Podcast appearances and mentions of christine mirzayan science

Dr. Laura Minero is a psychologist who, with grit and determination, has surpassed the vast obstacles posed by her undocumented status, and she is her to tell you... Si Se Puede my Friends, Si Se Puede! In this second part, Dr. Laura and I talk about how the Deferred Action for Childhood arrivals program, better known as DACA, untied her hands so she could swim in the ocean of opportunities she was being offered because of her talents and skills, but which she could not take advantage of due to her immigration status. We discussed the threat the current administration poses to the DACA program, how the recent supreme court decision opened the door for the program to be re-challenged, and how those of you who have the privilege and the duty to vote in the upcoming election, have the power to significantly impact the lives of millions of people in the LatinX community, and the immigrant community at large. Some of the opportunities mentioned during this episode:The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Fellowship: https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/the-christine-mirzayan-science--technology-policy-graduate-fellowship-program

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Todd Haim, Chief of the Office of Small Business Research at National Institute on Aging. Ira Pastor Comments: On several recent shows we’ve been discussing some of the novel, alternative funding pools that have been emerging in and around the biotechnology space, specifically related to some un-met medical needs that we have been focusing on in relation to the show, particularly on the age-tech and longevity biotech fronts. We have had guests join us from the $125 Million Healthy Ageing Challenge program of UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) and the $30 Million Healthy Longevity Global Grand Challenge of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine. We’ve also talked to folks at the XPrize Foundation specifically related to their upcoming inducement prize contest for therapeutics for the diseases of aging. Small Business Innovation: Today we are going to head into the federal innovation research and development arena and into some of the novel public / private sector partnership opportunities that exist between small businesses and / or nonprofit research institutions, and the U.S. government. The Small Business Innovation Research (or SBIR) program, is a United States government program, coordinated by the Small Business Administration (SBA), intended to help certain small businesses conduct research and development, where funding takes the form of contracts or grants, and recipient projects must have the potential for commercialization and must meet specific U.S. government R&D needs. The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, is a parallel program to the SBIR program, but differs from SBIR in that places a greater emphasis on the potential for commercial success, and it requires that universities, federal laboratories, or nonprofit research centers, team with businesses to get products into the marketplace. Approximately $2.5 billion is awarded through these programs each year. Dr. Todd Haim I’m honored to be joined by Dr. Todd Haim, who is Chief of the Office of Small Business Research at National Institute on Aging (NIA), which is a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), which leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. Dr. Haim oversees the development and evolution of this office with the goal of improving both the quantity and quality of the SBIR/STTR applications. Prior to this role, Dr. Haim was Program Director at the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) SBIR Development Center, where he evaluated and managed SBIR & STTR grants and contracts focused on the development of novel cancer therapeutics, preventative agents, and drug discovery technologies. Prior to starting in the SBIR Development Center, he was a Research Associate and Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the National Academy of Sciences. Previously, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Pfizer in which he actively led Pfizer’s research efforts in a collaboration with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis that illustrated a mechanism for altered cardiac contractility due to excess fatty acids. Dr. Haim graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine with a PhD in Biomedical Research, specialising in Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, and obtained a certificate in Technology Commercialization from John Hopkins’ Carey Business School. He has received several prestigious awards and honors including the 2014 NCI Leadership Development Award, a 2014 and 2017 NIH Director’s Award and the NJ Governor’s Award for Volunteerism in the Field of Health. On this show we will hear about: Dr. Haim's background, how he developed an interest in biomedical sciences, physiology and cellular biophysics, and aging. A general overview of the NIA and it's functions within the U.S. National Institutes of Health. An overview of the NIA SBIR /STTR system. Technological areas of specific interest to the NIA program and to Dr. Haim himself. Credits: Ira Pastor interview video, text, and audio. Follow Ira Pastor on Twitter: @IraSamuelPastor If you liked this interview, be sure to check out our interview about the Healthy Longevity Global Grand Challenge! Follow ideaXme on Twitter: @ideaxm On Instagram: @ideaxme Find ideaXme across the internet including on iTunes, SoundCloud, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. ideaXme is a global podcast, creator series and mentor programme. Our mission: Move the human story forward!™ ideaXme Ltd.

Former PSPDG board member, Liana Vaccari (PhD '17), describes her experience with the National Academies' Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship. Produced & Edited: Ian McLaughlin https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianalexandermclaughlin/ https://twitter.com/_Anthropoid Liana Vaccari is a Senior Program Specialist in Community Engagement for the Oceans Observatory Initiative. She completed her PhD in 2017 at the University of Pennsylvania, where she focused on the rheological behavior of oil-water interfaces in the presence of bacteria, with implications including increased understanding of genetics on bacteria film formation at fluid interfaces, and insight into the fate of oil drops in the water column after oil spills. She was a Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellow at the National Academies of Sciences from January-April 2018. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lianavaccari/

Nathan Boll was an excellent physics student -- up until the day he suddenly dropped out. Nathan Boll is a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow with the National Academy of Sciences and a Space Policy Graduate Fellow in the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University. He has a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Montana Western and an M.S. in Space Science from the University of Michigan. Nathan’s work is primarily focused on the development of international cooperation for the exploration and development of space, and in supporting STEM education initiatives, such as the NASA Space Academy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ecologist Jessica Henkel finds the keys to her research truck missing, as it's parked on a remote beach with one of the biggest tides of the season about to come in. Jessica is a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow with the National Academy of Sciences and a PhD candidate in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Tulane University. She has a B.A. in English from Stony Brook University and a M.S. in Conservation Biology from the University of New Orleans. Jessica is interested in how environmental and anthropogenic change and habitat degradation are impacting the coastal habitats of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the communities that rely on them. Her dissertation research investigates the migration ecology and physiology of near-arctic breeding shorebirds that stopover in coastal habitats on the Gulf of Mexico. When not wearing mud boots or waders, Jessica can be found advocating for coastal issues or marching in the Mardi Gras parades of her adopted city of New Orleans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices