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Today we meet with Alex Castronovo, a 17-year-old student at Florida Atlantic University High School and long time Wolfpack member. Alex has demonstrated proficiency in software development, with contributions in neuroscience research as a research fellow at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. His work includes the development of a software tool for analyzing synapses in electron microscopy images. Alex's academic achievements extend to astrophysics and aerospace, with several publications in peer-reviewed journals and international conference proceedings. Some of his personal projects include Launchify, a web application providing customizable rocket launch notifications, and JANGL ], a Java graphics library simplifying 2D graphics development. Alex's awards, including first place in the QubitX Hacks competition, show his commitments in the fields of software development and scientific research.

In this 100th and final episode of the MPFI Neurotransmissions Podcast, hosts Joe Schumacher, Lesley Colgan, Jeremy Cheng, and Akash Pal sit down to reminisce on the journey of the podcast with podcast producer Kevin Albertini. To mark this incredible milestone, the podcast returns full circle and welcomes back our guest from our very first episode, CEO and Scientific Director David Fitzpatrick joined by the other two scientific directors of MPFI, Ryohei Yasuda and Lin Tian. The directors look back at the exciting changes that have happened both at MPFI and in the neuroscience field since the podcast started in 2016 and discuss what they think are the next big questions in the field. Episode Guests: David Fitzpatrick, MPFI CEO & Scientific Director Fitzpatrick Lab: https://www.mpfi.org/science/our-labs/fitzpatrick-lab Lin Tian, MPFI Scientific Director | @LinTianPhD Tian Lab: https://www.mpfi.org/science/our-labs/tian-lab Ryohei Yasuda, MPFI Scientific Director | @Ryohei_Neuro Yasuda Lab: https://www.mpfi.org/science/our-labs/yasuda-lab Episode Hosts: Joe Schumacher - @JWScience Jeremy Chang - @jtchang Lesley Colgan - @colgan_lesley Akash Pal - @pal116a Podcast episodes produced and edited by Kevin Guy Albertini - @KGAlbertini Want to go through the podcast episodes? Listen to archived episodes on https://apple.co/43gT3hT https://sptfy.com/O7ny Max Planck Florida's Neurotransmissions Podcast is produced at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience in Jupiter, FL. Website: https://www.mpfi.org/news-media/podcast Social Media: @MPFneuro Twitter: / mpfneuro Instagram: / mpfneuro Facebook: / mpfneuro As we want to sign off, we want to give special thanks to all of those who have made this journey possible - our hosts, production, communications, and admin team! Joe Schumacher Misha Smirnov Ben Scholl Jeremy Chang Lesley Colgan Akash Pal Anant Jain Audrey Bonnan Andre Steinecke Michael Yetman Vered Kellner Alexandra Gribizis Matt Rowan Paul Evans Tim Holford Kevin Albertini Katie Edwards Miguel Gutierrez Monica Reum Nicole Shultz Renate Wagner Helena Decker Jennifer Gutierrez

Dr. Lin Tian is a Scientific Director at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and Clinical Professor at the University of California, Davis. The main goal of Lin's lab is to develop, leverage, and also share novel optical and molecular tools that can help us to characterize neural signaling and find new treatment targets for neuropsychiatric disorders. In addition to her scientific and leadership roles, Lin is a mom, wife, and daughter. She often spends her free time with her family, driving her two sons to different activities, cheering for them at their swim meets and baseball games, and helping them with homework. Lin also enjoys walking her dog and doing things around the house. She earned her B.S. in Neuroscience from the University of Science and Technology of China and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cellular Biology from Northwestern University. She then completed postdoctoral training at Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus. Lin remained at HHMI as a Research Specialist before joining the faculty at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine in 2012. She began her current position at Max Planck in 2023. Lin has received multiple awards and honors, including an NIH New Innovator Award, the W.M. Keck Foundation Award, the Human Frontier Science Program Young Investigator Award, and she has been named a Rita Allen Scholar and Hartwell Scholar. In our interview, she shares more about her life and science.

