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The Straight from a Scientist Podcast

Dec 27, 2017

In this podcast, Connor Wander interviews Andrew Crowther, a fellow graduate student in the Song Lab at UNC Chapel Hill and a member of the Neuroscience curriculum. We cover Andrew’s research focus: serotonin’s effect on adult neurogenesis.  We also speculate a bit on other mechanisms of regulation of...


Dec 27, 2017

Connor and Julian sit down for the first Roundtable episode of the podcast on the microbiome. We break down the basics and chat a bit about the future of the field and it’s broader implications. Within this podcast we will explain what the microbiome is, and why it is such a growing and important area of research.


Dec 26, 2017

Jake Knight sits down with Connor Wander, a graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill’s pharmacology program, and a co-founder of the Straight from a Scientist Podcast. In this interview we delve into Connor’s inspiration and path into science as a career.  We also get a brief summary of his research, which studies...


Dec 26, 2017

In this podcast we interview Nidal Sarsour, a longtime friend of Connor Wander and a fellow Virginia Tech alumn.  Nidal is currently working at a genetic diagnostics company and is working on his Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics at Johns Hopkins University.  This podcast is currently in draft format, and is missing...