Gradcast

Ariel and Chantal chirp with Brendon Samuels about beat perception in birds and humans. Hosts: Ariel Frame and Chantal Lemire Produced by Susan Anthony

Navaneeth and Roger speak with Danny Bednar, Patrick Hill, and Zack Morse about the upcoming international observe the moon night occurring on October 28th 2017.    Hosts: Roger Hudson and Navaneeth Mohan   Produced by Susan Anthony

Danny Bednar joins Roger and Navaneeth to speak about his research on geography and Canada's role in adapting to climate change. Hosts: Roger Hudson and Navaneeth Mohan   Producer: Susan Anthony

Sabrina and Ariel pick Simon Benoit's brain about Parkinson's and his unique approach to studying this neurodegenerative disease.    Hosts: Ariel Frame and Sabrina Hope     Produced by Susan Anthony

Roger and Ariel speak with Niveen Fulcher about sensory motor gating, and it's relation to autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia.   Hosts: Ariel Frame and Roger Hudson   Produced by Susan Anthony

Jeremy Lant is at an interesting point in his graduate career. He might have just cracked open a novel cure to a wide range of genetic disorders. With Yimin and Navaneeth, join us to know how he uses tRNA dependent mistranslation to recode the genetic blueprint.    Hosts: Yimin Chen and Navaneeth Mohan     Producer: Susan Anthony

Ariel and Taniya chat with Krys Wieczerzak about her work measuring brain waves in the auditory cortex and the importance of reproducing results in research.    Hosts: Ariel Frame and Taniya Nagpal Producer: Susan Anthony

Ariel and Navaneeth talk with David Wright about his work on protein modifications generated in Escherichia coli. Hosts: Ariel Frame and Navaneeth Mohan

On this episode of Gradcast, hosts Ariel and Yimin speak to Dylan Baloun about his research on bat migration. Hosts: Yimin Chen and Ariel Frame

Jennifer Opoku from Health Information Science talks to Yimin and Roger about her plans to use qualitative research methods to study people's health information needs and behaviours. We also discuss how the recent protests and rallies in the United States has affected her, as a Canadian/American dual citizen. Hosts: Yimin Chen and Roger Hudson

Yimin Chen and Susan Anthony speak with Mitch Mann about his work on TUT1, a protein that prevents DNA and RNA damage - and cancer!   Hosts: Yimin Chen and Susan Anthony

Ariel Frame and Sabrina Hope interview Patrick Hill about his research determining how the moon may have been formed from a large impact between the earth and another planet. Patrick is a PhD student in the Earth Sciences Department in a collaborative program with the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX), as well as the Pride Commissioner for the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS).    Hosts: Ariel Frame and Sabrina Hope  

Alex and Tristan chat with Roger Hudson, a neuroscience Master's student, about the potential pitfalls and medical benefits of marijuana.   Hosts: Tristan Johnston and Alex Moszczynski  

Roger and Taniya chat with Applied Mathematics Master's student, Navneeth Mohan, about his work exploring the behaviour of predators and prey using math.  Hosts: Roger Hudson and Taniya Nagpal

Joel Slade, PhD candidate in the Biology Department at Western, tells hosts Sabrina and Yimin about how he secured a postdoc position at Michigan State University. He shares his experiences on how and when he started looking for positions, what he prepared, and where to look.  Hosts: Yimin Chen and Sabrina Hope  

Hosts Yimin and Roger are joined by Heba Alnaseri, who is working to find out how to prevent opportunistic infections by the Staphylococcus Aureus bacterium. Follow her research on Twitter: @hebastweets or @McGavLab Hosts: Yimin Chen and Roger Hudson

Robert Szabla, PhD Candidate in Biochemistry, discusses his research on Deinococcus radiodurans Bacteria and how it's pprA Protein allows it to survive 14,000 times more radiation than a human cell. Hosts: Andrew Hanna and Alex Moszczynski

On this episode of Gradcast, hosts Emma and Andrew speak with Jordan Edwards, a first-year PhD student in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics. Edwards studies the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders in the Canadian immigrant and refugee population. Hosts: Emma Bridgwater and Andrew Hanna  

Hosts Taniya and Susan talk to fellow Gradcast committee member Emma Bridgwater about how the human brain interpret sounds, and how you can measure it in sleeping subjects. Hosts: Taniya Nagpal and Susan Anthony

Andrew and Yimin speak with Mary Blake Bonn about the role of voices in musical understanding, as well as her work as the president of SOGS. Hosts: Andrew Hanna and Yimin Chen