Dr. David Fitzpatrick is Chief Executive Officer, Scientific Director, and Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. The brain is important for so many aspects of our daily experiences, including what we perceive, what we think about, how we move, the decisions we make, and more. However, we still know relatively little about how the brain works and how it develops. David's goal is to dive deep into these basic science questions of how the brain works and how it develops. When David isn't hard at work at Max Planck, he spends his time hiking, biking, kayaking, and immersing himself in nature. He has also become a keen photographer, capturing captivating photos of the natural world and memorable moments in his life. David received his B.S. degree in Biology from Pennsylvania State University and his PhD in Psychology and Neuroscience from Duke University. He conducted postdoctoral research at the Medical University of South Carolina and then returned to Duke University as a member of the faculty. Before accepting his current positions at the Max Planck Florida Institute, David was the James B. Duke Professor of Neurobiology and Director of the Institute for Brain Sciences at Duke University. David has received numerous awards and honors over the course of his career for his outstanding research and teaching, including the 2011 Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, the Alfred P. Sloan Research Award, the Cajal Club Cortical Discoverer Award, the McKnight Neuroscience Investigator Award, and the Excellence in Basic Science Teaching Award from Duke University School of Medicine. David joined us for an interview to share his experiences in life and science.

In this special 2023 Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Lesley discusses the experience of attending the SfN conference for the first time with postbaccalaureate at the National Eye Institute, Alexis Green; presenting a poster and developing connections at SfN with postdoctoral researcher at MPFI, Dr. Tim Holford; and further discuss new insights in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) research with Professor, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez. Episode Guests: Alexis Green Tim Holford Carolyn Rodriguez @CRodriguezMDPhD https://med.stanford.edu/rodriguezlab Do you enjoy watching the podcast? Feel free to like this episode and follow us to hear more. Max Planck Florida's Neurotransmissions Podcast Website: www.mpfi.org/news-media/podcast Social Media: @MPFneuro Twitter: twitter.com/MPFNeuro Instagram: www.instagram.com/mpfneuro Facebook: www.facebook.com/MPFNeuro Episode host: Lesley @Colgan_Lesley Visit www.mpfi.org/ for more information about the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

In this special two-episode conference podcast, Joe brings you scientific highlights from the 2022 Society for Neuroscience Meeting. In Part 2 Joe discusses new technologies for comparative connectomics and transcriptomics with Dr. Justus Kebschull, cognitive decline in aging C. elegans with Dr. Rachel Arey and thalamic-cortical circuits and our responsibility for science advocacy with Dr. Ubadah Sabbagh. Episode Guests: Justus Kebschull @JustusKebschull https://www.kebschull-lab.org/ Rachel Arey @AreyLab. https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/rachel-arey-17679 Ubadah Sabbagh@neubadah https://ubadahsabbagh.com/ Episode host: Joe @JWScience Do you enjoy watching the podcast? Feel free to like this episode and follow us to hear more. Max Planck Florida's Neurotransmissions Podcast Website: www.neuropodcast.org Social Media: @MPFneuro Visit https://www.mpfi.org for more information about the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

In this special two-episode conference podcast, Joe brings you scientific highlights from the 2022 Society for Neuroscience Meeting. In Part 1 Joe catches up with some old friends to chat about their latest science and career journeys. He discusses network development with Dr. Gordon Smith, double spines with Dr. Won Chan Oh, and evolutionary adaptations of cavefish with Dr. Bethany Stanhope. They also discuss the excitement and challenges of starting an independent lab and advice for first-time SfN attendees Episode Guests: Gordon Smith https://med.umn.edu/bio/gordon-smith Won Chan Oh https://sites.google.com/view/wonchanoh/home Bethany Stanhope @BA_Stanhope Do you enjoy watching the podcast? Feel free to like this episode and follow us to hear more. Max Planck Florida's Neurotransmissions Podcast Website: www.neuropodcast.org Social Media: @MPFneuro Episode host: Joe @JWScience Visit https://www.mpfi.org/ for more information about the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

