Podcasts about radiological research

On this week's episode, we're joined by the CEO and founder of IgnitedThinkers, Gitika Gorthi.  We'll discuss how space education can extend the reach and impact of the industry, as well as, the best ways to ignite a passion for the cosmos in Gen Z.  Gitika is the founder and CEO of IgnitedThinkers, a non-profit organization that she founded in the 8th-grade to spread space education and her love for aerospace to students across the world.  She is an incoming freshman at Columbia University in their College of Engineering and Applied Science as a Davis Scholar.  Gitika is an aspiring aerospace physician, medical researcher, and astronaut. Through IgnitedThinkers, Gitika is working towards breaking the glass ceiling for minorities in the aerospace industry, incorporating more hands-on research space science-based activities into elementary education curriculums, and igniting the passions of all students by providing them the opportunity to explore and create.  IgnitedThinkers' mission and vision statement are simple: to ignite, inform, and inspire students across the world. Conducting medical research at the Baylor College of Medicine Space Medicine Center, researching wind turbines at the University of Central Florida at Raghavan Research Group, working with professor Dr. Prasanta Pal from Brown University to develop telemedicine technology, student researcher at Columbia Medical School Center for Radiological Research, and interning last summer at NASA Ames Research Center at GeneLab, Gitika is climbing towards her goals going into aerospace medicine research.  Gitika is extremely excited about the new understanding studying humans in space will bring to treat diseases here on Earth and the medical technological advancements that will occur on Earth with the greater utilization of telemedicine for deep-space exploration missions.  Most recently, Gitika was named one of the Top 100 Women in Aerospace and Aviation Professionals to Follow on LinkedIn in 2022.  The future of aerospace is exciting, and Gitika is working to make it a more diverse and equitable environment for everyone. Furthermore, Gitika is a 2021-2022 Teen Board of Director of the Girl Scout Nation's Capital and 2020-2022 Girls Advisory Board Member for Girl Scouts USA.  She provides strategic advice to help make the scouting program more diverse, equitable, and inclusive for all girls. Also, a special shout-out and thank you to our sponsor for this episode, Mission: AstroAccess!  Mission: AstroAccess is a project dedicated to promoting disability inclusion in space exploration.  AstroAccess is launching disabled scientists, veterans, students, athletes, and artists on parabolic flights with the Zero Gravity Corporation as the first step in a progression toward flying a diverse range of folks to outer space.Support the show

Starting a non-profit, serving on a board of directors, conducting medical research, and speaking at space exploration conference has been some of the activities for Gitika Gorthi. Oh, and recently graduating from HIGH SCHOOL! Gitika is busy working toward a career in aerospace medicine, and she knows exactly where she wants to be, what she wants to study and what problems she wants to solve in the aerospace industry. Whew! So, get ready to meet the incredibly impressive Gitika Gorthi in this episode of Casual Space!  Gitika Gorthi is the Founder and CEO of Ignited Thinkers, a non-profit organization she founded in the 8th-grade to spread space education and her love for aerospace to students across the world. She is an incoming freshman at Columbia University in their College of Engineering and Applied Science as a Davis Scholar. Gitika is an aspiring aerospace physician, medical researcher, and astronaut. Conducting medical research at the Baylor College of Medicine Space Medicine Center, researching wind turbines at the University of Central Florida at Raghavan Research Group, working with professor Dr. Prasanta Pal from Brown University to develop telemedicine technology, student researcher at Columbia Medical School Center for Radiological Research, and interning last summer at NASA Ames Research Center at GeneLab, Gitika is diligently working on her interest in aerospace medicine research.  Gitika is extremely excited about the new understanding studying humans in space will bring to treat diseases here on Earth and the medical technological advancements with the utilization of telemedicine for deep-space exploration missions. Most recently, Gitika was named one of the Top 100 Women in Aerospace and Aviation Professionals to Follow on LinkedIn in 2022. The future of aerospace is exciting, and Gitika is working to make it a more diverse and equitable environment for everyone! Gitika is a 2021-2022 Teen Board of Director of the Girl Scout Nation's Capital and 2020-2022 Girls Advisory Board Member for Girl Scouts USA. She provides strategic advice to help make the scouting program more diverse, equitable, and inclusive for all girls. Learn More about Ignited Thinkers here: www.ignitedthinkers.org Through IgnitedThinkers, Gitika is working towards breaking the glass ceiling for minorities in the aerospace industry, incorporating more hands-on research space science-based activities into elementary education curriculums, and igniting the passions of all students by providing them the opportunity to explore and create. IgnitedThinkers' mission and vision statement are simple: to ignite, inform, and inspire students across the world. Connect with and follow Gitika on her journey!  Twitter: @IgnitedThinkers and @GitikaGorthi Instagram: @IgnitedThinkers and @Gitika Gorthi LinkedIn: @IgnitedThinkers and @Gitika Gorthi

