Podcast appearances and mentions of maya gosztyla

In this episode, Emily interviews Maya Gosztyla, a third-year graduate student in biomedical sciences at the University of California at San Diego. Maya has experienced major financial ups and downs over the three years since her first podcast interview. Her husband was unemployed for over a year between moving with her to San Diego and pandemic hiring freezes. However, she managed to support both of them with her grad student stipend and freelance side income thanks to negotiating for a spot in her university's subsidized housing program. Now that her husband is employed again, they are aggressively pursuing FIRE through investing and enjoying occasional splurges.

In this episode, freelance science writer Maya Gosztyla shares her journey, her reasons for starting a science blog and the transition to science writer. The post From blogger to freelance science writer with Maya Gosztyla | GBP010 appeared first on GradBlogger.

In this episode, Emily interviews Maya Gosztyla, a postbac fellow at the National Institutes of Health in Rockville, MD who saves approximately 30% of her income from her stipend and freelance science writing income. Her goals for funding her PhD program applications and upcoming move to grad school and wedding motivate her to keep her expenses low and sustain her side hustle. Maya gives great financial advice for PhDs in transition into and out of grad school.

Alzheimer's disease is the most predominant neurodegenerative disorder of our time, and is an imminent health crisis in countries like the United States, where 15 million people are expected to suffer from the disease by 2050.  Alzheimer's disease is an age-related disorder that causes brain shrinkage, memory loss, and eventually, death.  This week we discuss major paradigm shifts in Alzheimer's disease research.  For decades, Alzheimer's disease researchers have argued over what causes the disease.  Some suspected clumps of tau protein to be the main culprit in Alzheimer's, while others maligned amyloid beta as the villain.  Now, the field is largely united under the amyloid cascade hypothesis, but new evidence suggests that amyloid beta serves important immune functions.  This revelation that amyloid beta is protective is upturning Alzheimer's disease research as we know it, and brings new relevance to recent discoveries into the links between traumatic brain injury and the microbiome as they relate to Alzheimer's. Connor Wander and Maya Gosztyla sit down to discuss new developments in the field, and what recent Alzheimer's disease discoveries mean to patients, clinicians, and the public alike.  We also discuss practical strategies to delay Alzheimer's disease onset that we find effective or particularly promising.  All based on the research, of course!   Maya operates and writes for an Alzheimer's Disease education blog called AlzScience.  The AlzScience blog breaks down Alzheimer's disease concepts in simple terms, with great graphic illustrations and links for further reading.  It's a terrific place to start learning about Alzheimer's or other neurodegenerative diseases. For even further reading, I also recommend Alzforum.  Alzforum is a highly technical resource for Alzheimers disease scientists and anyone looking to keep up with the latest research.  Alzforum isn't all about Alzheimer's either- they keep tabs on all neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's Disease, and other forms of dementia.    Don't forget to check out Maya's introductory interview (Episode 11) or Connor's introductory podcasts (Episodes 2 and 5)!   Show notes We mentioned several key studies  in the podcast, which are listed below.    Keep an eye out for Maya's review on amyloid beta's protective immune functions! Brush up with a great AlzScience post on general Alzheimer's Disease Or check out a more detailed post about pericytes, one of the gatekeeper cells to the brain   Further Reading Here's Dr. George Bloom's review titled Amyloid-β and Tau: The Trigger and Bullet In Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis Here's the landmark paper that showed Amyloid beta particles clumping on brain infections   Here's the recent amyloid beta blood test study we mentioned.   Here's a great review in print about the crosstalk between Neurons and Microglia in AD! Here's a study on the MEND protocol- lifestyle changes that improve cognitive function. If we missed anything, or you'd like more information, feel free to contact SFS, or Maya at @sfromascientist and @AlzScience, respectively.   Any other questions?  Let us know!  We appreciate your feedback. You can now support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/sfspodcast.  Many thanks to our past and present supporters!  Thanks to Plant Warrior for their support.  Use discount code SFS10 at checkout for 10% off your purchase of plant-based protein.

This interview podcast features Maya Gosztyla, an undergraduate researcher at THE Ohio State University. Maya researches the genetics of axon guidance, or brain wiring in fruit flies, and runs her own Alzheimer's Disease learning blog called AlzScience. We discuss her research, how she balances work with free time, and how she worked her way into her first research lab without hands-on experience.   Here's a great post by Maya on AlzScience describing Alzheimer's Disease  Here are her latest posts.  Highly recommend for those looking to learn more about Alzheimer's Disease! @AlzScience Facebook @AlzScience Twitter Stay tuned for a special Alzheimer's Disease roundtable podcast with Maya and Connor, releasing later this week!  We'll discuss the idea that Amyloid Beta may not be simply a villain...   Any other questions?  Let us know!  We appreciate your feedback. You can now support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/sfspodcast.  Many thanks to our past and present supporters!  Thanks to Plant Warrior for their support.  Use discount code SFS10 at checkout for 10% off your purchase of plant-based protein.