Talked with Vanessa Moss and Carrie Browne from Palm Health Foundation. Palm Health is getting ready to launch their October "Train the Brain 2022" Initiative. Train the Brain is a community health campaign designed "to help Palm Beach County residents understand that taking care of the brain is just as important as taking care of the body." This year they are focusing on Celebrating Human Flourishing through the NeuroArts. "Scientific studies have shown that artistic experiences whether visual/auditory or hands-on, change the brain, body and behavior, leading to improved physical and mental health, disease prevention, enhanced brain development." There are lots of events throughout October including a NeuroArts Learning Panel & Lunch on Tuesday, October 18th from 11am-1pm at Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. Seating is limited so reservations are required. If unable to attend, there will be a video on Palm Health's you tube channel later. For more information, to donate, find out about scholarship match, listeners can go to www.PalmHeathFoundation.org.

BONUS episode - #PhDStrongerTogether presents Future Careers: A panel on careers outside of academia! Our host Fay Lin (@xiaofei_lin) chats with Dr Andrea Hindman (AAAS Technology Fellow), Dr Camillia Monestime (Medical Writer), Dr Amanda Preske (Owner of Circuit Breaker), and Dr Paul Evans (Head of Scientific Training at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience) on how to break the barriers of academia post-grad school, and the many options students may not even consider when considering their future careers. A full-text transcript of this panel is available via google doc. Check out the Stronger Together series on the PhD Balance website for more information and to check out this month's Stronger Together topic! You can also revisit all our past Stronger Together topics at any time - examples include Imposter Syndrome, Mental Health during a Crises, Work-Life Balance, Finding Your Academic Home, Mental Illness in Grad School and MUCH MORE!

On episode 50 of 17 Minutes of Science we talk live with Dr. Ken Dawson-Scully from Florida Atlantic University about his research into how invertebrates protect their brains from environmental stresses, and how he has moved from academia to entrepreneurship by embracing failures. Dr. Ken Dawson-Scully is currently a Professor of Biological Sciences at Florida Atlantic University where he also serves in the role of Associate Vice President for STEM Partnerships and the Director of the FAU Max Planck Honors Program. He is also the Head of Institutional Partnerships at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. Dr. Dawson-Scully's research investigates neuroprotection from environmental and artificial cellular stress in the model organisms, the fly D. melanogaster and the worm C. elegans. He currently has funding from the NSF and the NIH and has produced several patents which has led to development of spin off companies like Eco Neuorologics Inc. in 2013 and Neuropharmalogics Inc. in 2015. Tune in to learn more from Dr. Dawson-Scully about his research.

 Dr. James Weinstein, is Senior Vice President, Microsoft Healthcare, where he is in charge of leading strategy, innovation and health equity functions. Prior to Microsoft, Dr. Weinstein was president and CEO of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, a $2.0 billion academic medical center in Northern New England, where he led the organization to adopt a population health model, including the transition from fee-for-service toward global payments. Prior to becoming CEO, Dr. Weinstein served as president of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic and was director of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (TDI), home of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, which for decades has documented the ongoing variations in health care delivery across the United States. Dr. Weinstein is a founding member and the inaugural executive director of the National High Value Healthcare Collaborative, along with Mayo Clinic, Intermountain Healthcare, The Dartmouth Institute, and Denver Health. The Collaborative is a partnership of health systems that has taken on the challenge of improving the quality of care while lowering costs on a national scale. Dr. Weinstein is a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and held the Peggy Y. Thomson Chair in the Evaluative Clinical Sciences at the Geisel School of Medicine while at Dartmouth; he's a Senior Fellow, for the Healthcare Center and Clinical Professor Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern University. Dr. Weinstein is a member of Special Medical Advisory Group for the national Veteran's Administration. He serves on the Boards of Trustees for the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, the Intermountain Health System, and IMAGINECARE, a company he started while CEO to use remote sensing to manage patients outside the traditional brick-and-mortar medical system and serves on several other boards. Throughout his career as a researcher and renowned spine surgeon, Dr. Weinstein has received more than $70 million in federal funding and published more than 325 peer-reviewed articles and continues as Editor in Chief, Spine. He also serves on the Board of Advanced Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI/BioFAB), a Department of Defense (DoD) program to bio-print artificial organs. He is also the author of "Unraveled: Prescriptions to Repair a Broken Health Care System". 