In the constant battle against the spread of infectious diseases, scientists are continually on the hunt for new weapons that specifically target pathogenic microbes.  Investigators from the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center believe they may have found a new, low-cost solution to eradicating airborne viruses in indoor public spaces.  The research team found that continuous low doses of what is known as “FAR” ultraviolet light, or far-UVC for short, can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues. Suddenly the use of overhead far-UVC light in hospitals, doctors’ offices, schools, airports, airplanes, and other public spaces could go mainstream.   Sports represents an estimated $75 billion dollarsin economic activity, and nearly a million jobs.  Far-UVC may play a role in getting our sports venues re-opened in light of the COVID 19 shut down. We'll give you the full rundown, then estate planning attorney Libby Banks joins us. Don't miss it...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

Welcome to the Center for Radiological Research podcast "Men in Lead Aprons". A podcast where we will cover everything you might want to know about radiation. The good, the bad, and the not yet known!   In Episode 10, your hosts, Dr. Eric Hall and Dr. David Brenner, discuss the Center for Radiological Research far-UVC light project, its goals, and how it was inspired.

Welcome to the Center for Radiological Research podcast "Men in Lead Aprons". A podcast where we will cover everything you might want to know about radiation.  The good, the bad, and the not yet known!   In Episode 9, your hosts, Dr. Eric Hall and Dr. David Brenner, discuss "Dirty Bombs", what they are, their current spike in news coverage, and much more.

Welcome to the Center for Radiological Research podcast "Men in Lead Aprons". A podcast where we will cover everything you might want to know about radiation.  The good, the bad, and the not yet known!   In Episode 8, your hosts, Dr. Eric Hall and Dr. David Brenner, discuss "Making the Radiotherapy Decision", what are your treatment options, how do those treatments work, and much more.

Welcome to the Center for Radiological Research podcast "Men in Lead Aprons". A podcast where we will cover everything you might want to know about radiation.  The good, the bad, and the not yet known!   In Episode 7, your hosts, Dr. Eric Hall and Dr. David Brenner, discuss Radon (Rn), where it comes from, its health hazards for humans, and much more!   For more information on Radon (Rn) please visit the sites below: NIH: National Cancer Institute US Environmental Protection Agency

Welcome to the Center for Radiological Research podcast "Men in Lead Aprons".  A podcast where we will cover everything you might want to know about radiation.  The good, the bad, and the not yet known! In Episode 6, your hosts, Dr. Eric Hall and Dr. David Brenner, are excited to welcome a new guest to the Men in Lead Aprons podcast, Dr. Sally Amundson, where the three will discuss the current state of whole-body scanners at the airport.

Welcome to the Center for Radiological Research podcast "Men in Lead Aprons".  A podcast where we will cover everything you might want to know about radiation.  The good, the bad, and the not yet known!   In Episode 5, your hosts, Dr. Eric Hall and Dr. David Brenner, are excited to welcome back their first guest to the Men in Lead Aprons podcast Dr. Eileen P. Connolly from the Dept. of Radiation Oncology at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center where the three will discuss the current treatment options, including radiation, for breast cancer.   

Welcome to the Center for Radiological Research podcast "Men in Lead Aprons". A podcast where we will cover everything you might want to know about radiation.  The good, the bad, and the not yet known!   In Episode 4, your hosts, Dr. Eric Hall and Dr. David Brenner, are excited to welcome their first guest to the Men in Lead Aprons podcast Dr. Eileen P. Connolly from the Dept. of Radiation Oncology at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center where the three will discuss Mammograms, the new recommended guidelines for Mammogram screening, and the related political/scientific controversies.

Welcome to the Center for Radiological Research podcast "Men in Lead Aprons".  A podcast where we will cover everything you might want to know about radiation.  The good, the bad, and the not yet known!   In Episode 3: CT Scans your hosts, Dr. Hall and Dr. Brenner, discuss a brief history of CT Scans, how they work, and what we currently know about their effects on the human body.

Welcome to the Center for Radiological Research podcast "Men in Lead Aprons".  A podcast where we will cover everything you might want to know about radiation.  The good, the bad, and the not yet known!

Welcome to the Center for Radiological Research podcast "Men in Lead Aprons".  A podcast where we will cover everything you might want to know about radiation.  The good, the bad, and the not yet known!

Host: Chris Mooney When the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan last month, it left behind not only mass destruction, but also a nuclear crisis that was covered 24-7 by the international media.  Since then, we've been embroiled in a huge debate about nuclear policy—should there be a "Nuclear Renaissance" in the United States, or should we put it on hold? A central issue underlying all this is the scientific question of risk. How dangerous is radiation, anyway? Do we overreact to reactors?  To tackle that question, we turned to two different guests. One is one of the world's foremost experts on radiation exposure and its health consequences; the other is a journalist who's done a new book about why we often misperceive risk, to our own detriment. David Brenner is the director of the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University. His research focuses on understanding the effects of radiation, at both high and low doses, on living systems, and he has published more than 200 papers in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. Dr. Brenner was the recipient of the 1991 Radiation Research Society Annual Research Award, and the 1992 National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements Award for Radiation Protection in Medicine.  David Ropeik is an author, consultant, and speaker on risk communication and risk perception, and an instructor in the Harvard University School of Education, Environmental Management program. He's the author of the 2010 book How Risky is it Really? Why Our Fears Don't Always Match the Facts.