Master Minds Podcast
1) Episode #36: Mapping the Human Genome with Dr. Eric Green, MD, PhD
On this episode, Will sat down with Dr. Eric Green, the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (or NHGRI) since 2009, which is one of the research arms of the National Institutes of ...Show More
2) Episode #35: The Story of Ubiquitin with Dr. Aaron Ciechanover
In this episode, Will sat down with Dr. Aaron Ciechanover, biologist and Distinguished Research Professor in the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. Dr. Ciec...Show More
3) Episode #34: Uncovering New Worlds with Prof. Tansu Daylan, PhD
Today, we sat down with Professor Tansu Daylan, astrophysicist, assistant professor of the Department of Physics, and faculty fellow at the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences here at WashU. Dr. D...Show More
4) Episode #33: Discovering Hepatitis C Virus with Dr. Charles Rice, PhD
Today we sat down with Dr. Charles Rice, the Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Professor in Virology at Rockefeller University. Dr. Rice is an expert in RNA viruses, viruses that use RNA as opposed ...Show More
5) Episode # 32: Autophagy and ATD with Dean David Perlmutter, MD
Today, we sat down with Dr. David Perlmutter, the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Distinguished Professor, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs, and the George and Carol Bauer Dean of Washington U...Show More
6) Episode #31: How to Fix a Broken Heart with Dr. James Cox, MD
In this episode, we’re talking to the “father of cardiac arrhythmia surgery”, Dr. James Cox. The former Division Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery here at WashU Med, Dr. Cox developed surgical procedure...Show More
7) Episode #30: Crystallizing GPCRs with Dr. Brian Kobilka, MD
Today, I sat down with Dr. Brian Kobilka, Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Kobilka is an expert on a class of receptors c...Show More
8) Episode #29: Merging Neutron Stars with Prof. Mark Alford, PhD
Today, we sat down with Professor Mark Alford, theoretical physicist and former chair of the Department of Physics at Washington University. Prof. Alford researches the physics of ultra-high density m...Show More
9) Episode #28: Advancing Neuro-Immunology with Dr. Jonathan Kipnis, PhD
Dr. Jonathan Kipnis is the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Immunology and Director of the Brain Immunology and Glia Center (BIG) at Washington University School of ...Show More
10) Episode #27: A Conversation About Conservation with Dr. Sharon Deem, DVM, PhD
Today were talking to Dr. Sharon Deem, Director of the Saint Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine. Prior to this, Dr. Deem worked for the Wildlife Conservation Society and Smithsonian Nationa...Show More
Episode #27: A Conversation About Conservation with Dr. Sharon Deem, DVM, PhD
40:17 | Jan 21st, 2024