How does a Max Planck Institute end up in Florida? On this special 50th episode we have the first part of a two-part series of interviews recorded in June 2016, with Dr. Bert Sakmann, Nobel Prize Recipient and the Inaugural Scientific Director of Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. Joe and Misha sit down with Dr. Sakmann as he recounts the early days of Max Planck Florida: kiteboarding, recruiting scientists to the institute and developing a scientific program.

Dr. David Fitzpatrick is Chief Executive Officer, Scientific Director, and Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. When David isn’t hard at work at Max Planck, he spends his time hiking, biking, kayaking, and immersing himself in nature. He has also become a keen photographer, capturing captivating photos of the natural world and memorable moments in his life. Scientifically speaking, the brain important for so many aspects of our daily experiences, including what we perceive, what we think about, how we move, the decisions we make, and more. However, we still know relatively little about how the brain works and how it develops. David’s goal is to dive deep into these basic science questions of how the brain works and how it develops. David received his B.S. degree in Biology from Pennsylvania State University and his PhD in Psychology and Neuroscience from Duke University. He conducted postdoctoral research at the Medical University of South Carolina and then returned to Duke University as a member of the faculty. Before accepting his current positions at the Max Planck Florida Institute, David was the James B. Duke Professor of Neurobiology and Director of the Institute for Brain Sciences at Duke University. David has received numerous awards and honors over the course of his career for his outstanding research and teaching, including the 2011 Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, the Alfred P. Sloan Research Award, the Cajal Club Cortical Discoverer Award, the McKnight Neuroscience Investigator Award, and the Excellence in Basic Science Teaching Award from Duke University School of Medicine. David joined us for an interview to share his experiences in life and science.

Women are awarded over half of all doctorate degrees in the life sciences, but account for a small fraction of high-ranking academic positions. To investigate this phenomenon, Joe and Misha explore the various barriers and experiences unique to women in science with Dr. Leslie Vosshall of The Rockefeller University, Dr. Na Ji of Janelia Research Campus, and Ellie Hozhabri at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience.

What is basic science, and how is it significant in the realm of brain research and the future progress of our society? Your hosts Joe, Misha, and Ben sit down with Dr. David Fitzpatrick, Scientific Director of the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and tackle those questions and more on the first episode of the Neurotransmissions podcast, tackling neuroscience stories from the lab and life - a special episode to celebrate Brain Awareness Week, 2016.

Dr. Joe Schumacher, Post-doc at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience joins us to talk about treeshrews and how complicated the brain truly is!   For show notes, check out http://breakingbio.com

Dr. Samuel M. Young, Jr. is an Independent Max Planck Research Group Leader of Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Function at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience in Jupiter, Florida. He received his PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He went on to conduct post-doctoral research in the Molecular Neurobiology Laboratories at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California and at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in the Department of Membrane Biophysics in Goettingen, Germany, where he later accepted a position as an Internal Research Group Leader. Samuel then accepted a position at the Max Planck Florida Institute where he is currently. Samuel is here with us today to tell us all about his journey through life and science.

This week on the on your mind neuroscience podcast:   We’re super excited to announce that we will be live-streaming the 2015 Sunposium: Neural Circuits and Sunshine, put on by the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience on Monday March 30 and Tuesday March 31!  There’s an impressive list of speakers, including Nobel Award winner Eric Betzig and in vivo memory manipulator Richard Tsien, who’s talks will be available for your viewing pleasure, live on this page.  We were able to get an interview with Dan Wilson, a graduate student at the Institute who studies synaptic dynamics in individual dendrites, which means you get a bonus weekend episode!  Of course it wouldn’t be an OYM episode if Liam and Kat didn’t talk about what’s on their minds, so we’ve got a lot of discussion going on about open sourcing the human body, the latest report to come out of the controversy over the Human Brain Project, and the possibility that neurons evolved twice! We hope you enjoy.   Get the stream and links to everything we talked about head to www.onyourmind.ca/sunposium2015