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I'm a bee biologist and study honeybee genomics, behavior, and physiology at the North Carolina State University. I am passioned about science and facts of insects. I hope this podcast will share incredible stories with you from outstanding scientists in the world who studying insects every day, the…

Science Podcast by Dr. Hongmei Li-Byarlay


    • Jul 19, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 3 EPISODES


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    EP11 - Social Behavior of Rodents with Dr. Hopi Hoekstra

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017 25:19


    Dr. Hopi Hoekstra has answered questions in why she chose her research interests in rodents, the most exciting project in her lab, traditional lab activity for lab members, and other tips on how to be a very productive scientist. In the end, another professor also joined our conversation on the funding situations of the museum collections in the US.

    EP10 - Social Behavior of Cichlid Fishes with Dr. Hans Hofmann

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2017 27:35


    Dr. Hans Hofmann from the University of Texas at Austin talked about his research and fun field stories on neural and molecular mechanisms and evolution of social behavior in Cichlid fishes. He also gave insights in how to pursue science in the future.

    EP8 - Keep calm and CRISPR on - Dr. Barrangou

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2017 48:57


    In this exciting episode, Dr. Li-Byarlay has interviewed Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou at North Carolina State University. The main topics are around microbiology, genetics, and genomics of CRISPR-Cas immune systems in bacteria. Dr. Barrangou has taken us to a journey of what shaped him into an outstanding scientist in his early years, his research career in both private and academic settings. After explaining the new genome editing technology of CRISPR/Cas9, he also gave us insights on the future of this powerful technology. In the end of their conversation, Dr. Barrangou also shared his thoughts on integrating Ph.D. and M.B.A. to be a high achiever and a better decision-maker, how to stimulate his lab members, and a great book worth reading.

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