the interns

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 26:12


10 weeks prior, these three interns joined us to share their expectations for their PGRP internship. Now, they're back to debrief us on the experience, including the research they presented at our intern symposium.

Science bomb #6: Brandon Williams finds the personality in science

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2017 26:27


Brandon Williams is just finishing up a 10-week internship at BTI and reflects upon the transition

Science bomb #5: Ron Cooper's love affair with science

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017 32:22


Ron Cooper attended Stanford, worked as a scientist, and rubbed elbows with the wolfs of Wall St. Now he's a hobby farmer who gives his time and money to science. Hear why.

Science Bomb #4 - Summer interns with style

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2017 27:32


Meet three of our 20 summer interns who will spend the next 10 weeks at BTI diving into plant genomics, bioinformatics, and more!

Science Bomb #3: Ferntastic plants

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2017 26:32


BTI's newest faculty member stops by the Science bomb to talk about his love for ferns and how they are an important part of our lives.

Science Bomb #2 - Insects cell lines and vaccines

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 34:44


Within the biology of creepy crawlers live secrets to human health.

Science Bomb #1: Tech transfer in basic research

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2017 31:47


BTI's director of Tech Transfer, Paul Debbie, joins us for our first episode of SCIENCE BOMB! Paul discusses his role of finding application for basic research and how we need to work to communicate the importance of discovery science.

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